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My Take
Sir Cedric Hardwicke belongs to that breed of English actor whose theatre roots ran deeper than anything Hollywood gave him. When I read that his career stretched over fifty years and leaned on Shakespeare and Shaw, I picture the kind of craftsman studios borrowed to lend gravitas. The knighthood and the Walk of Fame star tell you he was respected on both sides of the Atlantic, even if modern audiences mostly meet him through old literary adaptations. There's something I admire about an actor who was a stage authority first and a screen presence second; the discipline shows in everything filmed.
Overview
Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (19 February 1893 – 6 August 1964) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned over 50 years. His theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of Shakespeare and Shaw, and his film work included leading roles in several adapted literary classics.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cedric Hardwicke
- Name (Japanese)
- セドリック・ハードウィック
- Reading
- せどりっく・はーどうぃっく
- Born
- February 19, 1893 – August 6, 1964
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Worcestershire, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / stage actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Knight Bachelor
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.