Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews is one of those English character actors whose face I knew long before I knew his name. Born in Tonbridge in 1911, he spent decades playing the tough, granite-jawed military officers that British cinema seemed to need on demand. For me his peak is The Hill (1965), where his Regimental Sergeant Major won the National Board of Review award and a BAFTA nomination, and rightly so; it's a study in controlled menace. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire too. He's proof that a great supporting actor can anchor a film as firmly as any lead.

Name (English)

Harry Andrews

Name (Japanese)

ハリー・アンドリュース

Reading

はりー・あんどりゅーす

Born

November 10, 1911 – March 6, 1989

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Boar

Origin

Tonbridge, United Kingdom

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

University

Wrekin College

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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