Michael Hordern

Sir Michael Hordern is my kind of actor: a craftsman who climbed from bit parts to nearly 140 films without ever needing leading-man glamour. His Shakespearean work, especially King Lear, anchors his reputation, but I am just as impressed by his later devotion to television and radio, where the voice alone had to do the work. A knighthood and a CBE recognized a career built on reliability rather than flash. I have a soft spot for character actors who quietly elevate everything around them, and Hordern is a textbook example of the talent that holds a production together.

Name (English)

Michael Hordern

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・ホーダーン

Reading

まいける・ほーだーん

Born

October 3, 1911 – May 2, 1995

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

Origin

Berkhamsted, United Kingdom

Occupation

voice actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

University

Brighton College

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• Knight Bachelor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Hordern
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956867

Tags

• voice actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-20

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