Last modified on Tue 19 Dec 2017 20.53 GMT. Unlike Burton, Hardy returned to Oxford after his war service and gained a BA (Hons) in English as well as having enjoyed the opportunity to study under two of Oxford's most eminent names, JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis. Robert Hardy Passed away causing so much heartbreak and agony to the beloved.We are yet to observe the deceased obituary as all further details concerning this news will be updated upon confirmation. Robert Hardy Obituary (1925 - 2017) Robert Hardy, the English actor who played Cornelius Fudge in several “Harry Potter” films , died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Bristol, England, according to multiple news sources including the BBC. India Covid aid 'not reaching those in need', US vows to respond to 'irresponsible' Russian acts, How a sulky Russian model became China's slacker icon. One of his most glittering performances came in 1967, as Sir Harry Wildair in the George Farquhar Restoration comedy The Constant Couple at the New (now the Noël Coward) theatre. He played the last of these, the doomed favourite of Glenda Jackson’s austere Virgin Queen, in the great 1971 BBC six-part series Elizabeth R. For a time, if there was a “class” series or TV film to be made – An Age of Kings, a decade earlier; Edward the Seventh (starring Timothy West; Hardy was consort to Annette Crosbie’s Queen Victoria) in 1975 – Hardy’s very presence was guarantee of its quality. "I stormed at him one day and I behaved extremely badly," he said. Robert Hardy, second from right, in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2007. In later years he suffered from cancer of the colon, but recovered to resume as busy a career as ever, including film work. Safe Sweden faces up to wave of women's killings, Doctor's diary: Families stranded in Pakistan and India, 'We are desperate to go travelling again', The trucker sharing wild landscapes for a cause. Robert Adelbert Hardy age 91 lifelong resident of Saranac passed away December 30, 2020. Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy, actor, born 29 October 1925; died 3 August 2017, Actor who starred on TV in All Creatures Great and Small and became associated with the role of Winston Churchill. Instead, it played in all for 90 episodes between 1978 and 1990. Robert Hardy, left, as the vet Siegfried Farnon in an episode of All Creatures Great and Small. Share page. Leading actors have often become associated with living characters – Michael Sheen with Tony Blair, for instance, or Meryl Streep with Margaret Thatcher – but Hardy relished the challenge of playing a historical figment, someone already lodged in his own mythology, though he did happen to know, and became a personal friend of, Herriot’s veterinary colleague, the eccentric Donald Sinclair, the acknowledged basis and inspiration of Farnon’s character. Died peacefully with his family at his side on Sunday, January 10, 2010. Full of animals, nostalgia and rural scenery, the show became a massive hit, attracting audiences of up to 20 million. He was once asked what was needed to be successful in such a competitive profession. Tributes To Robert Hardy Death. Robert Hardy Death – Dead, Obituary, Funeral : Robert Hardy Has Died. This is the full obituary where you can express condolences and share memories. Robert L. 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