Harry Andrews
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Harry Andrews (November 10, 1911 - March 6, 1989) was an English actor.
He was born Harry Fleetwood Andrews in Tonbridge, Kent. Educated at Wrekin College, Shropshire. He had a stage career as a Shakespearean actor, interrupted by the Second World War in which he served in the Royal Artillery, reaching the rank of Acting Major. He then became one of Britain's most prolific character actors in films of the 1950s and 1960s, often playing army officers, sergeant majors and other authority figures.
He was the longtime partner of actor Basil Hoskins.
[edit] Selected films
- The Red Beret (1953) - Sergeant Major
- The Black Knight (1954) - Earl Of Yeonil
- The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) - Williams
- A Hill in Korea (1956) - Sergeant Payne
- Helen of Troy (1956) - Hector
- Alexander the Great (1956) - Darius
- Moby Dick (1956) - Stubb
- Saint Joan (1957) - John de Stogumber
- I Accuse! (1958) - Major Henry
- Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) - Sergeant Major Tom Pugh
- A Touch of Larceny (1959) - Captain Graham
- The Devil's Disciple (1959) - Major Swindon
- Solomon and Sheba (1959) - Baltor
- The Best of Enemies (1962) - Captain Rootes
- Lisa (1962) - Ayoob
- Barabbas (1962) - Peter
- Nine Hours to Rama (1963) - General Singh
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) - Father de Bearn
- 633 Squadron (1964) - Air Vice-Marshal Davis
- Nothing But the Best (1964) - Mr. Horton
- The System (1964) - Larsey
- The Hill (1965) - Regimental Sergeant Major Bert Wilson
- Sands of the Kalahari (1965) - Grimmelman
- Modesty Blaise (1966) - Sir Gerald Tarrant
- The Deadly Affair (1966) - Inspector Mendel
- The Night of the Generals (1967) - uncredited) - Gen. Stulpnagel
- The Jokers (1967) - Inspector Marryatt
- The Long Duel (1967) - Stafford
- I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname (1967) - Gerald Sater
- Play Dirty (1968) - Brigadier Blore
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) - Lord Lucan
- The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) - Jacob Schpitendavel
- The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) - Jacob Schpitendavel
- The Seagull (1968) - Sorin
- Battle of Britain (1969) - Senior civil servant
- Wuthering Heights (1970) - Mr. Earnshaw
- Country Dance (1970) - Brigadier Crieff
- Too Late the Hero (1970) - Colonel Thompson
- Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970) - Ed
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) - Grand Duke Nicholas
- The Nightcomers (1972) - Master of the House
- The Ruling Class (1972) - 13th Earl of Gurney
- Man of La Mancha (1972) - The 'Governor'/The Innkeeper
- Theatre of Blood (1973) - Trevor Dickman
- The MacKintosh Man (1973) - Mackintosh
- Equus (1977) - Harry Dalton
- The Prince and the Pauper (1978) - Hertford
- The Big Sleep (1978) - Norris
- Death on the Nile (1978) - Barnstable
- The Medusa Touch (1978) - Assistant Commissioner
- Superman (1978) - 2nd Elder
- Watership Down (1978) - General Woundwort
- Seven Dials Mystery (1982) - Superintendent Battle
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