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Harry Andrews

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Harry Andrews

Born November 10, 1911 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, UKDied March 6, 198986 films

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Harry Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English film actor known for his frequent portrayals of tough military officers. His performance as Sergeant Major Wilson in The Hill alongside Sean Connery earned Andrews the 1965 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the 1966 BAFTA Award for Best British Actor. He made his film debut in The Red Beret in 1953.

Prior to his film career, Andrews was an accomplished Shakespearean actor, appearing at such venues as the Queen's Theatre, the Lyceum Theatre, and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in England as well as theatres in New York City, Paris, Antwerp, and Brussels. Andrews made his London theatre debut in 1935 at the St James's Theatre and his New York City debut in 1936 at the since-demolished Empire Theatre.

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Watership Down posterFirst watchWatership Down19787.2as General Woundwort (voice)When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.View film

Essential films

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Superman poster7.2Superman1978Death on the Nile poster7.2Death on the Nile1978Moby Dick poster7.1Moby Dick1956The Hill poster7.5The Hill1965Battle of Britain poster6.8Battle of Britain1969Theatre of Blood poster6.7Theatre of Blood1973The Medusa Touch poster6.8The Medusa Touch197855 Days at Peking poster6.955 Days at Peking1963

Filmography

86 films as actor
  1. 1989ClownsArthur
  2. 1987Cause CélèbreFrancis Rattenbury
  3. 1986All Passion SpentMr. Fitzgeorge
  4. 1985MesmerizedOld Thompson
  5. 1981Agatha Christie's Seven Dials MysterySuperintendent Battle
  6. 1980Never Never Land
  7. 1980Hawk the SlayerHigh Abbot
  8. 1980The Curse of King Tut's TombLord George Carnarvon
  9. 1980S.O.S. TitanicCapt. Edward J. Smith
  10. 1980Closing RanksSir James Croft
  11. 1979A Question Of FaithLeo Tolstoy
  12. 1978Superman2nd Elder
  13. 1978Watership DownGeneral Woundwort (voice)
  14. 1978Death on the NileBarnstaple
  15. 1978The Medusa TouchAssistant Commissioner
  16. 1978The Big SleepNorris
  17. 1978The Four FeathersGen. David Feversham
  18. 1977EquusHarry Dalton
  19. 1977The Prince and the PauperHertford
  20. 1976The Passover PlotYohanan the Baptist
  21. 1976The Blue BirdOak
  22. 1976Sky RidersAuerbach
  23. 1975Valley ForgeGen. Howe
  24. 1974The Internecine ProjectAlbert Parsons
  25. 1974The Story of Jacob and JosephIsaac
  26. 1973The Final ProgrammeJohn
  27. 1973The MacKintosh ManMackintosh
  28. 1973Theatre of BloodTrevor Dickman
  29. 1973Man at the TopLord Clive Ackerman
  30. 1972Man of La ManchaThe Innkeeper / The Governor
  31. 1972What the Peeper SawHeadmaster
  32. 1972The Ruling Class13th Earl of Gurney
  33. 1972I Want What I WantRoy's Father
  34. 1972The NightcomersMaster of the House
  35. 1972Burke & HareDr. Knox
  36. 1971Nicholas and AlexandraGrand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)
  37. 1970Wuthering HeightsMr. Earnshaw
  38. 1970Too Late the HeroCol. Thompson
  39. 1970Entertaining Mr. SloaneEd
  40. 1970Brotherly LoveBrig. Crieff
  41. 1969A Nice Girl Like MeSavage
  42. 1969Destiny of a SpyGen. Kirk
  43. 1969Battle of BritainSenior Civil Servant
  44. 1969The Southern StarKramer
  45. 1969Play DirtyBrig. Blore
  46. 1968The Sea GullPjotr Nikolayevich Sorin
  47. 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sJacob Schpitendavel
  48. 1968The Charge of the Light BrigadeLord Lucan
  49. 1968A Dandy in AspicFraser
  50. 1967I'll Never Forget What's'isnameGerald Sater
  51. 1967Danger RouteCanning
  52. 1967The Long DuelMiles Stafford
  53. 1967The JokersInsp. Marryatt
  54. 1967The Night of the GeneralsGeneral Stulpnagel (uncredited)
  55. 1967The Deadly AffairInspector Mendel
  56. 1966Modesty BlaiseSir Gerald Tarrant
  57. 1965Sands of the KalahariGrimmelman
  58. 1965The Agony and the EcstasyBramante
  59. 1965The HillR.S.M. Wilson
  60. 1965The Truth About SpringSellers
  61. 1964The SystemLarsey
  62. 1964633 SquadronAir Vice-Marshal Davis
  63. 1964Nothing But the BestMr. Horton
  64. 1964The CrunchGoddard
  65. 1963The InformersSupt. Alec Bestwick
  66. 196355 Days at PekingFather de Bearn
  67. 1963Nine Hours to RamaGeneral Singh
  68. 1962The InspectorAyoob
  69. 1962Reach for GloryCapt. Curlew
  70. 1961BarabbasPeter
  71. 1961The Best of EnemiesCapt. Rootes
  72. 1960Circle of DeceptionCapt. Thomas Rawson
  73. 1960In the NickChief Officer Williams
  74. 1960A Touch of LarcenyCapt. Graham
  75. 1959Solomon and ShebaBaltor
  76. 1959The Devil's DiscipleMaj. Swindon
  77. 1958Ice Cold in AlexM.S.M. Pugh
  78. 1958I Accuse!Maj. Henry
  79. 1957Saint JoanJohn de Stogumber
  80. 1956A Hill in KoreaSgt. Payne
  81. 1956Moby DickStubb
  82. 1956Alexander the GreatDarius
  83. 1956Helen of TroyHector
  84. 1955The Man Who Loved RedheadsWilliams
  85. 1954The Black KnightEarl Of Yeonil
  86. 1953The Red BeretR.S.M.