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Edward Hardwicke

Actor

Edward Hardwicke

Born August 7, 1932 in London, England, UKDied May 16, 201152 films

Edward Hardwicke was an English actor, best known for his roles as Dr Watson in the Granada Television adaptations of Sherlock Holmes and Captain Pat Grant in the series Colditz.

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The Day of the Jackal posterFirst watchThe Day of the Jackal19737.5as Charles Harold CalthropAn international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.View film

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Filmography

52 films as actor
  1. 2005Oliver TwistMr. Brownlow
  2. 2003The Goodbye PlaneLeonard
  3. 2003Love ActuallySam's Grandfather
  4. 2002The Gathering StormMr. Wood
  5. 2001David CopperfieldWickfield
  6. 2001EnigmaHeaviside
  7. 2001She Who Must Be ObeyedLudovico H. Holly
  8. 1999Mary, Mother of JesusZachariah
  9. 1999Parting ShotsDr. Joseph
  10. 1998ElizabethEarl of Arundel
  11. 1998AppetiteJonathan
  12. 1997Photographing FairiesSir Arthur Conan Doyle
  13. 1995Richard IIILord Stanley
  14. 1995The Scarlet LetterGov. John Bellingham
  15. 1993ShadowlandsWarnie Lewis
  16. 1993The Last VampyreDr. John Watson
  17. 1993The Eligible BachelorDr. John Watson
  18. 1992The Master BlackmailerDr. John Watson
  19. 1991Let Him Have ItApproved School Principal
  20. 1988The Hound of the BaskervillesDr. John Watson
  21. 1987The Sign of FourDr. John Watson
  22. 1985Titus AndronicusMarcus
  23. 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendDr. Pierre Dubois
  24. 1985Off PeakBarry
  25. 1984The Biko InquestProfessor Proctor
  26. 1984VengeancePeter Carmody
  27. 1983The Last Term
  28. 1983Last LoveDr. Alan Lyle
  29. 1982John DavidPaediatrician
  30. 1982A Cotswold DeathBrinson
  31. 1981VenomLord Dunning
  32. 1981The BunkerDieter Stahl
  33. 1979Whinfrey's Last CaseMr. Girton
  34. 1978The Odd JobInspector Black
  35. 1978Full CircleCaptain Paul Winter
  36. 1977No Name, No Pack DrillLieut. Colonel Rusper
  37. 1975GraceClive
  38. 1974Back of BeyondGareth
  39. 1974The Next Scream You HearGifford
  40. 1974The Black WindmillMike McCarthy
  41. 1973The Day of the JackalCharles Harold Calthrop
  42. 1970Belgrove Hotel, GoodbyeStephen
  43. 1970The ReckoningMitchell
  44. 1969Son of ManJudas Iscariot
  45. 1969OtleyLambert
  46. 1968A Flea in Her EarPierre Chandebisse, Victor's Nephew
  47. 1968Journey Into DarknessDr. Frank Yarrow
  48. 1967Present LaughterMorris Dixon
  49. 1965OthelloMontano
  50. 1954The Men of Sherwood Forest
  51. 1954Hell Below ZeroUlvik
  52. 1944A Guy Named JoeGeorge - English Boy (uncredited)