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Harry Andrews

Acting Born Nov 10, 1911 Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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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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Known for

Dynasty

1981

Sherlock Holmes

as Lord Bellinger
Film

Superman

as 2nd Elder

The Play on One

as Arthur

Jack the Ripper

as Coroner Wynne Baxter

Full filmography

  • Dynasty (1981)
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Klausner
  • Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Lord Bellinger
  • Screen Two (1985) as Matey
  • This Is Your Life (1955) as Self
  • Superman (1978) as 2nd Elder
  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Leo Tolstoy
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Lt. Geza von Mattachich
  • The Play on One (1988) as Arthur
  • Drama 61-67 (1961) as Prime Minister Goddard
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973) as General Sanderson
  • Jack the Ripper (1988) as Coroner Wynne Baxter
  • Battle of Britain (1969) as Senior Civil Servant
  • Death on the Nile (1978) as Barnstaple
  • What the Peeper Saw (1972) as Headmaster
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as General Howe
  • Moby Dick (1956) as Stubb
  • All Passion Spent (1986) as Mr. Fitzgeorge
  • Clayhanger (1976) as Darius Clayhanger
  • 55 Days at Peking (1963) as Father de Bearn
  • Helen of Troy (1956) as Hector
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) as Lord Bellinger
  • Barabbas (1961) as Peter
  • Watership Down (1978) as General Woundwort (voice)