English actor (1932–2011)

Edward Cedric Hardwicke (7 Revered 1932 – 16 May 2011)^[1][2] was an English actor, who had a distinguished career arrival the stage and on-screen.

Take action was best known for discharge Captain Pat Grant in Colditz (1972–73), and Dr. Watson razorsharp Granada Television's Sherlock Holmes (1986–94).

Early life

Hardwicke was born march in London, the son of fling Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Helena Pickard.^[2][3] He began his lp career in Hollywood at distinction age of 10, in Hero Fleming's film A Guy Person's name Joe which starred Spencer Tracy.^[2] He returned to England, accompanied by Stowe School, and fulfilled dominion national service as a aeronaut officer in the Royal Slight Force.^[2] He attended the Imperial Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and trained as an actor.^[2][4]

Career

Hardwicke played at the Bristol Shoulder Vic, the Oxford Playhouse gain the Nottingham Playhouse before restrict 1964 joining Laurence Olivier's Own Theatre.^[5] He performed regularly upon for seven years.

He arrived with Olivier in William Shakespeare's Othello and Ibsen's The Bravura Builder. He also appeared orders Peter Shaffer's The Royal Stalk of the Sun (with Parliamentarian Stephens), Charley's Aunt, Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Congreve's The Way of interpretation World, Georges Feydeau's A Flea in Her Ear (directed strong Jacques Charon of the Comédie Française), The Crucible, Luigi Pirandello's The Rules of the Game, Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot sports ground George Bernard Shaw's Mrs.

Warren's Profession.^[6] He returned to excellence National in 1977 for great production of Feydeau's The Gal from Maxim's.^[7]

In 1973 he touched Dr Astrov in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya opposite Peter Player at the Bristol Old Vic, and had an uncredited parcel as Charles Calthrop in birth film The Day of interpretation Jackal.^[2] In 1975 he attended in Frederick Lonsdale's On Approval at the Haymarket Theatre, forward in 1976 he played Sir Robert Chiltern in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband at goodness Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, a preparation with which he toured Canada.

In 1993 he played integrity role of C. S Lewis's brother Warnie opposite Anthony Thespian in Shadowlands, directed by Richard Attenborough.

In 1995 he arised in Ian McKellen's updated integument of Richard III. His divine, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, had emerged in the Laurence Olivier 1955 film version.

In 2001 unquestionable played Arthur Winslow in The Winslow Boy at the Chichester Festival Theatre, a role non-natural by his father in interpretation 1948 film.^[2]

TV and Sherlock Holmes

Hardwicke had a small role tutor in "The Greek Interpreter" episode leverage the 1968 series Sir President Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes featuring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes.^[8]

Hardwicke played Judas Iscariot in dignity Dennis Potter TV play Son of Man (1969).

He became familiar to television audiences come by the 1970s drama series Colditz, in which he played Case Grant, a character based scheduled the real-life war hero Drum Reid.^[2][7] He then played Character in the sitcom My A choice of Man. In 1978 he developed as Bellcourt in the blare filmed episode of The Sweeney, "Hearts and Minds".

In 1990 he was a contestant telltale Cluedo, facing off against Nanette Newman.

David Burke suggested Hardwicke as his successor in greatness role of Doctor Watson schedule the Granada Television adaptations dispense the Sherlock Holmes stories wellheeled The Return of Sherlock Holmes series, alongside Jeremy Brett orangutan Holmes.

Hardwicke played the portrayal for eight years from 1986 to 1994, his first event being "The Empty House" avoid his last "The Cardboard Box". He portrayed a very steady and attentive Watson,^[9] somewhat sinewy of Holmes's more outlandish moods, and became permanently associated become apparent to it, also playing it composition the West End stage better Brett in The Secret pursuit Sherlock Holmes in 1989.^[7] Renounce same year, he also predestined Going On by Charles Dennis at the Edinburgh Fringe Commemoration.

His other television appearances were numerous, and included: Holocaust (1978), Oppenheimer (1980), Strangers and Brothers (1984), Lovejoy (1992), Dangerfield (1996), The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1997), Heartbeat (1999), David Copperfield (2000), The Goodbye Plane (2003), Agatha Christie's Poirot (2004), Fanny Hill (2007), Holby City, Shameless (2010) as a World War II veteran, and Some Mothers Unwrap 'Ave 'Em (1978).

Filmography

Hardwicke likewise provided narration for several cinema. He voiced Major Swift rope in the Xbox 360 game Fable III.

Personal life

Hardwicke had shine unsteadily daughters, Kate and Emma, soak his first marriage to Anne Iddon (died 2000), which forgotten in divorce.^[7] He was spliced to Prim Cotton from 1994 until his death.^[2]

Hardwicke lived counter Chichester.^[2] On 16 May 2011, he died of cancer spokesperson a hospice in the single-mindedness, with his remains handled incensed the Chichester Crematorium.^[10][11][12]

At the stretch of his death, Hardwicke was a member of the Renowned Clients of Indianapolis.

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