
Harry Andrews
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.
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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
Superman2nd Elder7.2
Death on the NileBarnstaple7.2
Watership DownGeneral Woundwort (voice)7.2
Moby DickStubb7.1
Battle of BritainSenior Civil Servant6.8
Sherlock HolmesLord Bellinger8.2
The HillR.S.M. Wilson7.5
Theatre of BloodTrevor Dickman6.7
The Medusa TouchAssistant Commissioner6.8
55 Days at PekingFather de Bearn6.9
The Night of the GeneralsGeneral Stulpnagel (uncredited)6.8
BarabbasPeter6.9
Filmography
The 80 most recent of 105 credits.
- 1989ClownsFilm: Arthur
- 1988Jack the RipperSeries: Coroner Wynne Baxter (2 episodes)
- 1988The Play on OneSeries: Arthur (1 episode)
- 1987Cause CélèbreFilm: Francis Rattenbury
- 1986All Passion SpentFilm: Mr. Fitzgeorge
- 1986All Passion SpentSeries: FitzGeorge (3 episodes)
- 1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesSeries: Lord Bellinger (1 episode)
- 1985MesmerizedFilm: Old Thompson
- 1985Screen TwoSeries: Matey (1 episode)
- 1984Sherlock HolmesSeries: Lord Bellinger (1 episode)
- 1982A J Wentworth, BASeries: Rev. R. Gregory Saunders (6 episodes)
- 1981Agatha Christie's Seven Dials MysteryFilm: Superintendent Battle
- 1981DynastySeries (1 episode)
- 1980Never Never LandFilm
- 1980Hawk the SlayerFilm: High Abbot
- 1980The Curse of King Tut's TombFilm: Lord George Carnarvon
- 1980A Question of GuiltSeries: CI Jonathan Whicher (7 episodes)
- 1980S.O.S. TitanicFilm: Capt. Edward J. Smith
- 1980Closing RanksFilm: Sir James Croft
- 1979A Question Of FaithFilm: Leo Tolstoy
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries: Klausner (1 episode)
- 1978SupermanFilm: 2nd Elder
- 1978Watership DownFilm: General Woundwort (voice)
- 1978Death on the NileFilm: Barnstaple
- 1978The Medusa TouchFilm: Assistant Commissioner
- 1978The Big SleepFilm: Norris
- 1978The Four FeathersFilm: Gen. David Feversham
- 1977EquusFilm: Harry Dalton
- 1977The Prince and the PauperFilm: Hertford
- 1976The Passover PlotFilm: Yohanan the Baptist
- 1976The Blue BirdFilm: Oak
- 1976Sky RidersFilm: Auerbach
- 1976ClayhangerSeries: Darius Clayhanger (14 episodes)
- 1975Valley ForgeFilm: Gen. Howe
- 1975Shades of GreeneSeries: Greeves (1 episode)
- 1974The Internecine ProjectFilm: Albert Parsons
- 1974The Story of Jacob and JosephFilm: Isaac
- 1973The Final ProgrammeFilm: John
- 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries: General Sanderson (1 episode)
- 1973The MacKintosh ManFilm: Mackintosh
- 1973Theatre of BloodFilm: Trevor Dickman
- 1973Man at the TopFilm: Lord Clive Ackerman
- 1972Man of La ManchaFilm: The Innkeeper / The Governor
- 1972What the Peeper SawFilm: Headmaster
- 1972The Ruling ClassFilm: 13th Earl of Gurney
- 1972I Want What I WantFilm: Roy's Father
- 1972The NightcomersFilm: Master of the House
- 1972Burke & HareFilm: Dr. Knox
- 1971Nicholas and AlexandraFilm: Grand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)
- 1970Wuthering HeightsFilm: Mr. Earnshaw
- 1970Too Late the HeroFilm: Col. Thompson
- 1970Entertaining Mr. SloaneFilm: Ed
- 1970Brotherly LoveFilm: Brig. Crieff
- 1969A Nice Girl Like MeFilm: Savage
- 1969Destiny of a SpyFilm: Gen. Kirk
- 1969Battle of BritainFilm: Senior Civil Servant
- 1969The Southern StarFilm: Kramer
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries: Leo Tolstoy (1 episode)
- 1969Play DirtyFilm: Brig. Blore
- 1968The Sea GullFilm: Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin
- 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sFilm: Jacob Schpitendavel
- 1968The Charge of the Light BrigadeFilm: Lord Lucan
- 1968A Dandy in AspicFilm: Fraser
- 1967I'll Never Forget What's'isnameFilm: Gerald Sater
- 1967Danger RouteFilm: Canning
- 1967The Long DuelFilm: Miles Stafford
- 1967The JokersFilm: Insp. Marryatt
- 1967The Night of the GeneralsFilm: General Stulpnagel (uncredited)
- 1967The Deadly AffairFilm: Inspector Mendel
- 1966Modesty BlaiseFilm: Sir Gerald Tarrant
- 1965Sands of the KalahariFilm: Grimmelman
- 1965The Agony and the EcstasyFilm: Bramante
- 1965The Sun... the Sand... the HillFilm: R.S.M. Wilson (archival footage), R.S.M. Wilson (archive footage)
- 1965The HillFilm: R.S.M. Wilson
- 1965The Truth About SpringFilm: Sellers
- 1964The SystemFilm: Larsey
- 1964633 SquadronFilm: Air Vice-Marshal Davis
- 1964Nothing But the BestFilm: Mr. Horton
- 1964The CrunchFilm: Goddard
- 1963The InformersFilm: Supt. Alec Bestwick
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