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Harry Andrews

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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…

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Born
Nov 10, 1911
Died
Mar 6, 1989
Birthplace
Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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

Filmography

Movies

The Red BeretR.S.M.
1953
The Black KnightEarl Of Yeonil
1954
The Man Who Loved RedheadsWilliams
1955
A Hill in KoreaSgt. Payne
1956
Alexander the GreatDarius
1956
Helen of TroyHector
1956
Moby DickStubb
1956
Saint JoanJohn de Stogumber
1957
I Accuse!Maj. Henry
1958
Ice Cold in AlexM.S.M. Pugh
1958
Solomon and ShebaBaltor
1959
The Devil's DiscipleMaj. Swindon
1959
A Touch of LarcenyCapt. Graham
1960
Circle of DeceptionCapt. Thomas Rawson
1960
In the NickChief Officer Williams
1960
BarabbasPeter
1961
The Best of EnemiesCapt. Rootes
1961
Reach for GloryCapt. Curlew
1962
The InspectorAyoob
1962
55 Days at PekingFather de Bearn
1963
Nine Hours to RamaGeneral Singh
1963
The InformersSupt. Alec Bestwick
1963
633 SquadronAir Vice-Marshal Davis
1964
Nothing But the BestMr. Horton
1964
The CrunchGoddard
1964
The SystemLarsey
1964
Sands of the KalahariGrimmelman
1965
The Agony and the EcstasyBramante
1965
The HillR.S.M. Wilson
1965
TS
The Sun... the Sand... the HillR.S.M. Wilson (archival footage)
1965
TS
The Sun... the Sand... the HillR.S.M. Wilson (archive footage)
1965
The Truth About SpringSellers
1965
Modesty BlaiseSir Gerald Tarrant
1966
Danger RouteCanning
1967
I'll Never Forget What's'isnameGerald Sater
1967
The Deadly AffairInspector Mendel
1967
The JokersInsp. Marryatt
1967
The Long DuelMiles Stafford
1967
The Night of the GeneralsGeneral Stulpnagel (uncredited)
1967
A Dandy in AspicFraser
1968
The Charge of the Light BrigadeLord Lucan
1968
The Night They Raided Minsky'sJacob Schpitendavel
1968
The Sea GullPjotr Nikolayevich Sorin
1968
A Nice Girl Like MeSavage
1969
Battle of BritainSenior Civil Servant
1969
Destiny of a SpyGen. Kirk
1969
Play DirtyBrig. Blore
1969
The Southern StarKramer
1969
Brotherly LoveBrig. Crieff
1970
Entertaining Mr. SloaneEd
1970
Too Late the HeroCol. Thompson
1970
Wuthering HeightsMr. Earnshaw
1970
Nicholas and AlexandraGrand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)
1971
Burke & HareDr. Knox
1972
I Want What I WantRoy's Father
1972
Man of La ManchaThe Innkeeper / The Governor
1972
The NightcomersMaster of the House
1972
The Ruling Class13th Earl of Gurney
1972
What the Peeper SawHeadmaster
1972
Man at the TopLord Clive Ackerman
1973
The Final ProgrammeJohn
1973
The MacKintosh ManMackintosh
1973
Theatre of BloodTrevor Dickman
1973
The Internecine ProjectAlbert Parsons
1974
The Story of Jacob and JosephIsaac
1974
Valley ForgeGen. Howe
1975
Sky RidersAuerbach
1976
The Blue BirdOak
1976
The Passover PlotYohanan the Baptist
1976
EquusHarry Dalton
1977
The Prince and the PauperHertford
1977
Death on the NileBarnstaple
1978
Superman2nd Elder
1978
The Big SleepNorris
1978
The Four FeathersGen. David Feversham
1978
The Medusa TouchAssistant Commissioner
1978
Watership DownGeneral Woundwort (voice)
1978
AQ
A Question Of FaithLeo Tolstoy
1979
CR
Closing RanksSir James Croft
1980
Hawk the SlayerHigh Abbot
1980
Never Never Land
1980
S.O.S. TitanicCapt. Edward J. Smith
1980
The Curse of King Tut's TombLord George Carnarvon
1980
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials MysterySuperintendent Battle
1981
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'Self
1982
MesmerizedOld Thompson
1985
AP
All Passion SpentMr. Fitzgeorge
1986
Cause CélèbreFrancis Rattenbury
1987
ClownsArthur
1989
Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
2000

Television

Sunday Night TheatreLt. Geza von Mattachich · 1 eps
1950
Hallmark Hall of FameGeneral Howe · 1 eps
1951
This Is Your LifeSelf · 1 eps
1955
Armchair TheatreBlanco White · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreErnie Leatherbound · 1 eps
1956
D6
Drama 61-67Prime Minister Goddard · 1 eps
1961
ITV Saturday Night TheatreLeo Tolstoy · 1 eps
1969
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesGeneral Sanderson · 1 eps
1973
Shades of GreeneGreeves · 1 eps
1975
ClayhangerDarius Clayhanger · 14 eps
1976
Tales of the UnexpectedKlausner · 1 eps
1979
AQ
A Question of GuiltCI Jonathan Whicher · 7 eps
1980
Dynasty1 eps
1981
A J Wentworth, BARev. R. Gregory Saunders · 6 eps
1982
Sherlock HolmesLord Bellinger · 1 eps
1984
Screen TwoMatey · 1 eps
1985
All Passion SpentFitzGeorge · 3 eps
1986
The Return of Sherlock HolmesLord Bellinger · 1 eps
1986
Jack the RipperCoroner Wynne Baxter · 2 eps
1988
The Play on OneArthur · 1 eps
1988

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