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. 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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Acting History
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories as Self (archive footage)
1989Clowns as Arthur
1988Jack the Ripper as Coroner Wynne Baxter
1988The Play on One as Arthur
1987Cause Célèbre as Francis Rattenbury
1986All Passion Spent as Mr. Fitzgeorge
1986All Passion Spent as Fitzgeorge
1985Mesmerized as Old Thompson
1985Screen Two as Matey
1984Sherlock Holmes as Lord Bellinger
1982A J Wentworth, BA as Rev. R. Gregory Saunders
1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' as Self
1981Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery as Superintendent Battle
1981Dynasty
1980Never Never Land
1980Hawk the Slayer as High Abbot
1980The Curse of King Tut's Tomb as Lord George Carnarvon
1980A Question of Guilt
1980S.O.S. Titanic as Capt. Edward J. Smith
1980Closing Ranks as Sir James Croft
1979A Question Of Faith as Leo Tolstoy
1979Tales of the Unexpected as Klausner
1978Superman as 2nd Elder
1978Watership Down as General Woundwort (voice)
1978Death on the Nile as Barnstaple
1978The Medusa Touch as Assistant Commissioner
1978The Big Sleep as Norris
1978The Four Feathers as Gen. David Feversham
1977Equus as Harry Dalton
1977The Prince and the Pauper as Hertford
1976The Passover Plot as Yohanan the Baptist
1976The Blue Bird as Oak
1976Sky Riders as Auerbach
1976Clayhanger as Darius Clayhanger
1975Valley Forge
1974The Internecine Project as Albert Parsons
1974The Story of Jacob and Joseph as Isaac
1973The Final Programme as John
1973The MacKintosh Man as Mackintosh
1973Theatre of Blood as Trevor Dickman
1973Man at the Top as Lord Clive Ackerman
1972Man of La Mancha as The Innkeeper / The Governor
1972What the Peeper Saw as Headmaster
1972The Ruling Class as 13th Earl of Gurney
1972I Want What I Want as Roy's Father
1972The Nightcomers as Master of the House
1972Burke & Hare as Dr. Knox
1971Nicholas and Alexandra as Grand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)
1970Wuthering Heights as Mr. Earnshaw
1970Too Late the Hero as Col. Thompson
1970Entertaining Mr. Sloane as Ed
1970Brotherly Love as Brig. Crieff
1969A Nice Girl Like Me as Savage
1969Destiny of a Spy as Gen. Kirk
1969Battle of Britain as Senior Civil Servant
1969The Southern Star as Kramer
1969Play Dirty as Brig. Blore
1968The Sea Gull as Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin
1968The Night They Raided Minsky's as Jacob Schpitendavel
1968The Charge of the Light Brigade as Lord Lucan
1968A Dandy in Aspic as Fraser
1967I'll Never Forget What's'isname as Gerald Sater
1967Danger Route as Canning
1967The Long Duel as Miles Stafford
1967The Jokers as Insp. Marryatt
1967The Night of the Generals as General Stulpnagel (uncredited)
1967The Deadly Affair as Inspector Mendel
1966Modesty Blaise as Sir Gerald Tarrant
1965Sands of the Kalahari as Grimmelman
1965The Agony and the Ecstasy as Bramante
1965The Sun... the Sand... the Hill as R.S.M. Wilson (archival footage)
1965The Sun... the Sand... the Hill as R.S.M. Wilson (archive footage)
1965The Hill as R.S.M. Wilson
1965The Truth About Spring as Sellers
1964The System as Larsey
1964633 Squadron as Air Vice-Marshal Davis
1964Nothing But the Best as Mr. Horton
1964The Crunch as Goddard
1963The Informers as Supt. Alec Bestwick
196355 Days at Peking as Father de Bearn
1963Nine Hours to Rama as General Singh
1962The Inspector as Ayoob
1962Reach for Glory as Capt. Curlew
1961Barabbas as Peter
1961The Best of Enemies as Capt. Rootes
1960Circle of Deception as Capt. Thomas Rawson
1960In the Nick as Chief Officer Williams
1960A Touch of Larceny as Capt. Graham
1959Solomon and Sheba as Baltor
1959The Devil's Disciple as Maj. Swindon
1958Ice Cold in Alex as M.S.M. Pugh
1958I Accuse! as Maj. Henry
1957Saint Joan as John de Stogumber
1956A Hill in Korea as Sgt. Payne
1956Armchair Theatre as Blanco White
1956Armchair Theatre as Ernie Leatherbound
1956Moby Dick as Stubb
1956Alexander the Great as Darius
1956Helen of Troy as Hector
1955This Is Your Life as Self
1955The Man Who Loved Redheads as Williams
1954The Black Knight as Earl Of Yeonil
1953The Red Beret as R.S.M.
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as General Howe
1950Sunday Night Theatre as Lt. Geza von Mattachich