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[[Image:Michael Hordern.jpg| | {{actor | ||
| image=[[Image:Michael Hordern.jpg|250px]] | |||
| name=Michael Hordern | |||
| lifetime=[[3 October|October 3]], [[1911]] - [[2 May|May 2]], [[1995]] | |||
| played=[[Gandalf]] | |||
| film=[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)]] | |||
| played2=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] (narrator) | |||
| film2=[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (radio series)]] | |||
| imdb=[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394588/ Profile] | |||
}} | |||
'''Sir Michael Murray Hordern''' (1911 - 1995) was a British actor. | |||
==Roles== | |||
* [[1981]]: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]: [[Gandalf]] | |||
* [[1991]]: ''[[The Adventures of Frodo]]'' | |||
** 1 One Ring to Rule them all | |||
** 2 An Enemy among the Friends | |||
* [[1992]]: [[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|''Tales from the Perilous Realm'' (1992 radio series)]]: [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] (narrator) | |||
==Quotes== | |||
{{quote|As for Gandalf, Michael Hordern - if the truth were told - never entirely understood what was going on! He was, for example, genuinely perplexed by the wizard's seeming demise in Moria during Episode 8, and asked [[Jane Morgan]] whether his agent had been wrong about the number of episodes for which he was required! When told that he would be resurrected in Episode 12, he simply grunted: 'Splendid! Splendid!' and shambled away.|[[Brian Sibley]], [http://briansibleytheworks.blogspot.com/2008/01/this-page-is-still-under-construction_23.html The Ring Goes Ever On].}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | * {{WP|Michael Hordern}} | ||
[[Category:Actors and actresses|Hordern, Michael]] | [[Category:Actors and actresses|Hordern, Michael]] | ||
[[Category:Narrators|Hordern, Michael]] | |||
[[Category:British people|Hordern, Michael]] | |||
[[Category:People by name|Hordern, Michael]] | |||
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| Michael Hordern | |
| Lifetime | October 3, 1911 - May 2, 1995 |
| Portrayed | Gandalf in: |
| The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series) | |
| Portrayed | J.R.R. Tolkien (narrator) in: |
| Tales from the Perilous Realm (radio series) | |
| IMDb | Profile |
Sir Michael Murray Hordern (1911 - 1995) was a British actor.
Roles
- 1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series): Gandalf
- 1991: The Adventures of Frodo
- 1 One Ring to Rule them all
- 2 An Enemy among the Friends
- 1992: Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series): J.R.R. Tolkien (narrator)
Quotes
- "As for Gandalf, Michael Hordern - if the truth were told - never entirely understood what was going on! He was, for example, genuinely perplexed by the wizard's seeming demise in Moria during Episode 8, and asked Jane Morgan whether his agent had been wrong about the number of episodes for which he was required! When told that he would be resurrected in Episode 12, he simply grunted: 'Splendid! Splendid!' and shambled away."
- ― Brian Sibley, The Ring Goes Ever On.
