Harry Andrews
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
75 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1987 | Cause Célèbre | Francis Rattenbury | Film |
| 1986 | All Passion Spent | Mr. Fitzgeorge | TV |
| 1985 | Mesmerized | Old Thompson | Film |
| 1982 | A J Wentworth, BA | Rev. R. Gregory Saunders | TV |
| 1981 | Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery | Superintendent Battle | Film |
| 1980 | Hawk the Slayer | High Abbot | Film |
| 1980 | S.O.S. Titanic | Capt. Edward J. Smith | Film |
| 1978 | Death on the Nile | Barnstaple | Film |
| 1978 | The Four Feathers | Gen. David Feversham | Film |
| 1978 | The Big Sleep | Norris | Film |
| 1978 | The Medusa Touch | Assistant Commissioner | Film |
| 1978 | Superman | 2nd Elder | Film |
| 1978 | Watership Down | General Woundwort (voice) | Film |
| 1977 | The Prince and the Pauper | Hertford | Film |
| 1977 | Equus | Harry Dalton | Film |
| 1976 | Sky Riders | Auerbach | Film |
| 1976 | The Passover Plot | Yohanan the Baptist | Film |
| 1976 | The Blue Bird | Oak | Film |
| 1974 | The Internecine Project | Albert Parsons | Film |
| 1974 | The Story of Jacob and Joseph | Isaac | Film |
| 1973 | Theatre of Blood | Trevor Dickman | Film |
| 1973 | The MacKintosh Man | Mackintosh | Film |
| 1973 | The Final Programme | John | Film |
| 1973 | Man at the Top | Lord Clive Ackerman | Film |
| 1972 | Burke & Hare | Dr. Knox | Film |
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha | The Innkeeper / The Governor | Film |
| 1972 | The Nightcomers | Master of the House | Film |
| 1972 | I Want What I Want | Roy's Father | Film |
| 1972 | What the Peeper Saw | Headmaster | Film |
| 1972 | The Ruling Class | 13th Earl of Gurney | Film |
| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra | Grand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha) | Film |
| 1970 | Entertaining Mr. Sloane | Ed | Film |
| 1970 | Too Late the Hero | Col. Thompson | Film |
| 1970 | Brotherly Love | Brig. Crieff | Film |
| 1970 | Wuthering Heights | Mr. Earnshaw | Film |
| 1969 | The Southern Star | Kramer | Film |
| 1969 | Play Dirty | Brig. Blore | Film |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Senior Civil Servant | Film |
| 1969 | A Nice Girl Like Me | Savage | Film |
| 1968 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Lord Lucan | Film |
| 1968 | The Night They Raided Minsky's | Jacob Schpitendavel | Film |
| 1968 | A Dandy in Aspic | Fraser | Film |
| 1968 | The Sea Gull | Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin | Film |
| 1967 | The Deadly Affair | Inspector Mendel | Film |
| 1967 | The Jokers | Insp. Marryatt | Film |
| 1967 | Danger Route | Canning | Film |
| 1967 | The Long Duel | Miles Stafford | Film |
| 1967 | I'll Never Forget What's'isname | Gerald Sater | Film |
| 1966 | Modesty Blaise | Sir Gerald Tarrant | Film |
| 1965 | Sands of the Kalahari | Grimmelman | Film |
| 1965 | The Agony and the Ecstasy | Bramante | Film |
| 1965 | The Hill | R.S.M. Wilson | Film |
| 1965 | The Truth About Spring | Sellers | Film |
| 1964 | 633 Squadron | Air Vice-Marshal Davis | Film |
| 1964 | The System | Larsey | Film |
| 1964 | Nothing But the Best | Mr. Horton | Film |
| 1963 | Nine Hours to Rama | General Singh | Film |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking | Father de Bearn | Film |
| 1962 | The Inspector | Ayoob | Film |
| 1961 | Barabbas | Peter | Film |
| 1961 | The Best of Enemies | Capt. Rootes | Film |
| 1960 | A Touch of Larceny | Capt. Graham | Film |
| 1959 | Solomon and Sheba | Baltor | Film |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple | Maj. Swindon | Film |
| 1958 | I Accuse! | Maj. Henry | Film |
| 1958 | Ice Cold in Alex | M.S.M. Pugh | Film |
| 1957 | Saint Joan | John de Stogumber | Film |
| 1956 | Helen of Troy | Hector | Film |
| 1956 | Alexander the Great | Darius | Film |
| 1956 | A Hill in Korea | Sgt. Payne | Film |
| 1956 | Moby Dick | Stubb | Film |
| 1955 | The Man Who Loved Redheads | Williams | Film |
| 1954 | The Black Knight | Earl Of Yeonil | Film |
| 1953 | The Red Beret | R.S.M. | Film |
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