Portrait of Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Andrews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: November 10, 1911

Place of Birth: Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK

Filmography

2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as Self (archive footage)

1989
Clowns

as Arthur

1988
Jack the Ripper

as Coroner Wynne Baxter

1988
1987
Cause Célèbre

as Francis Rattenbury

1986
All Passion Spent

as Mr. Fitzgeorge

1986
All Passion Spent

as Fitzgeorge

1985
Mesmerized

as Old Thompson

1985
Screen Two

as Matey

1984
Sherlock Holmes

as Lord Bellinger

1982
A J Wentworth, BA

as Rev. R. Gregory Saunders

1981
1980
Hawk the Slayer

as High Abbot

1980
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

as Lord George Carnarvon

1980
S.O.S. Titanic

as Capt. Edward J. Smith

1978
Superman

as 2nd Elder

1978
Watership Down

as General Woundwort (voice)

1978
Death on the Nile

as Barnstaple

1978
The Medusa Touch

as Assistant Commissioner

1978
The Big Sleep

as Norris

1978
The Four Feathers

as Gen. David Feversham

1977
Equus

as Harry Dalton

1976
The Passover Plot

as Yohanan the Baptist

1976
1976
Sky Riders

as Auerbach

1976
Clayhanger

as Darius Clayhanger

1974
The Internecine Project

as Albert Parsons

1973
The MacKintosh Man

as Mackintosh

1973
Theatre of Blood

as Trevor Dickman

1973
Man at the Top

as Lord Clive Ackerman

1972
Man of La Mancha

as The Innkeeper / The Governor

1972
What the Peeper Saw

as Headmaster

1972
The Ruling Class

as 13th Earl of Gurney

1972
I Want What I Want

as Roy's Father

1972
The Nightcomers

as Master of the House

1972
Burke & Hare

as Dr. Knox

1971
Nicholas and Alexandra

as Grand Duke Nicholas (Nikolasha)

1970
Wuthering Heights

as Mr. Earnshaw

1970
Too Late the Hero

as Col. Thompson

1970
Brotherly Love

as Brig. Crieff

1969
1969
Destiny of a Spy

as Gen. Kirk

1969
Battle of Britain

as Senior Civil Servant

1969
1969
Play Dirty

as Brig. Blore

1968
The Sea Gull

as Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin

1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's

as Jacob Schpitendavel

1968
1967
Danger Route

as Canning

1967
The Long Duel

as Miles Stafford

1967
The Jokers

as Insp. Marryatt

1967
The Night of the Generals

as General Stulpnagel (uncredited)

1967
The Deadly Affair

as Inspector Mendel

1966
Modesty Blaise

as Sir Gerald Tarrant

1965
1965
The Hill

as R.S.M. Wilson

1964
The System

as Larsey

1964
633 Squadron

as Air Vice-Marshal Davis

1964
1964
The Crunch

as Goddard

1963
The Informers

as Supt. Alec Bestwick

1963
55 Days at Peking

as Father de Bearn

1963
Nine Hours to Rama

as General Singh

1962
1962
Reach for Glory

as Capt. Curlew

1961
Barabbas

as Peter

1961
The Best of Enemies

as Capt. Rootes

1960
Circle of Deception

as Capt. Thomas Rawson

1960
In the Nick

as Chief Officer Williams

1960
A Touch of Larceny

as Capt. Graham

1959
1959
The Devil's Disciple

as Maj. Swindon

1958
Ice Cold in Alex

as M.S.M. Pugh

1958
I Accuse!

as Maj. Henry

1957
Saint Joan

as John de Stogumber

1956
A Hill in Korea

as Sgt. Payne

1956
Armchair Theatre

as Blanco White

1956
Armchair Theatre

as Ernie Leatherbound

1956
Moby Dick

as Stubb

1956
1956
Helen of Troy

as Hector

1954
The Black Knight

as Earl Of Yeonil

1953
The Red Beret

as R.S.M.

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as General Howe

1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Lt. Geza von Mattachich