Harry Andrews
Actor
- Born
- November 10, 1911 · Tonbridge, Kent, England, UK
- Died
- March 6, 1989 (age 77)
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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.
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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
Superman
December 14, 1978
Death on the Nile
September 29, 1978
Watership Down
October 14, 1978
Moby Dick
June 27, 1956
Battle of Britain
September 15, 1969
The Hill
June 11, 1965
Theatre of Blood
March 16, 1973
The Medusa Touch
April 13, 1978
The Night of the Generals
January 29, 1967
55 Days at Peking
May 6, 1963
Barabbas
December 23, 1961
The Agony and the Ecstasy
September 16, 1965
Acting89
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving Memories as Self (archive footage)
- 1989Clowns as Arthur
- 1987Cause Célèbre as Francis Rattenbury
- 1986All Passion Spent as Mr. Fitzgeorge
- 1985Mesmerized as Old Thompson
- 1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' as Self
- 1981Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery as Superintendent Battle
- 1980Never Never Land
- 1980Hawk the Slayer as High Abbot
- 1980The Curse of King Tut's Tomb