1. Terrence Hardiman often portrayed authority figures such as Nazi-era personnel and a British officer.
16 Facts About Terrence Hardiman
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Terrence Hardiman played prime minister Ramsay MacDonald in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi.
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Terrence Hardiman appeared in the Inspector Morse episode "Last Bus to Woodstock".
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Terrence Hardiman was educated at Buckhurst Hill County High School, Essex and later studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where he read English.
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At Cambridge, Terrence Hardiman acted extensively for The Marlowe Society and the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, in both dramatic and comedic roles, alongside many of his future screen co-stars such as Derek Jacobi.
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Terrence Hardiman then toured with the Royal Shakespeare Company in several principal roles, including as Starveling in Peter Brook's landmark 1970 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Terrence Hardiman had a starring role as Charles Pooter in the 1979 television adaptation of George and Weedon Grossmith's Diary of a Nobody, a role which shows his versatility more than the succession of officers he usually portrays.
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Terrence Hardiman's portrayal was a keenly observed impersonation of John Le Mesurier's own performance, incorporating many of the tics and mannerisms of the original.
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From 1996 to 1998, Terrence Hardiman starred as the eponymous Demon Headmaster in the children's television drama series, which ran to three series and proved popular with adults as well as children.
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Terrence Hardiman reprised his role as a cameo in the 2019 revival.
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Terrence Hardiman appeared as Grand Wizard Egbert Hellibore in four episodes of The Worst Witch.
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Terrence Hardiman appeared in the second series of The Worst Week of My Life.
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Terrence Hardiman made an appearance on the daily soap on BBC One, Doctors, on 3 April 2009, as well as from 14 to 15 January 2015, and in the drama from Yorkshire, Heartbeat, as John Upton in one episode.
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Terrence Hardiman appeared as Hawthorne in the episode of Doctor Who, "The Beast Below", on 10 April 2010.
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Terrence Hardiman was married to Rowena Cooper and the couple had two children.
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Terrence Hardiman narrated hundreds of audiobooks, including series by Colin Dexter, Anne Perry, and Ruth Rendell.