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.
Awards & recognition
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Filmography48 titles
Sherlock Holmes
The Hill
Ice Cold in Alex
Superman
Watership Down
Death on the Nile
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Moby Dick
Jack the Ripper
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Nicholas and Alexandra
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Battle of Britain
55 Days at Peking
Barabbas
Tales of the Unexpected
The Medusa Touch
The Four Feathers
The Night of the Generals
Theater of Blood
Man of La Mancha
The Devil's Disciple
Dynasty
The Ruling Class
Wuthering Heights
Solomon and Sheba
The Black Knight
Play Dirty
The Sea Gull
The Deadly Affair
Sands of the Kalahari
The System
Helen of Troy
The Charge of the Light Brigade
633 Squadron
The MacKintosh Man
S.O.S. Titanic
The Internecine Project
Alexander the Great
The Big Sleep
What the Peeper Saw
The Nightcomers
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Danger Route
The Final Programme
Mesmerized
Hawk the Slayer
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb