Bernard Horsfall
Biography
Bernard Horsfall was an English stage and screen actor, born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, who attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He worked extensively in television and film, taking the title role in the series Campion, appearing in Guns at Batasi (1964) and On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), playing Frankland in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988), and taking the role of Sir Christopher Hatton in the 1971 BBC miniseries Elizabeth R. He made several guest appearances in Doctor Who, among them Lemuel Gulliver, a Time Lord, Taron and Chancellor Goth, in four serials directed by David Maloney, and he later appeared in Davros, an audio drama from Big Finish Productions. He also acted on stage at The Old Vic, with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He died in 2013.
82years old at death
- Born Bishop's Stortford
- Died Isle of Skye
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Bernard Arthur Gordon Horsfall
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 51 years1957 to 2008
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A first
Bernard Horsfall played four different roles across four Doctor Who serials, all directed by David Maloney, and years later returned to the series in a Big Finish audio drama called Davros.
Getting ready for a role
Horsfall played Christianson in an episode of The Persuaders! called "The Morning After" in 1972, performing the part with a Swedish accent.
Bernard Horsfall movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Hound of the Baskervilles1988 Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Frankland
IMDb rating 7.86.5K votes
Worked with
Bernard Horsfall shares two films with Roger Moore, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Peter R. HuntDirector, 3 films, 1969 to 1976
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