Harry Potter Actor, Robert Hardy Dies At 85

Hollywood actor Robert Hardy, who
played Cornelius Fudge in the Harry
Potter films, has died at the age of 85.



Hardy was a prolific British actor of both
stage and screen, with many well-known
and memorable roles under his belt
before he joined the Potter franchise as
the weak and ambitious Minister for
Magic Cornelius Fudge.



Hardy got his start in Shakespeare, playing
Sicinius in Coriolanus with Lawrence
Olivier in 1959.


He achieved widespread
fame in the UK when he played
veterinarian Siegfried Farnon on the BBC
series All Creatures Great and Small for 12
years.