Terrence Hardiman
| Terrence Hardiman | |
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| Born |
6 April 1937 Forest Gate, Essex, England |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Spouse(s) | Rowena Cooper |
Terrence Hardiman (born 6 April 1937) is an English actor. He is best known for playing The Demon Headmaster in the children's television series of the same name, and also for portraying Luftwaffe Police Major Reinhardt in the 1970s drama series Secret Army.
Born in Forest Gate, Essex, Hardiman is often seen playing authority figures, and has played Nazi era German military personnel (Secret Army, Colditz, Wish Me Luck and Enemy at the Door) and British officers (When the Boat Comes In), police inspectors (Juliet Bravo and Softly, Softly), doctors (Home to Roost, The Royal), barristers (Crown Court and The Brittas Empire), judges (The Bill and The Courtroom), Father Abbot Radulfus (Cadfael), and of course an evil headmaster (The Demon Headmaster). He also played Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi.
Hardiman's television work has included him playing barrister Stephen Harvestey in Granada Television's Crown Court from 1972 to 1983. Hardiman's portrayal of Major Reinhardt, in Secret Army, the (fictional) head of the Luftwaffe (German Air force) police, often provided a foil to Clifford Rose's more brutal S.S. Chief, Kessler.
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