British actor Robert Hardy – known in recent years for playing Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter movies – has passed away at the age of 91, according to Variety. Hardy was born Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy in Cheltenham in 1925. While he was in school he was educated by famed authors C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. He left school for awhile and joined the Royal Air Force, but eventually returned to Oxford University and completed his degree.
He began his career in theater before appearing in film and television. Many of his earliest televised roles were in recorded Shakespeare productions such as Othello, Twelfth Night, ...
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