Thora Hird

Acting

Born 28/05/1911
Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Died 15/03/2003

Dame Thora Hird, DBE was an English actress and comedian of stage and screen, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.

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Known For

Thora Hird Tribute
2003
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Lost for Words
1999
dinnerladies
1998
Talking Heads 2
1998
Parkinson
1998
The Queen's Nose
1995
Pat and Margaret
1994
Wide-Eyed and Legless
1993
Memento Mori
1992
Heartbeat
1992
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
Perfect Scoundrels
1990
The Tailor of Gloucester
1989
Screen One
1989
Screen One
1989
Talking Heads
1988
Talking Heads
1988
Talking Heads
1988
Consuming Passions
1988
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
1987
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
1986
Screen Two
1985
Emma and Grandpa
1983
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
Say Something Happened
1982
Objects of Affection
1982
Intensive Care
1982
Hallelujah!
1981
Flesh and Blood
1980
Afternoon Off
1979
Blankety Blank
1979
Thomas & Sarah
1979
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
The South Bank Show
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
The Mayor's Charity
1977
Tell Me Another
1976
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
The Villa Maroc
1972
The Nightcomers
1972
The Fox Trot
1971
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
In Loving Memory
1969
The First Lady
1968
Romeo and Juliet
1967
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Rattle of a Simple Man
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
Bitter Harvest
1963
Term of Trial
1962
A Kind of Loving
1962
Z-Cars
1962
Over the Odds
1961
The Entertainer
1960
Further Up the Creek
1958
These Dangerous Years
1957
The Good Companions
1957
Now and Forever
1956
Sailor Beware
1956
Home and Away
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Women Without Men
1956
Blonde Bait
1956
Lost
1956
Simon and Laura
1955
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Tiger by the Tail
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
The Love Match
1955
One Good Turn
1955
The Crowded Day
1954
For Better, for Worse
1954
A Day to Remember
1953
Background
1953
Personal Affair
1953
Turn the Key Softly
1953
Street Corner
1953
The Long Memory
1953
The Great Game
1953
The Big Frame
1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
Emergency Call
1952
The Frightened Man
1952
The Magic Box
1952
The Galloping Major
1951
The Magnet
1950
Once a Sinner
1950
The Cure for Love
1949
Madness of the Heart
1949
Boys in Brown
1949
Conspirator
1949
The BAFTA Awards
1949
Maytime in Mayfair
1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
Fools Rush In
1949
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
Portrait from Life
1948
The Weaker Sex
1948
The Blind Goddess
1948
Corridor of Mirrors
1948
My Brother Jonathan
1948
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947
Two Thousand Women
1944
The Lodger
1944
Went the Day Well?
1942
The Foreman Went to France
1942
The Next of Kin
1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
The Big Blockade
1942
Go to Blazes
1942