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Cedric Hardwicke
Acting
Born: February 18, 1893
Lye, Worcestershire, England, UK
Biography
Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (19 February 1893 – 6 August 1964) was a noted English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years. Hardwicke's theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw, and his film work included leading roles in a number of adapted literary classics. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cedric Hardwicke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

The Ten Commandments
as Sethi

The War of the Worlds
as Commentary (voice) (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Frollo

Rope
as Mr. Henry Kentley

The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Narrator (voice)

Lured
as Julian Wilde

Things to Come
as Theotocopulos

Helen of Troy
as Priam

Les Misérables
as Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)