article_snippet.sent: The 3D model was commissioned specially by Veteran actor Robert Hardy from artist L.M. Rendall in the 1960s .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Hardy, a close friend of Richard Burton, worked with top actors including Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Judi Dench during John Gielgud early days as a Shakespearean specialist.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Hardy, left, is known for John Gielgud role as vet
article_snippet.sent: John Gielgud has frequently played Winston Churchill in a series of television dramas .
article_snippet.sent: New generation: Mr Hardy appeared as Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter films .
article_snippet.sent: The actor is well known for portraying Winston Churchill in a number of television performances, and has also played Winston Churchill's fellow Second World War leader Franklin D. Roosevelt.
article_snippet.sent: More recently, John Gielgud introduced John Gielgud to a younger generation of viewers with an appearance in the Harry Potter films, where John Gielgud played Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Hardy was forced to retire from stage acting two years ago, when Mr Hardy suffered a fall while playing Winston Churchill again in The Audience, a West End play about the Queen which starred Helen Mirren.
article_snippet.sent: However, Mr Hardy has insisted that Mr Hardy will continue to do television work despite Mr Hardy advanced age.