- When he died his money was so eaten up by hospital expenses incurred during his final illness that there was no money left to pay for a funeral. Several actors' funds, in honor of his long, distinguished career, donated the money.
- He was a favorite of George Bernard Shaw, having made notable appearances in the playwright's "The Apple Cart", "Too True to Be Good" and "Caesar and Cleopatra". Shaw initially referred to Hardwicke as his fifth favorite actor, the other four being The Marx Brothers. Later he referred to Hardwicke as his fourth favorite actor, presumably after Zeppo Marx retired from the act.
- During World War I he was in the Judge Advocate's branch of the British Army, serving there from 1914-21, and was one of the last members of the British Expeditionary Force to leave France.
- He played King Edward IV of England in Richard III (1955) while his son Edward Hardwicke played Lord Stanley in Richard III (1995).
- He met his second wife, Mary Scott, in 1949 when she was an understudy for Lilli Palmer, whom he was appearing with on Broadway in a revival of "Caesar and Cleopatra".
- He was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6201 Hollywood Blvd. and for Television at 6660 Hollywood Blvd.
- When he was knighted in 1934, the hard-of-hearing King George V, after being prompted by a courtier, announced after dubbing the kneeling actor: "Rise, Sir Cedric Pickwick".
- Was in five Oscar Best Picture nominees: Les Misérables (1935), Suspicion (1941), Wilson (1944), The Ten Commandments (1956) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Only the last of these won.
- His father was a simple country doctor who wanted him to carry on in his footsteps.
- His favorite screen role was Mr. Brink in On Borrowed Time (1939).
- He was created a Knight Bachelor in the 1934 King's New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
- Was an officer involved in the exhumation and selection of the "Unknown Warrior" in November 1920.
- He was reputedly George Bernard Shaw's favorite actor.
- Had one son with Helena Pickard: Edward Hardwicke.
- Had appeared with Peter Lorre in five films: Invisible Agent (1942), The Cross of Lorraine (1943), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Story of Mankind (1957) and Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962).
- Although he was 62 when he played King Edward IV of England in Richard III (1955), his character was only 40 years old when he died on April 9, 1483.
- Had appeared with Vincent Price in five films: The Invisible Man Returns (1940), The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), Wilson (1944), The Ten Commandments (1956) and The Story of Mankind (1957).
- Pronounces his first name SEEdrick, rather than the usual SAIDrick.
- His hometown of Lye is also home to independent filmmaker Dave James.
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