Name
Ralph Richardson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-12-19
Deathday
1983-10-10 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, also appeared in several classic films.
Richardson first became known for his work on stage in the 1930s. In the 1940s, together with Laurence Olivier, he ran the Old Vic company. He continued on stage and in films into the early 1980s and was especially praised for his comedic roles. In his later years he was celebrated for his theatre work with his old friend John Gielgud. Among his most famous roles were Peer Gynt, Falstaff, John Gabriel Borkman and Hirst in Pinter's No Man's Land.
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Known For
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The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love w...
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A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Afric...
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When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fi...
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In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents th...
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The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Greek S...
- 1965 Doctor Zhivago as Alexander Gromeko
- 1968 The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1981 Dragonslayer as Ulrich
- 1974 Frankenstein: The True Story as Mr. Lacey
- 1939 The Four Feathers as John Durrance
- 1960 Exodus as Gen. Sutherland
- 1936 Things to Come as The Boss
- 1977 The Man in the Iron Mask as Colbert de Voliere
- 1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
- 1964 Woman of Straw as Charles Richmond
- 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War as Sir Edward Grey
- 1982 Witness for the Prosecution as Sir Wilfred Robarts
- 1948 The Fallen Idol as Baines
- 1969 Battle of Britain as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
- 1972 Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? as Mr Benton
- 1948 Anna Karenina as Alexei Karenin
- 1960 Our Man in Havana as C
- 1969 The Bed Sitting Room as Lord Fortnum of Alamein
- 1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as The Caterpillar
- 1933 The Ghoul as Nigel Hartley
- 1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street as Jim
- 1949 The Heiress as Dr. Austin Sloper
- 1966 Khartoum as William Gladstone
- 1973 A Doll's House as Dr. Rank
- 1973 O Lucky Man! as Sir James Burgess / Monty
- 1981 Time Bandits as Supreme Being
- 1962 Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone
- 1955 Richard III as Duke of Buckingham
- 1939 Q Planes as Maj. Charles Hammond
- 1938 The Divorce of Lady X as Lord Mere
- 1966 The Wrong Box as Joseph Finsbury
- 1942 The Day Will Dawn as Frank Lockwood
- 1934 The King of Paris as Paul Lebrun
- 1972 Tales from the Crypt as The Crypt Keeper
- 1970 The Looking Glass War as LeClerc
- 1939 The Lion Has Wings as Wing Commander Richardson
- 1965 Moscow in Madrid as Self
- 1936 The Man Who Could Work Miracles as Colonel Winstanley
- 1952 The Sound Barrier as John Ridgefield
- 1962 The 300 Spartans as Themistocles of Athens
- 1946 School for Secrets as Prof. Heatherville
- 1938 The Citadel as Dr. Philip Denny
- 1939 On the Night of the Fire as Will Kobling
- 1973 William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare as Various
- 1935 Bulldog Jack as Morelle
- 1951 Outcast of the Islands as Captain Tom Lingard
- 1952 The Holly and the Ivy as Reverend Martin Gregory
- 1937 Thunder in the City as Henry V. Manningdale
- 1943 The Silver Fleet as Jaap van Leyden
- 1939 Bees on the Boat-Deck as Sam Gridley
- 1938 South Riding as Robert Carne
- 1934 The Return of Bulldog Drummond as Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
- 1962 Hedda Gabler as Judge Brack
- 1956 Smiley as Rev. Lambeth
- 1979 Charlie Muffin as Sir Archibald Willoughby
- 1960 Oscar Wilde as Sir Edward Carson
- 1978 No Man's Land as Hirst
- 1972 Eagle in a Cage as Sir Hudson Lowe
- 1969 Midas Run as Henshaw
- 1944 The Volunteer as Self - Narrator
- 1934 Java Head as William Ammidon
- 1983 Invitation to the Wedding
- 1970 Twelfth Night as Sir Toby Belch
- 1952 Home at Seven as David Preston
- 1972 Home as Jack
- 1975 Rollerball as Librarian
- 1939 Smith as Smith
- 1978 Watership Down as Chief Rabbit (voice)
- 1972 Lady Caroline Lamb as George IV
- 1965 Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean as Self
- 1970 Upon This Rock as Himself (Narrator)
- 1957 The Passionate Stranger as Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
- 1931 Dreyfus as Extra
- 1965 Johnson Over Jordan as Robert Johnson
- 1969 David Copperfield as Mr. Micawber
- 1965 Chimes at Midnight as Narrator (voice)
- 1950 Cricket as Narrator(voice)
- 1949 Come Saturday as Narrator
- 1962 Heart to Heart as Sir Stanley Johnson
- 1950 Eagles of the Fleet as Commentary
- 1986 Directed by William Wyler as Self
- 1933 Friday the Thirteenth as Horace Dawes
- 1973 O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment as Himself
- 1982 Laurence Olivier: A Life as Self
- 1993 Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
- 1939 Health of a Nation
- 1981 Early Days as Sir Richard Kitchen
- 1942 One Company
- 1976 Second City Television ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1973 Frankenstein: The True Story ( 2 episodes ) as Mr. Lacey
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Barrister
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as Jack
- 1977 Jesus of Nazareth ( 4 episodes ) as Simeon
- 1964 The Great War ( 26 episodes ) as Douglas Haig (voice)
- 1972 ABC Afterschool Special ( 1 episode ) as Various Roles
- 1983 Wagner ( 10 episodes ) as Pfordten
- 1984 Six Centuries of Verse ( 1 episode ) as Self - Reader
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1967 Omnibus ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Great Performances ( 1 episode )
- 1967 Omnibus ( 1 episode ) as Self / Johnson
- 1967 The World of Wodehouse ( 6 episodes ) as Clarence Threepworth, 9th Earl of Emsworth
- 1967 Blandings Castle ( 6 episodes ) as Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth
- 1964 Thursday Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Robert Johnson
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
