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Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Born: 1902-12-19 • Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

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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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Filmography
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Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993 • Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Directed by William Wyler poster
Directed by William Wyler
1986 • Self
Give My Regards to Broad Street poster
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984 • Jim
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes poster
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 • The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
Invitation to the Wedding poster
Invitation to the Wedding
1983
Witness for the Prosecution poster
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 • Sir Wilfred Robarts
Laurence Olivier: a life poster
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982 • Self
Time Bandits poster
Time Bandits
1981 • Supreme Being
Dragonslayer poster
Dragonslayer
1981 • Ulrich
Charlie Muffin poster
Charlie Muffin
1979 • Sir Archibald Willoughby
Watership Down poster
Watership Down
1978 • Chief Rabbit (voice)
No Man's Land poster
No Man's Land
1978 • Hirst
The Man in the Iron Mask poster
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977 • Colbert de Voliere
Rollerball poster
Rollerball
1975 • Librarian
Frankenstein: The True Story poster
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974 • Mr. Lacey
O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment poster
O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment
1973 • Himself
A Doll's House poster
A Doll's House
1973 • Dr. Rank
O Lucky Man! poster
O Lucky Man!
1973 • Sir James Burgess / Monty
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare poster
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
1973 • Various
Lady Caroline Lamb poster
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972 • George IV
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland poster
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972 • The Caterpillar
Tales from the Crypt poster
Tales from the Crypt
1972 • The Crypt Keeper
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? poster
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972 • Mr. Benton
Eagle in a Cage poster
Eagle in a Cage
1972 • Sir Hudson Lowe
Home poster
Home
1972 • Jack
Twelfth Night poster
Twelfth Night
1970 • Sir Toby Belch
The Looking Glass War poster
The Looking Glass War
1970 • LeClerc
Upon This Rock poster
Upon This Rock
1970 • Himself (Narrator)
David Copperfield poster
David Copperfield
1969 • Mr. Micawber
Battle of Britain poster
Battle of Britain
1969 • Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
The Bed Sitting Room poster
The Bed Sitting Room
1969 • Lord Fortnum of Alamein
Midas Run poster
Midas Run
1969 • Lord Henshaw
Oh! What a Lovely War poster
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 • Sir Edward Grey
The Movie Orgy poster
The Movie Orgy
1968 • Self (archive footage)
The Wrong Box poster
The Wrong Box
1966 • Joseph Finsbury
Khartoum poster
Khartoum
1966 • William Gladstone
Moscow in Madrid poster
Moscow in Madrid
1965 • Self
Doctor Zhivago poster
Doctor Zhivago
1965 • Alexander Gromeko
Chimes at Midnight poster
Chimes at Midnight
1965 • Narrator (voice)
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Johnson Over Jordan
1965 • Robert Johnson
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean poster
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
1965 • Self
Woman of Straw poster
Woman of Straw
1964 • Charles Richmond
Hedda Gabler poster
Hedda Gabler
1962 • Judge Brack
Heart to Heart poster
Heart to Heart
1962 • Sir Stanley Johnson
Long Day's Journey Into Night poster
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962 • James Tyrone
The 300 Spartans poster
The 300 Spartans
1962 • Themistocles of Athens
Exodus poster
Exodus
1960 • Gen. Sutherland
Oscar Wilde poster
Oscar Wilde
1960 • Sir Edward Carson
Our Man in Havana poster
Our Man in Havana
1960 • 'C'
The Passionate Stranger poster
The Passionate Stranger
1957 • Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
Smiley poster
Smiley
1956 • Rev. Lambeth
Richard III poster
Richard III
1955 • Duke of Buckingham
The Holly and the Ivy poster
The Holly and the Ivy
1952 • Reverend Martin Gregory
The Sound Barrier poster
The Sound Barrier
1952 • John Ridgefield
Home at Seven poster
Home at Seven
1952 • David Preston
Outcast of the Islands poster
Outcast of the Islands
1951 • Captain Tom Lingard
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Eagles of the Fleet
1950 • Commentary
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Cricket
1950 • Narrator(voice)
The Heiress poster
The Heiress
1949 • Dr. Austin Sloper
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Come Saturday
1949 • Narrator
The Fallen Idol poster
The Fallen Idol
1948 • Baines
Anna Karenina poster
Anna Karenina
1948 • Alexei Karenin
School for Secrets poster
School for Secrets
1946 • Prof. Heatherville
The Volunteer poster
The Volunteer
1944 • Self - Narrator
The Silver Fleet poster
The Silver Fleet
1943 • Jaap van Leyden
The Day Will Dawn poster
The Day Will Dawn
1942 • Frank Lockwood
The Lion Has Wings poster
The Lion Has Wings
1939 • Wing Commander Richardson
On the Night of the Fire poster
On the Night of the Fire
1939 • Will Kobling
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Smith
1939 • Smith
The Four Feathers poster
The Four Feathers
1939 • John Durrance
Q Planes poster
Q Planes
1939 • Maj. Charles Hammond
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Bees on the Boat-Deck
1939 • Sam Gridley
The Citadel poster
The Citadel
1938 • Dr. Philip Denny
South Riding poster
South Riding
1938 • Robert Carne
The Divorce of Lady X poster
The Divorce of Lady X
1938 • Lord Mere
Thunder in the City poster
Thunder in the City
1937 • Henry V. Manningdale
The Man Who Could Work Miracles poster
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 • Colonel Winstanley
Things to Come poster
Things to Come
1936 • The Boss
Bulldog Jack poster
Bulldog Jack
1935 • Morelle
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The King of Paris
1934 • Paul Lebrun
Java Head poster
Java Head
1934 • William Ammidon
The Return of Bulldog Drummond poster
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
1934 • Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
Friday the Thirteenth poster
Friday the Thirteenth
1933 • Horace Dawes
The Ghoul poster
The Ghoul
1933 • Nigel Hartley
Dreyfus poster
Dreyfus
1931 • Extra