
Richard Durden
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1944-02-08 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Mark Richard Durden-Smith · Richard Durden-Smith · Dick Durden-Smith · Richard Durdan · Richard Durdon
Biography
Mark Richard Durden-Smith (born 8 February 1944), known as Richard Durden, is an English actor, with a range of television, film and stage credits.
Known For
TV Shows (45)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Duncan Goff

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Dr. Pritchard / Pebmarsh

Bridgerton
2020
as Lord Greer

Silent Witness
1996
as Conor Hodgson

Minder
1979
as Dr. Jarvis

Spooks
2002
as Irvin Perrot

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mr. Prestcott

Peak Practice
1993
as George Morgan

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Khomich

Foyle's War
2002
as Letwin

Lewis
2007
as John Gracey

Poldark
2015
as Dr Anselm

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Roger

Screen Two
1985
as Daniel

The Borgias
2011
as The Physician

Ghosts
2019
as Charles / Charles Worthing / Solicitor

Silk
2011
as Lord Winter

Lovejoy
1986
as Commissaire Dupont

Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Arthur Salem

The Gold
2023
as Henry

Justice
1971
as Anthony Sherman

Trial & Retribution
1997
as Dr John Foster

Wolf Hall
2015
as Bishop Fisher

Harlots
2017
as Lord Dodds

Agatha Raisin
2016
as Mr. Boggle

Bugs
1995
as Dent

The House of Eliott
1991
as Archibald Lovat

Shoestring
1979
as Steve

2Point4 Children
1991
as John Crudaal

World Without End
2012
as Sir Henry

Hex
2004
as Dr Wilkinson

Highlander: The Raven
1998
as Anton Novak

The Worst Witch
1998
as Grand Wizard Egbert Hellibore

Fingersmith
2005
as Mr. Hawtrey

Back to Life
2019
as Oscar Matteson

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as Lord Liverpool / Lord Liverpool (uncredited)

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
2006
as Sir Athelstane Jervis

Noble House
1988
as Havergill

Daniel Deronda
2002
as Gentleman

Madson
1996
as Armstrong

The Change
2023
as Doctor

Hidden
2011
as Dr. Sturgess

Sleepers
1991
as Reverend David Bancroft

To Play the King
1993
as BBC Official

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
2006
as Lord Justice Lawrence
Movies (47)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as First Order Officer

Batman
1989
as TV Director

From Paris with Love
2010
as Ambassador Bennington

The Jacket
2005
as Dr. Hale

Agora
2009
as Olympius

Amen.
2002
as Ambassador Taylor

Oliver Twist
2005
as Board Member

The Awakening
2011
as Alexander Cathcart

Anonymous
2011
as Archbishop

The Innocent
1993
as Black

The Reckoning
2004
as Town Justice

Joy
2024
as Sir Norman Jeffcoate

Churchill
2017
as Jan Smuts

Scars of Dracula
1970
as Second Officer

Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019
as Bill Cash

The Child in Time
2018
as Stephen's Father

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009
as Harvey Miller

The Heavy
2010
as Carl

Superstition
2001
as Minister of Justice

Danielle Steel's Zoya
1997
as Konstantin

The First 9½ Weeks
1998
as Laurence Garner

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story
1990
as BKA Interrogator

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
2007
as Old Man Hatfield

Sleepers
1991
as Rev. David Bancroft

Maigret
1988
as Julian Braden

The Best Man
2005
as Vicar

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
1996
as Smith

The Grotesque
1995
as Sykes-Herring

The Secret Santa Project
2025
as Barney

The Love-Girl and the Innocent
1973
as Khomich

The Comedy of Errors
1978
as Ephesus Townsperson

Not Only But Always
2004
as Proctor

Hedgehog Wedding
1987
as Daniel

Amy
1984
as Captain Bill Hope

Late Shift
2022
as Samuel Parr

A Woman at War
1991
as Jaques

Country
1981
as Guy Wheldon

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
as Man Ray

Doctor Faustus
1967
as Evil Angel/Knight

The Ties That Bind
2014
as Reverend Cooper
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2007
as Office Manager

Hear the Silence
2003
as Dr. Austen Parker

Papadopoulos & Sons
2012
as Father Jimmy

Man of the Hour
2018
as Jeremy's Father

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
1999
as Barão de Rosthschild
The Day of the Janitor
1981
as Roger

Cheaper 2 Keep Her
as Police officer #1
About Richard Durden
Mark Richard Durden-Smith (born 8 February 1944), known as Richard Durden, is an English actor, with a range of television, film and stage credits. With 92 credits spanning from 1965 to 2025, Richard Durden has appeared in 47 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Durden Movies
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — as First Order Officer
- Batman (1989) — as TV Director
- From Paris with Love (2010) — as Ambassador Bennington
- The Jacket (2005) — as Dr. Hale
- Agora (2009) — as Olympius
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