Richard Pearson
Known for Acting · 107 credits
- Born
- 1918-08-02
- Died
- 2011-08-02
- Place of birth
- Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
- Also known as
- Richard de Pearsall Pearson
Biography
Richard de Pearsall Pearson (1 August 1918 – 2 August 2011) was an English character actor, who appeared in numerous film, television and stage productions over a period of 65 years. He played leading roles in several London West End plays and also supported Maggie Smith, Robert Morley and others in long-running West End stage productions. His many screen appearances included character parts in three Polanski films.
Known For
TV Shows (43)
Columbo
1971
as Diver
Play for Today
1970
as Alfred
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Koolyghin / Rev. Canon Chasuble / Herbert Soppitt / Mazzini Dunn
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Fatty / Headmaster
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Michael Carey
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Father Below
Inspector Morse
1987
as Jerome Hogg
No Hiding Place
1959
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Cyril Boggis / Cloon
Danger Man
1960
as Keith Smith
Public Eye
1965
as Jenks
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as John Wood / Father Francis
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Marquess of Macclesfield
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Sir Humphrey Chesterton
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Bailiff
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Mr Abney
Enemy at the Door
1978
as William Clifford
One Foot in the Grave
1990
The Wind in the Willows
1984
as Mole (voice)
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Sir Ernest Horsfield
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Sir Richard Bosanquet
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Jack Williams
Campion
1989
as Dr. Galley
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
1985
as Mr. Pye
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Karl Heffer
The Root of All Evil?
1968
as Arnold Butters
Bleak House
1959
as Inspector Bucket
A Fine Romance
1981
Cottage to Let
1977
as George
Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955
as Bilston
The Walls of Jericho
1981
as Dr Anstie
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Major Trumbull / Wilf / Jack
Weekend Playhouse
1984
as Donald
Therese Raquin
1980
as Michaud
Martin Chuzzlewit
1964
Mystery of Edwin Drood
1960
Our Mutual Friend
1958
as Nicodemus Boffin
The Upper Crusts
1973
as Balmforth
Oh, Mr. Toad
1990
as Mole
Good Friends
1995
A Choice of Coward
1964
as Ernest Feldman
Kappatoo
1990
Freddie and Max
1990
as Malcolm Parkes
Movies (64)
Scrooge
1951
as Mr. Tupper
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Doctor Haydock
Tess
1979
as Vicar of Marlott
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Patient
Her Majesty's Pleasure
1973
as Mrs Whiteheart
Inspector Clouseau
1968
as Shockley
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
as Cardinal
The Blue Bird
1976
as Bread
Arms and the Man
1983
as Petkoff
Love Among the Ruins
1976
as George Druce
The Fosters
1969
as Mr. Foster
Water
1985
as Foreign Secretary
Ella
1966
as Edwin
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1973
as The White King
Macbeth
1971
as Doctor
Macready's Gala
1966
as Headmaster
Danger! Men Working
1961
as Major Trumbull
How I Won the War
1967
as Old Man at Alamein
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
as Osborn
The Threatening Storm
1961
Royal Flash
1975
as Duchy Chamberlain
Reunion at Fairborough
1985
The Comedy Man
1964
as Advertising Man
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Haldene
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Sir Geoffrey
Model for Murder
1959
as Bullock
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Wilting
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
The Three Sisters
1970
as Koolyghin
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
as Granville Bennett
Battle of the V-1
1958
as Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
The Strange Affair
1968
The Woman with No Name
1950
as Tony
Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Accountant
She Fell Among Thieves
1978
as Father Below
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989
as Mole (voice)
Libel
1959
as The Butler
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989
as Mole (voice)
The Woman in Question
1950
as Detective
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
1989
as Mole (voice)
Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Noel
Guns of Darkness
1962
as Herbert Bastian
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972
as Rev. Samuel Gardner
Svengali
1954
as Lambert
The Wind in the Willows
1983
as Mole
The Girl Is Mine
1950
as Sergeant
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988
as Mole (voice)
Coming Out
1979
as Gerald Fox
A Fluid Arrangement
1972
as Jack
The Bank Manager's Wife
1983
as George
Sea Fury
1958
as Kershaw
Pope Joan
1972
as Friar Timothy
More Children's Summer Stories
1989
as Mole (voice)
The Blue Parrot
1953
as Quinney
Attempt to Kill
1961
as Frank Weyman
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990
as Mole (voice)
The Christmas Collection
1992
as Mole (voice)
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986
as Mole (voice)
Life in Danger
1959
as Sgt. Burt Norris
Fabian of the Yard
1954
Still Waters
1972
as Alfred
Quay South
1955
as Frederick Elwes
The Crowning Touch
1959
as Roger
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
as Bailiff
About Richard Pearson
Richard de Pearsall Pearson (1 August 1918 – 2 August 2011) was an English character actor, who appeared in numerous film, television and stage productions over a period of 65 years. He played leading roles in several London West End plays and also supported Maggie Smith, Robert Morley and others in long-running West End stage productions. His many screen appearances included character parts in three Polanski films. With 107 credits spanning from 1950 to 1995, Richard Pearson has appeared in 64 films and 43 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Pearson Movies
- Scrooge (1951) — as Mr. Tupper
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980) — as Doctor Haydock
- Tess (1979) — as Vicar of Marlott
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) — as Patient
- Her Majesty's Pleasure (1973) — as Mrs Whiteheart
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