Ralph Richardson
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1902-12-19
- Died
- 1983-10-10
- Place of birth
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Sir Ralph Richardson · Ральф Ричардсон · Ralph David Richardson · Ральф Дэвид Ричардсон
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
TV Shows (16)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Play for Today
1970
as Jack
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Omnibus
1967
as Self / Self / Johnson
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Various Roles
Second City Television
1976
as Self
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Simeon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Barrister
Six Centuries of Verse
1984
as Self - Reader
The Great War
1964
as Douglas Haig (voice)
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Clarence Threepworth, 9th Earl of Emsworth
Wagner
1983
as Pfordten
Frankenstein: The True Story
1973
as Mr. Lacey
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Robert Johnson
Blandings Castle
1967
as Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth
Movies (86)
Doctor Zhivago
1965
as Alexander Gromeko
Time Bandits
1981
as Supreme Being
Rollerball
1975
as Librarian
Dragonslayer
1981
as Ulrich
Exodus
1960
as Gen. Sutherland
Battle of Britain
1969
as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
The 300 Spartans
1962
as Themistocles of Athens
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
Watership Down
1978
as Chief Rabbit (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1972
as The Crypt Keeper
The Citadel
1938
as Dr. Philip Denny
Khartoum
1966
as William Gladstone
The Heiress
1949
as Dr. Austin Sloper
Chimes at Midnight
1965
as Narrator (voice)
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977
as Colbert de Voliere
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Sir Edward Grey
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Sir Wilfred Robarts
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Sir James Burgess / Monty
Richard III
1955
as Duke of Buckingham
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Baines
Woman of Straw
1964
as Charles Richmond
Things to Come
1936
as The Boss
The Four Feathers
1939
as John Durrance
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972
as Mr. Benton
Anna Karenina
1948
as Alexei Karenin
The Wrong Box
1966
as Joseph Finsbury
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
as The Caterpillar
Java Head
1934
as William Ammidon
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Lord Fortnum of Alamein
Our Man in Havana
1960
as 'C'
School for Secrets
1946
as Prof. Heatherville
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962
as James Tyrone
David Copperfield
1969
as Mr. Micawber
Directed by William Wyler
1986
as Self
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
as Mr. Lacey
The Looking Glass War
1970
as LeClerc
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
as Lord Mere
A Doll's House
1973
as Dr. Rank
Moscow in Madrid
1965
as Self
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
as Jim
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
as Colonel Winstanley
Eagle in a Cage
1972
as Sir Hudson Lowe
Q Planes
1939
as Maj. Charles Hammond
The Ghoul
1933
as Nigel Hartley
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
1934
as Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
Outcast of the Islands
1951
as Captain Tom Lingard
Midas Run
1969
as Lord Henshaw
The Sound Barrier
1952
as John Ridgefield
Smith
1939
as Smith
Hedda Gabler
1962
as Judge Brack
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972
as George IV
The Holly and the Ivy
1952
as Reverend Martin Gregory
Oscar Wilde
1960
as Sir Edward Carson
Smiley
1956
as Rev. Lambeth
The Passionate Stranger
1957
as Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
Home at Seven
1952
as David Preston
The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Wing Commander Richardson
Twelfth Night
1970
as Sir Toby Belch
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
1965
as Self
The Silver Fleet
1943
as Jaap van Leyden
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
1973
as Various
The Day Will Dawn
1942
as Frank Lockwood
Invitation to the Wedding
1983
Charlie Muffin
1979
as Sir Archibald Willoughby
South Riding
1938
as Robert Carne
Dreyfus
1931
as Extra
On the Night of the Fire
1939
as Will Kobling
No Man's Land
1978
as Hirst
Bees on the Boat-Deck
1939
as Sam Gridley
Friday the Thirteenth
1933
as Horace Dawes
The Volunteer
1944
as Self - Narrator
Upon This Rock
1970
as Himself (Narrator)
Home
1972
as Jack
Thunder in the City
1937
as Henry V. Manningdale
O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment
1973
as Himself
Bulldog Jack
1935
as Morelle
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
as Self
The King of Paris
1934
as Paul Lebrun
Johnson Over Jordan
1965
as Robert Johnson
Heart to Heart
1962
as Sir Stanley Johnson
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Health of a Nation
1939
Come Saturday
1949
as Narrator
Cricket
1950
as Narrator(voice)
Eagles of the Fleet
1950
as Commentary
About Ralph Richardson
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… With 102 credits spanning from 1931 to 1993, Ralph Richardson has appeared in 86 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Doctor Zhivago (1965) — as Alexander Gromeko
- Time Bandits (1981) — as Supreme Being
- Rollerball (1975) — as Librarian
- Dragonslayer (1981) — as Ulrich
- Exodus (1960) — as Gen. Sutherland
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