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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 19, 1902
Place of Birth:
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Ralph Richardson
Biography
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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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Directed by William Wyler | Self |
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | The Sixth Earl of Greystoke |
| 1984 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | Jim |
| 1983 | Invitation to the Wedding | |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution | Sir Wilfred Robarts |
| 1982 | Laurence Olivier: a life | Self |
| 1981 | Dragonslayer | Ulrich |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Supreme Being |
| 1979 | Charlie Muffin | Sir Archibald Willoughby |
| 1978 | No Man's Land | Hirst |
| 1978 | Watership Down | Chief Rabbit (voice) |
| 1977 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Colbert de Voliere |
| 1975 | Rollerball | Librarian |
| 1974 | Frankenstein: The True Story | Mr. Lacey |
| 1973 | A Doll's House | Dr. Rank |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man! | Sir James Burgess / Monty |
| 1973 | William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare | Various |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment | Himself |
| 1972 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? | Mr. Benton |
| 1972 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | The Caterpillar |
| 1972 | Tales from the Crypt | The Crypt Keeper |
| 1972 | Eagle in a Cage | Sir Hudson Lowe |
| 1972 | Home | Jack |
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb | George IV |
| 1970 | The Looking Glass War | LeClerc |
| 1970 | Twelfth Night | Sir Toby Belch |
| 1970 | Upon This Rock | Himself (Narrator) |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Sir Edward Grey |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland |
| 1969 | The Bed Sitting Room | Lord Fortnum of Alamein |
| 1969 | Midas Run | Lord Henshaw |
| 1969 | David Copperfield | Mr. Micawber |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) |
| 1966 | Khartoum | William Gladstone |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Joseph Finsbury |
| 1965 | Doctor Zhivago | Alexander Gromeko |
| 1965 | Moscow in Madrid | Self |
| 1965 | Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean | Self |
| 1965 | Johnson Over Jordan | Robert Johnson |
| 1965 | Chimes at Midnight | Narrator (voice) |
| 1964 | Woman of Straw | Charles Richmond |
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | James Tyrone |
| 1962 | The 300 Spartans | Themistocles of Athens |
| 1962 | Hedda Gabler | Judge Brack |
| 1962 | Heart to Heart | Sir Stanley Johnson |
| 1960 | Exodus | Gen. Sutherland |
| 1960 | Our Man in Havana | 'C' |
| 1960 | Oscar Wilde | Sir Edward Carson |
| 1957 | The Passionate Stranger | Roger Wynter / Sir Clement |
| 1956 | Smiley | Rev. Lambeth |
| 1955 | Richard III | Duke of Buckingham |
| 1952 | The Sound Barrier | John Ridgefield |
| 1952 | The Holly and the Ivy | Reverend Martin Gregory |
| 1952 | Home at Seven | David Preston |
| 1951 | Outcast of the Islands | Captain Tom Lingard |
| 1950 | Cricket | Narrator(voice) |
| 1950 | Eagles of the Fleet | Commentary |
| 1949 | The Heiress | Dr. Austin Sloper |
| 1949 | Come Saturday | Narrator |
| 1948 | The Fallen Idol | Baines |
| 1948 | Anna Karenina | Alexei Karenin |
| 1946 | School for Secrets | Prof. Heatherville |
| 1944 | The Volunteer | Self - Narrator |
| 1943 | The Silver Fleet | Jaap van Leyden |
| 1942 | The Day Will Dawn | Frank Lockwood |
| 1939 | The Four Feathers | John Durrance |
| 1939 | Q Planes | Maj. Charles Hammond |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings | Wing Commander Richardson |
| 1939 | On the Night of the Fire | Will Kobling |
| 1939 | Bees on the Boat-Deck | Sam Gridley |
| 1939 | Smith | Smith |
| 1938 | The Divorce of Lady X | Lord Mere |
| 1938 | The Citadel | Dr. Philip Denny |
| 1938 | South Riding | Robert Carne |
| 1937 | Thunder in the City | Henry V. Manningdale |
| 1936 | Things to Come | The Boss |
| 1936 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles | Colonel Winstanley |
| 1935 | Bulldog Jack | Morelle |
| 1934 | The King of Paris | Paul Lebrun |
| 1934 | The Return of Bulldog Drummond | Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond |
| 1934 | Java Head | William Ammidon |
| 1933 | The Ghoul | Nigel Hartley |
| 1933 | Friday the Thirteenth | Horace Dawes |
| 1931 | Dreyfus | Extra |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Six Centuries of Verse | Self - Reader |
| 1983 | Wagner | Pfordten |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Simeon |
| 1976 | Second City Television | Self |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story | Mr. Lacey |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool Special | Various Roles |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Jack |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self / Johnson |
| 1964 | The Great War | Douglas Haig (voice) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Barrister |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |