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Born in Upminster, Essex, England in 1927, Richard Johnson attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and then performed in John Gielgud's repertory company until joining the navy during World War II. After the war, he appeared successfully in the West End and made his film debut in the early 1950s... See full bio »

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2013 Silent Witness (TV series)
Sir William Embleton
– The Legacy: Part 2 (2013) … Sir William Embleton
– The Legacy: Part 1 (2013) … Sir William Embleton
 
2013 The Other Child (TV movie)
Chad Beckett
 
2011 The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (TV series)
Uncle Writes Prompt Thank You Cards
– Christmas Special (2011) … Uncle Writes Prompt Thank You Cards
 
2010 Inspector Lewis (TV series)
Augustus Mortmaigne
– The Dead of Winter (2010) … Augustus Mortmaigne
 
2008 MI-5 (TV series)
Bernard Qualtrough
– Episode #7.7 (2008) … Bernard Qualtrough
– Episode #7.6 (2008) … Bernard Qualtrough
– Episode #7.4 (2008) … Bernard Qualtrough
– Episode #7.3 (2008) … Bernard Qualtrough
 
2008 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Grandpa
 
2008 Jump!
Judge Larcher
 
2007 The Raven (TV movie)
Narrator/The Raven (voice)
 
2007 Waking the Dead (TV series)
Dr. Raymond Parke
– Double Bind: Part 2 (2007) … Dr. Raymond Parke
– Double Bind: Part 1 (2007) … Dr. Raymond Parke
 
1999-2007 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
James Fitzroy / Rex Masters
– The Animal Within (2007) … Rex Masters
– Death of a Stranger (1999) … James Fitzroy
 
2007 Two Families
Don Cataldo
 
2004-2006 Doc Martin (TV series)
Colonel Gilbert Spencer / Colonel Spencer
– On the Edge (2006) … Colonel Spencer
– Going Bodmin (2004) … Colonel Gilbert Spencer
 
2006 Scoop
Mr. Quincy
 
2006 Rebus (TV series)
Sir James Hogarth
– The Falls (2006) … Sir James Hogarth
 
2005 Wallis & Edward (TV movie)
Stanley Baldwin
 
2005 Whatever Love Means (TV movie)
Lord Mountbatten
 
2005 The Robinsons (TV series)
Hector Robinson
– Episode #1.6 (2005) … Hector Robinson
– Episode #1.5 (2005) … Hector Robinson
– Episode #1.4 (2005) … Hector Robinson
– Episode #1.3 (2005) … Hector Robinson
– Episode #1.2 (2005) … Hector Robinson
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2005 The Royal (TV series)
Johnny Lomax
– Sinking Feeling (2005) … Johnny Lomax
– The Way We Were (2005) … Johnny Lomax
 
2002/I The Birthday (short)
Cliff
 
2001 The Dark (video short)
Old Bogeyman (voice)
 
2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Distinguished Gentleman
 
2001 The Whistle-Blower (TV movie)
Sir Alastair Montgomery
 
2000 Happy Days (TV movie)
Willie
 
2000 Rederiet (TV series)
Norman Burton
– Som ett brev på posten (2000) … Norman Burton
– Svart guld (2000) … Norman Burton
 
1999/I Milk
John
 
1998 The Echo (TV movie)
Lawrence
 
1998 I.K.: Ivar Kreuger (TV movie)
J.P. Morgan
 
1998 Supply & Demand (TV mini-series)
Roger Redfield
– Blood Ties: Part 2 (1998) … Roger Redfield
– Blood Ties: Part 1 (1998) … Roger Redfield
 
1997 Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV series)
Arnold Cottle
– Front Seat (1997) … Arnold Cottle
 
1996 Breaking the Code (TV movie)
Dilwyn 'Dilly' Knox
 
1996 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Malcolm Lawson
– Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow (1996) … Malcolm Lawson
 
1996 Murder Most Horrid (TV series)
Rev. Charles Quentin
– The Body Politic (1996) … Rev. Charles Quentin
 
1996 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Lord Justice Fenwick
– Job Satisfaction (1996) … Lord Justice Fenwick
 
1995 Heavy Weather (TV movie)
Lord Tilbury
 
1992 Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV mini-series)
Gerald Middleton
– Episode #1.3 (1992) … Gerald Middleton
– Episode #1.2 (1992) … Gerald Middleton
– Episode #1.1 (1992) … Gerald Middleton
 
1992 The Camomile Lawn (TV mini-series)
Oliver (older)
– Episode #1.4 (1992) … Oliver (older)
– Episode #1.3 (1992) … Oliver (older)
– Episode #1.2 (1992) … Oliver (older)
– Episode #1.1 (1992) … Oliver (older)
– Episode #1.5 (1992) … Oliver (older)
 
1991 The Crucifer of Blood (TV movie)
Dr. Watson
 
1991 Duel of Hearts (TV movie)
Lord Belgrave
 
1990 Diving In
Richard Anthony
 
1990 Made in Heaven (TV series)
Magnus
– A Fair Mix Up (1990) … Magnus
 
1990 The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (TV movie)
Gen. Halmsden
 
1990 Treasure Island (TV movie)
Squire Trelawney
 
1989 Voice of the Heart (TV movie)
David Cunningham
 
1988 A Man for All Seasons (TV movie)
Duke of Norfolk
 
1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Lord Geoffrey Constable
– It Runs in the Family (1987) … Lord Geoffrey Constable
 
1986 Dempsey and Makepeace (TV series)
Daish
– Guardian Angel (1986) … Daish
 
1986 Lady Jane
The Earl of Arundel
 
1985 What Waits Below
Ben Gannon
 
1985 Turtle Diary
Mr. Johnson (Neaera's neighbor)
 
1984 The Biko Inquest (TV movie)
Dr. Hersch, consultant
 
1984 Mr. Palfrey of Westminster (TV series)
Air Vice-Marshall Conyers
– The Honeypot and the Bees (1984) … Air Vice-Marshall Conyers
 
1983 The Aerodrome (TV movie)
Air Commander
 
1981-1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Brigadier Faulkes, Royal Army / Brigadier General Alistair Ffolkes, Royal Army
– Faith and Begorrah (1983) … Brigadier Faulkes, Royal Army
– No Need to Know (1981) … Brigadier General Alistair Ffolkes, Royal Army
 
1982 Cymbeline (TV movie)
Cymbeline
 
1980-1982 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
James / Parnell / Tanner
– Who's Got the Lady? (1982) … Parnell
– Would You Believe It? (1981) … Tanner
– Back for Christmas (1980) … James
 
1981-1982 The Kenny Everett Television Show (TV series)
Various
– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Various
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Various
– Episode #1.0 (1981) … Various
 
1981 The Member for Chelsea (TV series)
Sir Charles Dilke
 
1981 The Monster Club
Busotsky's Father
 
1980 The Marquise (TV movie)
Raoul De Vriac (the Count)
 
1980 Haywire (TV movie)
Kenneth Wagg
 
1980 Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (TV movie)
Havelock Ellis
 
1980 Spy! (TV series)
Richard Sorge
– The Tokyo Ring (1980) … Richard Sorge
 
1979 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Alex Constantine
– With This Gun, I Thee Wed (1979) … Alex Constantine
 
1979 The Great Alligator
Prophet Jameson
 
1979 The Flame Is Love (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1979 Zombie
Dr. David Menard
 
1979 Screamers
Edmond Rackham
 
1979 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Inspector Watford
 
1978 The Comeback
Macauley
 
1978 Across a Crowded Room (TV movie)
 
1978 The Four Feathers (TV movie)
Abou Fatma
 
1977 The Message
Narrator
 
1976 Origins of the Mafia (TV mini-series)
Narrator
– Omertà (1976) … Narrator (voice)
– La speranza (1976) … Narrator (voice)
– Gli sciacalli (1976) … Narrator (voice)
– La legge (1976) … Narrator (voice)
– Gli antenati (1976) … Narrator (voice)
 
1976 Take All of Me
Richard Lasky
 
1976 Aces High
Major Lyle
 
1976 Space: 1999 (TV series)
Lee Russell
– Matter of Life and Death (1976) … Lee Russell
 
1975 Quiller (TV series)
Carson
– Assault on the Ritz (1975) … Carson
 
1975 Hennessy
Insp. Hollis
 
1975 The Night Child
Michael Williams
 
1975 Churchill's People (TV series)
Claudius
– The Lost Island (1975) … Claudius
 
1975 The Lost Island (TV movie)
 
1974 Moses the Lawgiver (TV mini-series)
Narrator (voice)
 
1974 Beyond the Door
Dimitri
 
1974 Antony and Cleopatra (TV movie)
Marc Antony
 
1974 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Bruce Sexton
– Where There Is a Will (1974) … Bruce Sexton
 
1973 The Movie Quiz (TV series)
Syms-Team Member
– Episode dated 2 July 1973 (1973) … Syms-Team Member
 
1973 Thriller (TV series)
George Drew
– Murder in Mind (1973) … George Drew
 
1973 Play for Today (TV series)
– Shakespeare or Bust (1973)
 
1970-1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Claudius, King of Denmark / Dr. Clive Riordan / Richard
– A Marriage (1972) … Richard
– A Man About a Dog (1972) … Dr. Clive Riordan
– Hamlet (1970) … Claudius, King of Denmark
 
1972 Antony and Cleopatra
Lepidus (voice) (uncredited) / Alexas (voice) (uncredited) / Ventidias (voice) (uncredited)
 
1972 A Man About a Dog (TV movie)
Dr. Clive Riordan
 
1971 Rembrandt (TV movie)
Rembrandt
 
1971 The Beloved
Orestes
 
1970 The Fifth Day of Peace
Cap. John Miller
 
1970 Julius Caesar
Caius Cassius
 
1969 Some Girls Do
Hugh Drummond
 
1968 Emma Hamilton
Horatio Nelson
 
1968 A Twist of Sand
Geoffrey Peace
 
1968 Columna
Tiberius
 
1968 Oedipus the King
Creon
 
1967 Danger Route
Jonas Wilde
 
1967 The Rover
Real
 
1967 Deadlier Than the Male
Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
 
1966 La strega in amore
Sergio Logan
 
1966 Khartoum
Col. J.D.H. Stewart
 
1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Jarvis Smith
– Power of Attorney (1965) … Jarvis Smith
 
1965 Operation Crossbow
Duncan Sandys
 
1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Jemmy
 
1964 The Human Jungle (TV series)
Jimbo Harris
– The Quick and the Dead (1964) … Jimbo Harris
 
1964 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Cainfield
– You Must Be Virginia? (1964) … Cainfield
 
1964 The Other Woman
Daniel
 
1964 The Pumpkin Eater
Giles
 
1956-1964 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
John Fleming / Laertes / Norman / …
– A Question of Happiness #2: Another Port, Another Storm (1964) … Rodney Haynes
– A Question of Happiness #1: A Question About Hell (1964) … Norman
– Heaven and Earth (1957) … John Fleming
– Hamlet (1956) … Laertes
 
1963 The Haunting
Dr. John Markway
 
1963 80,000 Suspects
Dr. Steven Monks
 
1963 Cairo
Ali
 
1960-1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Capt. Stanhope / Donadieu / Frank Gibbons
– Sword of Vengeance (1962) … Donadieu
– This Happy Breed (1962) … Frank Gibbons
– Twentieth Century Theatre: Journey's End (1960) … Capt. Stanhope
 
1959 Never So Few
Capt. Danny De Mortimer
 
1959 Epilogue to Capricorn (TV series)
Robert Faulkner
– Traitor's Gate (1959) … Robert Faulkner
– All on Tape (1959) … Robert Faulkner
 
1959 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Captain Bannion
– The Deserter (1959) … Captain Bannion
 
1959 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Love and Money (1959)
 
1957 The Buccaneers (TV series)
Pegleg
– Spy Aboard (1957) … Pegleg
 
1957 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Lt. Guillaume
– Mixed Blood (1957) … Lt. Guillaume
 
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Capt. Seddon
– The Orderly (1955) … Capt. Seddon
 
1955 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Patkin
– The Rescue (1955) … Patkin
 
1955 The Queen Came By (TV movie)
Albert Betterby
 
1953 Saadia
Lt. Girard
 
1952 Scotland Yard Inspector
Danny McMara, hit-and-run victim
 
1952 How Does It End? (TV series)
D'Artagnan
– The Three Musketeers (1952) … D'Artagnan
 
1952 Pride and Prejudice (TV mini-series)
Mr. Wickham
– Episode #1.5 (1952) … Mr. Wickham
– Episode #1.4 (1952) … Mr. Wickham
– Episode #1.2 (1952) … Mr. Wickham
 
1951 Calling Bulldog Drummond
Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
 
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Macrae (uncredited)
 
1950 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Lloyd Osbourne
– Tusitala (1950) … Lloyd Osbourne
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2008 Jump! (associate producer)
 
1987 The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (producer)
 
1986 Castaway (executive producer)
 
1985 Turtle Diary (producer)
 
1984 The Biko Inquest (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1999 A Kind of Hush (story "Getting Even")
 
1975 Hennessy (original story)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2011 Zombie Wasteland (video short)
Himself
 
2009 An Englishman in Italy: An Interview with Richard Johnson (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Beyond the Door, 35 Years Later (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Agatha Christie Code (TV documentary)
Himself / Justice Wargrave
 
1978 Brutes and Savages (documentary)
Narrator
 
1977 Nationwide (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 December 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1973 Aquarius (TV series)
Himself - Reader
– Episode dated 23 September 1973 (1973) … Himself - Reader
 
1971-1972 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.1 (1972) … Himself (scenes deleted)
– Episode #1.3 (1971) … Himself (scenes deleted)
 
1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.22 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
1966 Late Show London (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.15 (1966) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 MI-5 (TV series)
 
1981 The Best of Sex and Violence (documentary)
 

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6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Star Sign:

Leo