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Richard Pearson (II) (1918–2011)

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Dependable, latterly white-haired British character actor. On stage much at home in drawing room comedy. On screen particularly convincing as dignified men-of-the-cloth, police officers and doctors, played sometimes with an air of frailty or vulnerability. See more trivia »

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Richard de Pearsall Pearson
in Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK

Died:

(age 93) in London, England, UK
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1995-1996 My Good Friend (TV series)
Harry King
– Episode #2.7 (1996) … Harry King
– Episode #2.6 (1996) … Harry King
– Episode #2.5 (1996) … Harry King
– Episode #2.4 (1996) … Harry King
– Episode #2.3 (1996) … Harry King
See all 14 episodes »
 
1995 British Men Behaving Badly (TV series)
Gary's Father
– Three Girlfriends (1995) … Gary's Father
 
1992-1994 Love Hurts (TV series)
Dr. Piggott
– Tracks of My Tears (1994) … Dr. Piggott
– Happy Families (1994) … Dr. Piggott
– The Max Factor (1993) … Dr. Piggott
– Who's Sorry Now? (1992) … Dr. Piggott
– Charity Begins at Home (1992) … Dr. Piggott
See all 6 episodes »
 
1992 One Foot in the Grave (TV series)
Alfred
– The Broken Reflection (1992) … Alfred
 
1991 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Jerome Hogg
– Greeks Bearing Gifts (1991) … Jerome Hogg
 
1990 Freddie and Max (TV series)
Malcolm Parkes
– Episode #1.6 (1990) … Malcolm Parkes
– Episode #1.5 (1990) … Malcolm Parkes
– Episode #1.4 (1990) … Malcolm Parkes
– Episode #1.2 (1990) … Malcolm Parkes
– Episode #1.1 (1990) … Malcolm Parkes
 
1989-1990 Oh! Mr. Toad (TV series)
Mole
– Toad: Film Maker (1990) … Mole (voice)
– Toad in Love (1990) … Mole (voice)
– Oarsman Toad (1990) … Mole (voice)
– A Toad in Time (1990) … Mole (voice)
– Happy Birthday (1990) … Mole (voice)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1990 Mystery!: Campion (TV series)
Dr. Galley
– Sweet Danger: Part 2 (1990) … Dr. Galley
– Sweet Danger: Part 1 (1990) … Dr. Galley
 
1984-1988 The Wind in the Willows (TV series)
Mole
– Happy New Year! (1988) … Mole (voice)
– Tunnels and Tremors (1988) … Mole (voice)
– Remember, Remember (1988) … Mole (voice)
– Monster of the Wild Wood (1988) … Mole (voice)
– Toad's Harvest (1988) … Mole (voice)
See all 47 episodes »
 
1988 Whoops Apocalypse
Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
 
1986 Pirates
Padre
 
1985 Reunion at Fairborough (TV movie)
 
1985 The Moving Finger (TV movie)
Mr. Pye
 
1985 Water
Foreign Secretary
 
1984 Weekend Playhouse (TV series)
Donald
– Not That Kind of People (1984) … Donald
 
1983-1984 A Fine Romance (TV series)
Tom Dalton
– Happy Ever After? (1984) … Tom Dalton
– A Weekend Away (1984) … Tom Dalton
– Missing (1983) … Tom Dalton
 
1983 Chessgame (TV series)
Handforth Jones
– Digging Up the Future (1983) … Handforth Jones
– The Roman Connection (1983) … Handforth Jones
 
1983/I The Wind in the Willows (TV movie)
Mole (voice)
 
1983 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Michael Carey
– Clerical Error (1983) … Michael Carey
 
1983 Arms and the Man (TV movie)
Petkoff
 
1982 The Bell (TV series)
Bishop
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Bishop
 
1981 The Walls of Jericho (TV mini-series)
Dr. Anstie
– Sunshine and Storm (1981) … Dr. Anstie
 
1980 The Mirror Crack'd
Doctor Haydock
 
1980 Hammer House of Horror (TV series)
Sir Humphrey Chesterton
– The Thirteenth Reunion (1980) … Sir Humphrey Chesterton
 
1980 Thérèse Raquin (TV mini-series)
Michaud
– Episode #1.3 (1980) … Michaud
– Episode #1.2 (1980) … Michaud
– Episode #1.1 (1980) … Michaud
 
1980 Enemy at the Door (TV series)
William Clifford
– Jealousy (1980) … William Clifford
 
1980 God's Wonderful Railway (TV series)
Mr. Jellicoe
– Clear Ahead (1980) … Mr. Jellicoe
 
1979 Tess
Vicar of Marlott
 
1972-1979 Play for Today (TV series)
Alfred / Gerald Fox / Mrs. Whiteheart
– Coming Out (1979) … Gerald Fox
– Her Majesty's Pleasure (1973) … Mrs. Whiteheart
– Still Waters (1972) … Alfred
 
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
Father Below
– She Fell Among Thieves (1978) … Father Below
 
1977 The Duchess of Duke Street (TV series)
Sir Ernest Horsfield
– Shadows (1977) … Sir Ernest Horsfield
 
1977 It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Granville
 
1970-1977 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Herbert Soppitt / Koolyghin / Mazzini Dunn / …
– Heartbreak House (1977) … Mazzini Dunn
– When We Are Married (1975) … Herbert Soppitt
– The Importance of Being Earnest (1974) … Rev. Canon Chasuble
– Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972) … Rev. Samuel Gardner
– The Three Sisters (1970) … Koolyghin
 
1977 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Smith
– Blind Love (1977) … Mr. Smith
 
1973-1977 Crown Court (TV series)
Alexander Pastor / Francis Galway
– A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing: Part 1 (1977) … Francis Galway
– Public Lives: Part 1 (1973) … Alexander Pastor
 
1977 Just William (TV series)
Mr. Ballater
– William and the Prize Pig (1977) … Mr. Ballater
 
1976 The Blue Bird
The Bread
 
1975 Royal Flash
 
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Sir Geoffrey
 
1975 Public Eye (TV series)
Jenks
– Take No for an Answer (1975) … Jenks
 
1975 Love Among the Ruins (TV movie)
Druce
 
1974 Village Hall (TV series)
Woodcock
– The Magic Sponge (1974) … Woodcock
 
1973 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV movie)
White King
 
1973 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Marquess of Macclesfield
– The Secret of the Foxhunter (1973) … Marquess of Macclesfield
 
1973 The Upper Crusts (TV series)
Balmforth
– Sitting Pretty (1973) … Balmforth
– Decline and Fall (1973) … Balmforth
 
1973 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Heston
– Little Acorns (1973) … Heston
 
1972 Columbo (TV series)
Diver
– Dagger of the Mind (1972) … Diver
 
1961-1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Jack / Major Trumbull / Wilf
– A Fluid Arrangement (1972) … Jack
– The Frobisher Game (1969)
– The Front Room (1963) … Wilf
– Danger! Men Working (1961) … Major Trumbull
 
1972 Pope Joan
Friar Timothy
 
1971 Macbeth
Doctor
 
1971 To Catch a Spy
Haldane
 
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday
Patient
 
1971 Hadleigh (TV series)
Mortlake
– A Letter to David (1971) … Mortlake
 
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Wilting
 
1969 The First Churchills (TV mini-series)
Robert Harley
– Not Without Honour (1969) … Robert Harley
– Breaking the Circle (1969) … Robert Harley
– A Famous Victory (1969) … Robert Harley
– Reconciliation (1969) … Robert Harley
 
1969 Fraud Squad (TV series)
Maurice Blunt Major
– Run for Your Money (1969) … Maurice Blunt Major
 
1969 Mogul (TV series)
Augustus Walker
– Don't Ask, Take (1969) … Augustus Walker
 
1969 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
Mr. Foster
– The Fosters (1969) … Mr. Foster
 
1968 Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Inspector Baynes
– Wisteria Lodge (1968) … Inspector Baynes
 
1968 The Sex Game (TV series)
Hanslip
– The Lovemakers (1968) … Hanslip
 
1968 The Root of All Evil? (TV series)
Arnold Butters
– Of Course We Trust You Arnold (1968) … Arnold Butters
 
1968 Middlemarch (TV mini-series)
Mr. Bulstrode
– Scandals (1968) … Mr. Bulstrode
– The Wife and the Widow (1968) … Mr. Bulstrode
– The Husbands (1968) … Mr. Bulstrode
– Homecoming (1968) … Mr. Bulstrode
– The New Doctor (1968) … Mr. Bulstrode
See all 6 episodes »
 
1968 The Strange Affair
Constable
 
1968 Champion House (TV series)
William Pickering QC
– Guilt (1968) … William Pickering QC
 
1968 Inspector Clouseau
Shockley
 
1965-1967 Z Cars (TV series)
Mr. Davis / Robertson
– All in a Day's Work: Part 2 (1967) … Mr. Davis
– All in a Day's Work: Part 1 (1967) … Mr. Davis
– Routine Enquiries (1965) … Robertson
 
1967 How I Won the War
Old Man at Alamein
 
1967 Charlie Bubbles
Accountant
 
1967 Uncle Charles (TV series)
– The Forgetful Man (1967)
 
1965-1967 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Cloon / Cyril Boggis / Edwin / …
– The Suede Jacket (1967) … Jack Carter
– Ella (1966) … Edwin
– The Caramel Crisis (1966) … Cloon
– The Enchanted Night (1966) … Fred
– Parson's Pleasure (1965) … Cyril Boggis
 
1967 The Forsyte Saga (TV mini-series)
Foskisson
– The Silver Spoon (1967) … Foskisson
 
1966 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Lieut-Col. Massingham Fox
– Drama '66: Don Quixote Go Home (1966) … Lieut-Col. Massingham Fox
 
1960-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Ernest / Harry Spencer / Mr. Agar / …
– The Climbers (1966) … Mr. Agar
– Mr. Fowlds (1965) … Mr. Bullmore
– A Choice of Coward #4: Design for Living (1964) … Ernest
– Gina (1964) … Harry Spencer
– The Birthday Party (1960) … Stanley Webber
 
1966 Softly Softly (TV series)
Gough
– Conspiracy: Part 2: To Corrupt (1966) … Gough
– Conspiracy: Part 1: To Rob (1966) … Gough
 
1966 The Liars (TV series)
Moggs
– Episode #1.12 (1966) … Moggs
 
1966 Mystery and Imagination (TV series)
Mr. Abney
– Lost Hearts (1966) … Mr. Abney
 
1966 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
The Headmaster
– Macready's Gala (1966) … The Headmaster
 
1966 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Bailiff
– The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 2 (1966) … Bailiff
– The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 1 (1966) … Bailiff
 
1965 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Billy Nolan
– The Grass (1965) … Billy Nolan
 
1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Osborn
 
1964 The Comedy Man
Advertising Man (uncredited)
 
1964 A Choice of Coward (TV series)
Ernest
– Design for Living (1964) … Ernest
 
1964 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Karl Heffer
– The Last Coach (1964) … Karl Heffer
 
1964 Martin Chuzzlewit (TV mini-series)
Pecksniff
– Episode #1.13 (1964) … Pecksniff
– Episode #1.12 (1964) … Pecksniff
– Episode #1.11 (1964) … Pecksniff
– Episode #1.10 (1964) … Pecksniff
– Episode #1.9 (1964) … Pecksniff
See all 13 episodes »
 
1964 Life in Danger
Sgt. Norris
 
1963 The King's Breakfast (short)
Violinist
 
1962 Guns of Darkness
Bastian
 
1960-1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
George Frisby / Mr. Wilson
– Both Ends Meet (1962) … Mr. Wilson
– Twentieth Century Theatre: The Queen Came By (1960) … George Frisby
 
1955-1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Elwes / Nicholas Curvis / Noel / …
– Winner Takes the Lady (1961)
– Hi Diddle Diddle (1961) … Nicholas Curvis
– Missing from Home (1960) … Supt.Marlowe
– Dangerous Cargo (1957) … Noel
– Quay South (1955) … Elwes
 
1961 Sir Francis Drake (TV series)
Sir Richard Bosanquet
– Bold Enterprise (1961) … Sir Richard Bosanquet
 
1961 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Frank Weyman
– Attempt to Kill (1961) … Frank Weyman
 
1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Keith Smith
– The Dead Man Walks (1961) … Keith Smith
 
1961 Rashomon (TV movie)
The Woodcutter
 
1961 Attempt to Kill
Frank Weyman
 
1960 The Mystery of Edwin Drood (TV mini-series)
Rev. Crisparkle
– The Final Answer? (1960) … Rev. Crisparkle
– The Strangler (1960) … Rev. Crisparkle
– The Central Problem (1960) … Rev. Crisparkle
– An Inquisitive Stranger (1960) … Rev. Crisparkle
– The Last Meeting (1960) … Rev. Crisparkle
See all 8 episodes »
 
1960 Man in the Moon
Doctor #1
 
1960 The Days of Vengeance (TV series)
Det. Sgt. West
– Revelations (1960) … Det. Sgt. West
– A Bunch of Red Roses (1960) … Det. Sgt. West
– Book of Lamentations (1960) … Det. Sgt. West
– The Full Treatment (1960) … Det. Sgt. West
– Wound for Wound (1960) … Det. Sgt. West
See all 6 episodes »
 
1960 Inside Story (TV series)
Roger Downing
– Roger (1960) … Roger Downing
 
1960 Stuff and Nonsense (TV movie)
Sidney Lovejoy
 
1959 Bleak House (TV series)
Inspector Bucket
– Episode #1.11 (1959) … Inspector Bucket
– Episode #1.10 (1959) … Inspector Bucket
– Episode #1.9 (1959) … Inspector Bucket
– Episode #1.7 (1959) … Inspector Bucket
– Episode #1.6 (1959) … Inspector Bucket
See all 6 episodes »
 
1959 Libel
The Butler
 
1959 The History of Mr Polly (TV series)
Policeman
– Episode #1.6 (1959) … Policeman
 
1959 Dancers in Mourning (TV series)
Superintendent Yeo
– Part 6 (1959) … Superintendent Yeo
– Part 5 (1959) … Superintendent Yeo
– Part 2 (1959) … Superintendent Yeo
 
1959 The Naked Lady (TV series)
Jim Larkins
– Episode #1.2 (1959) … Jim Larkins
– Episode #1.1 (1959) … Jim Larkins
 
1959 The Crowning Touch
Roger
 
1959 Foreign Field (TV movie)
Robin
 
1959 Saturday Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Williams
– Golden Rain (1959) … Mr. Williams
 
1959 Model for Murder
Bullock
 
1958-1959 Our Mutual Friend (TV series)
Nicodemus Boffin
– Part 12 (1959) … Nicodemus Boffin
– Part 10 (1959) … Nicodemus Boffin
– Part 9 (1959) … Nicodemus Boffin
– Part 8 (1958) … Nicodemus Boffin
– Part 7 (1958) … Nicodemus Boffin
See all 9 episodes »
 
1959 Glencannon (TV series)
– Double Double Deal and Trouble (1959)
 
1958 Sea Fury
Kershaw
 
1958 Missiles from Hell
Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
 
1958 You're a Long Time Dead (TV movie)
George
 
1957 The Royalty (TV series)
Fred Potter
– Episode #1.1 (1957) … Fred Potter
 
1956 Home Is the Sailor (TV movie)
Sydney
 
1956 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– The Weeping Madonna (1956)
 
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Bilston
– The No Man (1955) … Bilston
 
1955 The Snow Queen (TV series)
The Reindeer
– Episode #1.3 (1955) … The Reindeer
 
1955 The Case of Mr. Pelham (TV movie)
Barman
 
1954 Svengali
Lambert
 
1954 Dangerous Cargo
Noel
 
1954 Clementina (TV series)
Prince of Baden
– The Night of the 27th (1954) … Prince of Baden
 
1954 Patrol Car (TV series)
Sergeant MacKenzie
– Bombs in Piccadilly (1954) … Sergeant MacKenzie
 
1954 Fabian of the Yard
 
1953 The Blue Parrot
Quincey
 
1951 Scrooge
Mr. Tupper
 
1951 Stranger from Space (TV series)
Professor Watkins (First series only)
 
1951 What Happens to Love (TV movie)
Member of Parliament
 
1950 The Cruise of the Toytown Belle (TV movie)
Ernest the Policeman
 
1950 The Clouded Yellow
Det Sgt Stewart (uncredited)
 
1950 Her Panelled Door
Tony
 
1950 Five Angles on Murder
Detective (uncredited)
 
1950 The Switchback (TV movie)
Willie Anderson
 
1950 The Girl Is Mine
Sergeant
 

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(1950) He acted in Philip Barry's play, "The Philadelphia Story", at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Margaret Leighton, Hugh Sinclair, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ann Stephens, Meriel Forbes, Robert Beatty, Anthony Forwood and Percy Marmont in the cast. Molyneux was the costume designer. See more »
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Trivia:

Dependable, latterly white-haired British character actor. On stage much at home in drawing room comedy. On screen particularly convincing as dignified men-of-the-cloth, police officers and doctors, played sometimes with an air of frailty or vulnerability. See more »

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