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Ralph Richardson (I) (1902–1983)

Actor | Director | Producer

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He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Special Award in 1982 (1981 season) for his lifetime achievement in the theatre. See more trivia »

Born:

Ralph David Richardson
in Tivoli Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Died:

(age 80) in Marylebone, London, England, UK
Still of Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson in Richard III Still of Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson in Richard III Still of Omar Sharif and Ralph Richardson in Doctor Zhivago
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1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street
Jim
 
1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
 
1983 Wagner (TV series)
Pfordten
– Episode #1.2 (1983) … Pfordten
– Episode #1.3 (1983) … Pfordten
– Episode #1.1 (1983) … Pfordten
 
1983 Invitation to the Wedding
Uncle Willie
 
1982 Witness for the Prosecution (TV movie)
Sir Wilfred Robarts
 
1981 Time Bandits
Supreme Being
 
1981 Dragonslayer
Ulrich
 
1979 A Deadly Game (TV movie)
Sir Archibald Willoughby
 
1978 Watership Down
Chief Rabbit (voice)
 
1978 No Man's Land (TV movie)
Hirst
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
Simeon
– Part 1 (1977) … Simeon
 
1977 The Man in the Iron Mask (TV movie)
Colbert
 
1976 Comet Amongst the Stars (TV movie)
Prof. Macleod
 
1975 Rollerball
Librarian
 
1973 Frankenstein: The True Story (TV movie)
Mr. Lacey
 
1973 O Lucky Man!
Sir James Burgess/Monty
 
1973/I A Doll's House
Dr. Rank (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
 
1973 Lady Caroline Lamb
King George IV
 
1973 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Various Characters
– William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973) … Various Characters
 
1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Caterpillar
 
1972 Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Mr. Benton
 
1972 Tales from the Crypt
The Crypt Keeper
 
1972 Eagle in a Cage
Sir Hudson Lowe
 
1972 Play for Today (TV series)
Jack
– Home (1972) … Jack
 
1971 Stage 2 (TV series)
Hardcastle
– She Stoops to Conquer (1971) … Hardcastle
 
1971 Great Performances (TV series)
Sir Richard Kitchen
– Early Days … Sir Richard Kitchen
 
1971 Hassan (TV movie)
Hassan
 
1970 Upon This Rock (TV movie)
Guide
 
1969 David Copperfield (TV movie)
Mr. Micawber
 
1969 The Looking Glass War
LeClerc
 
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 Oh! What a Lovely War
Sir Edward Grey
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Sir Toby Belch
– Twelfth Night (1969) … Sir Toby Belch
 
1968 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Jack
– Home (1968) … Jack
 
1967 Blandings Castle (TV series)
Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
– Lord Emsworth and Company for Gertrude (1967) … Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
– Pig Hoo-oo-ey! (1967) … Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
– Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best (1967) … Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
– Lord Emsworth and the Crime Wave at Blandings (1967) … Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
– The Great Pumpkin Crisis (1967) … Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
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1966 Khartoum
William Gladstone
 
1966 The Wrong Box
Joseph Finsbury
 
1965 Doctor Zhivago
Alexander
 
1965 Chimes at Midnight
Narrator (voice)
 
1965 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Robert Johnson
– Johnson Over Jordan (1965) … Robert Johnson
 
1964 Woman of Straw
Charles Richmond
 
1963/I Hedda Gabler (TV movie)
Judge Brack
 
1962 The 300 Spartans
Themistocles of Athens (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
 
1962 Long Day's Journey Into Night
James Tyrone
 
1962 The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart (TV movie)
Sir Stanley Johnson
 
1960 Exodus
Gen. Sutherland
 
1960 Oscar Wilde
Sir Edward Carson
 
1959 Our Man in Havana
'C'
 
1957 A Novel Affair
Roger Wynter/Sir Clement
 
1956 Smiley
Reverend Lambeth
 
1955 Richard III
Duke of Buckingham
 
1952 The Holly and the Ivy
Rev. Martin Gregory
 
1952 Breaking the Sound Barrier
John Ridgefield
 
1952 Murder on Monday
David Preston
 
1951 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Ebenezer Scrooge
– A Christmas Carol (1951) … Ebenezer Scrooge
 
1951 Outcast of the Islands
Captain Tom Lingard
 
1949 The Heiress
Dr. Austin Sloper
 
1948 The Fallen Idol
Baines
 
1948 Anna Karenina
Alexei Karenin
 
1946 Secret Flight
Prof. Heatherville
 
1943 The Silver Fleet
Jaap van Leyden
 
1942 The Avengers
Frank Lockwood
 
1939 The Lion Has Wings
Wing Commander Richardson
 
1939 The Fugitive
Will Kobling
 
1939 Smith (short)
John Smith
 
1939 The Four Feathers
Captain John Durrance
 
1939 Clouds Over Europe
Maj. Charles Hammond
 
1939 Bees on the Boat-Deck (TV movie)
Sam Gridley
 
1938 The Citadel
Denny
 
1938 South Riding
Robert Carne
 
1938 The Divorce of Lady X
Lord Mere
 
1937 Thunder in the City
Henry V. Manningdale
 
1936 The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Colonel Winstanley
 
1936 Things to Come
The Boss
 
1935 Alias Bulldog Drummond
Morelle
 
1934 Java Head
William Ammidon
 
1934 The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
 
1934 The King of Paris
Paul Lebrun
 
1934 Thunder in the Air (short)
 
1933 Friday the Thirteenth
Horace Dawes
 
1933 The Ghoul
Nigel Hartley
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1943 The Silver Fleet (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
Show ShowSelf (28 titles)
1986 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Directed by William Wyler (1986) … Himself
 
1983 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Laurence Olivier: A Life (1983) … Himself (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
 
1981 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– 1981 Christmas Show (1981) … Himself - Guest
 
1981 Starring Katharine Hepburn (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Chaos Supersedes E.N.S.A.. (TV mini-series documentary)
Interviewee
– Episode dated 27 August 1980 (1980) … Interviewee
 
1976 SCTV (TV series)
Himself
– Crosswords (1976) … Himself
 
1975 The Russell Harty Show (TV series)
Guest / Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 1975 (1975) … Himself/Guest (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
 
1972 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Alice in Wonderland (1972) … Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.55 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Camera Three (TV series)
Himself
– Backstage with Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Aquarius (TV series)
Himself
– For Brutus is a Real Cool Cat (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Carol Channing's Mad English Tea Party (TV movie)
Himself
 
1969 Stars on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 September 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Cinema (TV series documentary)
– Ralph Richardson (1969)
 
1965 Moscow in Madrid (documentary short)
Himself
 
1964 The Great War (TV series documentary)
Douglas Haig
– And We Were Young (1964) … Douglas Haig (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
– The Iron Thrones Are Falling (1964) … Douglas Haig (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
– Allah Made Mesopotamia... and Added Flies (1964) … Douglas Haig (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
– When Must the End Be? (1964) … Douglas Haig (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
– Damn Them, Are They Never Coming In? (1964) … Douglas Haig (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
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1964 Time to Remember (TV series)
Narrator / Himself-narrator
– 1945: The End & the Beginning (1964) … Himself-narrator
– 1905-1910: Edwardian Summer … Narrator
– 1919: The Peacemakers … Narrator
 
1963 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 28 July 1963 (1963) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1962 Shakespeare: Soul of an Age (documentary)
Narrator
 
1962 Here and Now (TV series documentary)
Himself
– City of London Festival (1962) … Himself
 
1960 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dame Sybil Thorndike (1960) … Himself
 
1958 British Art and Artists (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– A Sculptor's Landscape (1958) … Himself - Narrator
 
1957 Salute to Show Business (TV movie)
Himself
 
1956 Korda Interviews (TV documentary)
Interviewee
 
1950 Eagles of the Fleet (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1949 Come Saturday (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1943 The Volunteer (short)
Himself/Narrator (as Lt. Cmdr Ralph Richardson RNVR)
 
1939 Forty Million People (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 'Doctor Zhivago': The Making of a Russian Epic (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
1988 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
 
1968 The Movie Orgy (documentary)
Brief Clip from Unidentified Film (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

He recorded several spoken-word albums for Caedmon Records during the 1960s, and among his recorded performances was the title role in William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Lt. Cmdr Ralph Richardson RNVR | Sir Ralph Richardson

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

You've got to perform in a role hundreds of times. In keeping it fresh one can become a large, madly humming, demented refrigerator. See more »

Trivia:

He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Special Award in 1982 (1981 season) for his lifetime achievement in the theatre. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius