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Things to Come (1936) -- A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel.
Dragonslayer (1981) -- A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his kingdom alone...
Things to Come (1936) -- A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel.
Our Man in Havana (1959) -- A vacuum cleaner salesman (Alec Guinness) is recruited by the British secret service to act as a spy in Havana.
Time Bandits (1981) -- A young boy accidently joins a band of dwarves as they jump from time-period to time-period looking for treasure to steal.

Overview

Date of Death:

10 October 1983, Marylebone, London, England, UK more

Trivia:

Was part of a trio of great English stage actors, the other two being... more

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Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations more

Alternate Names:

Lt. Cmdr Ralph Richardson RNVR | Sir Ralph Richardson


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Producer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Invitation to the Wedding (1985) .... Uncle Willie
  2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) .... Jim
    ... aka Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street (Australia: poster title)
  3. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) .... The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
  4. "Wagner" .... Pfordten (3 episodes, 1983)
        - Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Pfordten
        - Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Pfordten
        - Part 3 (1983) TV episode .... Pfordten
  5. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Sir Wilfred Robarts (1 episode, 1982)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Witness for the Prosecution (1982) TV episode .... Sir Wilfred Robarts
  6. Time Bandits (1981) .... Supreme Being
  7. Dragonslayer (1981) .... Ulrich
  8. Early Days (1981) (TV) .... Sir Richard Kitchen

  9. Charlie Muffin (1979) (TV) .... Sir Archibald Willoughby
    ... aka A Deadly Game (USA)
  10. Watership Down (1978) (voice) .... Chief Rabbit
    ... aka Richard Adams's Watership Down (UK: complete title)
  11. No Man's Land (1978) (TV) .... Hirst
  12. "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) TV mini-series .... Simeon
    ... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
  13. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV) .... Colbert de Voliere
  14. Rollerball (1975) .... Librarian
  15. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV) .... Mr. Lacey
  16. O Lucky Man! (1973) .... Sir James Burgess/Monty
  17. A Doll's House (1973/I) .... Dr. Rank
  18. "ABC Afterschool Specials" .... Various Characters (1 episode, 1973)
        - William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973) TV episode .... Various Characters
  19. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) .... The Caterpillar
    ... aka Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia)
  20. Tales from the Crypt (1972) .... The Crypt Keeper
  21. Eagle in a Cage (1972) .... Sir Hudson Lowe
  22. "Play for Today" .... Jack (1 episode, 1972)
        - Home (1972) TV episode .... Jack
  23. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) .... King George IV
    ... aka Peccato d'amore (Italy)
  24. She Stoops to Conquer (1971) (TV) .... Hardcastle
    ... aka Stage 2: She Stoops to Conquer (UK: series title)
  25. Hassan (1971) (TV) .... Hassan
  26. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) .... Mr. Benton
    ... aka Who Slew Auntie Roo? (USA: poster title)
  27. Upon This Rock (1970) (TV) .... Guide
    ... aka Return to Lochaver

  28. David Copperfield (1969) (TV) .... Mr. Micawber
  29. The Looking Glass War (1969) .... LeClerc
  30. Battle of Britain (1969) .... Sir David Kelly (British minister to Switzerland)
    ... aka The Battle of Britain (USA: DVD title)
  31. The Bed Sitting Room (1969) .... Lord Fortnum of Alamein
  32. Midas Run (1969) .... Lord Henshaw
    ... aka A Run on Gold (UK)
  33. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) .... Sir Edward Grey
  34. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Sir Toby Belch (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
        - Twelfth Night (1969) TV episode .... Sir Toby Belch
  35. "NET Playhouse" .... Jack (1 episode, 1968)
        - Home (1968) TV episode .... Jack
  36. "Blandings Castle" .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth (6 episodes, 1967)
        - Lord Emsworth and Company for Gertrude (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
        - Pig Hoo-oo-ey! (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
        - Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
        - Lord Emsworth and the Crime Wave at Blandings (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
        - The Great Pumpkin Crisis (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
          (1 more)
  37. Khartoum (1966) .... William Gladstone
  38. The Wrong Box (1966) .... Joseph Finsbury
  39. Doctor Zhivago (1965) .... Alexander
  40. Campanadas a medianoche (1965) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
    ... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
    ... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK)
  41. "Thursday Theatre" .... Robert Johnson (1 episode, 1965)
        - Johnson Over Jordan (1965) TV episode .... Robert Johnson
  42. Woman of Straw (1964) .... Charles Richmond
  43. Hedda Gabler (1963/I) (TV) .... Judge Brack
  44. The 300 Spartans (1962) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Themistocles of Athens
    ... aka Lion of Sparta
  45. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) .... James Tyrone
  46. The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart (1962) (TV) .... Sir Stanley Johnson
  47. Exodus (1960) .... Gen. Sutherland
  48. Oscar Wilde (1960) .... Sir Edward Carson
    ... aka Forbidden Passion
    ... aka Oscar Wilde: The Movie

  49. Our Man in Havana (1959) .... 'C'
  50. The Passionate Stranger (1957) .... Roger Wynter/Sir Clement
    ... aka A Novel Affair (USA)
  51. Smiley (1956) .... Reverend Lambeth
  52. Richard III (1955) .... Duke of Buckingham
  53. The Holly and the Ivy (1952) .... Reverend Martin Gregory
  54. The Sound Barrier (1952) .... John Ridgefield
    ... aka Breaking Through the Sound Barrier (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Breaking the Sound Barrier (USA)
  55. Home at Seven (1952) .... David Preston
    ... aka Murder on Monday (USA)
  56. Outcast of the Islands (1952) .... Captain Tom Lingard
  57. "Fireside Theatre" .... Ebenezer Scrooge (1 episode, 1951)
        - A Christmas Carol (1951) TV episode .... Ebenezer Scrooge

  58. The Heiress (1949) .... Dr. Austin Sloper
  59. The Fallen Idol (1948) .... Baines
    ... aka The Lost Illusion
  60. Anna Karenina (1948) .... Alexei Karenin
    ... aka Tolstoy's Anna Karenina (UK: complete title)
  61. School for Secrets (1946) .... Prof. Heatherville
    ... aka Secret Flight (USA)
  62. The Silver Fleet (1943) .... Jaap van Leyden
  63. The Day Will Dawn (1942) .... Frank Lockwood
    ... aka The Avengers (USA)

  64. The Lion Has Wings (1939) .... Wing Commander Richardson
  65. On the Night of the Fire (1939) .... Will Kobling
    ... aka The Fugitive (USA)
  66. Smith (1939) .... John Smith
  67. The Four Feathers (1939) .... Captain John Durrance
  68. Q Planes (1939) .... Maj. Charles Hammond
    ... aka Clouds Over Europe (USA)
  69. Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939) (TV) .... Sam Gridley
  70. The Citadel (1938) .... Dr. Philip Denny
  71. South Riding (1938) .... Robert Carne
  72. The Divorce of Lady X (1938) .... Lord Mere
  73. Thunder in the City (1937) .... Henry V. Manningdale
  74. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) .... Colonel Winstanley
  75. Things to Come (1936) .... The Boss
    ... aka H.G. Wells' Things to Come (UK: complete title)
  76. Bulldog Jack (1935) .... Morelle
    ... aka Alias Bulldog Drummond (USA)
  77. The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) .... Maj. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
  78. Java Head (1934) .... William Ammidon
  79. The King of Paris (1934) .... Paul Lebrun
  80. Thunder in the Air (1934)
  81. Friday the Thirteenth (1933) .... Horace Dawes
    ... aka Friday the 13th
    ... aka Millie the Non-Stop Variety Girl
  82. The Ghoul (1933) .... Nigel Hartley
Director:
  1. Home at Seven (1952)
    ... aka Murder on Monday (USA)
Producer:
  1. The Silver Fleet (1943) (associate producer)
Self:
  1. Directed by William Wyler (1986) .... Himself
  2. Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Himself
  3. "The Morecambe & Wise Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1981)
        - 1981 Christmas Show (1981) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  4. Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981) (TV) .... Himself

  5. "Second City TV" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka SCTV (Canada: English title: new title) (USA)
    ... aka Second City Revue (Canada: English title)
        - Crosswords (1976) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "The Russell Harty Show" .... Guest / ... (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode dated 26 September 1975 (1975) TV episode (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Himself/Guest
  7. "Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Alice in Wonderland (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Carol Channing's Mad English Tea Party (1970) (TV) .... Himself

  9. "Stars on Sunday" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 13 September 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  10. Moscow in Madrid (1965) .... Himself
  11. "The Great War" .... Douglas Haig (26 episodes, 1964)
        - And We Were Young (1964) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Douglas Haig
        - The Iron Thrones Are Falling (1964) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Douglas Haig
        - Allah Made Mesopotamia... and Added Flies (1964) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Douglas Haig
        - When Must the End Be? (1964) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Douglas Haig
        - Damn Them, Are They Never Coming In? (1964) TV episode (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Douglas Haig
          (21 more)
  12. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode dated 28 July 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  13. Shakespeare: Soul of an Age (1962) .... Narrator
  14. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Dame Sybil Thorndike (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  15. "Time to Remember" .... Narrator (1 episode)
        - 1905-1910: Edwardian Summer (????) TV episode .... Narrator
  16. Korda Interviews (1956) (TV) .... Interviewee

  17. The Volunteer (1943) (as Lt. Cmdr Ralph Richardson RNVR) .... Himself/Narrator

  18. Forty Million People (1939) (voice) .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  1. Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
  2. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) .... The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
  3. The Movie Orgy (1968) (uncredited) .... Brief clip from unidentified film


Additional 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 Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". more

Publicity Listings:

1 Portrayal | 4 Print Biographies | 2 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more

Genres:

Drama | War | Documentary | Comedy more


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