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Tony Richardson (I) (1928–1991)

Director | Producer | Writer

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As president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, he directed such plays as "Peer Gynt" and "King John". Richardson graduated from Oxford in 1952 and joined the BBC as a producer. In 1956 he became associate director of the English Stage Company. The first play he produced was John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger"... See more trivia »

Born:

Cecil Antonio Richardson
in Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 63) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1994 Blue Sky
 
1990 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie)
 
1990 Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (TV movie) (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
 
1988 Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun (TV movie)
 
1986 The Penalty Phase (TV movie)
 
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire
 
1982 The Border
 
1978 A Death in Canaan (TV movie)
 
1977 Joseph Andrews
 
1975 Mahogany (uncredited)
 
1974 Dead Cert
 
1973 A Delicate Balance
 
1970 Ned Kelly
 
1970 Nijinsky: Unfinished Project
 
1969 Hamlet
 
1969 Laughter in the Dark
 
1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade
 
1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar
 
1967 Red and Blue (short)
 
1966 Mademoiselle
 
1965 The Loved One
 
1963 Tom Jones
 
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
 
1961 A Taste of Honey
 
1961 Sanctuary
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
– A Subject of Scandal and Concern (1960)
 
1960 The Entertainer
 
1959 Look Back in Anger
 
1956 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– Look Back in Anger (1956)
 
1956 The Gambler (TV movie)
 
1955 Othello (TV movie)
 
1952-1955 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– The Makepeace Story #3: Family Business (1955)
– The Makepeace Story #2: A New Generation (1955)
– The Makepeace Story #1: The Ruthless Destiny (1955)
– Markheim (1952)
 
1955 Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon (TV movie)
 
1955 Appointment with Drama (TV series)
– The Apollo of Bellac (1955)
– The Birthday Present (1955)
– The Rivals (1955)
 
1955 It Should Happen to a Dog (TV movie)
 
1955 You Know What People Are (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1955)
– Episode #1.5 (1955)
– Episode #1.4 (1955)
– Episode #1.3 (1955)
– Episode #1.2 (1955)
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1955 Momma Don't Allow (documentary short)
 
1954 Parliament of Science (TV documentary)
 
1953 Wednesday Theatre (TV series)
– Box for One (1953)
– Curtain Down (1953)
 
1952 The Sound of Stillness (TV movie)
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
1964 Girl with Green Eyes (executive producer)
 
1963 Tom Jones (producer)
 
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (producer)
 
1961 A Taste of Honey (producer)
 
1960 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (producer)
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– A Subject of Scandal and Concern (1960) (producer)
 
1956 The Gambler (TV movie) (producer)
 
1956 Tales from Soho (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Set a Thief (1956) (producer)
– The Ladder (1956) (producer)
– The Protectors (1956) (producer)
– Slippy Fives (1956) (producer)
– The Message (1956) (producer)
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1955 Othello (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series) (producer - 3 episodes)
– The Makepeace Story #3: Family Business (1955) (producer)
– The Makepeace Story #2: A New Generation (1955) (producer)
– The Makepeace Story #1: The Ruthless Destiny (1955) (producer)
 
1955 Appointment with Drama (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)
– The Apollo of Bellac (1955) (producer)
– Absence of Mind (1955) (producer)
– The Birthday Present (1955) (producer)
– The Rivals (1955) (producer)
 
1955 It Should Happen to a Dog (TV movie) (producer)
 
1955 You Know What People Are (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
– Episode #1.6 (1955) (producer)
– Episode #1.5 (1955) (producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1955) (producer)
– Episode #1.3 (1955) (producer)
– Episode #1.2 (1955) (producer)
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1954 Parliament of Science (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1953 Wednesday Theatre (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
– Box for One (1953) (producer)
– Curtain Down (1953) (producer)
 
1952 Happy and Glorious (TV series) (assistant producer - 6 episodes)
– 1891-1900 (1952) (assistant producer)
– 1875-1887 (1952) (assistant producer)
– 1861-1862 (1952) (assistant producer)
– 1842-1853 (1952) (assistant producer)
– 1838-1841 (1952) (assistant producer)
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Show ShowWriter (8 titles)
1984 The Hotel New Hampshire (screenplay)
 
1977 Joseph Andrews (screen story)
 
1974 Dead Cert (screenplay)
 
1970 Ned Kelly
 
1969 Hamlet (writer)
 
1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar
 
1961 A Taste of Honey
 
1954 Parliament of Science (TV documentary) (deviser)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1959 Picture Parade (TV series documentary)
– Episode dated 23 November 1959 (1959)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2006 John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship (video)
Himself
 
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1957) He directed Carson McCuller's play, "The Member of the Wedding," at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Richard Pasco, Geraldine McEwan, Bertice Reading, Errol John, and Greta Watson in the cast. See more »

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Personal Quote:

It's no exaggeration to say that the 'sequence' group changed the whole way of feeling and thinking about film in England - at any rate for a few inspiring years, before the British sank once again into complacency and philistinism. See more »

Trivia:

As president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, he directed such plays as "Peer Gynt" and "King John". Richardson graduated from Oxford in 1952 and joined the BBC as a producer. In 1956 he became associate director of the English Stage Company. The first play he produced was John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger"... See more »

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