Ralph Richardson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1902-12-19 (81 years old)

Deathday

1983-10-10

Place of Birth

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Ralph Richardson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, also appeared in several classic films. Richardson first became known for his work on stage in the 1930s. In the 1940s, together with Laurence Olivier, he ran the Old Vic company. He continued on stage and in films into the early 1980s and was especially praised for his comedic roles. In his later years he was celebrated for his theatre work with his old friend John Gielgud. Among his most famous roles were...

Acting

1965

Doctor Zhivago

as Alexander Gromeko

1968

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

1981

Dragonslayer

as Ulrich

1939

The Four Feathers

as John Durrance

1960

Exodus

as Gen. Sutherland

1936

Things to Come

as The Boss

1977

The Man in the Iron Mask

as Colbert de Voliere

1984

1964

Woman of Straw

as Charles Richmond

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

as Sir Edward Grey

1982

Witness for the Prosecution

as Sir Wilfred Robarts

1948

1969

Battle of Britain

as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

1972

1948

Anna Karenina

as Alexei Karenin

1969

The Bed Sitting Room

as Lord Fortnum of Alamein

1972

1933

The Ghoul

as Nigel Hartley

1949

The Heiress

as Dr. Austin Sloper

1966

Khartoum

as William Gladstone

1973

A Doll's House

as Dr. Rank

1973

O Lucky Man!

as Sir James Burgess / Monty

1981

Time Bandits

as Supreme Being

1955

Richard III

as Duke of Buckingham

1939

Q Planes

as Maj. Charles Hammond

1938

1966

The Wrong Box

as Joseph Finsbury

1934

The King of Paris

as Paul Lebrun

1942

The Day Will Dawn

as Frank Lockwood

1972

Tales from the Crypt

as The Crypt Keeper

1970

1939

The Lion Has Wings

as Wing Commander Richardson

1965

1936

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

as Colonel Winstanley

1952

The Sound Barrier

as John Ridgefield

1962

The 300 Spartans

as Themistocles of Athens

1946

School for Secrets

as Prof. Heatherville

1938

The Citadel

as Dr. Philip Denny

1939

1935

Bulldog Jack

as Morelle

1951

Outcast of the Islands

as Captain Tom Lingard

1952

The Holly and the Ivy

as Reverend Martin Gregory

1937

Thunder in the City

as Henry V. Manningdale

1943

The Silver Fleet

as Jaap van Leyden

1939

Bees on the Boat-Deck

as Sam Gridley

1938

South Riding

as Robert Carne

1934

The Return of Bulldog Drummond

as Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond

1962

Hedda Gabler

as Judge Brack

1956

Smiley

as Rev. Lambeth

1979

Charlie Muffin

as Sir Archibald Willoughby

1960

Oscar Wilde

as Sir Edward Carson

1978

1972

Eagle in a Cage

as Sir Hudson Lowe

1969

Midas Run

as Lord Henshaw

1944

The Volunteer

as Self - Narrator

1934

Java Head

as William Ammidon

1970

Twelfth Night

as Sir Toby Belch

1952

Home at Seven

as David Preston

1972

Home

as Jack

1975

Rollerball

as Librarian

1939

Smith

as Smith

1978

Watership Down

as Chief Rabbit (voice)

1972

Lady Caroline Lamb

as George IV

1970

Upon This Rock

as Himself (Narrator)

1957

The Passionate Stranger

as Roger Wynter / Sir Clement

1931

Dreyfus

as Extra

1965

Johnson Over Jordan

as Robert Johnson

1969

David Copperfield

as Mr. Micawber

1965

Chimes at Midnight

as Narrator (voice)

1950

Cricket

as Narrator(voice)

1949

Come Saturday

as Narrator

1962

Heart to Heart

as Sir Stanley Johnson

1950

Eagles of the Fleet

as Commentary

1933

Friday the Thirteenth

as Horace Dawes

Production

1952

Home at Seven

as Director

1943

The Silver Fleet

as Associate Producer

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