Ralph Richardson
Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK — Dec 19 1902• Died Oct 10 1983
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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 celebrat…
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Ralph Richardson's Credits
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Great Performances
Self
Play for Today
Jack
ABC Afterschool Special
Various Roles
Omnibus
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Second City Television
Self
Jesus of Nazareth
Simeon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Barrister
The Great War
Douglas Haig (voice)
Six Centuries of Verse
Self - Reader
Doctor Zhivago
Alexander Gromeko
Time Bandits
Supreme Being
Exodus
Gen. Sutherland
The Fallen Idol
Baines
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
Wagner
Pfordten
The Heiress
Dr. Austin Sloper
The World of Wodehouse
Clarence Threepworth, 9th Earl of Emsworth
Oh! What a Lovely War
Sir Edward Grey
Battle of Britain
Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
Rollerball
Librarian
Khartoum
William Gladstone
Dragonslayer
Ulrich
The 300 Spartans
Themistocles of Athens
Frankenstein: The True Story
Mr. Lacey
Watership Down
Chief Rabbit (voice)
Richard III
Duke of Buckingham
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Caterpillar
Chimes at Midnight
Narrator (voice)
The Citadel
Dr. Philip Denny
O Lucky Man!
Sir James Burgess / Monty
Witness for the Prosecution
Sir Wilfred Robarts
Directed by William Wyler
Self
The Looking Glass War
LeClerc
Woman of Straw
Charles Richmond
The Wrong Box
Joseph Finsbury
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Things to Come
The Boss
The Man in the Iron Mask
Colbert de Voliere
Midas Run
Lord Henshaw
Tales from the Crypt
The Crypt Keeper
David Copperfield
Mr. Micawber
The Lion Has Wings
Wing Commander Richardson
South Riding
Robert Carne
Frankenstein: The True Story
Mr. Lacey
The Day Will Dawn
Frank Lockwood
The Four Feathers
John Durrance
Q Planes
Maj. Charles Hammond
The Divorce of Lady X
Lord Mere
Charlie Muffin
Sir Archibald Willoughby
The Ghoul
Nigel Hartley
Oscar Wilde
Sir Edward Carson
Blandings Castle
Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth
Long Day's Journey Into Night
James Tyrone
Lady Caroline Lamb
George IV
Dreyfus
Extra
The Bed Sitting Room
Lord Fortnum of Alamein
School for Secrets
Prof. Heatherville
No Man's Land
Hirst
Hedda Gabler
Judge Brack
Bulldog Jack
Morelle
The Holly and the Ivy
Reverend Martin Gregory
Laurence Olivier: a life
Self
Heart to Heart
Sir Stanley Johnson
A Doll's House
Dr. Rank
Anna Karenina
Alexei Karenin
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Mr. Benton
Give My Regards to Broad Street
Jim
Smiley
Rev. Lambeth
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Colonel Winstanley
Invitation to the Wedding
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Self
Moscow in Madrid
Self
Home at Seven
David Preston
Our Man in Havana
'C'
Eagle in a Cage
Sir Hudson Lowe
On the Night of the Fire
Will Kobling
Friday the Thirteenth
Horace Dawes
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Twelfth Night
Sir Toby Belch
Thunder in the City
Henry V. Manningdale
Outcast of the Islands
Captain Tom Lingard
Home
Jack
The Sound Barrier
John Ridgefield
Java Head
William Ammidon
O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment
Himself
The Silver Fleet
Jaap van Leyden
The Passionate Stranger
Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
Bees on the Boat-Deck
Sam Gridley
Upon This Rock
Himself (Narrator)
Come Saturday
Narrator
The Volunteer
Self - Narrator
The King of Paris
Paul Lebrun
Johnson Over Jordan
Robert Johnson
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
Eagles of the Fleet
Commentary
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
Various
Smith
Smith
Cricket
Narrator(voice)