Ralph Richardson
December 19, 1902 (121 years old) in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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 Peer Gynt, Falstaff, John Gabriel Borkman and Hirst in Pinter's No Man's Land. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ralph Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1986 · Directed by William Wyler as Self
- 1984 · Give My Regards to Broad Street as Jim
- 1984 · Six Centuries of Verse as Himself - Reader
- 1984 · Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes as The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
- 1983 · Wagner as Pfordten
- 1983 · Invitation to the Wedding as
- 1982 · Witness for the Prosecution as Sir Wilfred Robarts
- 1981 · Time Bandits as Supreme Being
- 1981 · Dragonslayer as Ulrich
- 1980 · The Morecambe and Wise Show as
- 1979 · Charlie Muffin as Sir Archibald Willoughby
- 1978 · Watership Down as Chief Rabbit (voice)
- 1978 · No Man's Land as Hirst
- 1977 · The Man in the Iron Mask as Colbert de Voliere
- 1977 · Jesus of Nazareth as Simeon
- 1977 · Jesus Of Nazareth as Simeon
- 1976 · Second City Television as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1975 · Rollerball as Librarian
- 1974 · Frankenstein: The True Story as Mr. Lacey
- 1973 · Frankenstein: The True Story as Mr. Lacey
- 1973 · A Doll's House as Dr. Rank
- 1973 · O Lucky Man! as Sir James Burgess / Monty
- 1973 · William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare as Various
- 1972 · Lady Caroline Lamb as George IV
- 1972 · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as The Caterpillar
- 1972 · ABC Afterschool Special as Various Roles
- 1972 · Tales from the Crypt as The Crypt Keeper
- 1972 · Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? as Mr. Benton
- 1972 · Eagle in a Cage as Sir Hudson Lowe
- 1972 · Home as Jack
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as
- 1970 · Play for Today as Jack
- 1970 · Twelfth Night as Sir Toby Belch
- 1970 · The Looking Glass War as LeClerc
- 1970 · Upon This Rock as Himself (Narrator)
- 1969 · David Copperfield as Mr. Micawber
- 1969 · Battle of Britain as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
- 1969 · The Bed Sitting Room as Lord Fortnum of Alamein
- 1969 · Midas Run as Lord Henshaw
- 1969 · Oh! What a Lovely War as Sir Edward Grey
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
- 1967 · Omnibus as Self
- 1967 · Omnibus as Self / Johnson
- 1966 · The Wrong Box as Joseph Finsbury
- 1966 · Khartoum as William Gladstone
- 1965 · Moscow in Madrid as Self
- 1965 · Doctor Zhivago as Alexander Gromeko
- 1965 · Chimes at Midnight as Narrator (voice)
- 1965 · Johnson Over Jordan as Robert Johnson
- 1965 · Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean as Self
- 1964 · The Great War as Douglas Haig (voice)
- 1964 · Woman of Straw as Charles Richmond
- 1962 · Hedda Gabler as Judge Brack
- 1962 · Heart to Heart as Sir Stanley Johnson
- 1962 · Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone
- 1962 · The 300 Spartans as Themistocles of Athens
- 1960 · Exodus as Gen. Sutherland
- 1960 · Oscar Wilde as Sir Edward Carson
- 1960 · Our Man in Havana as 'C'
- 1957 · The Passionate Stranger as Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
- 1956 · Smiley as Rev. Lambeth
- 1955 · Richard III as Duke of Buckingham
- 1952 · The Holly and the Ivy as Reverend Martin Gregory
- 1952 · The Sound Barrier as John Ridgefield
- 1952 · Home at Seven as David Preston
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Barrister
- 1951 · Outcast of the Islands as Captain Tom Lingard
- 1950 · Eagles of the Fleet as Commentary
- 1950 · Cricket as Narrator(voice)
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · The Heiress as Dr. Austin Sloper
- 1949 · Come Saturday as Narrator
- 1948 · The Fallen Idol as Baines
- 1948 · Anna Karenina as Alexei Karenin
- 1946 · School for Secrets as Prof. Heatherville
- 1944 · The Volunteer as Self - Narrator
- 1943 · The Silver Fleet as Jaap van Leyden
- 1942 · The Day Will Dawn as Frank Lockwood
- 1939 · The Lion Has Wings as Wing Commander Richardson
- 1939 · On the Night of the Fire as Will Kobling
- 1939 · Smith as Smith
- 1939 · The Four Feathers as John Durrance
- 1939 · Q Planes as Maj. Charles Hammond
- 1939 · Bees on the Boat-Deck as Sam Gridley
- 1938 · The Citadel as Dr. Philip Denny
- 1938 · South Riding as Robert Carne
- 1938 · The Divorce of Lady X as Lord Mere
- 1937 · Thunder in the City as Henry V. Manningdale
- 1936 · The Man Who Could Work Miracles as Colonel Winstanley
- 1936 · Things to Come as The Boss
- 1935 · Bulldog Jack as Morelle
- 1934 · The King of Paris as Paul Lebrun
- 1934 · Java Head as William Ammidon
- 1934 · The Return of Bulldog Drummond as Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
- 1933 · Friday the Thirteenth as Horace Dawes
- 1933 · The Ghoul as Nigel Hartley
- 1931 · Dreyfus as Extra