Person Details

Birthday: 1902-12-19 06:13:30

Death: 1983-10-10 06:13:30

Aliases: Sir Ralph Richardson

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Cheltenham, England

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Movie Involvements: 62

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

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 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.

Most Famous Work

What's My Line?
Average
7

What's My Line?

(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
Play for Today
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6

Play for Today

(1970) Jack
Jesus of Nazareth
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8

Jesus of Nazareth

(1977) Simeon
Doctor Zhivago
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8

Doctor Zhivago

(1965) Alexander Gromeko
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
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6

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

(1984) The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
Exodus
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7

Exodus

(1960) Gen. Sutherland
Rollerball
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6

Rollerball

(1975) Librarian
The 300 Spartans
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6

The 300 Spartans

(1962) Themistocles of Athens

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1986 Self
1984 Jim
Himself - Reader
The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
1983 Pfordten
N/A
1982 Sir Wilfred Robarts
1981 Supreme Being
Ulrich
1979 Sir Archibald Willoughby
1978 Chief Rabbit (voice)
Hirst
1977 Colbert de Voliere
Simeon
1976 N/A
1975 Librarian
1974 Mr. Lacey
1973 Mr. Lacey
Dr. Rank
Sir James Burgess / Monty
Various
1972 George IV
The Caterpillar
Various Roles
The Crypt Keeper
Mr. Benton
Sir Hudson Lowe
Jack
1971 Self
1970 Jack
Himself (Narrator)
1969 Mr. Micawber
Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
Lord Fortnum of Alamein
LeClerc
Lord Henshaw
Sir Edward Grey
Sir Toby Belch
1968 Self - Guest
Self (archive footage)
1966 Joseph Finsbury
William Gladstone
1965 Self
Alexander Gromeko
Narrator (voice)
1964 Douglas Haig (voice)
Charles Richmond
1962 Judge Brack
Sir Stanley Johnson
James Tyrone
Themistocles of Athens
1960 Gen. Sutherland
Sir Edward Carson
'C'
1957 Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
1956 Rev. Lambeth
1955 Duke of Buckingham
1952 Reverend Martin Gregory
John Ridgefield
David Preston
1951 Barrister
Captain Tom Lingard
1950 Narrator(voice)
Self - Mystery Guest
Commentary
1949 Dr. Austin Sloper
Narrator
1948 Baines
Alexei Karenin
1946 Prof. Heatherville
1944 Himself / Narrator
1943 Jaap van Leyden
1942 Frank Lockwood
1939 Wing Commander Richardson
Will Kobling
Smith
John Durrance
Maj. Charles Hammond
Sam Gridley
1938 Dr. Philip Denny
Robert Carne
Lord Mere
1937 Henry V. Manningdale
1936 Colonel Winstanley
The Boss
1935 Morelle
1934 Paul Lebrun
William Ammidon
Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
1933 Horace Dawes
Nigel Hartley
1931 Extra
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1952 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1943 Associate Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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