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Ralph Richardson

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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 pra

Born

Dec 19, 1902

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Died

Oct 10, 1983

Known For

Acting

Movies

88 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
1965 • as Alexander Gromeko
★ 7.6
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
1969 • as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
★ 6.8
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 • as The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
★ 6.4
Exodus
Exodus
1960 • as Gen. Sutherland
★ 6.7
Rollerball
Rollerball
1975 • as Librarian
★ 6.3
Time Bandits
Time Bandits
1981 • as Supreme Being
★ 6.6
Watership Down
Watership Down
1978 • as Chief Rabbit (voice)
★ 7.2
Khartoum
Khartoum
1966 • as William Gladstone
★ 6.4
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer
1981 • as Ulrich
★ 6.6
The 300 Spartans
The 300 Spartans
1962 • as Themistocles of Athens
★ 6.5
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 • as Dr. Austin Sloper
★ 7.8
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
1972 • as The Crypt Keeper
★ 6.8
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 • as Sir Edward Grey
★ 6.7
Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight
1965 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.2
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 • as Sir Wilfred Robarts
★ 6.6
movie
Outcast of the Islands
Outcast of the Islands
1951 • as Captain Tom Lingard
★ 5.8
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room
1969 • as Lord Fortnum of Alamein
★ 5.9
The Looking Glass War
The Looking Glass War
1970 • as LeClerc
★ 5.7
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972 • as The Caterpillar
★ 6.2
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977 • as Colbert de Voliere
★ 6.4
movie
Smith
1939 • as Smith
★ 5.3
The Citadel
The Citadel
1938 • as Dr. Philip Denny
★ 6.4
Home at Seven
Home at Seven
1952 • as David Preston
★ 6.5
movie
Come Saturday
1949 • as Narrator
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962 • as James Tyrone Sr.
★ 7.0
Woman of Straw
Woman of Straw
1964 • as Charles Richmond
★ 6.2
Things to Come
Things to Come
1936 • as The Boss
★ 6.5
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers
1939 • as John Durrance
★ 7.1
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 • as Sir James Burgess / Monty
★ 6.8
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
1960 • as C
★ 6.7
Home
Home
1972 • as Jack
★ 7.8
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box
1966 • as Joseph Finsbury
★ 6.4
Smiley
Smiley
1956 • as Rev. Lambeth
★ 7.1
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X
1938 • as Lord Mere
★ 5.9
Frankenstein: The True Story
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974 • as Mr. Lacey
★ 7.5
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1948 • as Alexei Karenin
★ 6.0
Laurence Olivier: A Life
★ 10.0
Richard III
Richard III
1955 • as Duke of Buckingham
★ 7.2
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1970 • as Sir Toby Belch
★ 6.5
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
1978 • as Hirst
★ 7.0
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol
1948 • as Baines
★ 7.2
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972 • as Mr Benton
★ 6.2
Give My Regards to Broad Street
★ 5.2
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 • as Colonel Winstanley
★ 6.0
A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1973 • as Dr. Rank
★ 5.4
movie
Bees on the Boat-Deck
1939 • as Sam Gridley
★ 10.0
On the Night of the Fire
On the Night of the Fire
1939 • as Will Kobling
★ 5.4
The Sound Barrier
The Sound Barrier
1952 • as John Ridgefield
★ 6.5
The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy
1952 • as Reverend Martin Gregory
★ 6.5
Thunder in the City
Thunder in the City
1937 • as Henry V. Manningdale
★ 6.0
Upon This Rock
Upon This Rock
1970 • as Himself (Narrator)
★ 9.0
Friday the Thirteenth
Friday the Thirteenth
1933 • as Horace Dawes
★ 6.4
movie
Early Days
1981 • as Sir Richard Kitchen
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
1969 • as Mr. Micawber
★ 5.6
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings
1939 • as Wing Commander Richardson
★ 6.4
The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn
1942 • as Frank Lockwood
★ 6.0
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
1933 • as Nigel Hartley
★ 5.7
Moscow in Madrid
Moscow in Madrid
1965 • as Self
★ 7.0
Q Planes
Q Planes
1939 • as Maj. Charles Hammond
★ 6.0
Midas Run
Midas Run
1969 • as Henshaw
★ 4.7
Eagle in a Cage
Eagle in a Cage
1972 • as Sir Hudson Lowe
★ 6.0
The Volunteer
The Volunteer
1944 • as Self - Narrator
★ 5.0
Dreyfus
Dreyfus
1931 • as Extra
★ 7.0
Java Head
Java Head
1934 • as William Ammidon
★ 6.8
School for Secrets
School for Secrets
1946 • as Prof. Heatherville
★ 7.2
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972 • as George IV
★ 5.9
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
1960 • as Sir Edward Carson
★ 5.2
The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet
1943 • as Jaap van Leyden
★ 6.4
The Passionate Stranger
The Passionate Stranger
1957 • as Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
★ 5.6
movie
The King of Paris
1934 • as Paul Lebrun
★ 8.0
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
1962 • as Judge Brack
★ 7.2
South Riding
South Riding
1938 • as Robert Carne
★ 6.6
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
1934 • as Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
★ 6.0
Charlie Muffin
Charlie Muffin
1979 • as Sir Archibald Willoughby
★ 6.4
movie
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993 • as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart
1962 • as Sir Stanley Johnson
★ 8.0
movie
Eagles of the Fleet
1950 • as Commentary
★ 6.0
movie
Johnson Over Jordan
1965 • as Robert Johnson
Bulldog Jack
Bulldog Jack
1935 • as Morelle
★ 6.7
movie
Cricket
1950 • as Narrator(voice)