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Ralph Richardson

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

Time Bandits
Time Bandits
1981 as Supreme Being
★ 6.6
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
1965 as Alexander Gromeko
★ 7.6
Watership Down
Watership Down
1978 as Chief Rabbit (voice)
★ 7.2
Rollerball
Rollerball
1975 as Librarian
★ 6.3
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
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
1970 as Sir Toby Belch
★ 6.5
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
1969 as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
★ 6.8
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer
1981 as Ulrich
★ 6.6
Khartoum
Khartoum
1966 as William Gladstone
★ 6.3
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
1972 as The Crypt Keeper
★ 6.8
Exodus
Exodus
1960 as Gen. Sutherland
★ 6.7
The 300 Spartans
The 300 Spartans
1962 as Themistocles of Athens
★ 6.5
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 as Dr. Austin Sloper
★ 7.8
Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight
1965 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.2
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 as Sir James Burgess / Monty
★ 6.8
Richard III
Richard III
1955 as Duke of Buckingham
★ 7.2
Things to Come
Things to Come
1936 as The Boss
★ 6.5
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box
1966 as Joseph Finsbury
★ 6.4
Smiley
Smiley
1956 as Rev. Lambeth
★ 7.1
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972 as The Caterpillar
★ 6.3
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977 as Colbert de Voliere
★ 6.4
movie
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1948 as Alexei Karenin
★ 6.0
movie
Come Saturday
1949 as Narrator
Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 as Sir Edward Grey
★ 6.6
movie
Early Days
1981 as Sir Richard Kitchen
The Citadel
The Citadel
1938 as Dr. Philip Denny
★ 6.4
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
1968 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972 as Mr. Benton
★ 6.2
Home
Home
1972 as Jack
★ 7.8
Home at Seven
Home at Seven
1952 as David Preston
★ 6.5
Our Man in Havana
Our Man in Havana
1960 as C
★ 6.7
The Sound Barrier
The Sound Barrier
1952 as John Ridgefield
★ 6.5
The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers
1939 as John Durrance
★ 7.1
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol
1948 as Baines
★ 7.2
movie
Smith
1939 as Smith
★ 5.3
Frankenstein: The True Story
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974 as Mr. Lacey
★ 7.5
Give My Regards to Broad Street
★ 5.1
Woman of Straw
Woman of Straw
1964 as Charles Richmond
★ 6.2
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
1978 as Hirst
★ 7.0
The Bed Sitting Room
The Bed Sitting Room
1969 as Lord Fortnum of Alamein
★ 5.9
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
1962 as Judge Brack
★ 7.1
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 as Sir Wilfred Robarts
★ 6.6
The Divorce of Lady X
The Divorce of Lady X
1938 as Lord Mere
★ 5.9
Midas Run
Midas Run
1969 as Henshaw
★ 4.7
The Ghoul
The Ghoul
1933 as Nigel Hartley
★ 5.6
A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1973 as Dr. Rank
★ 5.4
The Looking Glass War
The Looking Glass War
1970 as LeClerc
★ 5.6
School for Secrets
School for Secrets
1946 as Prof. Heatherville
★ 7.2
Laurence Olivier: A Life
★ 10.0
Outcast of the Islands
Outcast of the Islands
1951 as Captain Tom Lingard
★ 5.8
Bulldog Jack
Bulldog Jack
1935 as Morelle
★ 6.7
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972 as George IV
★ 5.9
The Holly and the Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy
1952 as Reverend Martin Gregory
★ 6.5
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962 as James Tyrone
★ 6.9
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 as Colonel Winstanley
★ 6.0
Moscow in Madrid
Moscow in Madrid
1965 as Self
★ 7.0
Q Planes
Q Planes
1939 as Maj. Charles Hammond
★ 6.0
movie
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993 as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
The Volunteer
The Volunteer
1944 as Self - Narrator
★ 5.0
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
1960 as Sir Edward Carson
★ 5.2
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings
1939 as Wing Commander Richardson
★ 6.4
Eagle in a Cage
Eagle in a Cage
1972 as Sir Hudson Lowe
★ 6.0
South Riding
South Riding
1938 as Robert Carne
★ 6.6
The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet
1943 as Jaap van Leyden
★ 6.4
Java Head
Java Head
1934 as William Ammidon
★ 6.8
The Day Will Dawn
The Day Will Dawn
1942 as Frank Lockwood
★ 6.0
Dreyfus
Dreyfus
1931 as Extra
★ 7.0
Thunder in the City
Thunder in the City
1937 as Henry V. Manningdale
★ 6.0
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
1969 as Mr. Micawber
★ 5.6
On the Night of the Fire
On the Night of the Fire
1939 as Will Kobling
★ 5.4
Friday the Thirteenth
Friday the Thirteenth
1933 as Horace Dawes
★ 6.4
Upon This Rock
Upon This Rock
1970 as Himself (Narrator)
★ 9.0
movie
Bees on the Boat-Deck
1939 as Sam Gridley
★ 10.0
movie
The King of Paris
1934 as Paul Lebrun
★ 8.0
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
1934 as Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
★ 6.0
The Passionate Stranger
The Passionate Stranger
1957 as Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
★ 5.5
Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart
1962 as Sir Stanley Johnson
★ 8.0
movie
Johnson Over Jordan
1965 as Robert Johnson
Charlie Muffin
Charlie Muffin
1979 as Sir Archibald Willoughby
★ 6.4
movie
Eagles of the Fleet
1950 as Commentary
★ 6.0
movie
Cricket
1950 as Narrator(voice)