Richard Pearson
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Acting Credits
Biography
Richard de Pearsall Pearson (1 August 1918 – 2 August 2011) was an English character actor, who appeared in numerous film, television and stage productions over a period of 65 years. He played leading roles in several London West End plays and also supported Maggie Smith, Robert Morley and others in long-running West End stage productions. His many screen appearances included character parts in three Polanski films.
Known For
Filmography
Good Friends
1995
The Christmas Collection
1992
as Mole (voice)
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990
as Mole (voice)
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Kappatoo
1990
Freddie and Max
1990
as Malcolm Parkes
Oh, Mr. Toad
1990
as Mole
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
1989
as Mole (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989
as Mole (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989
as Mole (voice)
More Children's Summer Stories
1989
as Mole (voice)
Campion
1989
as Dr. Galley
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988
as Mole (voice)
Inspector Morse
1987
as Jerome Hogg
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986
as Mole (voice)
Water
1985
as Foreign Secretary
Reunion at Fairborough
1985
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
1985
as Mr. Pye
The Wind in the Willows
1984
as Mole (voice)
Weekend Playhouse
1984
as Donald
The Wind in the Willows
1983
as Mole
Arms and the Man
1983
as Petkoff
The Bank Manager's Wife
1983
as George
A Fine Romance
1981
The Walls of Jericho
1981
as Dr Anstie
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Doctor Haydock
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Sir Humphrey Chesterton
Therese Raquin
1980
as Michaud
Tess
1979
as Vicar of Marlott
Coming Out
1979
as Gerald Fox
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Michael Carey
She Fell Among Thieves
1978
as Father Below
Enemy at the Door
1978
as William Clifford
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Father Below
Cottage to Let
1977
as George
The Sound of Laughter
1977
as Leonard Jarvis
Love Among the Ruins
1976
as George Druce
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
as Granville Bennett
The Blue Bird
1976
as Bread
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Sir Ernest Horsfield
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Sir Geoffrey
Royal Flash
1975
as Duchy Chamberlain
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1973
as The White King
Her Majesty's Pleasure
1973
as Mrs Whiteheart
The Upper Crusts
1973
as Balmforth
A Fluid Arrangement
1972
as Jack
Still Waters
1972
as Alfred
Pope Joan
1972
as Friar Timothy
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972
as Rev. Samuel Gardner
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Patient
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Haldene
Macbeth
1971
as Doctor
Columbo
1971
as Diver
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Marquess of Macclesfield
The Three Sisters
1970
as Koolyghin
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Wilting
Play for Today
1970
as Alfred
The Fosters
1969
as Mr. Foster
Inspector Clouseau
1968
as Shockley
The Strange Affair
1968
Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Accountant
The Root of All Evil?
1968
as Arnold Butters
How I Won the War
1967
as Old Man at Alamein
Macready's Gala
1966
as Headmaster
Ella
1966
as Edwin
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Mr Abney
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965
as Cardinal
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
as Bailiff
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Cyril Boggis
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Koolyghin
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Cloon
Public Eye
1965
as Jenks
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Rev. Canon Chasuble
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Herbert Soppitt
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Mazzini Dunn
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
as Osborn
The Comedy Man
1964
as Advertising Man
Martin Chuzzlewit
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Fatty
A Choice of Coward
1964
as Ernest Feldman
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Headmaster
Guns of Darkness
1962
as Herbert Bastian
Attempt to Kill
1961
as Frank Weyman
Danger! Men Working
1961
as Major Trumbull
The Threatening Storm
1961
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Sir Richard Bosanquet
Mystery of Edwin Drood
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Karl Heffer
Danger Man
1960
as Keith Smith
Life in Danger
1959
as Sgt. Burt Norris
The Crowning Touch
1959
as Roger
Model for Murder
1959
as Bullock
Libel
1959
as The Butler
No Hiding Place
1959
Bleak House
1959
as Mr Inspector Bucket
Sea Fury
1958
as Kershaw
Battle of the V-1
1958
as Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
Our Mutual Friend
1958
as Nicodemus Boffin
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Major Trumbull
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Wilf
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Jack
Quay South
1955
as Frederick Elwes
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
as Jack Williams
Lilli Palmer Theatre
1955
as Bilston
Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Noel
Svengali
1954
as Lambert
Fabian of the Yard
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Bailiff
The Blue Parrot
1953
as Quinney
Scrooge
1951
as Mr. Tupper
The Woman in Question
1950
as Detective
The Girl Is Mine
1950
as Sergeant
The Woman with No Name
1950
as Tony
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as John Wood
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Father Francis
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Joe