Ralph Richardson

    Ralph Richardson

    Acting

    December 19, 1902
    Died October 10, 1983 (80 years old)
    Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK

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    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 prais...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One

    1993

    as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

    Directed by William Wyler

    Directed by William Wyler

    1986

    as Self

    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
    Give My Regards to Broad Street

    Give My Regards to Broad Street

    1984

    as Jim

    5.1
    Six Centuries of Verse

    Six Centuries of Verse

    1984

    as Self - Reader

    8
    Invitation to the Wedding

    Invitation to the Wedding

    1983

    6
    Wagner

    Wagner

    1983

    as Pfordten

    6.8
    Witness for the Prosecution

    Witness for the Prosecution

    1982

    as Sir Wilfred Robarts

    6.6
    Laurence Olivier: A Life

    Laurence Olivier: A Life

    1982

    as Self

    10
    Dragonslayer

    Dragonslayer

    1981

    as Ulrich

    6.6
    Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

    1981

    as Supreme Being

    6.6

    Early Days

    1981

    as Sir Richard Kitchen

    Charlie Muffin

    Charlie Muffin

    1979

    as Sir Archibald Willoughby

    6.4
    No Man's Land

    No Man's Land

    1978

    as Hirst

    7
    Watership Down

    Watership Down

    1978

    as Chief Rabbit (voice)

    7.2
    The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

    1977

    as Colbert de Voliere

    6.4
    Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

    1977

    as Simeon

    7.8
    Second City Television

    Second City Television

    1976

    as Self

    7.8
    Rollerball

    Rollerball

    1975

    as Librarian

    6.3
    Frankenstein: The True Story

    Frankenstein: The True Story

    1974

    as Mr. Lacey

    7.5
    A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

    1973

    as Dr. Rank

    5.4
    O Lucky Man!

    O Lucky Man!

    1973

    as Sir James Burgess / Monty

    6.8
    William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

    William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare

    1973

    as Various

    O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment

    O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment

    1973

    as Himself

    2
    Frankenstein: The True Story

    Frankenstein: The True Story

    1973

    as Mr. Lacey

    8.4
    Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

    Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

    1972

    as Mr Benton

    6.2
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    1972

    as The Caterpillar

    6.3
    Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

    1972

    as The Crypt Keeper

    6.8
    Eagle in a Cage

    Eagle in a Cage

    1972

    as Sir Hudson Lowe

    6
    Home

    Home

    1972

    as Jack

    7.8
    Lady Caroline Lamb

    Lady Caroline Lamb

    1972

    as George IV

    5.9
    ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

    1972

    as Various Roles

    6.5
    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    1971

    as Self

    6.1
    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    1971

    6.1

    Film '72

    1971

    as Self

    5.1
    The Looking Glass War

    The Looking Glass War

    1970

    as LeClerc

    5.6
    Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

    1970

    as Sir Toby Belch

    6.5
    Upon This Rock

    Upon This Rock

    1970

    as Himself (Narrator)

    9
    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    1970

    as Jack

    6.6
    Oh! What a Lovely War

    Oh! What a Lovely War

    1969

    as Sir Edward Grey

    6.6
    Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    1969

    as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland

    6.8
    The Bed Sitting Room

    The Bed Sitting Room

    1969

    as Lord Fortnum of Alamein

    5.9
    Midas Run

    Midas Run

    1969

    as Henshaw

    4.7
    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    1969

    as Mr. Micawber

    5.6
    The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

    1968

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.8
    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    1968

    as Self - Guest

    6.8
    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    1967

    as Self

    7.2
    Omnibus

    Omnibus

    1967

    as Self / Johnson

    7.2

    The World of Wodehouse

    1967

    as Clarence Threepworth, 9th Earl of Emsworth

    Blandings Castle

    1967

    as Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth

    Khartoum

    Khartoum

    1966

    as William Gladstone

    6.3
    The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

    1966

    as Joseph Finsbury

    6.4
    Doctor Zhivago

    Doctor Zhivago

    1965

    as Alexander Gromeko

    7.6
    Moscow in Madrid

    Moscow in Madrid

    1965

    as Self

    7
    Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

    Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean

    1965

    as Self

    8.5

    Johnson Over Jordan

    1965

    as Robert Johnson

    Chimes at Midnight

    Chimes at Midnight

    1965

    as Narrator (voice)

    7.2
    Woman of Straw

    Woman of Straw

    1964

    as Charles Richmond

    6.2
    The Great War

    The Great War

    1964

    as Douglas Haig (voice)

    8.3

    Thursday Theatre

    1964

    as Robert Johnson

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    1962

    as James Tyrone Sr.

    6.9
    The 300 Spartans

    The 300 Spartans

    1962

    as Themistocles of Athens

    6.5
    Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler

    1962

    as Judge Brack

    7.1
    Heart to Heart

    Heart to Heart

    1962

    as Sir Stanley Johnson

    8
    Exodus

    Exodus

    1960

    as Gen. Sutherland

    6.7
    Our Man in Havana

    Our Man in Havana

    1960

    as C

    6.7
    Oscar Wilde

    Oscar Wilde

    1960

    as Sir Edward Carson

    5.2
    The Passionate Stranger

    The Passionate Stranger

    1957

    as Roger Wynter / Sir Clement

    5.5
    Smiley

    Smiley

    1956

    as Rev. Lambeth

    7.1
    Richard III

    Richard III

    1955

    as Duke of Buckingham

    7.2
    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
    Home at Seven

    Home at Seven

    1952

    as David Preston

    6.5
    Outcast of the Islands

    Outcast of the Islands

    1951

    as Captain Tom Lingard

    5.8
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951

    as Barrister

    8.8

    Cricket

    1950

    as Narrator(voice)

    Eagles of the Fleet

    1950

    as Commentary

    6
    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    1950

    as Self - Mystery Guest

    7
    The Heiress

    The Heiress

    1949

    as Dr. Austin Sloper

    7.8

    Come Saturday

    1949

    as Narrator

    The Fallen Idol

    The Fallen Idol

    1948

    as Baines

    7.2
    Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

    1948

    as Alexei Karenin

    6
    School for Secrets

    School for Secrets

    1946

    as Prof. Heatherville

    7.2
    The Volunteer

    The Volunteer

    1944

    as Self - Narrator

    5
    The Silver Fleet

    The Silver Fleet

    1943

    as Jaap van Leyden

    6.4
    The Day Will Dawn

    The Day Will Dawn

    1942

    as Frank Lockwood

    6

    One Company

    1942

    The Four Feathers

    The Four Feathers

    1939

    as John Durrance

    7.1
    Q Planes

    Q Planes

    1939

    as Maj. Charles Hammond

    6
    The Lion Has Wings

    The Lion Has Wings

    1939

    as Wing Commander Richardson

    6.4
    On the Night of the Fire

    On the Night of the Fire

    1939

    as Will Kobling

    5.4

    Bees on the Boat-Deck

    1939

    as Sam Gridley

    10

    Smith

    1939

    as Smith

    5.3

    Health of a Nation

    1939

    The Divorce of Lady X

    The Divorce of Lady X

    1938

    as Lord Mere

    5.9
    The Citadel

    The Citadel

    1938

    as Dr. Philip Denny

    6.4
    South Riding

    South Riding

    1938

    as Robert Carne

    6.6
    Thunder in the City

    Thunder in the City

    1937

    as Henry V. Manningdale

    6
    Things to Come

    Things to Come

    1936

    as The Boss

    6.5
    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    The Man Who Could Work Miracles

    1936

    as Colonel Winstanley

    6
    Bulldog Jack

    Bulldog Jack

    1935

    as Morelle

    6.7

    The King of Paris

    1934

    as Paul Lebrun

    8
    The Return of Bulldog Drummond

    The Return of Bulldog Drummond

    1934

    as Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond

    6
    Java Head

    Java Head

    1934

    as William Ammidon

    6.8
    The Ghoul

    The Ghoul

    1933

    as Nigel Hartley

    5.6
    Friday the Thirteenth

    Friday the Thirteenth

    1933

    as Horace Dawes

    6.4
    Dreyfus

    Dreyfus

    1931

    as Extra

    7