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Richard Pearson

Acting Born Aug 2, 1918 Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK 24 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.

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Full filmography

  • Columbo (1971) as Diver
  • Play for Today (1970) as Alfred
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979) as Michael Carey
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Koolyghin
  • 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
  • Inspector Morse (1987) as Jerome Hogg
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Fatty
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Headmaster
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
  • Danger Man (1960) as Keith Smith
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Cyril Boggis
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Cloon
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Bailiff
  • Public Eye (1965) as Jenks
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as John Wood
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Father Francis
  • BBC2 Play of the Week (1977) as Father Below
  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Marquess of Macclesfield
  • Mystery and Imagination (1966) as Mr Abney
  • The Duchess of Duke Street (1976) as Sir Ernest Horsfield
  • Hammer House of Horror (1980) as Sir Humphrey Chesterton
  • Sir Francis Drake (1961) as Sir Richard Bosanquet