12/19/1902
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK:
Sir Ralph David Richardson (* 19. Dezember 1902 in Cheltenham, England; † 10. Oktober 1983 in London) war ein britischer Theater- und Filmschauspieler. Neben Laurence Olivier und John Gielgud zählte er zu den führenden britischen Charakterdarstellern seiner Generation und war insbesondere mit Shakespeare-Stücken erfolgreich. Außerdem spielte Richardson in insgesamt über 60 Kinofilmen. Ab 1933 war Richardson im Filmgeschäft tätig und entwickelte sich auch dort zu einem gefragten Charakterdarsteller. Während seiner fünf Jahrzehnte langen Kino-Karriere spielte Richardson in zahlreichen Filmklassikern profilierte Nebenrollen und deckte dabei ein weites darstellerisches Spektrum ab. Er spielte den autoritären Boss in der Science-Fiction-Literaturverfilmung Was kommen wird (1936) nach den Werken von H. G. Wells. 1939 trat er in dem Propagandafilm The Lion Has Wings auf. Bis 1944 war er danach im Armeedienst und wurde gelegentlich für Filmaufnahmen freigestellt. Seine Filmarbeit nach dem Krieg entstand neben seiner hauptsächlichen Arbeit am Theater. Er wurde zweimal für den Oscar als bester Nebendarsteller nominiert: 1950 für seine Darstellung des distanzierten Vaters von Olivia de Havilland im Filmdrama Die Erbin sowie posthum 1985 für den trauernden Earl of Greystoke in Greystoke – Die Legende von Tarzan, Herr der Affen (1984). Er wurde für seine Rolle in Eines langen Tages Reise in die Nacht von Sidney Lumet bei den Filmfestspielen von Cannes 1962 als bester Schauspieler ausgezeichnet. 1966 spielte Richardson den britischen Premierminister William Ewart Gladstone in Khartoum. Dafür erhielt er eine Nominierung für den British Film Academy Award als bester britischer Darsteller. 1951 führte Richardson das einzige Mal Filmregie bei Home at Seven, der Verfilmung eines Theaterstückes, indem Richardson bereits zuvor gespielt hatte.
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Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One (1993) as Self - Interviewee (archive footage) |
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Directed by William Wyler (1986) as Self |
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Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) as Jim |
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) as The Sixth Earl of Greystoke |
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Invitation to the Wedding (1983) as |
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Witness for the Prosecution (1982) as Sir Wilfred Robarts |
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Laurence Olivier: a life (1982) as Self |
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Time Bandits (1981) as Supreme Being |
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Dragonslayer (1981) as Ulrich |
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Charlie Muffin (1979) as Sir Archibald Willoughby |
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Watership Down (1978) as Chief Rabbit (voice) |
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No Man's Land (1978) as Hirst |
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) as Colbert de Voliere |
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Rollerball (1975) as Librarian |
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Frankenstein: The True Story (1974) as Mr. Lacey |
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O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment (1973) as Himself |
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A Doll's House (1973) as Dr. Rank |
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O Lucky Man! (1973) as Sir James Burgess / Monty |
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William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare (1973) as Various |
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Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) as George IV |
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) as The Caterpillar |
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Tales from the Crypt (1972) as The Crypt Keeper |
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Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) as Mr. Benton |
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Eagle in a Cage (1972) as Sir Hudson Lowe |
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Home (1972) as Jack |
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Twelfth Night (1970) as Sir Toby Belch |
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The Looking Glass War (1970) as LeClerc |
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Upon This Rock (1970) as Himself (Narrator) |
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David Copperfield (1969) as Mr. Micawber |
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Battle of Britain (1969) as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland |
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The Bed Sitting Room (1969) as Lord Fortnum of Alamein |
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Midas Run (1969) as Lord Henshaw |
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Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Sir Edward Grey |
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The Movie Orgy (1968) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Wrong Box (1966) as Joseph Finsbury |
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Khartoum (1966) as William Gladstone |
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Moscow in Madrid (1965) as Self |
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Campanadas a medianoche (1965) as Narrator (voice) |
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Doctor Zhivago (1965) as Alexander Gromeko |
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Johnson Over Jordan (1965) as Robert Johnson |
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Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean (1965) as Self |
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Woman of Straw (1964) as Charles Richmond |
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Hedda Gabler (1962) as Judge Brack |
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Heart to Heart (1962) as Sir Stanley Johnson |
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Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) as James Tyrone |
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The 300 Spartans (1962) as Themistocles of Athens |
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Exodus (1960) as Gen. Sutherland |
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Oscar Wilde (1960) as Sir Edward Carson |
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Our Man in Havana (1960) as 'C' |
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The Passionate Stranger (1957) as Roger Wynter / Sir Clement |
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Smiley (1956) as Rev. Lambeth |
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Richard III (1955) as Duke of Buckingham |
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The Holly and the Ivy (1952) as Reverend Martin Gregory |
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The Sound Barrier (1952) as John Ridgefield |
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Home at Seven (1952) as David Preston |
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Outcast of the Islands (1951) as Captain Tom Lingard |
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Eagles of the Fleet (1950) as Commentary |
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Cricket (1950) as Narrator(voice) |
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The Heiress (1949) as Dr. Austin Sloper |
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Come Saturday (1949) as Narrator |
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The Fallen Idol (1948) as Baines |
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Anna Karenina (1948) as Alexei Karenin |
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School for Secrets (1946) as Prof. Heatherville |
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The Volunteer (1944) as Self - Narrator |
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The Silver Fleet (1943) as Jaap van Leyden |
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The Day Will Dawn (1942) as Frank Lockwood |
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The Lion Has Wings (1939) as Wing Commander Richardson |
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On the Night of the Fire (1939) as Will Kobling |
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Smith (1939) as Smith |
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The Four Feathers (1939) as John Durrance |
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Q Planes (1939) as Maj. Charles Hammond |
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Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939) as Sam Gridley |
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Health of a Nation (1939) as |
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The Citadel (1938) as Dr. Philip Denny |
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South Riding (1938) as Robert Carne |
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The Divorce of Lady X (1938) as Lord Mere |
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Thunder in the City (1937) as Henry V. Manningdale |
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The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) as Colonel Winstanley |
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Things to Come (1936) as The Boss |
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Bulldog Jack (1935) as Morelle |
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The King of Paris (1934) as Paul Lebrun |
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Java Head (1934) as William Ammidon |
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The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) as Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond |
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Friday the Thirteenth (1933) as Horace Dawes |
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The Ghoul (1933) as Nigel Hartley |
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Dreyfus (1931) as Extra |
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Home at Seven (1952) Director |
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The Silver Fleet (1943) Associate Producer |