Sir Ralph Richardson

Full Name: Ralph David Richardson Born: December 19, 1902 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Died: October 10, 1983 in London, UK Wife: 1: Muriel Hewitt ("Kit") -her death- 2: Meriel Forbes ("Mu") Children: One boy (Charles) Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Greyish

Ralph Richardson was considered by many to be one of the greatest actors of the English stage. In addition, he was in many classic films spanning many decades. He was knighted in 1947 by King George VII, during which time he, along with Laurence Olivier and John Burrell, ran the classic Old Vic theatre group in London. He is best remembered for his stage roles as Falstaff, Cyrano de Bergerac, Peer Gynt, Timon of Athens, Jack in David Storey's Home, and Hirst in Harold Pintor's No Man's Land. He is also remembered for his parts in the films The Heiress, Long Day's Journey into Night, The Four Feathers, The Citadel, The Fallen Idol and many others. Listed below is his filmography. Clicking on underlined movie titles will lead you to a film review page and other information. I still have many things to add to this page. Eventually I am hoping to add a biography, photos, information on his stage career, reviews of books about Sir Ralph, more movie reviews, and other things of this nature.

Filmography

• The Ghoul (1933) as Nigel Hartley
• Friday the Thirteenth (1933) as Horace Dawes
• The King of Paris (1934) as Paul Lebrun
• Java Head (1934) as William Ammidon
• Bulldog Jack (1934) as Morelle
• The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) as Maj. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
• Things to Come (1936) as the Boss
• Thunder in the City (1937) as Henry Manningdale
• The Man Who Worked Miracles (1937) as Colonel Winstanley
• South Riding (1938) as Robert Carne
• The Citadel (1938) as Dr. Denny
• The Divorce of Lady X (1938) as Lord Mere
• Smith (1939)
• On the Night of the Fire (1939) as Will Kobling
• Q Planes (1939) as Major Charles Hammond
• The Four Feathers (1939) as Captain John Durrance
• The Lion Has Wings (1939) as Wing Commander Richardson
• Health for the Nation -DOC.- (1940)
• The Day Will Dawn (1942) as Frank Lockwood
• The Silver Fleet (1943) as Jaap van Leyden
• The Volunteer (1944) as himself
• School for Secrets (1946) as Professor Heatherville
• Anna Karenina (1948) as Alexei Karenin
• The Fallen Idol (1948) as Baines
• The Heiress (1949) as Dr. Austin Sloper
• Home at Seven (1952) as David Preston
• Outcast of the Islands (1952) as Captain Lingard
• The Sound Barrier (1952) as John John Ridgefield
• The Holly and the Ivy (1952) as Reverend Martin Gregory
• Richard III (1954) as Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham
• Smiley (1956) as Reverend Lambeth
• A Passionate Stranger (1957) as Roger Wynter/Sir Clement
• Oscar Wilde (1959) as Sir Edward Carson
• Exodus (1960) as General Sutherland
• Our Man in Havana (1960) as "C"
• Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) as James Tyrone
• The 300 Spartans (1962) as Themistocles
• Hedda Gabler -TV- (1963) as Brack
• Woman of Straw (1964) as Charles Richmond
• Doctor Zhivago (1965) as Alexander Gromeko
• Chimes at Midnight (1965) as the narrator
• The Wrong Box (1966) as Joseph Finsbury
• Khartoum (1966) as William Gladstone
• Twelfth Night (1969) as Sir Toby Belch
• Midas Run (1969) as Henshaw
• The Bed Sitting Room (1969) as Lord Fortnum of Alamein
• Battle of Britain (1969) as Sir David
• A Run on Gold (1969) as Henshaw
• Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Sir Edward Grey
• Upon This rock -TV- (1970) as the Guide
• David Copperfield -TV- (1970) as Mr. Micawber
• The Looking Glass War (1970) as LeClerc
• Who Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) as Mr. Benton
• Eagle in a Cage (1971) as Sir Hudson Lowe
• She Stoops to Conquer -TV- (1971)
• Tales from the Crypt (1972) as the Crypt Keeper
• Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) as King George IV
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) as the Caterpillar
• Frankenstein: The True Story -TV- (1972) as Mr. Lacey
• A Doll's House -TV- (1973) as Dr. Rank
• O Lucky Man! (1973) as Monty/Sir James Burgess
• Rollerball (1975) as Librarian
• The Man in the Iron Mask -TV- (1976) as Colbert de Voliere
• Jesus of Nazareth -TV- (1977) as Simeon
• No Man's Land -TV- (1978) as Hirst
• Watership Down (1978) as the Cheif Rabbit -voice-
• Charlie Muffin -TV- (1979) as Sir Archibald Willoughby
• Time Bandits (1981) as as Supreme Being
• Dragonslayer (1981) as Ulrich
• Early Days (1981) as Kitchen
• Witness for the Prosecution -TV- (1982) as Sir Wilfred Robarts
• Laurence Olivier: A Life -TV DOC.- (1983) as himself
• Wagner -TV- (1983) as Pfordten
• Invitation to the Wedding (1983) as Uncle Willie
• Give My Regards to Broad Street (1983) as Jim
• Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1983) as the Sixth Earl of Greystoke

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Ralph Richardson: An Actor's Life

This is an interesting and informative biography of the great actor Sir Ralph Richardson. Includes some black and white photos.

This is a wonderfully acted out recording of Edmond Rostand's classic play Cyrano de Bergerac starring Sir Ralph Richardson. Richarson is perfect as the poetic swashbuckler who dies with panache. Highly recommended.

Search for Ralph Richardson at eBay. Among the things that can sometimes be found there are: videos and DVDs of Richardson's movies (occasionally rare ones), books, magazines, memorabilia, autographs, photographs, etc.

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