Richard Pearson
Known for

Acting

Credits

83

Gender

Man

Birthday

Aug 2, 1918

Day of death

Aug 2, 2011 (93)

Place of birth

Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK

Also known as

Richard Pearson

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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1995Good Friends
1990One Foot In the Grave
1990Kappatoo
1990Freddie and MaxMalcolm Parkes
1990Oh, Mr. ToadMole
1989CampionDr. Galley
1988The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two ToadsMole (voice)
1987Inspector MorseJerome Hogg
1986Whoops ApocalypseMichael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
1985WaterForeign Secretary
1985Miss Marple: The Moving FingerMr. Pye
1984The Wind in the WillowsMole (voice)
1984Miss MarpleMr. Pye
1983The Wind in the WillowsMole
1983Arms and the Man
1981A Fine Romance
1980The Mirror Crack'dDoctor Haydock
1980Hammer House of HorrorSir Humphrey Chesterton
1980Thérèse RaquinMichaud
1979TessVicar of Marlott
1979Tales of the UnexpectedMichael Carey
1979Coming OutGerald Fox
1978Enemy at the DoorWilliam Clifford
1978She Fell Among ThievesFather Below
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekFather Below
1976The Blue BirdBread
1976It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingSir Geoffrey
1975Royal FlashDuchy Chamberlain
1975Love Among the RuinsGeorge Druce
1973Alice Through the Looking Glass
1973Her Majesty's PleasureMrs Whiteheart
1972Pope JoanFriar Timothy
1972A Fluid ArrangementJack
1972Still WatersAlfred
1972Mrs. Warren's ProfessionRev. Samuel Gardner
1971ColumboDiver
1971MacbethDoctor
1971Sunday Bloody SundayPatient
1971Catch Me a SpyHaldene
1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesMarquess of Macclesfield
1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerWilting
1970Play for TodayAlfred
1970The Three SistersKoolyghin
1969The First Churchills
1968Inspector ClouseauShockley
1968Charlie BubblesAccountant
1968The Strange Affair
1967How I Won the WarOld Man at Alamein
1966Mystery and Imagination
1966Macready's GalaHeadmaster
1965The Agony and the EcstasyCardinal
1965BBC Play of the MonthKoolyghin
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreCloon
1965Public EyeJenks
1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceOsborn
1964The Comedy ManAdvertising Man
1964Martin Chuzzlewit
1962Guns of DarknessHerbert Bastian
1961Sir Francis DrakeSir Richard Bosanquet
1961Attempt to KillFrank Weyman
1961Danger! Men WorkingMajor Trumbull
1961The Threatening Storm
1960Mystery of Edwin Drood
1959LibelThe Butler
1959Model for MurderBullock
1959No Hiding Place
1959Life in DangerSgt. Burt Norris
1959The Crowning TouchRoger
1959Bleak HouseInspector Bucket
1958Sea FuryKershaw
1958Our Mutual FriendNicodemus Boffin
1956Armchair TheatreMajor Trumbull
1955The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelJack Williams
1955Quay SouthFrederick Elwes
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyBailiff
1954SvengaliLambert
1954Dangerous CargoNoel
1953The Blue ParrotQuinney
1951ScroogeMr. Tupper
1950The Woman in QuestionDetective
1950The Girl Is MineSergeant