Overview
Trivia:
Knighted in 1947.
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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6 wins
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6 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Lt. Cmdr Ralph Richardson RNVR | Sir Ralph Richardson
Filmography
- Invitation to the Wedding (1985) .... Uncle Willie
- Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) .... Jim
... aka Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street (Australia: poster title) - Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) .... The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
- "Wagner" (1983) TV series .... Pfordten
- Witness for the Prosecution (1982) (TV) .... Sir Wilfred Robarts
- Time Bandits (1981) .... Supreme Being
- Dragonslayer (1981) .... Ulrich
- Early Days (1981) (TV) .... Sir Richard Kitchen
- Charlie Muffin (1979) (TV) .... Sir Archibald Willoughby
... aka A Deadly Game (USA) - No Man's Land (1978) (TV) .... Hirst
- Watership Down (1978) (voice) .... Chief Rabbit
... aka Richard Adams's Watership Down (UK: complete title) - "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) TV mini-series .... Simeon
... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy) - The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV) .... Colbert de Voliere
- Rollerball (1975) .... Librarian
- Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV) .... Mr. Lacey
- O Lucky Man! (1973) .... Sir James Burgess/Monty
- A Doll's House (1973/I) .... Dr. Rank
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) .... The Caterpillar
- Tales from the Crypt (1972) .... The Crypt Keeper
- Eagle in a Cage (1972) .... Sir Hudson Lowe
- "Play for Today" .... Jack (1 episode, 1972)
- Home (1972) TV episode .... Jack - Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) .... King George IV
... aka Peccato d'amore (Italy) - She Stoops to Conquer (1971) (TV) .... Hardcastle
... aka Stage 2: She Stoops to Conquer (UK: series title) - Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) .... Mr. Benton
... aka Who Slew Auntie Roo? (USA: poster title) - Hassan (1971) (TV) .... Hassan
- Upon This Rock (1970) (TV) .... Guide
... aka Return to Lochaver
- David Copperfield (1969) (TV) .... Mr. Micawber
- The Looking Glass War (1969) .... LeClerc
- Battle of Britain (1969) .... Sir David Kelly (British minister to Switzerland)
... aka The Battle of Britain (USA: DVD title) - The Bed Sitting Room (1969) .... Lord Fortnum of Alamein
- Midas Run (1969) .... Lord Henshaw
... aka A Run on Gold (UK) - Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) .... Sir Edward Grey
- "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Sir Toby Belch (1 episode, 1969)
... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
- Twelfth Night (1969) TV episode .... Sir Toby Belch - "NET Playhouse" .... Jack (1 episode, 1968)
- Home (1968) TV episode .... Jack - "Blandings Castle" .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth (6 episodes, 1967)
- Lord Emsworth and Company for Gertrude (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
- Pig Hoo-oo-ey! (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
- Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
- Lord Emsworth and the Crime Wave at Blandings (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
- The Great Pumpkin Crisis (1967) TV episode .... Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth
(1 more) - Khartoum (1966) .... William Gladstone
- The Wrong Box (1966) .... Joseph Finsbury
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) .... Alexander
- Campanadas a medianoche (1965) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
... aka Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
... aka Chimes at Midnight (UK) - Woman of Straw (1964) .... Charles Richmond
- Hedda Gabler (1963/I) (TV) .... Assesor Brack
- The 300 Spartans (1962) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Themistocles of Athens
... aka Lion of Sparta - Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) .... James Tyrone
- The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart (1962) (TV) .... Sir Stanley Johnson
- Heart to Heart (1962) (TV) .... Sir Stanley Johnson
- Exodus (1960) .... Gen. Sutherland
- Oscar Wilde (1960) .... Sir Edward Carson
... aka Forbidden Passion
... aka Oscar Wilde: The Movie
- Our Man in Havana (1959) .... 'C'
- A Passionate Stranger (1957) .... Roger Wynter/Sir Clement
... aka A Novel Affair (USA) - Smiley (1956) .... Reverend Lambeth
- Richard III (1955) .... Duke of Buckingham
- The Holly and the Ivy (1952) .... Reverend Martin Gregory
- The Sound Barrier (1952) .... John Ridgefield
... aka Breaking Through the Sound Barrier (USA: promotional title)
... aka Breaking the Sound Barrier (USA) - Home at Seven (1952) .... David Preston
... aka Murder on Monday (USA) - Outcast of the Islands (1952) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) .... Captain Lingard
- "Fireside Theatre" .... Ebenezer Scrooge (1 episode, 1951)
- A Christmas Carol (1951) TV episode .... Ebenezer Scrooge
- The Heiress (1949) .... Dr. Austin Sloper
- The Fallen Idol (1948) .... Baines
... aka The Lost Illusion - Anna Karenina (1948) .... Alexei Karenin
... aka Tolstoy's Anna Karenina (UK: complete title) - School for Secrets (1946) .... Prof. James Heatherville
... aka Secret Flight (USA) - The Silver Fleet (1943) .... Jaap van Leyden
- The Day Will Dawn (1942) .... Frank Lockwood
... aka The Avengers (USA)
- The Lion Has Wings (1939) .... Wing Commander Richardson
- On the Night of the Fire (1939) .... Will Kobling
... aka The Fugitive (USA) - Smith (1939) .... John Smith
- The Four Feathers (1939) .... Captain John Durrance
- Q Planes (1939) .... Maj. Charles Hammond
... aka Clouds Over Europe (USA) - Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939) (TV) .... Sam Gridley
- The Citadel (1938) .... Dr. Philip Denny
- South Riding (1938) .... Robert Carne
- The Divorce of Lady X (1938) .... Lord Mere
- Thunder in the City (1937) .... Henry V. Manningdale
- The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) .... Colonel Winstanley
- Things to Come (1936) .... The Boss
... aka H.G. Wells' Things to Come (UK: complete title) - Bulldog Jack (1935) .... Morelle
... aka Alias Bulldog Drummond (USA) - The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) .... Maj. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
- Java Head (1934) .... William Ammidon
- Thunder in the Air (1934)
- The King of Paris (1934) .... Paul Lebrun
- Friday the Thirteenth (1933) .... Horace Dawes
... aka Friday the 13th
... aka Millie the Non-Stop Variety Girl - The Ghoul (1933) .... Nigel Hartley
Additional Details
Other Works:
He recorded several spoken-word albums for Caedmon Records during the 1960s, and among his recorded performances was the title role in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar".
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Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 4 Print Biographies | 2 Articles
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