Richard Pearson
Date of birth: 1918-08-02
Place of birth: Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
Whoops Apocalypse
1986-05-06
When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrori
Tess
1979-10-06
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capita
Water
1985-01-11
The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existen
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971-07-01
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artis
The Blue Parrot
1953-10-01
'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was se
Macready's Gala
1966-03-02
The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room w
The Wind in the Willows
1983-12-30
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a se
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1965-09-16
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to scul
Dangerous Cargo
1954-05-01
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an
Guns of Darkness
1962-07-19
Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975-07-09
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a
Attempt to Kill
1961-08-01
A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fire
Love Among the Ruins
1976-04-12
An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is
She Fell Among Thieves
1978-03-01
While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A
The Mirror Crack'd
1980-09-19
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to hav
Danger! Men Working
1961-05-07
In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As th
A Fluid Arrangement
1972-09-26
Ernie decides to pack up and go to sea, however he had not taken into account the repercussions that
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1973-12-25
1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.
Royal Flash
1975-10-10
Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19t
Catch Me a Spy
1971-09-06
While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, sh
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976-11-18
Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays
Inspector Clouseau
1968-07-19
Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland
The Strange Affair
1968-08-22
When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of po
Charlie Bubbles
1968-02-11
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of b
The Woman in Question
1950-10-03
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the
Scrooge
1951-11-30
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is v
The Blue Bird
1976-04-30
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness
Sea Fury
1958-08-26
The captain of a tugboat harboured off a Spanish village is lured into a romantic involvement with a
Still Waters
1972-01-13
A middle-aged couple who are fairly tired of each other go out on a picnic for the day. However, the
Life in Danger
1959-01-30
Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes fro
The Three Sisters
1970-01-18
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964-12-31
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the c
The Comedy Man
1964-09-03
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job
The Girl Is Mine
1950-04-01
The crew of a naval pinnacle struggle to pay the rates required to keep the boat afloat.
Coming Out
1979-04-10
Lewis, a gay writer of romantic novels, writes an article on gay issues under the pseudonym of "Zipp
The Crowning Touch
1959-06-01
Several stories linked by a hat.
How I Won the War
1967-10-18
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Eu
Macbeth
1971-12-20
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of
Model for Murder
1959-02-01
An American officer scours Britain in search of his dead brother's girlfriend and becomes involved i
Libel
1959-10-23
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970-11-12
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the
The Threatening Storm
1961-04-04
Pope Joan
1972-08-16
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The
Her Majesty's Pleasure
1973-10-25
They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making.Their reall
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972-10-03
Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocr
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
1989-12-29
Designed with young audiences in mind, this award-winning animated film (created with labor-intensiv
Svengali
1954-09-01
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Arms and the Man
1983-01-16
Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.
Quay South
1955-12-10
Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwait
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965-03-01
When a rapacious new landlord threatens to evict him, seize his horse, and leave him penniless, the
Fabian of the Yard
1954-10-18
A feature length compilation of crimes solved by Superintendent Fabian. Based on a real Scotland Yar
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986-11-03
Brought to the screen by award winning animation team Cosgrove Hall, 'The Wind In The Willows' bring
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988-02-01
A compilation of episodes from The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse and Alias the Jester.
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989-05-01
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows.
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989-05-01
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows.
More Children's Summer Stories
1989-06-05
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows.
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990-06-04
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows.
The Christmas Collection
1992-10-05
A compilation of episodes from The Sooty Show, Rainbow and The Wind in the Willows.
The Wind in the Willows
1984-04-27
Four animals named Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad try to navigate the Riverbank as well as the Wild Woo
Ella
1966-05-23
Edwin and Arthur resolve to thrash out their situation with Ella over dinner.
Battle of the V-1
1958-01-01
1943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak (Michael Rennie) and his watchmaker friend Tadek (David Kni