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Richard de Pearsall Pearson 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.
Birth Name
Richard Pearson de Pearsall
Born
Thursday, 01 August 1918
Died
Tuesday, 02 August 2011
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Many Faces of... | Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary) | 2009 |
My Good Friend | Harry King | 1995 |
The Life and Times of Henry Pratt | Mr. Gibbins | 1992 |
British Men Behaving Badly | Gary's Father | 1992 |
Love Hurts | Dr. Piggott | 1992 |
One Foot in the Grave | Alfred | 1990 |
Mystery!: Campion | Dr. Galley | 1989 |
Inspector Morse | Jerome Hogg | 1987 |
Whoops Apocalypse | Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary) | 1986 |
Pirates | Padre | 1986 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Many Faces of... | Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary) | 2009 |
My Good Friend | Harry King | 1995 |
The Life and Times of Henry Pratt | Mr. Gibbins | 1992 |
British Men Behaving Badly | Gary's Father | 1992 |
Love Hurts | Dr. Piggott | 1992 |
One Foot in the Grave | Alfred | 1990 |
Mystery!: Campion | Dr. Galley | 1989 |
Inspector Morse | Jerome Hogg | 1987 |
Whoops Apocalypse | Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary) | 1986 |
Pirates | Padre | 1986 |
The Deadly Recruits | Handforth-Jones | 1986 |
Reunion at Fairborough | 1985 | |
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger | Mr. Pye | 1985 |
Water | Foreign Secretary | 1985 |
The Wind in the Willows | Mole | 1984 |
The Wind in the Willows | Mole | 1983 |
Chessgame | Handforth Jones | 1983 |
The Bank Manager's Wife | George | 1983 |
Arms and the Man | Petkoff | 1983 |
A Fine Romance | Mr Dalton | 1981 |
The Mirror Crack'd | Doctor Haydock | 1980 |
Hammer House of Horror | Sir Humphrey Chesterton | 1980 |
God's Wonderful Railway | Mr. Jellicoe | 1980 |
Tess | Vicar of Marlott | 1979 |
Tales of the Unexpected | Michael Carey | 1979 |
Enemy at the Door | William Clifford | 1978 |
Cottage to Let | George | 1977 |
Just William | Mr. Ballater | 1977 |
The Duchess of Duke Street | Sir Ernest Horsfield | 1976 |
The Blue Bird | Bread | 1976 |
Royal Flash | Duchy Chamberlain | 1975 |
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Sir Geoffrey | 1975 |
Love Among the Ruins | Druce / George Druce | 1975 |
Village Hall | Woodcock | 1974 |
Alice Through the Looking Glass | White King | 1973 |
The Upper Crusts | Balmforth | 1973 |
Crown Court | Francis Galway | 1972 |
Pope Joan | Friar Timothy | 1972 |
Macbeth | Doctor | 1971 |
Sunday Bloody Sunday | Patient | 1971 |
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Marquess of Macclesfield | 1971 |
Columbo | Diver | 1971 |
Catch Me a Spy | Haldene / Haldane | 1971 |
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Wilting | 1970 |
Play for Today | Mrs. Whiteheart / Gerald / Alfred | 1970 |
The First Churchills | Robert Harley | 1969 |
Hadleigh | Mortlake | 1969 |
The Strange Affair | Constable | 1968 |
Inspector Clouseau | Shockley | 1968 |
Charlie Bubbles | Accountant | 1968 |
How I Won the War | Old Man at Alamein | 1967 |
ITV Playhouse | Mr. Smith | 1967 |
Champion House | William Pickering QC | 1967 |
The Forsyte Saga | Foskisson | 1967 |
Mystery and Imagination | Mr. Abney | 1966 |
Softly Softly | Gough | 1966 |
BBC Play of the Month | Herbert Soppitt / Koolyghin / Mazzini Dunn / Rev. Canon Chasuble | 1965 |
Thirty-Minute Theatre | Cloon / Cyril Boggis / Edwin / Fred / Jack Carter | 1965 |
Out of the Unknown | Mr. Foster | 1965 |
The Agony and the Ecstasy | Cardinal | 1965 |
Mogul | Augustus Walker | 1965 |
Public Eye | Jenks | 1965 |
The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Osborn | 1964 |
The Wednesday Play | The Headmaster / Fatty | 1964 |
The Comedy Man | Advertising Man | 1964 |
Sherlock Holmes | Inspector Baynes | 1964 |
Guns of Darkness | Bastian / Herbert Bastian | 1962 |
Comedy Playhouse | Happy Brazier | 1961 |
Sir Francis Drake | Sir Richard Bosanquet | 1961 |
Attempt to Kill | Frank Weyman | 1961 |
Drama 61-67 | Lieut-Col. Massingham Fox | 1961 |
Man in the Moon | 1st Doctor | 1960 |
Danger Man | Keith Smith | 1960 |
Deadline Midnight | Detective Superintendent John Berry | 1960 |
Armchair Mystery Theatre | Karl Heffer | 1960 |
Libel | The Butler | 1959 |
No Hiding Place | Billy Nolan | 1959 |
Life in Danger | Sergeant Norris / Sgt. Burt Norris | 1959 |
The Crowning Touch | Roger | 1959 |
Glencannon | MacQuale - Engineer | 1959 |
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Frank Weyman | 1959 |
Model for Murder | Bullock | 1959 |
Our Mutual Friend | Nicodemus Boffin | 1958 |
Sea Fury | Kershaw | 1958 |
Missiles from Hell | Senior RAF Officer | 1958 |
Armchair Theatre | Wilf / Major Trumbull / Jack | 1956 |
ITV Play of the Week | Chief Inspector Heat / Ernest / George Wiedman / Harry Spencer / Keith Lewis / Lionel Bellows / Mr. Agar / Mr. Bullmore / Stanley Webber | 1955 |
Lilli Palmer Theatre | Bilston | 1955 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Supt.Marlowe / Noel / Nicholas Curvis / Jonas Enderby / Frederick Elwes | 1955 |
The Scarlet Pimpernel | Jack Williams | 1955 |
The Magical World of Disney | Bailiff | 1954 |
Svengali | Lambert | 1954 |
Dangerous Cargo | Noel | 1954 |
The Blue Parrot | Quinney / Sgt. Quinney | 1953 |
A Christmas Carol | Mr. Tupper | 1951 |
The Clouded Yellow | Det Sgt Stewart | 1950 |
Her Panelled Door | Tony | 1950 |
Five Angles on Murder | Detective | 1950 |