Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

Known for
Acting
Born
August 2, 1918
Died
August 2, 2011 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK

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

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Filmography

1995
My Good Friend

My Good Friend

TV · 14 eps

1992
The Christmas Collection

The Christmas Collection

Movie · as Mole (voice)

1990
More Children's Holiday Favourites

More Children's Holiday Favourites

Movie · as Mole (voice)

1990
One Foot in the Grave poster

One Foot in the Grave

TV · as Alfred · 1 ep

1990
Kappatoo

Kappatoo

TV · 14 eps

1990
Freddie and Max

Freddie and Max

TV · as Malcolm Parkes · 6 eps

1990
Oh, Mr. Toad

Oh, Mr. Toad

TV · as Mole · 13 eps

1989
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads poster

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

Movie · as Mole (voice)

1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Movie · as Mole (voice)

1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

Movie · as Mole (voice)

1989
More Children's Summer Stories

More Children's Summer Stories

Movie · as Mole (voice)

1989
Campion poster

Campion

TV · as Dr. Galley · 2 eps

1988
Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Movie · as Mole (voice)

1987
Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse

TV · as Jerome Hogg · 1 ep

1986
Whoops Apocalypse poster

Whoops Apocalypse

Movie · as Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)

1986
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales poster

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

Movie · as Mole (voice)

1986
Pirates poster

Pirates

Movie · as Padre

1985
Water poster

Water

Movie · as Foreign Secretary

1985
Reunion at Fairborough poster

Reunion at Fairborough

Movie

1985
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger poster

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

TV · as Mr. Pye · 2 eps

1984
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

TV · as Mole (voice) · 65 eps

1984
Weekend Playhouse

Weekend Playhouse

TV · as Donald · 1 ep

1983
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

Movie · as Mole

1983
Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

Movie · as Petkoff

1983
The Bank Manager's Wife

The Bank Manager's Wife

Movie · as George

1981
A Fine Romance poster

A Fine Romance

TV · 1 ep

1981
The Walls of Jericho poster

The Walls of Jericho

TV · as Dr Anstie · 1 ep

1980
The Mirror Crack'd poster

The Mirror Crack'd

Movie · as Doctor Haydock

1980
Hammer House of Horror poster

Hammer House of Horror

TV · as Sir Humphrey Chesterton · 1 ep

1980
Therese Raquin poster

Therese Raquin

TV · as Michaud · 3 eps

1980
God's Wonderful Railway poster

God's Wonderful Railway

TV · as Mr Jellicoe · 3 eps

1979
Tess poster

Tess

Movie · as Vicar of Marlott

1979
Coming Out poster

Coming Out

Movie · as Gerald Fox

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Michael Carey · 1 ep

1978
She Fell Among Thieves poster

She Fell Among Thieves

Movie · as Father Below

1978
Enemy at the Door poster

Enemy at the Door

TV · as William Clifford · 1 ep

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Father Below · 1 ep

1977
Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

TV · as George · 1 ep

1977
The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter

TV · as Leonard Jarvis · 1 ep

1976
Love Among the Ruins poster

Love Among the Ruins

Movie · as George Druce

1976
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet poster

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

Movie · as Granville Bennett

1976
The Blue Bird poster

The Blue Bird

Movie · as Bread

1976
The Duchess of Duke Street poster

The Duchess of Duke Street

TV · as Sir Ernest Horsfield · 1 ep

1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing poster

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Movie · as Sir Geoffrey

1975
Royal Flash poster

Royal Flash

Movie · as Duchy Chamberlain

1974
Village Hall poster

Village Hall

TV · as Woodcock · 1 ep

1973
Alice Through the Looking Glass poster

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Movie · as The White King

1973
Her Majesty's Pleasure poster

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Movie · as Mrs Whiteheart

1973
The Upper Crusts

The Upper Crusts

TV · as Balmforth · 2 eps

1972
A Fluid Arrangement

A Fluid Arrangement

Movie · as Jack

1972
Still Waters poster

Still Waters

Movie · as Alfred

1972
Pope Joan poster

Pope Joan

Movie · as Friar Timothy

1972
Mrs. Warren's Profession poster

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Movie · as Rev. Samuel Gardner

1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday poster

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Movie · as Patient

1971
Catch Me a Spy poster

Catch Me a Spy

Movie · as Haldene

1971
Macbeth poster

Macbeth

Movie · as Doctor

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · as Diver · 1 ep

1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Marquess of Macclesfield · 1 ep

1970
The Three Sisters poster

The Three Sisters

Movie · as Koolyghin

1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer poster

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Movie · as Wilting

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Alfred · 1 ep

1969
The Fosters poster

The Fosters

Movie · as Mr. Foster

1968
Inspector Clouseau poster

Inspector Clouseau

Movie · as Shockley

1968
The Strange Affair poster

The Strange Affair

Movie

1968
Charlie Bubbles poster

Charlie Bubbles

Movie · as Accountant

1968
The Root of All Evil?

The Root of All Evil?

TV · as Arnold Butters · 1 ep

1967
How I Won the War poster

How I Won the War

Movie · as Old Man at Alamein

1966
Macready's Gala poster

Macready's Gala

Movie · as Headmaster

1966
Ella

Ella

Movie · as Edwin

1966
Mystery and Imagination poster

Mystery and Imagination

TV · as Mr Abney · 1 ep

1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy poster

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Movie · as Cardinal

1965
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin poster

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

Movie · as Bailiff

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Cyril Boggis, Cloon · 1 ep

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Koolyghin, Rev. Canon Chasuble, Herbert Soppitt, Mazzini Dunn · 1 ep

1965
Public Eye poster

Public Eye

TV · as Jenks · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Augustus Walker · 1 ep

1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce poster

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Movie · as Osborn

1964
The Comedy Man poster

The Comedy Man

Movie · as Advertising Man

1964
Martin Chuzzlewit poster

Martin Chuzzlewit

TV · 13 eps

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Fatty, Headmaster · 1 ep

1964
A Choice of Coward poster

A Choice of Coward

TV · as Ernest Feldman · 1 ep

1962
Guns of Darkness poster

Guns of Darkness

Movie · as Herbert Bastian

1961
Attempt to Kill poster

Attempt to Kill

Movie · as Frank Weyman

1961
Danger! Men Working poster

Danger! Men Working

Movie · as Major Trumbull

1961
The Threatening Storm

The Threatening Storm

Movie

1961
Sir Francis Drake poster

Sir Francis Drake

TV · as Sir Richard Bosanquet · 1 ep

1960
Mystery of Edwin Drood

Mystery of Edwin Drood

TV · 8 eps

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

TV · as Karl Heffer · 1 ep

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Keith Smith · 1 ep

1959
Life in Danger poster

Life in Danger

Movie · as Sgt. Burt Norris

1959
The Crowning Touch

The Crowning Touch

Movie · as Roger

1959
Model for Murder poster

Model for Murder

Movie · as Bullock

1959
Libel poster

Libel

Movie · as The Butler

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · 1 ep

1959
Bleak House poster

Bleak House

TV · as Mr Inspector Bucket · 6 eps

1958
Sea Fury poster

Sea Fury

Movie · as Kershaw

1958
Battle of the V-1 poster

Battle of the V-1

Movie · as Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)

1958
Our Mutual Friend poster

Our Mutual Friend

TV · as Nicodemus Boffin · 9 eps

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Major Trumbull, Wilf, Jack · 1 ep

1955
Quay South poster

Quay South

Movie · as Frederick Elwes

1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel poster

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

TV · as Jack Williams · 1 ep

1955
Lilli Palmer Theatre poster

Lilli Palmer Theatre

TV · as Bilston · 1 ep

1954
Dangerous Cargo poster

Dangerous Cargo

Movie · as Noel

1954
Svengali poster

Svengali

Movie · as Lambert

1954
Fabian of the Yard

Fabian of the Yard

Movie

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Bailiff · 2 eps

1953
The Blue Parrot poster

The Blue Parrot

Movie · as Quinney

1951
Scrooge poster

Scrooge

Movie · as Mr. Tupper

1950
The Woman in Question poster

The Woman in Question

Movie · as Detective

1950
The Girl Is Mine

The Girl Is Mine

Movie · as Sergeant

1950
The Woman with No Name poster

The Woman with No Name

Movie · as Tony

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as John Wood, Father Francis, Joe · 1 ep