Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1918-08-02
- Day of Death2011-08-02 (93 years)
- Place of BirthMonmouth, 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1989
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
As: Mole (voice)
- 1989
Campion
As: Dr. Galley
- 1987
Inspector Morse
As: Jerome Hogg
- 1986
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
As: Mole (voice)
- 1986
Whoops Apocalypse
As: Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
- 1985
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
As: Mr. Pye
- 1985
Water
As: Foreign Secretary
- 1984
The Wind in the Willows
As: Mole (voice)
1983The Wind in the Willows
As: Mole
1980Hammer House of Horror
As: Sir Humphrey Chesterton
1980Therese Raquin
As: Michaud
- 1980
The Mirror Crack'd
As: Doctor Haydock
- 1979
Tess
As: Vicar of Marlott
1979Coming Out
As: Gerald Fox
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Michael Carey
1978She Fell Among Thieves
As: Father Below
1978Enemy at the Door
As: William Clifford
1977BBC2 Play of the Week
As: Father Below
1976It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
As: Granville Bennett
1976The Blue Bird
As: Bread
1976Love Among the Ruins
As: George Druce
1975Royal Flash
As: Duchy Chamberlain
1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
As: Sir Geoffrey
1973Her Majesty's Pleasure
As: Mrs Whiteheart
1972Mrs. Warren's Profession
As: Rev. Samuel Gardner
1972Pope Joan
As: Friar Timothy
1972Still Waters
As: Alfred
- 1971
Macbeth
As: Doctor
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
As: Marquess of Macclesfield
1971Columbo
As: Diver
1971Catch Me a Spy
As: Haldene
1971Sunday Bloody Sunday
As: Patient
1970The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
As: Wilting
1970Play for Today
As: Alfred
1970The Three Sisters
As: Koolyghin
1968Inspector Clouseau
As: Shockley
1968Charlie Bubbles
As: Accountant
1967How I Won the War
As: Old Man at Alamein
1966Macready's Gala
As: Headmaster
1966Mystery and Imagination
As: Mr Abney
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Koolyghin
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Rev. Canon Chasuble
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Herbert Soppitt
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Mazzini Dunn
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre
As: Cloon
- 1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy
As: Cardinal
1965The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
As: Bailiff
1965Public Eye
As: Jenks
1964The Yellow Rolls-Royce
As: Osborn
1964The Wednesday Play
As: Fatty
1964The Comedy Man
As: Advertising Man
1962Guns of Darkness
As: Herbert Bastian
1961Sir Francis Drake
As: Sir Richard Bosanquet
1961Attempt to Kill
As: Frank Weyman
1961Danger! Men Working
As: Major Trumbull
1959Libel
As: The Butler
1959Bleak House
As: Inspector Bucket
1959Model for Murder
As: Bullock
1959Life in Danger
As: Sgt. Burt Norris
1958Our Mutual Friend
As: Nicodemus Boffin
1958Sea Fury
As: Kershaw
1958Battle of the V-1
As: Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
1956Armchair Theatre
As: Major Trumbull
1955Quay South
As: Frederick Elwes
1955The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
As: Jack Williams
1955Lilli Palmer Theatre
As: Bilston
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Bailiff
1954Svengali
As: Lambert
1954Dangerous Cargo
As: Noel
1953The Blue Parrot
As: Quinney
- 1951
Scrooge
As: Mr. Tupper
1950The Woman in Question
As: Detective
1950Sunday Night Theatre
As: John Wood
- 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
As: Father Francis