Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

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.

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Filmography

1995

TV
Good Friends
TV - Released: 4/4/1995

1990

One Foot In the Grave
One Foot In the Grave
TV - Released: 1/4/1990
TV
Kappatoo
TV - Released: 5/23/1990
TV
Freddie and Max
as Malcolm Parkes
TV - Released: 11/12/1990
TV
Oh, Mr. Toad
as Mole
TV - Released: 3/27/1990

1989

Campion
Campion
as Dr. Galley
TV - Released: 1/22/1989

1988

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
as Mole (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/6/1988

1987

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Jerome Hogg
TV - Released: 1/6/1987

1986

Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse
as Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
Movie - Released: 5/6/1986

1985

Water
Water
as Foreign Secretary
Movie - Released: 1/11/1985
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
as Mr. Pye
TV - Released: 2/21/1985

1984

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
as Mole (voice)
TV - Released: 4/27/1984
Miss Marple
Miss Marple
as Mr. Pye
TV - Released: 12/26/1984

1983

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
as Mole
Movie - Released: 12/30/1983
Movie
Arms and the Man
Movie - Released: 1/16/1983

1981

TV
A Fine Romance
TV - Released: 11/1/1981

1980

The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd
as Doctor Haydock
Movie - Released: 9/19/1980
Hammer House of Horror
Hammer House of Horror
as Sir Humphrey Chesterton
TV - Released: 9/13/1980
Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
as Michaud
TV - Released: 3/12/1980

1979

Tess
Tess
as Vicar of Marlott
Movie - Released: 10/6/1979
Coming Out
Coming Out
as Gerald Fox
Movie - Released: 4/10/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Michael Carey
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

She Fell Among Thieves
She Fell Among Thieves
as Father Below
Movie - Released: 3/1/1978
Enemy at the Door
Enemy at the Door
as William Clifford
TV - Released: 1/28/1978

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Father Below
TV - Released: 9/21/1977

1976

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
as Granville Bennett
Movie - Released: 11/18/1976
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
as Bread
Movie - Released: 4/30/1976

1975

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Sir Geoffrey
Movie - Released: 7/9/1975
Love Among the Ruins
Love Among the Ruins
as George Druce
Movie - Released: 3/6/1975
Royal Flash
Royal Flash
as Duchy Chamberlain
Movie - Released: 10/10/1975

1973

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie - Released: 12/25/1973
Her Majesty's Pleasure
Her Majesty's Pleasure
as Mrs Whiteheart
Movie - Released: 10/25/1973

1972

Movie
A Fluid Arrangement
as Jack
Movie - Released: 9/26/1972
Still Waters
Still Waters
as Alfred
Movie - Released: 1/13/1972
Pope Joan
Pope Joan
as Friar Timothy
Movie - Released: 8/16/1972
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Rev. Samuel Gardner
Movie - Released: 10/3/1972

1971

Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Patient
Movie - Released: 7/1/1971
Catch Me a Spy
Catch Me a Spy
as Haldene
Movie - Released: 9/6/1971
Macbeth
Macbeth
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 12/20/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as Diver
TV - Released: 9/15/1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Marquess of Macclesfield
TV - Released: 9/20/1971

1970

The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters
as Koolyghin
Movie - Released: 1/18/1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Wilting
Movie - Released: 11/12/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Alfred
TV - Released: 10/15/1970

1969

The First Churchills
The First Churchills
TV - Released: 9/27/1969

1968

Inspector Clouseau
Inspector Clouseau
as Shockley
Movie - Released: 7/19/1968
The Strange Affair
The Strange Affair
Movie - Released: 8/22/1968
Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles
as Accountant
Movie - Released: 2/11/1968

1967

How I Won the War
How I Won the War
as Old Man at Alamein
Movie - Released: 10/18/1967

1966

Macready's Gala
Macready's Gala
as Headmaster
Movie - Released: 3/2/1966
Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination
TV - Released: 1/29/1966

1965

The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Cardinal
Movie - Released: 9/16/1965
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
as Bailiff
Movie - Released: 3/1/1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV - Released: 10/7/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Koolyghin
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Cloon
TV - Released: 10/7/1965
Public Eye
Public Eye
as Jenks
TV - Released: 1/23/1965

1964

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Osborn
Movie - Released: 12/31/1964
The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man
as Advertising Man
Movie - Released: 9/3/1964
TV
Martin Chuzzlewit
TV - Released: 1/19/1964

1962

Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness
as Herbert Bastian
Movie - Released: 7/19/1962

1961

Attempt to Kill
Attempt to Kill
as Frank Weyman
Movie - Released: 8/1/1961
Movie
Danger! Men Working
as Major Trumbull
Movie - Released: 5/7/1961
Movie
The Threatening Storm
Movie - Released: 4/4/1961
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake
as Sir Richard Bosanquet
TV - Released: 11/12/1961

1960

TV
Mystery of Edwin Drood
TV - Released: 9/28/1960

1959

Life in Danger
Life in Danger
as Sgt. Burt Norris
Movie - Released: 1/30/1959
Movie
The Crowning Touch
as Roger
Movie - Released: 6/1/1959
Model for Murder
Model for Murder
as Bullock
Movie - Released: 2/1/1959
Libel
Libel
as The Butler
Movie - Released: 10/23/1959
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
TV - Released: 9/16/1959
Bleak House
Bleak House
as Inspector Bucket
TV - Released: 10/16/1959

1958

Sea Fury
Sea Fury
as Kershaw
Movie - Released: 8/26/1958
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend
as Nicodemus Boffin
TV - Released: 11/7/1958

1956

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Major Trumbull
TV - Released: 7/8/1956

1955

Quay South
Quay South
as Frederick Elwes
Movie - Released: 12/10/1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Jack Williams
TV - Released: 9/28/1955
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Lilli Palmer Theatre
as Bilston
TV - Released: 9/25/1955

1954

Dangerous Cargo
Dangerous Cargo
as Noel
Movie - Released: 5/1/1954
Svengali
Svengali
as Lambert
Movie - Released: 9/1/1954
Movie
Fabian of the Yard
Movie - Released: 10/18/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Bailiff
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

The Blue Parrot
The Blue Parrot
as Quinney
Movie - Released: 10/1/1953

1951

Scrooge
Scrooge
as Mr. Tupper
Movie - Released: 11/28/1951

1950

The Woman in Question
The Woman in Question
as Detective
Movie - Released: 10/3/1950
Movie
The Girl Is Mine
as Sergeant
Movie - Released: 4/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as John Wood
TV - Released: 1/1/1950