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Richard Pearson
Born: 2nd Aug 1918 Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK - Died 2nd Aug 2011
Dept: Acting
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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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 102
Film: 65 (64%)
Television: 37 (36%)
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Filmography
Apr 1995 (first aired)
My Good Friend was a British television sitcom that ran on ITV between 1995 and 1996. It starred George Cole and Richard Pearson as widowed pensioner ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (14 ep.)
1992
A compilation of episodes from The Sooty Show, Rainbow and The Wind in the Willows. ... view
Character:
Mole (voice)
Nov 1990 (first aired)
Maxine Chandler (Anne Bancroft) is a fading Hollywood star who is living in a suite at the Savoy Hotel while she's working in London.
She employs a y ... view
Character:
Malcolm Parkes (6 ep.)
1990
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows. ... view
Character:
Mole (voice)
May 1990 (first aired)
Kappatoo was a CITV show based on a book by Ben Steed, starring Denise Van Outen.
In the show, Kappatoo travels back in time to the present to swap p ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (14 ep.)
Mar 1990 (first aired)
Oh, Mr. Toad was a television spin-off from the 1980s stop motion animation series The Wind in the Willows. The show was animated by Cosgrove Hall and ... view
Character:
Mole (13 ep.)
Jan 1990 (first aired)
One Foot in the Grave is a BBC television sitcom series The series features the exploits of Victor Meldrew and his long-suffering wife, Margaret. The ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1989
Designed with young audiences in mind, this award-winning animated film (created with labor-intensive stop-motion techniques) brings Kenneth Grahame's ... view
Character:
Mole (voice)
1989
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows. ... view
Character:
Mole (voice)
1989
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows. ... view
Character:
Mole (voice)
1989
A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows. ... view
Character:
Mole (voice)
Jan 1989 (first aired)
Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989 a ... view
Character:
Dr. Galley (2 ep.)
1988
A compilation of episodes from The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse and Alias the Jester. ... view
Character:
Mole (voice)
Jan 1987 (first aired)
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector M ... view
Character:
Jerome Hogg (1 ep.)
1986
Brought to the screen by award winning animation team Cosgrove Hall, 'The Wind In The Willows' brings to life the charming adventures of our four intr ... view
Character:
Mole (voice)
1986
When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the count ... view
Character:
Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
1985
World War II vets travel to England for a reunion at their old base. Stars Judi Trott, Barry Morse, Red Buttons, Deborah Kerr, Shane Rimmer, Robert Mi ... view
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Feb 1985 (first aired)
The residents of a quiet English village begin to receive nasty, threatening letters. The wife of the local vicar calls in her friend Miss Marple to i ... view
Character:
Mr. Pye (2 ep.)
1985
The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling com ... view
Character:
Foreign Secretary
1984
Four animals named Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad try to navigate the Riverbank as well as the Wild Wood. ... view
Character:
Mole (voice)
Apr 1984 (first aired)
The Wind in the Willows is a TV series that was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1987, based on characters from Kenneth Grahame's classic story T ... view
Character:
Mole (voice) (65 ep.)
1983
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They g ... view
Character:
Mole
1983
A housewife struggles to come to terms with her husband's imminent retirement. She finds solace in her greenhouse with her cacti. ... view
Character:
George
1983
A frightened Swiss soldier climbs into a young Bulgarian girl's room during wartime. ... view
Character:
Petkoff
Nov 1981 (first aired)
A Fine Romance is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister was played by Susan Penhal ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Sep 1980 (first aired)
Each self-contained episode features a different kind of horror, varying from witches, werewolves, ghosts, devil worship and voodoo, but also includes ... view
Character:
Sir Humphrey Chesterton (1 ep.)
Mar 1980 (first aired)
Therese, an attractive young woman married to her sickly cousin Camille, leads an extremely monotonous life until Camille brings home Laurent, an old ... view
Character:
Michaud (3 ep.)
1980
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim. ... view
Character:
Doctor Haydock
1979
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumour that their families are from the ... view
Character:
Vicar of Marlott
1979
Lewis, a gay writer of romantic novels, writes an article on gay issues under the pseudonym of "Zippy Grimes." The reason for this is that he hasn't c ... view
Character:
Gerald Fox
Mar 1979 (first aired)
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and p ... view
Character:
Michael Carey (1 ep.)
1978
While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Heroes) encounters the villaino ... view
Character:
Father Below
Jan 1978 (first aired)
Enemy At The Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt ... view
Character:
William Clifford (1 ep.)
Sep 1977 (first aired)
An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979. ... view
Character:
Father Below (1 ep.)
1976
Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in this ... view
Character:
Granville Bennett
Sep 1976 (first aired)
The Duchess of Duke Street is a British television period drama created and written by John Hawkesworth, loosely based on the real-life career of Rosa ... view
Character:
Sir Ernest Horsfield (1 ep.)
1976
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're ... view
Character:
Bread
1976
An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is now being sued by her former fiancé. Esteemed ba ... view
Character:
George Druce
1975
Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair ... view
Character:
Duchy Chamberlain
1975
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese ... view
Character:
Sir Geoffrey
1973
1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll. ... view
Character:
1973
They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making.Their really big event is the Christmas pantomime, only this ... view
Character:
Mrs Whiteheart
Feb 1973 (first aired)
Aristocrat Robin Seacroft lives carefree with his wife Phyllida, and their children Gareth and Davina, but all of this changes when he goes shooting w ... view
Character:
Balmforth (2 ep.)
1972
Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocrisy surrounding prostitution still shocked its aud ... view
Character:
Rev. Samuel Gardner
1972
Ernie decides to pack up and go to sea, however he had not taken into account the repercussions that would be felt by those around him. ... view
Character:
Jack
1972
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is ... view
Character:
Friar Timothy
1972
A middle-aged couple who are fairly tired of each other go out on a picnic for the day. However, they row, and Maud wanders off and talks to other peo ... view
Character:
Alfred
1971
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but al ... view
Character:
Doctor
1971
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately ... view
Character:
Patient
Sep 1971 (first aired)
An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detecti ... view
Character:
Marquess of Macclesfield (1 ep.)
Sep 1971 (first aired)
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing ap ... view
Character:
Diver (1 ep.)
1971
While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture and ... view
Character:
Haldene
1970
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into p ... view
Character:
Wilting
Oct 1970 (first aired)
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more tha ... view
Character:
Alfred (1 ep.)
1970
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their retu ... view
Character:
Koolyghin
1969
Mr Foster and his sister live quietly in the suburbs but are not what they seem, possessing scientific knowledge far in advance of humanity. ... view
Character:
Mr. Foster
1968
When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is ou ... view
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1968
Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland Yard in hopes that a fresh outlook will help the g ... view
Character:
Shockley
1968
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid a ... view
Character:
Accountant
1967
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe. ... view
Character:
Old Man at Alamein
Character:
Edwin
1966
The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room with the convicted Great Train Robbers. ... view
Character:
Headmaster
Jan 1966 (first aired)
Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 on I ... view
Character:
Mr Abney (1 ep.)
Oct 1965 (first aired)
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a ... view
Character:
Koolyghin (1 ep.)
Rev. Canon Chasuble (1 ep.)
Herbert Soppitt (1 ep.)
Mazzini Dunn (1 ep.)
Oct 1965 (first aired)
An anthology of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of i ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Cloon (1 ep.)
1965
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes ... view
Character:
Cardinal
1965
When a rapacious new landlord threatens to evict him, seize his horse, and leave him penniless, the young farmer Dick Turpin flees to London and reluc ... view
Character:
Bailiff
Jan 1965 (first aired)
Public Eye is a British television drama broadcast from 1965 to 1975 on ITV1. Produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a ... view
Character:
Jenks (1 ep.)
1964
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The nex ... view
Character:
Osborn
Sep 1964 (first aired)
An anthology series of television plays which aired on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually written for television, although ada ... view
Character:
Fatty (1 ep.)
1964
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognit ... view
Character:
Advertising Man
Jan 1964 (first aired)
Old Martin Chuzzlewit is nearing his death. Who will inherit his riches? With such a prize to play for, the Chuzzlewit family bring forth all of their ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (13 ep.)
1962
Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife t ... view
Character:
Herbert Bastian
Nov 1961 (first aired)
Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hin ... view
Character:
Sir Richard Bosanquet (1 ep.)
1961
A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fired man becomes the prime suspect, but it appears th ... view
Character:
Frank Weyman
1961
In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked forem ... view
Character:
Major Trumbull
Jun 1960 (first aired)
Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by ... view
Character:
Karl Heffer (1 ep.)
1959
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet i ... view
Character:
The Butler
Oct 1959 (first aired)
Bleak House is the first BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. It was adapted by Constance Cox as an eleven-part series of hal ... view
Character:
Inspector Bucket (5 ep.)
Sep 1959 (first aired)
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1959
An American officer scours Britain in search of his dead brother's girlfriend and becomes involved in a jewel heist. ... view
Character:
Bullock
1959
Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes from a local mental hospital. ... view
Character:
Sgt. Burt Norris
Nov 1958 (first aired)
Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in 1860s London. ... view
Character:
Nicodemus Boffin (9 ep.)
1958
The captain of a tugboat harboured off a Spanish village is lured into a romantic involvement with a young girl at the behest of her father, in the ho ... view
Character:
Kershaw
1958
1943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak and his watchmaker friend Tadek are working for the Polish resistance lead by Stanislav Muski and allow thems ... view
Character:
Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
Jul 1956 (first aired)
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produ ... view
Character:
Major Trumbull (1 ep.)
Wilf (1 ep.)
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jack (1 ep.)
1955
Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwaite (Roger Livesey) struggles to decide what course ... view
Character:
Frederick Elwes
Sep 1955 (first aired)
The second collection of short stories written by Baroness Orczy about the gallant English hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his League. ... view
Character:
Jack Williams (1 ep.)
Character:
Bilston (1 ep.)
Oct 1954 (first aired)
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series prem ... view
Character:
Bailiff (2 ep.)
1954
A feature length compilation of crimes solved by Superintendent Fabian. Based on a real Scotland Yard detective, Fabian was one of the first of a new ... view
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1954
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer. ... view
Character:
Lambert
1954
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shi ... view
Character:
Noel
1953
'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland ... view
Character:
Quinney
1951
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show ... view
Character:
Mr. Tupper
1950
This is a British drama film from 1950 about a young woman in London in WW2 with amnesia. ... view
Character:
Tony
1950
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions ... view
Character:
Detective
1950
The crew of a naval pinnacle struggle to pay the rates required to keep the boat afloat. ... view
Character:
Sergeant
Jan 1950 (first aired)
Sunday Night Theatre was a long-running series of televised live television plays screened by BBC Television from early 1950 until 1959.
The producti ... view
Character:
John Wood (1 ep.)
Father Francis (1 ep.)