Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

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.

Filmography

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Good Friends Good Friends 1995 The Christmas Collection The Christmas Collection 1992 Freddie and Max ★ 6.5 Freddie and Max 1990 More Children's Holiday Favourites More Children's Holiday Favourites 1990 Kappatoo ★ 7.5 Kappatoo 1990 Oh, Mr. Toad Oh, Mr. Toad 1990 One Foot in the Grave ★ 7.7 One Foot in the Grave 1990 The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads ★ 5.0 The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads 1989 More Children's Summer Stories More Children's Summer Stories 1989 Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1 Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1 1989 Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2 Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2 1989 Campion ★ 6.1 Campion 1989 Children's Favourites - Volume 1 Children's Favourites - Volume 1 1988 Inspector Morse ★ 7.9 Inspector Morse 1987 The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales 1986 Whoops Apocalypse ★ 5.7 Whoops Apocalypse 1986 Reunion at Fairborough ★ 5.8 Reunion at Fairborough 1985 Miss Marple: The Moving Finger ★ 7.6 Miss Marple: The Moving Finger 1985 Water ★ 6.0 Water 1985 Weekend Playhouse Weekend Playhouse 1984 The Wind in the Willows ★ 7.8 The Wind in the Willows 1984 The Wind in the Willows ★ 7.0 The Wind in the Willows 1983 The Bank Manager's Wife ★ 7.0 The Bank Manager's Wife 1983 Arms and the Man Arms and the Man 1983 A Fine Romance ★ 5.4 A Fine Romance 1981 The Walls of Jericho The Walls of Jericho 1981 Hammer House of Horror ★ 7.1 Hammer House of Horror 1980 Therese Raquin ★ 5.5 Therese Raquin 1980 The Mirror Crack'd ★ 6.1 The Mirror Crack'd 1980 Tess ★ 7.1 Tess 1979 Coming Out ★ 5.0 Coming Out 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ★ 6.8 Tales of the Unexpected 1979 She Fell Among Thieves ★ 7.0 She Fell Among Thieves 1978 Enemy at the Door ★ 8.2 Enemy at the Door 1978 BBC2 Play of the Week ★ 7.0 BBC2 Play of the Week 1977 It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet ★ 8.0 It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet 1976 The Duchess of Duke Street ★ 7.9 The Duchess of Duke Street 1976 The Blue Bird ★ 5.5 The Blue Bird 1976 Love Among the Ruins ★ 7.0 Love Among the Ruins 1976 Royal Flash ★ 5.9 Royal Flash 1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing ★ 5.8 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing 1975 Alice Through the Looking Glass ★ 6.3 Alice Through the Looking Glass 1973 Her Majesty's Pleasure ★ 8.0 Her Majesty's Pleasure 1973 The Upper Crusts The Upper Crusts 1973 Mrs. Warren's Profession ★ 9.0 Mrs. Warren's Profession 1972 A Fluid Arrangement A Fluid Arrangement 1972 Pope Joan ★ 6.1 Pope Joan 1972 Still Waters ★ 7.0 Still Waters 1972 Macbeth ★ 7.1 Macbeth 1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday ★ 6.6 Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes ★ 7.5 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971 Columbo ★ 8.1 Columbo 1971 Catch Me a Spy ★ 4.8 Catch Me a Spy 1971 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer ★ 6.0 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer 1970 Play for Today ★ 6.6 Play for Today 1970 The Three Sisters ★ 6.5 The Three Sisters 1970 The Fosters The Fosters 1969 The Strange Affair ★ 5.1 The Strange Affair 1968 Inspector Clouseau ★ 5.1 Inspector Clouseau 1968 Charlie Bubbles ★ 6.6 Charlie Bubbles 1968 How I Won the War ★ 5.6 How I Won the War 1967 Ella ★ 9.0 Ella 1966 Macready's Gala ★ 7.0 Macready's Gala 1966 Mystery and Imagination ★ 5.8 Mystery and Imagination 1966 BBC Play of the Month ★ 5.3 BBC Play of the Month 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ★ 4.3 Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy ★ 7.1 The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 The Legend of Young Dick Turpin The Legend of Young Dick Turpin 1965 Public Eye ★ 8.2 Public Eye 1965 The Yellow Rolls-Royce ★ 6.1 The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964 The Wednesday Play ★ 5.2 The Wednesday Play 1964 The Comedy Man ★ 7.1 The Comedy Man 1964 A Choice of Coward ★ 7.0 A Choice of Coward 1964 Martin Chuzzlewit ★ 8.0 Martin Chuzzlewit 1964 Guns of Darkness ★ 6.2 Guns of Darkness 1962 Sir Francis Drake ★ 5.1 Sir Francis Drake 1961 Attempt to Kill Attempt to Kill 1961 Danger! Men Working Danger! Men Working 1961 The Threatening Storm The Threatening Storm 1961 Mystery of Edwin Drood Mystery of Edwin Drood 1960