Ralph Richardson

1902-1983

Biography: life and films

Ralph Richardson was an English actor. He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England on 19th December 1902 and died in Marylebone, London, England on 10th October 1983, aged 80.

His best films as an actor include Zoltan Korda's The Four Feathers (1939), Carol Reed's thriller The Fallen Idol (1948), Laurence Olivier's Richard III (1955), Sidney Lumet's Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) and Lindsay Anderson's O Lucky Man! (1973).

Ralph Richardson appeared in 57 films and directed 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Carol Reed (3 films), Victor Saville (2), Tim Whelan (2), David Lean (2) and Basil Dearden (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (32 films), War (13), comedy (9), romance (8), Thriller (8), Fantasy (7), history (6), comedy-drama (6), comedy-romance (3), Horror (3) and comedy-thriller (2).

Our average rating for Ralph Richardson over all films is: 3.2

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director

Friday the Thirteenth (1933) [a]

The Ghoul (1933) [a]

Java Head (1934) [a]

The King of Paris (1934) [a]

The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) [a]

Bulldog Jack (1935) [a]

The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) [a]

Things to Come (1936) [a]

Thunder in the City (1937) [a]

South Riding (1938) [a]

The Citadel (1938) [a]

The Divorce of Lady X (1938) [a]

On the Night of the Fire (1939) [a]

Q Planes (1939) [a]

The Four Feathers (1939) [a]

The Lion Has Wings (1939) [a]

The Day Will Dawn (1942) [a]

The Silver Fleet (1943) [a]

School for Secrets (1946) [a]

Anna Karenina (1948) [a]

The Fallen Idol (1948) [a]

The Heiress (1949) [a]

Home at Seven (1952) [a,d]

Outcast of the Islands (1952) [a]

The Holly and the Ivy (1952) [a]

The Sound Barrier (1952) [a]

Richard III (1955) [a]

Smiley (1956) [a]

The Passionate Stranger (1957) [a]

Our Man in Havana (1959) [a]

Exodus (1960) [a]

Oscar Wilde (1960) [a]

Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) [a]

The 300 Spartans (1962) [a]

Woman of Straw (1964) [a]

Campanadas a medianoche (1965) [a]

Doctor Zhivago (1965) [a]

Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) (1965) [a]

Khartoum (1966) [a]

The Wrong Box (1966) [a]

Battle of Britain (1969) [a]

Midas Run (1969) [a]

The Bed Sitting Room (1969) [a]

The Looking Glass War (1969) [a]

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) [a]

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) [a]

Eagle in a Cage (1972) [a]

Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) [a]

Tales from the Crypt (1972) [a]

O Lucky Man! (1973) [a]

Rollerball (1975) [a]

Watership Down (1978) [a]

Dragonslayer (1981) [a]

Time Bandits (1981) [a]

Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) [a]

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) [a]

Invitation to the Wedding (1985) [a]



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