Richard Pearson
- Acting
- August 2, 1918 · Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
- August 2, 2011
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 three Polanski films.
Known for
Filmography
- My Good Friend
- The Christmas Collection · Mole (Voice)
- Freddie and Max · Malcolm Parkes
- More Children's Holiday Favourites · Mole (Voice)
- Kappatoo
- Oh, Mr. Toad · Mole
- One Foot in the Grave
- The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads · Mole (Voice)
- More Children's Summer Stories · Mole (Voice)
- Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1 · Mole (Voice)
- Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2 · Mole (Voice)
- Campion · Dr. Galley
- Children's Favourites - Volume 1 · Mole (Voice)
- Inspector Morse · Jerome Hogg
- The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales · Mole (Voice)
- Whoops Apocalypse · Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
- Reunion at Fairborough
- Miss Marple: The Moving Finger · Mr. Pye
- Water · Foreign Secretary
- Weekend Playhouse · Donald
- The Wind in the Willows · Mole (Voice), Vocals
- The Wind in the Willows · Mole
- The Bank Manager's Wife · George
- Arms and the Man · Petkoff
- A Fine Romance
- The Walls of Jericho · Dr Anstie
- Hammer House of Horror · Sir Humphrey Chesterton
- Therese Raquin · Michaud
- The Mirror Crack'd · Doctor Haydock
- God's Wonderful Railway · Mr Jellicoe
- Tess · Vicar of Marlott
- Coming Out · Gerald Fox
- Tales of the Unexpected · Michael Carey
- She Fell Among Thieves · Father Below
- Enemy at the Door · William Clifford
- BBC2 Play of the Week · Father Below
- The Sound of Laughter · Leonard Jarvis
- Cottage to Let · George
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet · Granville Bennett
- The Duchess of Duke Street · Sir Ernest Horsfield
- The Blue Bird · Bread
- Love Among the Ruins · George Druce
- Royal Flash · Duchy Chamberlain
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing · Sir Geoffrey
- Village Hall · Woodcock
- Alice Through the Looking Glass · The White King
- Her Majesty's Pleasure · Mrs Whiteheart
- The Upper Crusts · Balmforth
- Mrs. Warren's Profession · Rev. Samuel Gardner
- A Fluid Arrangement · Jack
- Pope Joan · Friar Timothy
- Still Waters · Alfred
- Macbeth · Doctor
- Sunday Bloody Sunday · Patient
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes · Marquess of Macclesfield
- Columbo · Diver
- Catch Me a Spy · Haldene
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer · Wilting
- Play for Today · Alfred
- The Three Sisters · Koolyghin
- The Fosters · Mr. Foster
- The Root of All Evil? · Arnold Butters
- The Strange Affair
- Inspector Clouseau · Shockley
- Charlie Bubbles · Accountant
- How I Won the War · Old Man at Alamein
- Ella · Edwin
- Macready's Gala · Headmaster
- Mystery and Imagination · Mr Abney
- BBC Play of the Month · Koolyghin, Rev. Canon Chasuble
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Cyril Boggis, Cloon
- The Agony and the Ecstasy · Cardinal
- The Legend of Young Dick Turpin · Bailiff
- Public Eye · Jenks
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce · Osborn
- The Wednesday Play · Fatty, Headmaster
- The Comedy Man · Advertising Man
- A Choice of Coward · Ernest Feldman
- Martin Chuzzlewit
- Guns of Darkness · Herbert Bastian