Richard Pearson
Known for
Acting
Life
1918 – 2011 (aged 92)
Born in
Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
Credits
View on IMDb108 acting credits
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
Columbo
15 Sep 1971
Tess
06 Oct 1979
Scrooge
30 Nov 1951
Macbeth
20 Dec 1971
The Mirror Crack'd
06 Feb 1980
The Agony and the Ecstasy
16 Sep 1965
Inspector Morse
06 Jan 1987
Sunday Bloody Sunday
21 Sep 1971
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Filmography
1995
- Good Friends14 episodes
1992
- The Christmas Collectionas Mole (voice)
1990
- Freddie and Maxas Malcolm Parkes6 episodes
- More Children's Holiday Favouritesas Mole (voice)
- Kappatoo14 episodes
- Oh, Mr. Toadas Mole13 episodes
- One Foot in the Grave1 episode
1989
- The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toadsas Mole (voice)
- More Children's Summer Storiesas Mole (voice)
- Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1as Mole (voice)
- Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2as Mole (voice)
- Campionas Dr. Galley2 episodes
1988
- Children's Favourites - Volume 1as Mole (voice)
1987
- Inspector Morseas Jerome Hogg1 episode
1986
- The Wind in the Willows: Winter Talesas Mole (voice)
- Whoops Apocalypseas Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
1985
- Reunion at Fairborough
- Miss Marple: The Moving Fingeras Mr. Pye2 episodes
- Wateras Foreign Secretary
1984
- Weekend Playhouseas Donald1 episode
- The Wind in the Willowsas Mole (voice)65 episodes
1983
- The Wind in the Willowsas Mole
- The Bank Manager's Wifeas George
- Arms and the Manas Petkoff
1981
- A Fine Romance1 episode
- The Walls of Jerichoas Dr Anstie1 episode
1980
- Hammer House of Horroras Sir Humphrey Chesterton1 episode
- Therese Raquinas Michaud3 episodes
- The Mirror Crack'das Doctor Haydock
1979
- Tessas Vicar of Marlott
- Coming Outas Gerald Fox
- Tales of the Unexpectedas Michael Carey1 episode
1978
- She Fell Among Thievesas Father Below
- Enemy at the Dooras William Clifford1 episode
1977
- BBC2 Play of the Weekas Father Below1 episode
- The Sound of Laughteras Leonard Jarvis1 episode
- Cottage to Letas George1 episode
1976
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Vetas Granville Bennett
- The Duchess of Duke Streetas Sir Ernest Horsfield1 episode
- The Blue Birdas Bread
- Love Among the Ruinsas George Druce
1975
- Royal Flashas Duchy Chamberlain
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missingas Sir Geoffrey
1973
- Alice Through the Looking Glassas The White King
- Her Majesty's Pleasureas Mrs Whiteheart
- The Upper Crustsas Balmforth2 episodes
1972
- Mrs. Warren's Professionas Rev. Samuel Gardner
- A Fluid Arrangementas Jack
- Pope Joanas Friar Timothy
- Still Watersas Alfred
1971
- Macbethas Doctor
- Sunday Bloody Sundayas Patient
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas Marquess of Macclesfield1 episode
- Columboas Diver1 episode
- Catch Me a Spyas Haldene
1970
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmeras Wilting
- Play for Todayas Alfred1 episode
- The Three Sistersas Koolyghin
1969
- The Fostersas Mr. Foster
1968
- The Root of All Evil?as Arnold Butters1 episode
- The Strange Affair
- Inspector Clouseauas Shockley
- Charlie Bubblesas Accountant
1967
- How I Won the Waras Old Man at Alamein
1966
- Ellaas Edwin
- Macready's Galaas Headmaster
- Mystery and Imaginationas Mr Abney1 episode
1965
- BBC Play of the Monthas Mazzini Dunn1 episode
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Cloon1 episode
- The Agony and the Ecstasyas Cardinal
- The Legend of Young Dick Turpinas Bailiff
- Public Eyeas Jenks1 episode
1964
- The Yellow Rolls-Royceas Osborn
- The Wednesday Playas Headmaster1 episode
- The Comedy Manas Advertising Man
- A Choice of Cowardas Ernest Feldman1 episode
- Martin Chuzzlewit13 episodes
1962
- Guns of Darknessas Herbert Bastian
1961
- Sir Francis Drakeas Sir Richard Bosanquet1 episode
- Attempt to Killas Frank Weyman
- Danger! Men Workingas Major Trumbull
- The Threatening Storm
1960
- Mystery of Edwin Drood8 episodes
- Danger Manas Keith Smith1 episode
- Armchair Mystery Theatreas Karl Heffer1 episode
1959
- Libelas The Butler
- Bleak Houseas Mr Inspector Bucket6 episodes
- No Hiding Place1 episode
- The Crowning Touchas Roger
- Model for Murderas Bullock
- Life in Dangeras Sgt. Burt Norris
1958
- Our Mutual Friendas Nicodemus Boffin9 episodes
- Sea Furyas Kershaw
- Battle of the V-1as Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Jack1 episode
1955
- Quay Southas Frederick Elwes
- The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernelas Jack Williams1 episode
- Lilli Palmer Theatreas Bilston1 episode
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Bailiff2 episodes
- Fabian of the Yard
- Svengalias Lambert
- Dangerous Cargoas Noel
1953
- The Blue Parrotas Quinney
1951
- Scroogeas Mr. Tupper
1950
- The Woman with No Nameas Tony
- The Woman in Questionas Detective
- The Girl Is Mineas Sergeant
- Sunday Night Theatreas Joe1 episode