10.0
10.0
Laurence Olivier: a life
1982
as Self
Ralph Richardson
Also known as: Sir Ralph David Richardson, Kt
Acting
Nationality:United Kingdom
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. He worked in films throughout most of his career, and played more than sixty cinema roles. From an artistic but not theatrical background, Richardson had no thought of a stage career until a production of Hamlet in Brighton inspired him to become an actor. He learned his craft in the 1920s with a touring company and later the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1931 he joined the Old Vic, playing mostly Shakespearean roles. He led the company the following season, succeeding Gielgud, who had taught him much about stage technique. After he left the company, a series of leading roles took him to stardom in the West End and on Broadway. In the 1940s, together with Olivier and John Burrell, Richardson was the co-director of the Old Vic company. There, his most celebrated roles included Peer Gynt and Falstaff. He and Olivier led the company to Europe and Broadway in 1945 and 1946, before their success provoked resentment among the governing board of the Old Vic, leading to their dismissal from the company in 1947. In the 1950s, in the West End and occasionally on tour, Richardson played in modern and classic works including The Heiress, Home at Seven, and Three Sisters. He continued on stage and in films until shortly before his sudden death at the age of eighty. He was celebrated in later years for his work with Peter Hall's National Theatre and his frequent stage partnership with Gielgud. He was not known for his portrayal of the great tragic roles in the classics, preferring character parts in old and new plays. Richardson's film career began as an extra in 1931. He was soon cast in leading roles in British and American films including Things to Come (1936), The Fallen Idol (1948), Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965).
Filmography (82 movies)
7.8
7.8
Home
1972
as Jack
7.8
7.8
The Heiress
1949
as Dr. Austin Sloper
7.5
7.5
Doctor Zhivago
1965
as Alexander Gromeko
7.3
7.3
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
as Mr. Lacey
7.2
7.2
Chimes at Midnight
1965
as Narrator (voice)
7.2
7.2
Richard III
1955
as Duke of Buckingham
7.2
7.2
Hedda Gabler
1962
as Judge Brack
7.2
7.2
Watership Down
1978
as Chief Rabbit (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Baines
7.0
7.0
No Man's Land
1978
as Hirst
7.0
7.0
The Four Feathers
1939
as John Durrance
7.0
7.0
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962
as James Tyrone
7.0
7.0
School for Secrets
1946
as Prof. Heatherville
6.9
6.9
Tales from the Crypt
1972
as The Crypt Keeper
6.8
6.8
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Sir James Burgess / Monty
6.8
6.8
Battle of Britain
1969
as Sir David Kelly - British Minister to Switzerland
6.7
6.7
Exodus
1960
as Gen. Sutherland
6.7
6.7
Smiley
1956
as Rev. Lambeth
6.7
6.7
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Sir Edward Grey
6.7
6.7
Our Man in Havana
1960
as 'C'
6.6
6.6
Time Bandits
1981
as Supreme Being
6.5
6.5
Dragonslayer
1981
as Ulrich
6.5
6.5
Things to Come
1936
as The Boss
6.5
6.5
The Sound Barrier
1952
as John Ridgefield
6.5
6.5
The Wrong Box
1966
as Joseph Finsbury
6.4
6.4
The 300 Spartans
1962
as Themistocles of Athens
6.4
6.4
The Citadel
1938
as Dr. Philip Denny
6.4
6.4
Twelfth Night
1970
as Sir Toby Belch
6.4
6.4
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
6.4
6.4
The Holly and the Ivy
1952
as Reverend Martin Gregory
6.3
6.3
Home at Seven
1952
Director
6.3
6.3
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977
as Colbert de Voliere
6.3
6.3
Khartoum
1966
as William Gladstone
6.3
6.3
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Sir Wilfred Robarts
6.3
6.3
Rollerball
1975
as Librarian
6.2
6.2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
as The Caterpillar
6.2
6.2
Bulldog Jack
1935
as Morelle
6.2
6.2
The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Wing Commander Richardson
6.2
6.2
South Riding
1938
as Robert Carne
6.2
6.2
Woman of Straw
1964
as Charles Richmond
6.1
6.1
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972
as Mr. Benton
6.1
6.1
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
1934
as Major Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
6.0
6.0
The Silver Fleet
1943
as Jaap van Leyden
6.0
6.0
Eagles of the Fleet
1950
as Commentary
6.0
6.0
Friday the Thirteenth
1933
as Horace Dawes
6.0
6.0
Java Head
1934
as William Ammidon
5.9
5.9
Anna Karenina
1948
as Alexei Karenin
5.9
5.9
Q Planes
1939
as Maj. Charles Hammond
5.9
5.9
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
as Lord Mere
5.9
5.9
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Lord Fortnum of Alamein
5.8
5.8
Outcast of the Islands
1951
as Captain Tom Lingard
5.7
5.7
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936
as Colonel Winstanley
5.6
5.6
The Day Will Dawn
1942
as Frank Lockwood
5.6
5.6
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972
as George IV
5.5
5.5
A Doll's House
1973
as Dr. Rank
5.5
5.5
Charlie Muffin
1979
as Sir Archibald Willoughby
5.5
5.5
The Ghoul
1933
as Nigel Hartley
5.5
5.5
The Looking Glass War
1970
as LeClerc
5.4
5.4
David Copperfield
1969
as Mr. Micawber
5.4
5.4
Thunder in the City
1937
as Henry V. Manningdale
5.3
5.3
The Passionate Stranger
1957
as Roger Wynter / Sir Clement
5.2
5.2
On the Night of the Fire
1939
as Will Kobling
5.0
5.0
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
as Jim
5.0
5.0
Eagle in a Cage
1972
as Sir Hudson Lowe
5.0
5.0
Smith
1939
as Smith
4.9
4.9
Oscar Wilde
1960
as Sir Edward Carson
4.8
4.8
The Volunteer
1944
as Self - Narrator
3.6
3.6
Midas Run
1969
as Lord Henshaw
Heart to Heart
1962
as Sir Stanley Johnson
Bees on the Boat-Deck
1939
as Sam Gridley
Moscow in Madrid
1965
as Self
The King of Paris
1934
as Paul Lebrun
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
1965
as Self
Come Saturday
1949
as Narrator
Johnson Over Jordan
1965
as Robert Johnson
O Lucky Man! Innovations in Entertainment
1973
as Himself
Directed by William Wyler
1986
as Self
Invitation to the Wedding
1983
William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare
1973
as Various
Cricket
1950
as Narrator(voice)
Upon This Rock
1970
as Himself (Narrator)
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