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Giacomo Meyerbeer - Les Huguenots (Die Hugenotten)
2013
Richard Leech
Acting
Born:November 24, 1922
Died:March 24, 2004(aged 81)
Birthplace:Dublin, Ireland
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Richard Leeper McClelland (24 November 1922 – 24 March 2004), known professionally as Richard Leech, was an Irish actor. Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances (Leeper) and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Dublin, and qualified as a doctor in 1945. He worked in that profession from 1945–6, then became a full-time actor. His numerous film credits include The Dam Busters (1955) (playing Dinghy Young), Night of the Demon (1957), Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Tunes of Glory (1960), Young Winston (1972), Gandhi (1982), and the acclaimed The Shooting Party (1985). On television Richard Leech appeared in Dickens of London, The Barchester Chronicles, Smiley's People, A Family at War 1971× Wthree episodes of The Avengers in different roles, Redcap, Danger Man, The Doctors, The New Avengers, The Duchess of Duke Street, and starred in a Doctor Who story called The Sun Makers. He married twice, with Helen Hyslop Uttley and Diane Pearson, and had two children: Sarah-Jane McClelland and Eliza McClelland.
Filmography (39 movies)
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A Night to Remember
1958
as First Officer William Murdoch
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Lease of Life
1954
as Carter
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Ice Cold in Alex
1958
as Captain Crosbie
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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Lieutenant Strain
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Tunes of Glory
1960
as Captain Alec Rattray
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The Long Arm
1956
as Nightwatchman / Gilson
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Doctor Who: The Sun Makers
1977
as Gatherer Hade
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The Flood
1963
as Alec Weathersfield
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Ricochet
1963
as Alan Phipps
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Night of the Demon
1957
as Inspector Mottrarn
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The Moonraker
1958
as Henry Strangeways
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Twelfth Night
1970
as Antonio
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The Cracksman
1963
as Detective Sergeant
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The Wind Cannot Read
1958
as Hobson
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Walk a Tightrope
1963
as Doug Randle
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Young Winston
1972
as Moore
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A Handful of Dust
1988
as Doctor
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It's Never Too Late
1956
as John Hammond
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The Feminine Touch
1956
as Casualty Doctor
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These Dangerous Years
1957
as Cpt. Brewster
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The War Lover
1962
as Murika
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The Iron Petticoat
1956
as Alex
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The Terror of the Tongs
1961
as Inspector Bob Dean
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Dublin Nightmare
1958
as Steve Lawlor
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I Thank a Fool
1962
as Irish Doctor
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The Fighting Prince of Donegal
1966
as Phelim O'Toole
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A Lady Mislaid
1958
as George McHugh
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Got It Made
1974
as Dr. Allen
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Children Galore
1955
as Harry Bunnion
Madama Butterfly - The Met
1994
A Choice of Evils
1977
as General Heidelmann
The Unborn
1980
as Father Carrow
Occupations
1974
as Valletta
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1958
Men's Madness - The Myth of Male Reason
1991
as Doctor Black
Choice
1974
as Sam Franklin
Brassneck
1975
Promenade
1968
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