Richard Pearson
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.812 |
| Birthday | 1918-08-02 |
| Place of Birth | Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK |
| Also Known As |
1986
Whoops Apocalypse
5.7/15
When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the count...
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Whoops Apocalypse
1979
Tess
7/323
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the s...
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Tess
1953
The Blue Parrot
5.3/6
'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland...
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The Blue Parrot
1983
The Wind in the Willows
7/36
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They g...
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The Wind in the Willows
1975
Love Among the Ruins
6.833/15
An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is now being sued by her former fiancé. Esteemed bar...
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Love Among the Ruins
1954
Dangerous Cargo
5.2/3
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shi...
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Dangerous Cargo
1962
Guns of Darkness
5.9/10
Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife t...
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Guns of Darkness
1961
Attempt to Kill
0/0
A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fired man becomes the prime suspect, but it appears th...
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Attempt to Kill
1978
She Fell Among Thieves
0/0
While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Heroes) encounters the villaino...
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She Fell Among Thieves
1980
The Mirror Crack'd
6.2/193
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
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The Mirror Crack'd
1973
Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.75/4
1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
1975
Royal Flash
6/25
Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair...
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Royal Flash
1971
Catch Me a Spy
4.6/14
While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture and...
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Catch Me a Spy
1976
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
6/1
Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in this...
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1968
Inspector Clouseau
5/73
Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland Yard in hopes that a fresh outlook will help the g...
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Inspector Clouseau
1968
The Strange Affair
4.4/4
When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is ou...
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The Strange Affair
1968
Charlie Bubbles
6.3/14
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid a...
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Charlie Bubbles
1950
The Woman in Question
5.8/15
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions...
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The Woman in Question
1976
The Blue Bird
5.2/27
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. On...
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The Blue Bird
1951
Scrooge
7.404/297
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show...
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Scrooge
1958
Sea Fury
6/6
The captain of a tugboat harboured off a Spanish village is lured into a romantic involvement with a young girl at the behest of her father, in the ho...
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Sea Fury
1972
Still Waters
0/0
A middle-aged couple who are fairly tired of each other go out on a picnic for the day. However, they row, and Maud wanders off and talks to other peo...
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Still Waters
1959
Life in Danger
8.5/2
Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes from a local mental hospital.
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Life in Danger
1970
The Three Sisters
6/1
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their retu...
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The Three Sisters
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
6/39
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The nex...
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
The Comedy Man
7.2/4
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognit...
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The Comedy Man
1950
The Girl Is Mine
0/0
The crew of a naval pinnacle struggle to pay the rates required to keep the boat afloat.
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The Girl Is Mine
1979
Coming Out
4.5/2
Lewis, a gay writer of romantic novels, writes an article on gay issues under the pseudonym of "Zippy Grimes." The reason for this is that he hasn't c...
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Coming Out
1959
The Crowning Touch
0/0
Several stories linked by a hat.
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The Crowning Touch
1967
How I Won the War
5.588/34
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
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How I Won the War
1971
Macbeth
7.117/269
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but al...
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Macbeth
1959
Model for Murder
6.6/5
An American officer scours Britain in search of his dead brother's girlfriend and becomes involved in a jewel heist.
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Model for Murder
1959
Libel
7.1/19
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet i...
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Libel
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6/15
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into p...
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1961
The Threatening Storm
0/0
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The Threatening Storm
1972
Pope Joan
6.2/5
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is...
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Pope Joan
1973
Her Majesty's Pleasure
0/0
They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making.Their really big event is the Christmas pantomime, only this...
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Her Majesty's Pleasure
1972
Mrs. Warren's Profession
0/0
Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocrisy surrounding prostitution still shocked its aud...
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Mrs. Warren's Profession
1988
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
5/1
Designed with young audiences in mind, this award-winning animated film (created with labor-intensive stop-motion techniques) brings Kenneth Grahame's...
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The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
1954
Svengali
5.9/8
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
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Svengali
1983
Arms and the Man
0/0
Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.
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Arms and the Man
1985
Water
5.8/30
A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge so...
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Water
1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy
7.019/131
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes...
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The Agony and the Ecstasy
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
6.6/109
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately...
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
1966
Macready's Gala
0/0
The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room with the convicted Great Train Robbers.
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Macready's Gala
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
5.8/41
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese...
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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1961
Danger! Men Working
0/0
In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked forem...
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Danger! Men Working
1972
A Fluid Arrangement
0/0
Ernie decides to pack up and go to sea, however he had not taken into account the repercussions that would be felt by those around him.
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