Richard Easton

Richard Easton was a Canadian actor whose work spanned stage, television and film. Born in Montreal, he began acting in a children's theater group and made his professional debut with the Brae Manor Playhouse in 1947. At seventeen he relocated to Ottawa for the Canadian Repertory Theatre, and in 1953 he joined the Stratford Festival for its inaugural season. He went on to an extensive stage career with the Crest Theatre, the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Broadway, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and he later worked with the Renaissance Theatre Company. He became best known for his role as Brian Hammond in the 1970s BBC serial called The Brothers, and he also appeared on television shows including Doctor Who, L.A. Law, Frasier and Ed. In 2001 he won Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his performance in Tom Stoppard's The Invention of Love, and in 2008 the American Theater Hall of Fame inducted him. He died in 2019.