Richard Haydn

Biography

Richard Haydn was a British actor who became known for eccentric characters and a deliberately nasal, over-enunciated delivery. Born in London in 1905, he worked as a music hall entertainer and later joined a touring British theater troupe before making his Broadway debut in 1939. He appeared in films such as Ball of Fire (1941), And Then There Were None (1945), The Emperor Waltz (1948), and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). He voiced the Caterpillar in Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951) and was acclaimed for playing Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music (1965). Other credits included Sitting Pretty (1948), The Lost World (1960), and Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960). In the late 1940s he directed three films, and on radio he played Edwin Carp, a role he reprised on The Dick Van Dyke Show. His final film role was in Young Frankenstein (1974).

80years old at death

Born March 10, 1905London
Died April 25, 1985Pacific Palisades
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films: 22
Career span: 33 years1941 to 1974

Genres

Comedy59%, 13 films
Romance50%, 11 films
Drama41%, 9 films
Adventure27%, 6 films
Family23%, 5 films

First and latest

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A change of course
Before joining a touring British theater troupe, Haydn was a music hall entertainer and an overseer of a Jamaican banana plantation. He then changed his last name from Haydon to Haydn.

Richard Haydn movies on Netflix

Young Frankenstein1974IMDb rating 8.0as Herr Falkstein
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin1967IMDb rating 6.4as Quentin Bartlett
Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion1965IMDb rating 5.9as Rupert Rowbotham
The Sound of Music1965IMDb rating 8.1as Max Detweiler
Five Weeks in a Balloon1962IMDb rating 5.7as Sir Henry Vining
Mutiny on the Bounty1962IMDb rating 7.2as William Brown
Please Don't Eat the Daisies1960IMDb rating 6.4as Alfred North
The Lost World1960IMDb rating 5.5as Prof. Summerlee
Money from Home1953IMDb rating 6.1as Bertie Searles
Alice in Wonderland1951IMDb rating 7.3as Caterpillar (voice)
Sitting Pretty1948IMDb rating 7.4as Clarence Appleton
The Emperor Waltz1948IMDb rating 6.0as l'empereur François-Joseph
Dear Ruth1947IMDb rating 7.1as Early Riser
Forever Amber1947IMDb rating 6.5as Earl of Radcliffe
Singapore1947IMDb rating 6.5as Deputy Commissioner Hewitt
The Beginning or the End1947IMDb rating 6.5as Dr. Chisholm
Cluny Brown1946IMDb rating 7.4as Jonathan Wilson
Adventure1945IMDb rating 6.2as Limo
And Then There Were None1945IMDb rating 7.3as Thomas Rogers
Tonight and Every Night1945IMDb rating 6.3as Specialty
No Time for Love1943IMDb rating 6.7as Roger Winant
Ball of Fire1941IMDb rating 7.7as Prof. Oddly

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Alice in Wonderland1951 Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasyas Caterpillarvoice
IMDb rating 7.3169K votes
Young Frankenstein1974 Comedyas Herr Falkstein
IMDb rating 8.0182K votes
The Sound of Music1965as Max Detweiler
IMDb rating 8.1295K votes
Mutiny on the Bounty1962as William Brown
IMDb rating 7.220K votes
Ball of Fire1941as Prof. Oddly
IMDb rating 7.716K votes
And Then There Were None1945as Thomas Rogers
IMDb rating 7.319K votes
Please Don't Eat the Daisies1960as Alfred North
IMDb rating 6.45.5K votes
Sitting Pretty1948as Clarence Appleton
IMDb rating 7.43.1K votes

Most often with

Irwin Allen directed two of these films. Queenie Leonard appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Queenie Leonard

Bess Flowers

Reginald Owen

C. Aubrey Smith

Fred MacMurray

Mike MazurkiIrwin AllenDirector, 2 films

Films together

Queenie Leonard3 films together, 1945 to 1951
Queenie Leonard's page
- Alice in Wonderland1951IMDb rating 7.3Haydn as CaterpillarvoiceLeonard as Bird in the Treevoice
- Cluny Brown1946IMDb rating 7.4Haydn as Jonathan WilsonLeonard as Weller
- And Then There Were None1945IMDb rating 7.3Haydn as Thomas RogersLeonard as Ethel Rogers
Bess Flowers2 films together, 1960
Bess Flowers's page
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies1960IMDb rating 6.4Haydn as Alfred NorthFlowers as Lady in Elevator
- The Lost World1960IMDb rating 5.5Haydn as Prof. SummerleeFlowers as Guest at Zoological Institute Forum
Reginald Owen2 films together, 1946 to 1962
Reginald Owen's page
- Five Weeks in a Balloon1962IMDb rating 5.7Haydn as Sir Henry ViningOwen as Consul
- Cluny Brown1946IMDb rating 7.4Haydn as Jonathan WilsonOwen as Henry Carmel
C. Aubrey Smith2 films together, 1945 to 1946
C. Aubrey Smith's page
- Cluny Brown1946IMDb rating 7.4Haydn as Jonathan WilsonSmith as Charles "Duff" Graham
- And Then There Were None1945IMDb rating 7.3Haydn as Thomas RogersSmith as Gen. Sir John Mandrake
Fred MacMurray2 films together, 1943 to 1947
Fred MacMurray's page
- Singapore1947IMDb rating 6.5Haydn as Deputy Commissioner HewittMacMurray as Matt Gordon
- No Time for Love1943IMDb rating 6.7Haydn as Roger WinantMacMurray as Jim Ryan
Mike Mazurki2 films together, 1962 to 1967
Mike Mazurki's page
- The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin1967IMDb rating 6.4Haydn as Quentin BartlettMazurki as Mountain Ox
- Five Weeks in a Balloon1962IMDb rating 5.7Haydn as Sir Henry ViningMazurki as Slave Captain
Irwin AllenDirector, 2 films, 1960 to 1962
All films by Irwin Allen
- Five Weeks in a Balloon1962IMDb rating 5.7Haydn as Sir Henry Vining
- The Lost World1960IMDb rating 5.5Haydn as Prof. Summerlee
Also two films together8 more actors
- Charles ArntSitting Pretty (1948) and Ball of Fire (1941)
- Spring ByingtonPlease Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) and Singapore (1947)
- Florence BatesCluny Brown (1946) and Tonight and Every Night (1945)
- Roland CulverThe Emperor Waltz (1948) and Singapore (1947)
- John RussellSitting Pretty (1948) and Forever Amber (1947)
- Ernest CossartCluny Brown (1946) and Tonight and Every Night (1945)
- Alan CaillouClarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965) and Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
- Philip MerivaleAdventure (1945) and Tonight and Every Night (1945)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.