Richard Pearson
Biography
Richard Pearson was a British character actor whose film, television and theater work spanned 65 years. Born in Monmouth in 1918, he made his stage debut at 18 at Collins's Music Hall in London, and went on to take leading roles in West End productions, playing Stanley in Harold Pinter's The Birthday Party at the Lyric Hammersmith in 1958 and appearing alongside Maggie Smith and Robert Morley. He did not begin his screen career until he was 32, with a sergeant's part in The Girl is Mine, followed by Mr Tupper in Scrooge. His films included Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and cameos in three Roman Polanski pictures, Macbeth, Tess (1979) and Pirates (1986). Later he was best known as Mole in The Wind in the Willows (1983), its television series and the spin-off Oh, Mr. Toad, and he appeared in One Foot in the Grave and Men Behaving Badly. He died in 2011.
93years old at death
- Born Monmouth
- Died Northwood
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Richard de Pearsall Pearson
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 27 years1959 to 1986
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First role
Richard Pearson did not make his film debut until he was 32, playing a sergeant in The Girl is Mine in 1950.
Richard Pearson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Roman Polanski directed two of these films, Anthony Asquith two and Richard Lester two. Michael Hordern 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.
Films together
Michael Hordern's page
Roy Kinnear's page
Colin Blakely's page
Leigh Lawson's page
Carolyn Pickles's page
All films by Anthony Asquith
All films by Richard Lester
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