Acting

Richard Pearson

Born 1918-08-02 · Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK

Died 2011-08-02

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.

Credits

Newest first

My Good Friend
1995
The Christmas Collection
as Mole (voice)
1992
Freddie and Max
as Malcolm Parkes
1990
More Children's Holiday Favourites
as Mole (voice)
1990
Kappatoo
1990
Oh, Mr. Toad
as Mole
1990
One Foot in the Grave
1990
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
as Mole (voice)
1989
More Children's Summer Stories
as Mole (voice)
1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Mole (voice)
1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
as Mole (voice)
1989
Campion
as Dr. Galley
1989
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Mole (voice)
1988
Inspector Morse
as Jerome Hogg
1987
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
as Mole (voice)
1986
Whoops Apocalypse
as Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
1986
Reunion at Fairborough
1985
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
as Mr. Pye
1985
Water
as Foreign Secretary
1985
Weekend Playhouse
as Donald
1984
The Wind in the Willows
as Mole (voice)
1984
The Wind in the Willows
Vocals
1984
The Wind in the Willows
as Mole
1983
The Bank Manager's Wife
as George
1983
Arms and the Man
as Petkoff
1983
A Fine Romance
1981
The Walls of Jericho
as Dr Anstie
1981
Hammer House of Horror
as Sir Humphrey Chesterton
1980
Therese Raquin
as Michaud
1980
The Mirror Crack'd
as Doctor Haydock
1980
God's Wonderful Railway
as Mr Jellicoe
1980
Tess
as Vicar of Marlott
1979
Coming Out
as Gerald Fox
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
as Michael Carey
1979
She Fell Among Thieves
as Father Below
1978
Enemy at the Door
as William Clifford
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Father Below
1977
The Sound of Laughter
as Leonard Jarvis
1977
Cottage to Let
as George
1977
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
as Granville Bennett
1976
The Duchess of Duke Street
as Sir Ernest Horsfield
1976
The Blue Bird
as Bread
1976
Love Among the Ruins
as George Druce
1976
Royal Flash
as Duchy Chamberlain
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Sir Geoffrey
1975
Village Hall
as Woodcock
1974
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White King
1973
Her Majesty's Pleasure
as Mrs Whiteheart
1973
The Upper Crusts
as Balmforth
1973
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Rev. Samuel Gardner
1972
A Fluid Arrangement
as Jack
1972
Pope Joan
as Friar Timothy
1972
Still Waters
as Alfred
1972
Macbeth
as Doctor
1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Patient
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Marquess of Macclesfield
1971
Columbo
as Diver
1971
Catch Me a Spy
as Haldene
1971
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Wilting
1970
Play for Today
as Alfred
1970
The Three Sisters
as Koolyghin
1970
The Fosters
as Mr. Foster
1969
The Root of All Evil?
as Arnold Butters
1968
The Strange Affair
1968
Inspector Clouseau
as Shockley
1968
Charlie Bubbles
as Accountant
1968
How I Won the War
as Old Man at Alamein
1967
Ella
as Edwin
1966
Macready's Gala
as Headmaster
1966
Mystery and Imagination
as Mr Abney
1966
BBC Play of the Month
as Koolyghin
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Rev. Canon Chasuble
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Herbert Soppitt
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Mazzini Dunn
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Cyril Boggis
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Cloon
1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Cardinal
1965
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
as Bailiff
1965
Public Eye
as Jenks
1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Osborn
1964