Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

Birthday: 1918-08-02

Place of Birth: Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK

Biography: 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.

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Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse

When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrori...

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Tess
Tess

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capita...

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Water
Water

The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existen...

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Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday

Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artis...

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The Blue Parrot
The Blue Parrot

'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was se...

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Macready's Gala
Macready's Gala

The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room w...

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The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows

One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a se...

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The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to scul...

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Dangerous Cargo
Dangerous Cargo

Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an...

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Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness

Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a...

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One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a ...

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Attempt to Kill
Attempt to Kill

A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fire...

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Love Among the Ruins
Love Among the Ruins

An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is...

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She Fell Among Thieves
She Fell Among Thieves

While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A...

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The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to hav...

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Danger! Men Working
Danger! Men Working

In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As th...

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A Fluid Arrangement
A Fluid Arrangement

Ernie decides to pack up and go to sea, however he had not taken into account the repercussions that...

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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass

1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll....

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Royal Flash
Royal Flash

Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19t...

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Catch Me a Spy
Catch Me a Spy

While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, sh...

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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays ...

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Inspector Clouseau
Inspector Clouseau

Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland ...

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The Strange Affair
The Strange Affair

When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of po...

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Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of b...

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The Woman in Question
The Woman in Question

Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the...

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Scrooge
Scrooge

Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is v...

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The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness...

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Sea Fury
Sea Fury

The captain of a tugboat harboured off a Spanish village is lured into a romantic involvement with a...

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Still Waters
Still Waters

A middle-aged couple who are fairly tired of each other go out on a picnic for the day. However, the...

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Life in Danger
Life in Danger

Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes fro...

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The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters

In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their...

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The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the c...

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The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man

A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job...

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The Girl Is Mine
The Girl Is Mine

The crew of a naval pinnacle struggle to pay the rates required to keep the boat afloat....

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Coming Out
Coming Out

Lewis, a gay writer of romantic novels, writes an article on gay issues under the pseudonym of "Zipp...

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The Crowning Touch
The Crowning Touch

Several stories linked by a hat....

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How I Won the War
How I Won the War

An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Eu...

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Macbeth
Macbeth

Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of...

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Model for Murder
Model for Murder

An American officer scours Britain in search of his dead brother's girlfriend and becomes involved i...

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Libel
Libel

A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his ...

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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the ...

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The Threatening Storm
The Threatening Storm

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Pope Joan
Pope Joan

Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The ...

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Her Majesty's Pleasure
Her Majesty's Pleasure

They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making.Their reall...

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Mrs. Warren's Profession
Mrs. Warren's Profession

Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocr...

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The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

Designed with young audiences in mind, this award-winning animated film (created with labor-intensiv...

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Svengali
Svengali

A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer....

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Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man

Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw....

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Quay South
Quay South

Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwait...

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The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

When a rapacious new landlord threatens to evict him, seize his horse, and leave him penniless, the ...

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Fabian of the Yard
Fabian of the Yard

A feature length compilation of crimes solved by Superintendent Fabian. Based on a real Scotland Yar...

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The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

Brought to the screen by award winning animation team Cosgrove Hall, 'The Wind In The Willows' bring...

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Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Children's Favourites - Volume 1

A compilation of episodes from The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse and Alias the Jester....

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Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows....

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Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and Wind in the Willows....

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More Children's Summer Stories
More Children's Summer Stories

A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows....

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More Children's Holiday Favourites
More Children's Holiday Favourites

A compilation of episodes from Count Duckula, Dangermouse and The Wind in the Willows....

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The Christmas Collection
The Christmas Collection

A compilation of episodes from The Sooty Show, Rainbow and The Wind in the Willows....

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The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows

Four animals named Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad try to navigate the Riverbank as well as the Wild Woo...

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Ella
Ella

Edwin and Arthur resolve to thrash out their situation with Ella over dinner....

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Battle of the V-1
Battle of the V-1

1943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak (Michael Rennie) and his watchmaker friend Tadek (David Kni...

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Reunion at Fairborough
Reunion at Fairborough

World War II vets travel to England for a reunion at their old base. Stars Judi Trott, Barry Morse, ...

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