Richard Pearson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 2, 1918

died

August 2, 2011

place of birth

Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK

also known as

Richard de Pearsall Pearson

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Tess
7.1

Tess

1979as Vicar of Marlott
Macbeth
7.1

Macbeth

1971as Doctor
The Mirror Crack'd
6.1

The Mirror Crack'd

1980as Doctor Haydock
Scrooge
7.4

Scrooge

1951as Mr. Tupper
Inspector Clouseau
5.0

Inspector Clouseau

1968as Shockley
The Agony and the Ecstasy
7.1

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965as Cardinal
Sunday Bloody Sunday
6.6

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971as Patient
Water
6.0

Water

1985as Foreign Secretary
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
6.1

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964as Osborn
The Blue Bird
5.5

The Blue Bird

1976as Bread
Pope Joan
6.1

Pope Joan

1972as Friar Timothy
Catch Me a Spy
5.0

Catch Me a Spy

1971as Haldene
Sea Fury
6.1

Sea Fury

1958as Kershaw
Royal Flash
5.9

Royal Flash

1975as Duchy Chamberlain
How I Won the War
5.6

How I Won the War

1967as Old Man at Alamein
Coming Out
5.0

Coming Out

1979as Gerald Fox
The Strange Affair
5.1

The Strange Affair

1968
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
5.8

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975as Sir Geoffrey
Model for Murder
6.7

Model for Murder

1959as Bullock
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6.0

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

1970as Wilting
Whoops Apocalypse
5.7

Whoops Apocalypse

1986as Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
The Woman in Question
6.3

The Woman in Question

1950as Detective
The Comedy Man
7.1

The Comedy Man

1964as Advertising Man
Battle of the V-1
5.2

Battle of the V-1

1958as Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
Libel
6.8

Libel

1959as The Butler
The Wind in the Willows
7.0

The Wind in the Willows

1983as Mole
Love Among the Ruins
7.0

Love Among the Ruins

1976as George Druce
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
8.0

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet

1976as Granville Bennett
Charlie Bubbles
6.6

Charlie Bubbles

1968as Accountant
Svengali
6.1

Svengali

1954as Lambert
The Three Sisters
6.5

The Three Sisters

1970as Koolyghin
Dangerous Cargo
6.4

Dangerous Cargo

1954as Noel
The Blue Parrot
6.4

The Blue Parrot

1953as Quinney
Still Waters
7.0

Still Waters

1972as Alfred
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

1965as Bailiff
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
5.0

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

1989as Mole (voice)
She Fell Among Thieves
7.0

She Fell Among Thieves

1978as Father Below
Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.3

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1973as The White King
Life in Danger
8.3

Life in Danger

1959as Sgt. Burt Norris
Danger! Men Working

Danger! Men Working

1961as Major Trumbull
Guns of Darkness
6.2

Guns of Darkness

1962as Herbert Bastian
Quay South

Quay South

1955as Frederick Elwes
The Woman with No Name
8.0

The Woman with No Name

1950as Tony
Her Majesty's Pleasure
8.0

Her Majesty's Pleasure

1973as Mrs Whiteheart
Reunion at Fairborough
5.8

Reunion at Fairborough

1985
Attempt to Kill

Attempt to Kill

1961as Frank Weyman
Mrs. Warren's Profession
9.0

Mrs. Warren's Profession

1972as Rev. Samuel Gardner
Macready's Gala
7.0

Macready's Gala

1966as Headmaster
The Fosters

The Fosters

1969as Mr. Foster
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

1986as Mole (voice)