Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 2, 1918
Place of Birth
Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
Richard Pearson
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.
Known For - Movies
The Mirror Crack'd
as Doctor Haydock
Royal Flash
as Duchy Chamberlain
Water
as Foreign Secretary
The Agony and the Ecstasy
as Cardinal
How I Won the War
as Old Man at Alamein
Scrooge
as Mr. Tupper
Tess
as Vicar of Marlott
Inspector Clouseau
as Shockley
The Blue Bird
as Bread
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Wilting
Known For - TV Shows
Columbo
as Diver
Play for Today
as Alfred
BBC Play of the Month
as Koolyghin
BBC Play of the Month
as Rev. Canon Chasuble
BBC Play of the Month
as Herbert Soppitt
BBC Play of the Month
as Mazzini Dunn
Tales of the Unexpected
as Michael Carey
Inspector Morse
as Jerome Hogg
No Hiding Place
Sunday Night Theatre
as John Wood