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

Columbo

Play for Today

Tales of the Unexpected

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Inspector Morse

All Movies (64)

• The Christmas Collection1992 · as Mole (voice)
• More Children's Holiday Favourites1990 · as Mole (voice)
• The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads1989 · as Mole (voice)
• More Children's Summer Stories1989 · as Mole (voice)
• Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 11989 · as Mole (voice)
• Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 21989 · as Mole (voice)
• Children's Favourites - Volume 11988 · as Mole (voice)
• The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales1986 · as Mole (voice)
• Whoops Apocalypse1986 · as Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
• Reunion at Fairborough1985
• Water1985 · as Foreign Secretary
• The Wind in the Willows1983 · as Mole
• The Bank Manager's Wife1983 · as George
• Arms and the Man1983 · as Petkoff
• The Mirror Crack'd1980 · as Doctor Haydock
• Tess1979 · as Vicar of Marlott
• Coming Out1979 · as Gerald Fox
• She Fell Among Thieves1978 · as Father Below
• It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet1976 · as Granville Bennett
• The Blue Bird1976 · as Bread
• Love Among the Ruins1976 · as George Druce
• Royal Flash1975 · as Duchy Chamberlain
• One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing1975 · as Sir Geoffrey
• Alice Through the Looking Glass1973 · as The White King
• Her Majesty's Pleasure1973 · as Mrs Whiteheart
• Mrs. Warren's Profession1972 · as Rev. Samuel Gardner
• A Fluid Arrangement1972 · as Jack
• Pope Joan1972 · as Friar Timothy
• Still Waters1972 · as Alfred
• Macbeth1971 · as Doctor
• Sunday Bloody Sunday1971 · as Patient
• Catch Me a Spy1971 · as Haldene
• The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer1970 · as Wilting
• The Three Sisters1970 · as Koolyghin
• The Fosters1969 · as Mr. Foster
• The Strange Affair1968
• Inspector Clouseau1968 · as Shockley
• Charlie Bubbles1968 · as Accountant
• How I Won the War1967 · as Old Man at Alamein
• Ella1966 · as Edwin
• Macready's Gala1966 · as Headmaster
• The Agony and the Ecstasy1965 · as Cardinal
• The Legend of Young Dick Turpin1965 · as Bailiff
• The Yellow Rolls-Royce1964 · as Osborn
• The Comedy Man1964 · as Advertising Man
• Guns of Darkness1962 · as Herbert Bastian
• Attempt to Kill1961 · as Frank Weyman
• Danger! Men Working1961 · as Major Trumbull
• The Threatening Storm1961
• Libel1959 · as The Butler
• The Crowning Touch1959 · as Roger
• Model for Murder1959 · as Bullock
• Life in Danger1959 · as Sgt. Burt Norris
• Sea Fury1958 · as Kershaw
• Battle of the V-11958 · as Senior RAF Officer (uncredited)
• Quay South1955 · as Frederick Elwes
• Fabian of the Yard1954
• Svengali1954 · as Lambert
• Dangerous Cargo1954 · as Noel
• The Blue Parrot1953 · as Quinney
• Scrooge1951 · as Mr. Tupper
• The Woman with No Name1950 · as Tony
• The Woman in Question1950 · as Detective
• The Girl Is Mine1950 · as Sergeant

All TV Shows (50)

• Good Friends1995
• Freddie and Max1990 · as Malcolm Parkes
• Kappatoo1990
• Oh, Mr. Toad1990 · as Mole
• One Foot in the Grave1990
• Campion1989 · as Dr. Galley
• Inspector Morse1987 · as Jerome Hogg
• Miss Marple: The Moving Finger1985 · as Mr. Pye
• Weekend Playhouse1984 · as Donald
• The Wind in the Willows1984 · as Mole (voice)
• A Fine Romance1981
• The Walls of Jericho1981 · as Dr Anstie
• Hammer House of Horror1980 · as Sir Humphrey Chesterton
• Therese Raquin1980 · as Michaud
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Michael Carey
• Enemy at the Door1978 · as William Clifford
• BBC2 Play of the Week1977 · as Father Below
• The Duchess of Duke Street1976 · as Sir Ernest Horsfield
• The Upper Crusts1973 · as Balmforth
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes1971 · as Marquess of Macclesfield
• Columbo1971 · as Diver
• Play for Today1970 · as Alfred
• Mystery and Imagination1966 · as Mr Abney
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Koolyghin
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Rev. Canon Chasuble
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Herbert Soppitt
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Mazzini Dunn
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Cyril Boggis
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Cloon
• Public Eye1965 · as Jenks
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Fatty
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Headmaster
• A Choice of Coward1964 · as Ernest Feldman
• Martin Chuzzlewit1964
• Sir Francis Drake1961 · as Sir Richard Bosanquet
• Mystery of Edwin Drood1960
• Danger Man1960 · as Keith Smith
• Armchair Mystery Theatre1960 · as Karl Heffer
• Bleak House1959 · as Inspector Bucket
• No Hiding Place1959
• Our Mutual Friend1958 · as Nicodemus Boffin
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Major Trumbull
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Wilf
• Armchair Theatre1956
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Jack
• The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel1955 · as Jack Williams
• Lilli Palmer Theatre1955 · as Bilston
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Bailiff
• Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as John Wood
• Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Father Francis