Richard Pearson
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1918-08-02 · Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
- Died
- 2011-08-02
Known for
- Columbo (1971) — Diver
- Tess (1979) — Vicar of Marlott
- Scrooge (1951) — Mr. Tupper
- Macbeth (1971) — Doctor
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980) — Doctor Haydock
- The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) — Cardinal
- Inspector Morse (1987) — Jerome Hogg
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) — Patient
- Inspector Clouseau (1968) — Shockley
- One Foot in the Grave (1990)
- Hammer House of Horror (1980) — Sir Humphrey Chesterton
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) — Osborn
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Michael Carey
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) — Sir Geoffrey
- The Wind in the Willows (1983) — Mole
- How I Won the War (1967) — Old Man at Alamein