Ralph Richardson
Cast

Ralph Richardson

1902 – 1983
Active years (films on this site)
1936–1984
Genres
DramaComedyAdventureRomanceWar
Schools and movements
British CinemaClassical HollywoodBlockbuster AuteursFrench Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema

Directors worked with

Carol Reed3 filmsDavid Lean2 filmsBasil Dearden2 filmsAAlexander Korda1 filmKing Vidor1 filmJulien Duvivier1 filmWilliam Wyler1 filmLaurence Olivier1 filmOtto Preminger1 filmSidney Lumet1 filmBryan Forbes1 filmRichard Lester1 filmFreddie Francis1 filmLindsay Anderson1 filmMike Newell1 filmTerry Gilliam1 filmHugh Hudson1 film

Biography

Sir Ralph David Richardson was an English actor. Along with his contemporaries John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave, and Laurence Olivier, he made up a quartet of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. Neverthless, he worked in films throughout most of his career, playing more than sixty cinema roles. From an artistic but not theatrical background, Richardson had no thought of a stage career until a production of Hamlet in Brighton inspired him to become an actor. He learned his craft in the 1920s with a touring company and later the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1931 he joined the Old Vic, playing mostly Shakespearean roles. He led the company the following season, succeeding Gielgud, who had taught him much about stage technique. After he left the company, a series of leading roles took him to stardom in the West End and on Broadway.

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Awards and honours

International

National / local

21 films on this site

  1. The Man Who Could Work Miracles 1936 · Alexander Korda · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  2. The Citadel 1938 · King Vidor · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
  3. Anna Karenina 1948 · Julien Duvivier · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
  4. The Fallen Idol 1948 · Carol Reed · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
  5. The Heiress 1949 · William Wyler · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
  6. Outcast of the Islands 1951 · Carol Reed · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  7. The Sound Barrier 1952 · David Lean · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
  8. Richard III (1955) 1955 · Laurence Olivier · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
  9. Our Man in Havana 1959 · Carol Reed · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
  10. Exodus 1960 · Otto Preminger · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
  11. Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) 1962 · Sidney Lumet · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
  12. Woman of Straw 1964 · Basil Dearden · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
  13. Doctor Zhivago 1965 · David Lean · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
  14. Khartoum 1966 · Basil Dearden · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
  15. The Wrong Box 1966 · Bryan Forbes · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
  16. The Bed Sitting Room 1969 · Richard Lester · IMDb 6.0 · Cast
  17. Tales from the Crypt 1972 · Freddie Francis · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
  18. O Lucky Man! 1973 · Lindsay Anderson · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
  19. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) 1977 · Mike Newell · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
  20. Time Bandits 1981 · Terry Gilliam · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  21. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1984 · Hugh Hudson · IMDb 6.4 · Cast