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
Scrooge
(1951)
Mr. Tupper
The Agony and the Ecstasy
(1965)
Cardinal
Tess
(1979)
Vicar of Marlott
The Mirror Crack'd
(1980)
Doctor Haydock
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
Patient
Inspector Clouseau
(1968)
Shockley
Macbeth
(1971)
Doctor
Whoops Apocalypse
(1986)
Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
Royal Flash
(1975)
Duchy Chamberlain
The Blue Bird
(1976)
Bread
Water
(1985)
Foreign Secretary
Full Filmography
Acting
The Woman in Question
(1950)
Detective
The Girl Is Mine
(1950)
Sergeant
Scrooge
(1951)
Mr. Tupper
The Blue Parrot
(1953)
Quinney
Dangerous Cargo
(1954)
Noel
Svengali
(1954)
Lambert
Sea Fury
(1958)
Kershaw
Life in Danger
(1959)
Sgt. Burt Norris
The Crowning Touch
(1959)
Roger
Model for Murder
(1959)
Bullock
Libel
(1959)
The Butler
Attempt to Kill
(1961)
Frank Weyman
The Threatening Storm
(1961)
Danger! Men Working
(1961)
Major Trumbull
Guns of Darkness
(1962)
Herbert Bastian
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
(1964)
Osborn
The Comedy Man
(1964)
Advertising Man
The Agony and the Ecstasy
(1965)
Cardinal
Macready's Gala
(1966)
Headmaster
How I Won the War
(1967)
Old Man at Alamein
Inspector Clouseau
(1968)
Shockley
The Strange Affair
(1968)
Charlie Bubbles
(1968)
Accountant
The Three Sisters
(1970)
Koolyghin
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
(1970)
Wilting
Catch Me a Spy
(1971)
Haldene
Macbeth
(1971)
Doctor
Sunday Bloody Sunday
(1971)
Patient
Still Waters
(1972)
Alfred
Pope Joan
(1972)
Friar Timothy
Mrs. Warren's Profession
(1972)
Rev. Samuel Gardner
A Fluid Arrangement
(1972)
Jack
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(1973)
Her Majesty's Pleasure
(1973)
Mrs Whiteheart
Love Among the Ruins
(1975)
George Druce
Royal Flash
(1975)
Duchy Chamberlain
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
(1975)
Sir Geoffrey
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
(1976)
The Blue Bird
(1976)
Bread
She Fell Among Thieves
(1978)
Father Below
Tess
(1979)
Vicar of Marlott
Coming Out
(1979)
Gerald Fox
The Mirror Crack'd
(1980)
Doctor Haydock
The Wind in the Willows
(1983)
Mole
Arms and the Man
(1983)
Water
(1985)
Foreign Secretary
Whoops Apocalypse
(1986)
Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
(1988)
Mole (voice)