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