Richard Pearson (actor)
| Richard Pearson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Richard de Pearsall Pearson 1 August 1918 Monmouth, Monmouthshire |
| Died | 2 August 2011 (aged 93) Northwood, London |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1937–2009 |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Dickson (1949–2011, his death) |
| Children | 2 sons |
Richard de Pearsall Pearson (1 August 1918 – 2 August 2011), an English character actor, was born and brought up in Monmouth. He was educated at Aymestrey Court, Worcester, and at Monmouth School, where his father taught French.
Notable films of his career included Brian Desmond Hurst's Scrooge (1951) as well as a brief appearance in John Schlesinger's Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and cameo roles in three films by Roman Polanski: Macbeth (1971), Tess (1979) and Pirates (1986). Pearson made his stage debut at age 18 at London's Collins's Music Hall, but did not make his film debut until the age of 32, when he played a Sergeant in the motion picture The Girl is Mine (1950). This was followed a year later by his performance as Mr Tupper in Scrooge.
In later years, he is perhaps best known for his role as Mole in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows (1983), its subsequent television series, which led on from the original film, and its spin-off programme Oh, Mr. Toad, in both of which he starred alongside David Jason, Peter Sallis and Michael Hordern. He also appeared in episodes of One Foot in the Grave as Victor Meldrew's absent-minded brother, Alfred and the Men Behaving Badly episode "Three Girlfriends" as Gary's father Mr Strang. He played Mr. Pye in the 1985 TV movie Marple: The Moving Finger.
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