Ralph Richardson
Cast

Ralph Richardson

1902 – 1983
Active years (films on this site)
1938–1973
Genres
DramaRomanceComedyFilm-NoirMystery
Schools and movements
British CinemaClassical HollywoodFrench Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema

Directors worked with

Carol Reed3 filmsKing Vidor1 filmJulien Duvivier1 filmWilliam Wyler1 filmDavid Lean1 filmLindsay Anderson1 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

8 films on this site

  1. The Citadel 1938 · King Vidor · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
  2. Anna Karenina 1948 · Julien Duvivier · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
  3. The Fallen Idol 1948 · Carol Reed · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
  4. The Heiress 1949 · William Wyler · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
  5. Outcast of the Islands 1951 · Carol Reed · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
  6. Our Man in Havana 1959 · Carol Reed · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
  7. Doctor Zhivago 1965 · David Lean · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
  8. O Lucky Man! 1973 · Lindsay Anderson · IMDb 7.6 · Cast