Known for Acting
Birthday
August 2, 1918
Place of Birth
Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
Biography
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.

Columbo

Inspector Morse

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Play for Today

Tales of the Unexpected

No Hiding Place

The Wednesday Play

BBC2 Play of the Week

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Public Eye

Hammer House of Horror

Enemy at the Door