Filmography
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Known For
A Christmas Carol Mr. Tupper (1951) -
Macbeth Doctor (1971) -
Our Mutual Friend Nicodemus Boffin (1958-1959) -
Known For
Middlemarch Mr. Bulstrode (1968) -
Actor
My Good Friend Harry King (1995-1996) -
British Men Behaving Badly Gary's Father (1995) -
Love Hurts Dr. Piggott (1992-1994) -
The Life and Times of Henry Pratt Mr. Gibbins (1992)
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One Foot in the Grave Alfred (1992) -
Inspector Morse Jerome Hogg (1991) -
Freddie and Max Malcolm Parkes (1990) -
Oh! Mr. Toad Mole (1989-1990) -
Mystery!: Campion Dr. Galley (1990) -
The Wind in the Willows Mole (1984-1988) -
![The Deadly Recruits]( "The Deadly Recruits")
The Deadly Recruits Handforth-Jones (1986) -
![Whoops Apocalypse]( "Whoops Apocalypse")
Whoops Apocalypse Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary) (1986) -
![Pirates]( "Pirates")
Pirates Padre (1986) -
![Reunion at Fairborough]( "Reunion at Fairborough")
Reunion at Fairborough (1985) -
![Miss Marple: The Moving Finger]( "Miss Marple: The Moving Finger")
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger Mr. Pye (1985) -
![Water]( "Water")
Water Foreign Secretary (1985) -
Weekend Playhouse Donald (1984)
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![A Fine Romance]( "A Fine Romance")
A Fine Romance Mr Dalton (1983-1984) -
![Chessgame]( "Chessgame")
Chessgame Handforth Jones (1983) -
![The Wind in the Willows]( "The Wind in the Willows")
The Wind in the Willows Mole (1983) -
![Tales of the Unexpected]( "Tales of the Unexpected")
Tales of the Unexpected Michael Carey (1983) -
![Arms and the Man]( "Arms and the Man")
Arms and the Man Petkoff (1983) -
![The Bell]( "The Bell")
The Bell Bishop (1982) -
The Walls of Jericho Dr. Anstie (1981)
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![The Mirror Crack'd]( "The Mirror Crack'd")
The Mirror Crack'd Doctor Haydock (1980) -
![Hammer House of Horror]( "Hammer House of Horror")
Hammer House of Horror Sir Humphrey Chesterton (1980) -
![Thérèse Raquin]( "Thérèse Raquin")
Thérèse Raquin Michaud (1980) -
![God's Wonderful Railway]( "God's Wonderful Railway")
God's Wonderful Railway Mr. Jellicoe (1980) -
![Enemy at the Door]( "Enemy at the Door")
Enemy at the Door William Clifford (1980) -
![Tess]( "Tess")
Tess Vicar of Marlott (1979) -
![Play for Today]( "Play for Today")
Play for Today Gerald Fox (1972-1979) -
![BBC2 Play of the Week]( "BBC2 Play of the Week")
BBC2 Play of the Week Father Below (1978) -
![The Duchess of Duke Street]( "The Duchess of Duke Street")
The Duchess of Duke Street Sir Ernest Horsfield (1977) -
Cottage to Let George (1977)
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The Sound of Laughter Leonard Jarvis (1977)
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![BBC Play of the Month]( "BBC Play of the Month")
BBC Play of the Month Mazzini Dunn (1970-1977) -
![ITV Playhouse]( "ITV Playhouse")
ITV Playhouse Mr. Smith (1977) -
![Crown Court]( "Crown Court")
Crown Court Francis Galway (1973-1977) -
![Just William]( "Just William")
Just William Mr. Ballater (1977) -
![It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet]( "It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet")
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet Granville Bennett (1976) -
![The Blue Bird]( "The Blue Bird")
The Blue Bird Bread (1976) -
The Virtuoso Sir Samuel Hearty (1975)
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![Royal Flash]( "Royal Flash")
Royal Flash Duchy Chamberlain (1975) -
![One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing]( "One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing")
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing Sir Geoffrey (1975) -
![Public Eye]( "Public Eye")
Public Eye Jenks (1975) -
![Love Among the Ruins]( "Love Among the Ruins")
Love Among the Ruins Druce (1975) -
![Village Hall]( "Village Hall")
Village Hall Woodcock (1974) -
![Alice Through the Looking Glass]( "Alice Through the Looking Glass")
Alice Through the Looking Glass White King (1973) -
The Upper Crusts Balmforth (1973)
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![Softly Softly: Task Force]( "Softly Softly: Task Force")
Softly Softly: Task Force Heston (1973) -
![Columbo]( "Columbo")
Columbo Diver (1972) -
![Stage 2]( "Stage 2")
Stage 2 Rev. Samuel Gardner (1972) -
![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre Jack (1961-1972) -
![Pope Joan]( "Pope Joan")
Pope Joan Friar Timothy (1972) -
![The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]( "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes")
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Marquess of Macclesfield (1971) -
![Macbeth]( "Macbeth")
Macbeth Doctor (1971) -
![Catch Me a Spy]( "Catch Me a Spy")
Catch Me a Spy Haldane (1971) -
![Sunday Bloody Sunday]( "Sunday Bloody Sunday")
Sunday Bloody Sunday Patient (1971) -
![Hadleigh]( "Hadleigh")
Hadleigh Mortlake (1971) -
![The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]( "The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer")
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Wilting (1970) -
![The First Churchills]( "The First Churchills")
The First Churchills Robert Harley (1969) -
![Fraud Squad]( "Fraud Squad")
Fraud Squad Maurice Blunt Major (1969) -
![Mogul]( "Mogul")
Mogul Augustus Walker (1969) -
![Out of the Unknown]( "Out of the Unknown")
Out of the Unknown Mr. Foster (1969) -
![Sherlock Holmes]( "Sherlock Holmes")
Sherlock Holmes Inspector Baynes (1968) -
The Sex Game Hanslip (1968)
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The Root of All Evil? Arnold Butters (1968)
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Middlemarch Mr. Bulstrode (1968)
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![The Strange Affair]( "The Strange Affair")
The Strange Affair Constable (1968) -
Champion House William Pickering QC (1968)
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![Inspector Clouseau]( "Inspector Clouseau")
Inspector Clouseau Shockley (1968) -
![Charlie Bubbles]( "Charlie Bubbles")
Charlie Bubbles Accountant (1968) -
![Asterix the Gaul]( "Asterix the Gaul")
Asterix the Gaul Getafix (1967) -
Micky Man Micky (1967)
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![Z Cars]( "Z Cars")
Z Cars Mr. Davis (1965-1967) -
![How I Won the War]( "How I Won the War")
How I Won the War Old Man at Alamein (1967) -
![The Forsyte Saga]( "The Forsyte Saga")
The Forsyte Saga Foskisson (1967) -
![Seven Deadly Virtues]( "Seven Deadly Virtues")
Seven Deadly Virtues Birling (1967) -
Uncle Charles (1967)
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![Thirty-Minute Theatre]( "Thirty-Minute Theatre")
Thirty-Minute Theatre Jack Carter (1965-1967) -
![Drama 61-67]( "Drama 61-67")
Drama 61-67 Lieut-Col. Massingham Fox (1966) -
![Sergeant Cork]( "Sergeant Cork")
Sergeant Cork Sam Hawkesworth (1966) -
![ITV Play of the Week]( "ITV Play of the Week")
ITV Play of the Week Mr. Agar (1959-1966) -
Softly Softly Gough (1966)
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![Comedy Playhouse]( "Comedy Playhouse")
Comedy Playhouse Happy Brazier (1966) -
The Liars Moggs (1966)
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![Mystery and Imagination]( "Mystery and Imagination")
Mystery and Imagination Mr. Abney (1966) -
![The Wednesday Play]( "The Wednesday Play")
The Wednesday Play The Headmaster (1965-1966) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney Bailiff (1966) -
Jury Room Mr. Marshall - Juror (1965)
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![No Hiding Place]( "No Hiding Place")
No Hiding Place Billy Nolan (1965) -
The Sullavan Brothers Squadron Leader Brown (1965)
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![The Yellow Rolls-Royce]( "The Yellow Rolls-Royce")
The Yellow Rolls-Royce Osborn (1964) -
![The Comedy Man]( "The Comedy Man")
The Comedy Man Advertising Man (1964) -
![Armchair Mystery Theatre]( "Armchair Mystery Theatre")
Armchair Mystery Theatre Karl Heffer (1964) -
![Martin Chuzzlewit]( "Martin Chuzzlewit")
Martin Chuzzlewit Pecksniff (1964) -
![The King's Breakfast]( "The King's Breakfast")
The King's Breakfast Violinist (1963) -
![Guns of Darkness]( "Guns of Darkness")
Guns of Darkness Bastian (1962) -
![BBC Sunday-Night Play]( "BBC Sunday-Night Play")
BBC Sunday-Night Play Mr. Wilson (1960-1962) -
Under Western Eyes Peters (1962)
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![Attempt to Kill]( "Attempt to Kill")
Attempt to Kill Frank Weyman (1961) -
![ITV Television Playhouse]( "ITV Television Playhouse")
ITV Television Playhouse Jonas Enderby (1955-1961) -
![Sir Francis Drake]( "Sir Francis Drake")
Sir Francis Drake Sir Richard Bosanquet (1961) -
![The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre]( "The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre")
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre Frank Weyman (1961) -
![One Way Pendulum]( "One Way Pendulum")
One Way Pendulum Arthur Groomkirby (1961) -
Rashomon The Woodcutter (1961)
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood Rev. Crisparkle (1960)
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![Danger Man]( "Danger Man")
Danger Man Keith Smith (1960) -
![Man in the Moon]( "Man in the Moon")
Man in the Moon 1st Doctor (1960) -
Stuff and Nonsense Sidney Lovejoy (1960)
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The Days of Vengeance Det. Sgt. West (1960)
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Inside Story Roger Downing (1960)
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The Champion Bob Johnson, bus driver (1960)
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Glencannon MacQuale - Engineer (1959)
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![Bleak House]( "Bleak House")
Bleak House Inspector Bucket (1959) -
![Libel]( "Libel")
Libel The Butler (1959) -
The History of Mr. Polly Policeman (1959)
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Dancers in Mourning Superintendent Yeo (1959)
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![Life in Danger]( "Life in Danger")
Life in Danger Sergeant Norris (1959) -
The Naked Lady Jim Larkins (1959)
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![The Crowning Touch]( "The Crowning Touch")
The Crowning Touch Roger (1959) -
Foreign Field Robin (1959)
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![Model for Murder]( "Model for Murder")
Model for Murder Bullock (1959) -
Saturday Playhouse Mr. Williams (1959)
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![Our Mutual Friend]( "Our Mutual Friend")
Our Mutual Friend Nicodemus Boffin (1958-1959) -
Jennings at School PC Honeyball (1958)
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![Sea Fury]( "Sea Fury")
Sea Fury Kershaw (1958) -
![The Royalty]( "The Royalty")
The Royalty Fred Potter (1957-1958) -
![Missiles from Hell]( "Missiles from Hell")
Missiles from Hell Senior RAF Officer (1958) -
You're a Long Time Dead George (1958)
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Esmé Divided Esmé's Chemistry (1957)
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The Double Act Constable Cuthbert (1957)
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Home Is the Sailor Sydney (1956)
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![The Scarlet Pimpernel]( "The Scarlet Pimpernel")
The Scarlet Pimpernel Jack Williams (1956) -
A Likely Tale Gregory Lupton (1956)
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![BBC Sunday-Night Theatre]( "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre")
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Father Francis (1953-1956) -
Theatre Royal Bilston (1955)
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![The Snow Queen]( "The Snow Queen")
The Snow Queen The Reindeer (1955) -
Round at the Redways Toyshop Proprietor (1955)
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The Case of Mr. Pelham Barman (1955)
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Patrol Car Sergeant MacKenzie (1954-1955)
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Fabian of the Yard Sergeant MacKenzie (1954)
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![Svengali]( "Svengali")
Svengali Lambert (1954) -
![Dangerous Cargo]( "Dangerous Cargo")
Dangerous Cargo Noel (1954) -
Clementina Prince of Baden (1954)
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A Time to Be Born Joseph (1953)
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![The Blue Parrot]( "The Blue Parrot")
The Blue Parrot Sgt. Quinney (1953) -
The Passing Show (1953)
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![Whirligig]( "Whirligig")
Whirligig Professor Watkins (1952) -
Death of Uncle George Tony (1951)
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![A Christmas Carol]( "A Christmas Carol")
A Christmas Carol Mr. Tupper (1951) -
Stranger from Space Professor Watkins (First series only) (1951)
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What Happens to Love Member of Parliament (1951)
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Hail and Farewell Captain McEvoy (1951)
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The Cruise of the Toytown Belle Ernest the Policeman (1950)
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![The Clouded Yellow]( "The Clouded Yellow")
The Clouded Yellow Det Sgt Stewart (1950) -
![Her Panelled Door]( "Her Panelled Door")
Her Panelled Door Tony (1950) -
![Five Angles on Murder]( "Five Angles on Murder")
Five Angles on Murder Detective (1950) -
The Switchback Willie Anderson (1950)
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The Girl Is Mine Sergeant (1950)
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The Passionate Pilgrim Tom Dawly (1949)
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Deep Waters Lieutenant Peters, RN (1949)
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The Coventry Nativity Play Melchior, King of Aginara (1947)
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ActorRichard of Bordeaux Maudelyn, the King's secretary (1947)
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Archive footageThe Many Faces of... (2010)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Made his stage debut at age 18 at London's Collins's Music Hall.
Trademark
The voice of Mole in several adaptations of The Wind in the Willows
Star Sign
Leo
Personal Details
Born
Richard de Pearsall Pearson
Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
Died
(age 93)
Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK
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