Richard Pearson

Nascimento : 1918-08-02, Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK

Morte : 2011-08-02

História

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.

Filmes

Malévola
Editor
Motivada por vingança e o desejo feroz de proteger seu reino, Malévola cruelmente coloca uma maldição irrevogável na filha recém-nascida do rei dos humanos, Aurora. Conforme cresce, Aurora enfrenta um conflito fervente entre o reino da floresta, local onde ela cresceu e ama, e o reino humano, que mantém o seu legado. Malévola percebe que Aurora pode ser a chave para a paz no reino e é forçada a tomar medidas drásticas que mudarão para sempre os dois mundos.
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Mole (voice)
Designed with young audiences in mind, this award-winning animated film (created with labor-intensive stop-motion techniques) brings Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book to life. When the villainous Weasel and his crew of thugs kidnap an unsuspecting Toad and send an impostor to take over Toad Hall, Badger, Rat and Mole aren't fooled. But can they figure out a way to save their friend before it's too late?
Whoops Apocalypse
Michael Sumpter (Defence Secretary)
When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the countdown to World War 3 begins. If anyone can prevent the oncoming apocalypse it's the American President, but her closest ally the British Prime Minister appears to have gone stark raving mad.
Ilha dos Malucos
Foreign Secretary
A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.
The Wind in the Willows
Mole
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They go for a picnic on the riverbank, on a caravan expedition with Toad, until Toad switches allegiance to his new car and his reckless driving makes Mole and Rat search out Badger for help in curbing Toad's profligate habits. But Toad gets away from them and gets a 20-year sentence from the magistrate for theft, reckless driving, and Gross Impertinence. While Toad works his wiles on the jailer's daughter and escapes jail dressed as a washer woman, Badger tries to guard Toad Hall from the machinations of the Weasels and is badly beaten. And it requires a plan of attack and all four comrades to regain Toad Hall.
Arms and the Man
Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.
A Maldição do Espelho
Doctor Haydock
Jane Marple resolve o mistério de quando uma mulher local é envenenado e uma estrela de cinema visitante parece ter sido a vítima.
Tess - Uma Lição de Vida
Vicar of Marlott
Na Inglaterra do século 19, a bela Tess, filha de um fazendeiro, é enviada para viver com parentes nobres. Ela é seduzida e abandonada por seu primo distante, Alec. De volta à fazenda de seu pai, ela dá à luz um bebê natimorto e enfrenta a hipocrisia da sociedade. Baseado no romance de Thomas Hardy.
Coming Out
Gerald Fox
Lewis, a gay writer of romantic novels, writes an article on gay issues under the pseudonym of "Zippy Grimes." The reason for this is that he hasn't come out yet and he doesn't want to alienate his mainly female fan-base. The article is a great success and leads to a huge amount of reactions, mainly from other gay men who are leading a double life. He decides to meet a number of these letter writers and eventually is forced to come out.
She Fell Among Thieves
Father Below
While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Heroes) encounters the villainous Vanity Fair (Eileen Atkins, Cold Mountain). Mistress of the turreted Chateau Jezreel and leader of a motley band of criminals, she will inherit millions if she can force her stepdaughter to marry. Pitting his wits against this formidable adversary, Chandos determines to rescue the beautiful young woman. But Vanity Fair keeps one step ahead of him, a trick forever up her sleeve and murder in her heart.
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s' veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in this enjoyable family film. Sequel to the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small.
O Pássaro Azul
Bread
Duas crianças camponesas, Mytyl e seu irmão Tyltyl, embarcam na busca pelo pássaro azul da felicidade da fada Berylune. Em sua jornada, eles têm a companhia da presença humanizada de um Cachorro, um Gato, Luz e Fogo e outras entidades.
O Heróico Covarde
Duchy Chamberlain
Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair of devious nobles with their own agenda. At their urging, Flashman agrees to re-create himself as a bogus Prussian nobleman to woo a beautiful duchess. But the half-baked plan quickly comes unraveled, and he's soon on the run from several new enemies who are all calling for the rapscallion's head.
Amor Entre as Ruínas
George Druce
An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is now being sued by her former fiancé. Esteemed barrister Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones is assigned to represent Jessica in the lawsuit, and he also happens to be an old suitor of hers from decades earlier. While Jessica claims not to remember him, and Arthur still smarts from her earlier rejection, the two form a close bond during the case.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.
Her Majesty's Pleasure
Mrs Whiteheart
They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making.Their really big event is the Christmas pantomime, only this year they have lost their star. Mother Bear has escaped. Still, there is some consolation. The new arrival looks a likely Goldilocks. "There's one or two who'll be after him", says Woodbine - and he knows all their weaknesses.
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Rev. Samuel Gardner
Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocrisy surrounding prostitution still shocked its audiences. Mrs. Warren has graduated from prostitution to opening and operating a chain of brothels throughout Europe. When her educated daughter Vivie discovers the truth about her mother's profession her reactions affect everyone around her.
Joana, A Mulher Que Foi Papa
Friar Timothy
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.
Still Waters
Alfred
A middle-aged couple who are fairly tired of each other go out on a picnic for the day. However, they row, and Maud wanders off and talks to other people she meets. Eventually, the couple come together again, and the day has helped them to understand each other a little better.
Macbeth
Doctor
Após profecia de bruxas - que dizem que ele seria rei -, Macbeth mata o soberano e assume o trono. Só que, em seu reinado de sangue, ele jamais alcança a paz: sua esposa, tomada pela culpa, começa a enlouquecer; ao mesmo tempo, os inimigos conspiram para retomar o poder.
Como Agarrar um Espião
Haldene
While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture and trade in exchange for her husband, but she develops an attraction to the one she thinks is a good candidate.
Domingo Maldito
Patient
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives.
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Wilting
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
As Três Irmãs
Koolyghin
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their return to their former home in Moscow, where life is charming and stimulating meaningful. But for now they exist in a malaise of dissatisfaction. Soldiers from the local military post provide them some companionship and society, but nothing can suffice to replace Moscow in their hopes. Andrei marries a provincial girl, Natasha, and begins to settle into a life of much less meaning than he had hoped. Natasha begins to run the family her way. Masha, though married, yearns for the sophisticated life and begins a dalliance with Vershinin, an army officer with a sick and suicidal wife. Even Irina, the freshest, most optimistic of the sisters, begins to waver in her dreams until, finally, tragedy strikes.
The Strange Affair
When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is out to catch mob boss Quince and soon both plots intertwine.
Inspetor Clouseau
Shockley
O inspetor francês Jacques Clouseau é emprestado ao governo inglês para atuar numa missão especial da Scotland Yard, que investiga a quadrilha responsável por um grande assalto. Vencendo as adversidades com suas trapalhadas, Clouseau acaba se tornando cúmplice de um novo assalto sem saber quando os bandidos usam máscaras imitando seu rosto para cometer o crime.
Charlie Bubbles
Accountant
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid a writer's basic tool – the capacity to feel and to respond. Now he must visit his estranged wife and son, whom he has set up on a farm outside his native city. His journey accidentally becomes an attempt to reestablish his connections with life, people, and his own history.
How I Won the War
Old Man at Alamein
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Agonia e Êxtase
Cardinal
Charlton Heston e Rex Harrison interpretam duas das personalidades mais marcantes da Renascença neste drama histórico baseado no best-seller de Irving Stone ambientado no início do Século XVI. Quando o Papa Júlio II encomenda a Michelangelo a pintura do teto da Capela Sistina, o artista recusa a princípio. Virtualmente forçado por Júlio a fazer o trabalho, ele acaba por destruir sua obra e foge de Roma. Quando recomeça a pintura, o projeto se torna uma batalha de vontades alimentada pelas diferenças artísticas e de temperamento que são o ponto central deste filme. Indicado ao OSCAR® de Melhor Fotografia e também citado como um dos melhores filmes do ano pelo National Board of Review, AGONIA E ÊXTASE é uma fantástica dramatização da luta por trás de uma das maiores obras-primas do mundo. Tanto a história quanto o filme são tocantes e fascinantes.
O Rolls-Royce Amarelo
Osborn
Filme antológico sobre três diferentes proprietários de um Rolls-Royce amarelo. Começando nos anos 20 com Lord Charles, um diplomata britânico, que compra o carro para sua esposa francesa como um presente de aniversário. Nos anos 30 outro proprietário é Paolo Maltese, um mafioso que compra o carro durante uma viagem à Itália e o deixa com a namorada enquanto volta para Chicago. Então nos anos 40 o carro pertence à viúva americana Gerda, que leva um guerrilheiro iugoslavo a Ljubljana na véspera da invasão nazista.
The Comedy Man
Advertising Man
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.
Ato de Misericórdia
Herbert Bastian
Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife to the edge of despair. It turns them into outlaws and fugitives, hunted by a vicious regime; yet it could also bring them together in a way they have never been before.
Attempt to Kill
Frank Weyman
A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fired man becomes the prime suspect, but it appears that he himself has been murdered.
The Threatening Storm
A Noite é Minha Inimiga
The Butler
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet is a fraud, and he is actually a look-alike actor named Frank Welney.
The Crowning Touch
Roger
Several stories linked by a hat.
Model for Murder
Bullock
An American officer scours Britain in search of his dead brother's girlfriend and becomes involved in a jewel heist.
Life in Danger
Sgt. Burt Norris
Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes from a local mental hospital.
Porto de Fúrias
Kershaw
The captain of a tugboat harboured off a Spanish village is lured into a romantic involvement with a young girl at the behest of her father, in the hope of getting his hands on the vessel. Meanwhile, a handsome English sailor, signs on to the boat and before long he and the girl fall for one another. Meanwhile a sinking freighter carrying explosive cargo has to be salvaged....
Svengali
Lambert
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Dangerous Cargo
Noel
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shipment of gold bullion so he and his gang can steal it.
The Blue Parrot
Quinney
'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland Yard go in to investigate, with the help of a visiting American detective and a nightclub hostess who may not be all she appears to be.
Contos de Natal
Mr. Tupper
Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) é um velho rico, avarento e grosseiro. Na noite de Natal, ele recebe a visita de três espíritos, representando o passado, o presente e o futuro. Os espíritos mostram a Scrooge sua vida, os sonhos que já teve, seus erros e o que ele pode vir a ser. Com isso Scrooge percebe seu egoísmo e muda seu jeito de ser. Considerada a melhor dentre as adaptações do livro Contos de Natal, de Charles Dickens.
A Mulher Falada
Detective
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their interactions with her are shown in flashbacks from their point of view.
The Girl Is Mine
Sergeant
The crew of a naval pinnacle struggle to pay the rates required to keep the boat afloat.