Ralph David Richardson
Sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Dec 19, 1902 Cheltenham, England |
Died | Oct 10, 1983 London, England |
Age | Died at 80 |
Final Resting PlaceHighgate Cemetery (East) |
Ralph Richardson | |
Job | Actor |
Top Roles | Sir David Kelly, Dr. Austin Sloper, Gen. Sutherland, James Tyrone, Alexander |
Top Genres | Drama, War, Comedy, Film Adaptation, Romance, Action |
Top Topics | Aviation, Book-Based, World War II |
Top Collaborators | Alexander Korda (Director), Laurence Olivier, Carol Reed (Director), Michael Powell (Director) |
Shares birthday with | Victor Lyndon, Gordon Jackson, Edmund Purdom see more.. |
Ralph Richardson Overview:
Legendary actor, Ralph Richardson, was born Ralph David Richardson on Dec 19, 1902 in Cheltenham, England. Richardson died at the age of 80 on Oct 10, 1983 in London, England and was laid to rest in Highgate Cemetery (East) in Highgate, Greater London, England.
MINI BIO:
Solemn-looking, round-faced, beady-eyed British character star with a slick of dark hair that would gradually vanish as he passed through middle age. His careful, well-modulated speech could lend character to men from all walks of life, and he could just as easily be pompous as down-to-earth. At his peak from 1937 to 1952, during which time he produced some memorable film performances - for one, in The Heiress, he was nominated for an Oscar. First wife died: married actress Meriel Forbes (1913-2000) in 1944. Knighted in 1947. Died from a virus infection. Additional Oscar nomination for Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Richardson was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1949 | Best Supporting Actor | The Heiress (1949) | Dr. Austin Sloper | Nominated |
1984 | Best Supporting Actor | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | The Sixth Earl of Greystoke | Nominated |
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Ralph Richardson Quotes:
[Recounting the railway accident]
Joseph Finsbury: I was in the water closet of the Bournemouth express when it quite unaccountably exploded, thereby extensively damaging the rest of the train. I can't really think that I was to blame, although at the time I was smoking.
Baines: Give me your handkerchief. It's things like that give secrets away.
Charles Richmond: All our years of marriage she never once raised her voice at me, never tried to wheedle anything out of me. She was... remarkable.
Maria Marcello: You were a lucky man.
Charles Richmond: She died in great pain. A kind nature is no defense in sickness and death. So... what's the point of it?
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Joseph Finsbury: I was in the water closet of the Bournemouth express when it quite unaccountably exploded, thereby extensively damaging the rest of the train. I can't really think that I was to blame, although at the time I was smoking.
Baines: Give me your handkerchief. It's things like that give secrets away.
Charles Richmond: All our years of marriage she never once raised her voice at me, never tried to wheedle anything out of me. She was... remarkable.
Maria Marcello: You were a lucky man.
Charles Richmond: She died in great pain. A kind nature is no defense in sickness and death. So... what's the point of it?
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