Richard Johnson

Person

Richard Johnson

Born 30 July 1927 Died 5 June 2015, aged 87 Upminster, Essex, England, UK TMDB ↗

Richard Keith Johnson (30 July 1927 – 5 June 2015) was an English actor, writer and producer.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1951)
65years on screen and counting
8credits in 1979, their busiest year
123dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Man Who Knew Infinity poster Age: 88

The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016
as Vice Master Henry Jackson
Beloved Days poster Age: 88

Beloved Days

2015
Radiator poster Age: 87

Radiator

2014
as Leonard
No poster
Age: 86

The Man on the Moor

2013
as Joe Adams
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas poster Age: 80

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008
as Grandpa
The Raven poster Age: 80

The Raven

2007
as Narrator / The Raven (voice)
Two Families poster Age: 79

Two Families

2007
as Don Cataldo
Scoop poster Age: 78

Scoop

2006
as Mr. Quincy
Wallis & Edward poster Age: 78

Wallis & Edward

2005
as Stanley Baldwin
Whatever Love Means poster Age: 78

Whatever Love Means

2005
as Lord Mountbatten
Danny Deckchair poster Age: 75

Danny Deckchair

2003
as Passerby
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider poster Age: 73

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

2001
as Distinguished Gentleman
The Whistle-Blower poster Age: 73

The Whistle-Blower

2001
as Sir Alastair Montgomery
Happy Days poster Age: 73

Happy Days

2000
as Willie
Milk poster Age: 71

Milk

1999
as John
Breaking the Code poster Age: 69

Breaking the Code

1996
as Dilwyn 'Dilly' Knox
Heavy Weather poster Age: 68

Heavy Weather

1995
as Lord Tilbury
Duel of Hearts poster Age: 64

Duel of Hearts

1992
as Lord Belgrave
The Crucifer of Blood poster Age: 64

The Crucifer of Blood

1991
as Dr. Watson
Diving In poster Age: 63

Diving In

1990
as Richard Anthony
Treasure Island poster Age: 62

Treasure Island

1990
as Squire Trelawney
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming poster Age: 62

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

1990
as Gen. Halmsden
Voice of the Heart poster Age: 61

Voice of the Heart

1989
as David Cunningham
A Man for All Seasons poster Age: 61

A Man for All Seasons

1988
as Duke of Norfolk
Castaway poster Age: 58

Castaway

1986
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Lady Jane poster Age: 58

Lady Jane

1986
as The Earl of Arundel
Turtle Diary poster Age: 58

Turtle Diary

1985
as Mr. Johnson
What Waits Below poster Age: 57

What Waits Below

1984
as Ben Gannon
The Biko Inquest poster Age: 57

The Biko Inquest

1984
as Dr. Hersch
The Aerodrome poster Age: 56

The Aerodrome

1983
as Air Commander
Cymbeline poster Age: 55

Cymbeline

1983
as Cymbeline
The Monster Club poster Age: 53

The Monster Club

1981
as Busotsky's Father
The Marquise poster Age: 53

The Marquise

1980
as Count Raoul de Vriac
Haywire poster Age: 52

Haywire

1980
as Kenneth Wagg
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger poster Age: 52

Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger

1980
as Havelock Ellis
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square poster Age: 52

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

1980
as Inspector Watford
The Great Alligator poster Age: 52

The Great Alligator

1979
as Prophet Jameson
Before and After poster Age: 52

Before and After

1979
as Waiter Les
Zombie Flesh Eaters poster Age: 52

Zombie Flesh Eaters

1979
as Dr. David Menard
Island of the Fishmen poster Age: 51

Island of the Fishmen

1979
as Edmond Rackham
The Comeback poster Age: 50

The Comeback

1978
as Psychiatrist
No poster
Age: 50

Across a Crowded Room

1978
as Fergus Mariner
The Four Feathers poster Age: 50

The Four Feathers

1978
as Abou Fatma
The Last Concert poster Age: 48

The Last Concert

1976
as Richard Lasky
Aces High poster Age: 48

Aces High

1976
as Major Lyle
Moses the Lawgiver poster Age: 48

Moses the Lawgiver

1976
as Erzähler-Stimme
The Message poster Age: 48

The Message

1976
as Narrator (voice)
Hennessy poster Age: 48

Hennessy

1975
as Insp. Hollis
The Night Child poster Age: 47

The Night Child

1975
as Michael Williams
Antony and Cleopatra poster Age: 47

Antony and Cleopatra

1975
as Antony
Beyond the Door poster Age: 47

Beyond the Door

1974
as Dimitri
No poster
Age: 44

A Marriage

1972
as Richard
Sin poster Age: 43

Sin

1971
as Orestes
Hamlet poster Age: 43

Hamlet

1970
as Claudius, King of Denmark
Julius Caesar poster Age: 42

Julius Caesar

1970
as Cassius
The Fifth Day of Peace poster Age: 42

The Fifth Day of Peace

1970
as John Miller
Some Girls Do poster Age: 41

Some Girls Do

1969
as Hugh Drummond
Emma Hamilton poster Age: 41

Emma Hamilton

1968
as Horatio Nelson
The Column poster Age: 41

The Column

1968
as Tiberius
A Twist of Sand poster Age: 41

A Twist of Sand

1968
as Geoffrey Peace
Oedipus the King poster Age: 40

Oedipus the King

1968
as Creon
Danger Route poster Age: 40

Danger Route

1967
as Jonas Wilde
The Rover poster Age: 40

The Rover

1967
as Real
Deadlier Than the Male poster Age: 39

Deadlier Than the Male

1967
as Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
The Witch poster Age: 39

The Witch

1966
as Sergio Logan
Khartoum poster Age: 38

Khartoum

1966
as Colonel Stewart
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders poster Age: 37

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965
as Jemmy
Operation Crossbow poster Age: 37

Operation Crossbow

1965
as Duncan Sandys
The Pumpkin Eater poster Age: 36

The Pumpkin Eater

1964
as Giles
80,000 Suspects poster Age: 36

80,000 Suspects

1963
as Dr. Steven Monks
Cairo poster Age: 35

Cairo

1963
as Ali
The Haunting poster Age: 35

The Haunting

1963
as Dr. John Markway
Never So Few poster Age: 32

Never So Few

1959
as Capt. Danny De Mortimer
No poster
Age: 27

A Party for Christmas

1954
as Michael Firbanks
Saadia poster Age: 26

Saadia

1953
as Lt. Girard
Lady in the Fog poster Age: 25

Lady in the Fog

1952
as Danny McMara - Hit-and-Run Victim
Calling Bulldog Drummond poster Age: 23

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951
as Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. poster Age: 23

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

1951
as Macrae (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
The Other Child poster Age: 85

The Other Child

2013
as Chad Beckett
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff poster Age: 84

The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

2012
as Uncle Writes Prompt Thank You Cards
Lewis poster Age: 79

Lewis

2007
as Augustus Mortmaigne
The Robinsons poster Age: 77

The Robinsons

2005
Doc Martin poster Age: 77

Doc Martin

2004
The Royal poster Age: 75

The Royal

2003
The Royal poster Age: 75

The Royal

2003
as Johnny Lomax
Spooks poster Age: 74

Spooks

2002
as Bernard Qualtrough
Waking the Dead poster Age: 73

Waking the Dead

2001
as Dr. Raymond Parke
Midsomer Murders poster Age: 69

Midsomer Murders

1997
as Rex Masters
Kavanagh Q.C. poster Age: 67

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995
as Lord Justice Fenwick
Anglo Saxon Attitudes poster Age: 64

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

1992
as Gerald Middleton
The Camomile Lawn poster Age: 64

The Camomile Lawn

1992
as Oliver (older)
Murder Most Horrid poster Age: 64

Murder Most Horrid

1991
as Reverend Charles Quentin
Tales from the Crypt poster Age: 61

Tales from the Crypt

1989
as Malcolm Lawson
Dempsey and Makepeace poster Age: 57

Dempsey and Makepeace

1985
as Daish
The Bill poster Age: 57

The Bill

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 57

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Lord Geoffrey Constable
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster poster Age: 56

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

1984
as Air Vice-Marshal Conyers
The Kenny Everett Television Show poster Age: 54

The Kenny Everett Television Show

1982
as Various
No poster
Age: 54

The Member for Chelsea

1981
as Sir Charles Dilke
Magnum, P.I. poster Age: 53

Magnum, P.I.

1980
as Brigadier Faulkes
No poster
Age: 52

Spy!

1980
as Richard Sorge
Hart to Hart poster Age: 52

Hart to Hart

1979
as Alex Constantine
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 51

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as Parnell
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 51

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as James
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 51

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as Tanner
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster Age: 51

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978
as Cymbeline
Origins of the Mafia poster Age: 49

Origins of the Mafia

1976
as Narrator (voice)
Space: 1999 poster Age: 48

Space: 1999

1975
as Lee Russell
Churchill's People poster Age: 47

Churchill's People

1974
as Tiberius Claudius
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries poster Age: 46

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973
as Bruce Sexton
Thriller poster Age: 45

Thriller

1973
as George Drew
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 41

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Claudius, King of Denmark
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 41

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Dr. Clive Riordan
The Human Jungle poster Age: 35

The Human Jungle

1963
as Jimbo
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster Age: 35

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
as Jarvis Smith
No poster
Age: 33

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Donadieu
No poster
Age: 33

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Frank Gibbons
No poster
Age: 32

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960
as Cainfield
The Four Just Men poster Age: 32

The Four Just Men

1959
as Captain Bannion
The Buccaneers poster Age: 29

The Buccaneers

1956
as Pegleg
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 28

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Walter Egmont
Pride and Prejudice poster Age: 24

Pride and Prejudice

1952
as Mr. Wickham
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 24

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Claudius
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