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Richard Goolden(1895-1981)

  • Actor
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Richard Goolden was born on 23 February 1895 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for It! (1967), David Copperfield (1956) and The History of Mr. Polly (1980). He died on 18 June 1981 in London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 23, 1895
DiedJune 18, 1981(86)
BornFebruary 23, 1895
DiedJune 18, 1981(86)
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Roddy McDowall and Jill Haworth in It! (1967)
It!
5.6
  • Old Man
  • 1967
David Copperfield (1956)
David Copperfield
6.5
TV Mini Series
  • Richard Babley
Andrew Sachs in The History of Mr. Polly (1980)
The History of Mr. Polly
6.6
TV Mini Series
  • Uncle Penstemon
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Pedant of Mantua
  • Mr. Posket
  • Pedant

Credits

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Actor

  • The Lion (Felis Leo)
    • Narrator (voice)
    • Short
  • The Nightingale (1981)
    The Nightingale
    • Emperor
    • 1981
  • Alan Dobie in Cribb (1980)
    Cribb
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Warden
    • 1980
  • Andrew Sachs in The History of Mr. Polly (1980)
    The History of Mr. Polly
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Uncle Penstemon
    • 1980
  • Max Wall in Film: A Screen Play by Samuel Beckett (1979)
    Film: A Screen Play by Samuel Beckett
    7.8
    Short
    • Elderly Man with Monkey
    • 1979
  • Adrian Dannatt in Just William (1977)
    Just William
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Throsby
    • 1977
  • Kilvert's Diary (1977)
    Kilvert's Diary
    6.2
    TV Series
    • William Pritchard
    • 1977
  • Joseph Andrews (1977)
    Joseph Andrews
    5.6
    • Squire Western's Clerk
    • 1977
  • The Flaxton Boys (1969)
    The Flaxton Boys
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Albert Cox
    • Rev. Herbert Pirritt
    • 1970–1973
  • Desmond Llewelyn, Gillian Blake, Arthur English, Steve Hodson, and Christian Rodska in Follyfoot (1971)
    Follyfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mr. Mallet
    • 1971
  • One More Time (1970)
    One More Time
    5.0
    • 9th Local
    • 1970
  • Gerald Harper in Hadleigh (1969)
    Hadleigh
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Willie Southcote
    • 1969
  • Two in Clover (1969)
    Two in Clover
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Colonel Berkeley Hunt
    • 1969
  • Mr. Rose (1967)
    Mr. Rose
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Inigo Walker
    • 1968
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Jim Watson
    • 1968
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Johnson
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 23, 1895
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 18, 1981
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    He acted in Sir Tom Stoppard's play, "Dirty Linen & New-Foundland", at the Arts Theatre in London, England with Michael Low, directed by Ed Berman.
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  • Trivia
    Bespectacled English character actor of stage and screen, the son of a barrister. He was educated at Charterhouse and New College, Oxford. He served in the British Army Medical Corps on the Western front during World War I and began acting on stage in 1923. Goolden was a respected interpreter of Shakespearean roles and also had a lengthy career on radio, notably in the titular role of Mr. Chips and as Zaphod Beeblebrox in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

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