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Richard Thorp(1932-2013)

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Richard Thorp
Best known now for his role in Emmerdale/ Emmerdale Farm he shot to fame as Dr John Rennie in Emergency Ward 10 in the 50's which launched him to fame. and led to A Family at War, and To the Manor Born while his films include The Dam Busters. He has 4 children by 3 marriages.
BornJanuary 2, 1932
DiedMay 22, 2013(81)
BornJanuary 2, 1932
DiedMay 22, 2013(81)
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Known for

The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Jack Roberts
Brian Aherne, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Sword of Lancelot
5.7
  • Sir Gareth
  • 1963
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Dam Busters
7.4
  • Squadron Leader H. E. Maudslay, D.F.C.
  • 1955
Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Emmerdale Farm
4.9
TV Series
  • Alan Turner

Credits

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Actor

  • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Alan Turner
    • 1981–2013
  • The Woolpackers: Emmerdance (1996)
    The Woolpackers: Emmerdance
    Video
    • Alan Turner
    • 1996
  • The Brief (1984)
    The Brief
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Judge Advocate
    • 1984
  • Dennis Blanch, Don Henderson, Mark McManus, Fiona Mollison, John Ronane, and Frances Tomelty in Strangers (1978)
    Strangers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Det. Sgt. Jacklin
    • 1982
  • Peter Bowles and Penelope Keith in To the Manor Born (1979)
    To the Manor Born
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Lovejoy
    • 1981
  • Susan Engel, Philip Latham, Jennifer Lonsdale, and Susan Valentine in The Cedar Tree (1976)
    The Cedar Tree
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Geoffrey Cartland
    • 1978
  • Crossroads (1964)
    Crossroads
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Doug Randall
    • 1975
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • SImon
    • 1973
  • Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)
    Whodunnit?
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Gerald Thompson
    • 1973
  • And Mother Makes Three (1971)
    And Mother Makes Three
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Stanley Marsh
    • 1973
  • Alfred Burke in Public Eye (1965)
    Public Eye
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Gordon
    • 1973
  • Harry Worth in Thirty Minutes Worth (1972)
    Thirty Minutes Worth
    6.1
    TV Series
    • 1972
  • Suburban Wives (1972)
    Suburban Wives
    5.1
    • Charles
    • Sarah's husband (as Richard Thorpe)
    • 1972
  • A Family at War (1970)
    A Family at War
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Derek Robbins
    • 1971
  • Spencer Banks and Cheryl Burfield in Timeslip (1970)
    Timeslip
    7.8
    TV Series
    • George Pointer
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Richard Thorpe
  • Born
    • January 2, 1932
    • Purley, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 22, 2013
    • Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Noola Delany1980 - 1997 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Voice-over work.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Longest-serving cast member of the TV series Emmerdale Farm (1972), from March 1982.

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