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Richard Wordsworth(1915-1993)

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Richard Wordsworth
Richard Wordsworth was born on 19 January 1915 in Halesowen, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Chocky's Challenge (1986), R3 (1964) and Nicholas Nickleby (1957). He died on 21 November 1993 in Kendal, Cumbria, England, UK.
BornJanuary 19, 1915
DiedNovember 21, 1993(78)
BornJanuary 19, 1915
DiedNovember 21, 1993(78)
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Known for

Chocky's Challenge (1986)
Chocky's Challenge
6.6
TV Series
  • Professor Ferris
Oliver Reed in R3 (1964)
R3
8.2
TV Series
  • Dr. Peter Travers
Nicholas Nickleby
TV Series
  • Newman Noggs
Song of Norway (1970)
Song of Norway
4.2
  • Hans Christian Andersen
  • 1970

Credits

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Actor

  • Peter Davison and Brian Glover in Campion (1989)
    Campion
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Professor Farrington
    • 1989
  • Chocky's Challenge (1986)
    Chocky's Challenge
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Professor Ferris
    • 1986
  • The Tripods (1984)
    The Tripods
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Julius
    • 1984–1985
  • Leonard Rossiter in The Life and Death of King John (1984)
    The Life and Death of King John
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Cardinal Pandulph
    • 1984
  • Stuart Wilson in The Old Men at the Zoo (1983)
    The Old Men at the Zoo
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Matthew Price
    • 1983
  • The Greeks: A Journey in Space and Time (1980)
    The Greeks: A Journey in Space and Time
    6.8
    TV Series
    • The Storyteller
    • 1980
  • Escape (1980)
    Escape
    TV Series
    • Maihofer
    • 1980
  • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
    Crown Court
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Kenneth James Hoistpetard
    • 1977
  • Shirley Dixon and Denis Lill in The Regiment (1972)
    The Regiment
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Lt Col Gaunt-Seymour
    • 1972
  • Song of Norway (1970)
    Song of Norway
    4.2
    • Hans Christian Andersen
    • 1970
  • 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
    • Edgar Gaveston
    • 1970
  • On Trial (1970)
    On Trial
    TV Mini Series
    • David Griggs
    • Roger Casement
    • 1970
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Anthony Millington-Chope
    • 1969
  • Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969)
    Lock Up Your Daughters!
    5.0
    • Coupler
    • 1969
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Fr. Demitry Hermogen
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • January 19, 1915
    • Halesowen, Worcestershire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 21, 1993
    • Kendal, Cumbria, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    His theatre credits include: Pistol in "King Henry IV Part II" by William Shakespeare (1951, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, director Michael Redgrave ); Cassius in "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare , directed by Michael Benthall (Old Vic Theatre, London, 1955)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In the early 1980s he was a guest professor in the English department at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he directed a production of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" with himself in the role of Shylock.

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