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Richard Todd

Cast & creator

Richard Todd

1919-06-11 (died at 90) Dublin, IrelandIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, Murder, She Wrote

Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) was an Irish actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance as Corporal Lachlan MacLachlan in the 1949 film The Hasty Heart. His other notable roles include Jonathan Cooper in Stage Fright (1950), Wing Commander Guy Gibson in The Dam Busters (1955), Sir Walter Raleigh in The Virgin Queen (1955), and Major John Howard in The Longest Day (1962). He was previously a Captain in the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the D-Day landings as a member of the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Todd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also known as: Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd

Movies

61

film credits

Series

15

television credits

Career

76

1937–2007 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Charles Edmonton · 1997

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Sanders · 1963

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Alec Scofield · 1984

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Acting · 1996

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Harold Beecham · 1992

Across film & television

Filmography (76)

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Showing 76 of 76 credits

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Charles Edmonton

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Sanders

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Alec Scofield

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Harold Beecham

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Edmund Gurney

Thriller

Thriller

George Tulliver

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

Maj. John Howard

British Film Forever

British Film Forever

The Last Place on Earth

The Last Place on Earth

Mr. Barnes

Stage Fright

Stage Fright

Jonathan Cooper

Virtual Murder

Virtual Murder

Judge Rawcliffe

Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

Basil Hallward

Boy Dominic

Boy Dominic

Capt. Richard Bulman

House of the Long Shadows

House of the Long Shadows

Sam Allyson

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans

The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

Sir Walter Raleigh

Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

Wing Cmdr. Kendall

D-Day the Sixth of June

D-Day the Sixth of June

Lt. Col. John Wynter

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

Commander Barker

The Long and the Short and the Tall

The Long and the Short and the Tall

Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

Robin Hood

Never Let Go

Never Let Go

John Cummings

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Self (archive footage)

Subterfuge

Subterfuge

Col. Victor Redmayne

The Sword and the Rose

The Sword and the Rose

Charles Brandon

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

Darrell

Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance

Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance

Self

Venetian Bird

Venetian Bird

Edward Mercer

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue

Rob Roy MacGregor

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

Lord Roberts

Asylum

Asylum

Walter

A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Bill Ferguson

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.

Jenny's War

Jenny's War

Gen. Benjamin Cutler

The Riddle of Robin Hood

The Riddle of Robin Hood

Self

The Secrets of the Bed

The Secrets of the Bed

Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

Self

Death Drums Along the River

Death Drums Along the River

Inspector Harry Sanders

No. 1 of the Secret Service

No. 1 of the Secret Service

Arthur Loveday

The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan

The Sky is Falling

The Sky is Falling

Terence

For Them That Trespass

For Them That Trespass

Herbert Edward Logan

Beautiful Lies

Beautiful Lies

H.G. Wells

A Man Called Peter

A Man Called Peter

The Rev. Peter Marshall

Doctor Who: Kinda

Doctor Who: Kinda

Sanders

The Royal

The Royal

Hugh Hirst

Saint Joan

Saint Joan

Dunois, Bastard of Orleans

The Naked Earth

The Naked Earth

Danny

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France

Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France

Comte Axel von Fersen

Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

Richard Trevelyan

The Next Scream You Hear

The Next Scream You Hear

George Tulliver

Olympus Force: The Key

Olympus Force: The Key

Lord Wisden

The Interrupted Journey

The Interrupted Journey

John North

Jenny's War

Jenny's War

Gen. Benjamin Cutler

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

24 Hours of a Woman's Life

the young man

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland

The Love-Ins

The Love-Ins

Dr. Jonathan Barnett

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

No Angel: A Life of Marlene Dietrich

Danger Within

Danger Within

Lieutenant Colonel David Baird

The Hellions

The Hellions

Sam Hargis

The Boys

The Boys

Victor Webster

Intent to Kill

Intent to Kill

Dr. Bob McLaurin

Um Homem e o Cinema

Um Homem e o Cinema

Self (archive footage)

Coast of Skeletons

Coast of Skeletons

Harry Sanders

Portrait of Clare

Portrait of Clare

Robert Hart

Home Before Midnight

Home Before Midnight

Geoffrey Steele

Stars Meet in Moscow

Stars Meet in Moscow

Self

Good Morning, Boys!

Good Morning, Boys!

Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)

Wuthering Heights

Heathcliff

The Gap

The Gap

Orderly (uncredited)

The Very Edge

The Very Edge

Geoffrey Lawrence

Elstree Story

Himself