1902-1983 GB
Spoken Word
A.k.a. Sir Ralph David Richardson, Kt
Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He worked in films throughout most of his career, and played more than sixty cinema roles. From an artistic but not theatrical background, Richardson had no thought of a stage career until a production of Hamlet in Brighton inspired him to become an actor. He learned his craft in the 1920s with a touring company and later the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1931 he joined the Old Vic, playing mostly Shakespearean roles. He led the company the following season, succeeding Gielgud, who had taught him much about stage technique. After he left the company, a series of leading roles took h
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Peter And The Wolf / The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra / Till Eulenspiegel | Sergei Prokofiev / Benjamin Britten / Richard Strauss / Sir Malcolm Sargent, The London Symphony Orchestra, Ralph Richardson / The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Dorati / Wiener Philharmoniker, Fritz Reiner | 1982 | Album |
Harold Pinter's No Man's Land | John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson | 1982 | Album |
More Sherlock Holmes Adventures | John Gielgud with Ralph Richardson | 1979 | Album |
Sir John Gielgud In His Greatest Roles • Introduced By Sir Ralph Richardson | John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson | 1979 | Album |
The Best Of The Sherlock Holmes Radio Series | John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson | 1977 | Album |
English Romantic Poetry | Claire Bloom, Anthony Quayle, Ralph Richardson, Frederick Worlock | 1971 | Album |
Peter And The Wolf | Sergei Prokofiev / Sir Malcolm Sargent, Ralph Richardson, The London Symphony Orchestra | 1970 | Album |
Sinfonia Antartica | Ralph Vaughan Williams - The London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn, Ralph Richardson | 1967 | Album |
Shakespeare / Soul Of An Age | Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson | 1962 | Album |
The Story Of Noah's Ark | Ralph Richardson | 1960 | Single |
The Tale / The Black Mate | Ralph Richardson In Joseph Conrad | 1958 | Album |
SIR RALPH RICHARDSON READS JOSEPH CONRAD | Ralph Richardson | 1958 | Album |
The Poetry Of Blake | Ralph Richardson | 1958 | Album |
The Poetry Of Coleridge | Ralph Richardson | 1958 | Album |
Marcel Proust Remembrance Of Things Past Swann In Love | Ralph Richardson | 1958 | Album |
Keats | John Keats - Ralph Richardson | 1958 | Album |
The Tale / The Black Mate | Ralph Richardson In Joseph Conrad | Album | |
Plato The Aplology | Ralph Richardson | Album | |
Jonah And The Whale/The Story Of Noah's Ark | Robert Morley, Ralph Richardson | Album | |
A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens - Ralph Richardson, Paul Scofield | Album |