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Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity of male actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 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 him to stardom in the West End and on Broadway.
In the 1940s, together with Olivier and John Burrell, Richardson was the co-director of the Old Vic company. There, his most celebrated roles included Peer Gynt and Falstaff.
He and Olivier led the company to Europe and Broadway in 1945 and 1946, before their success provoked resentment among the governing board of the Old Vic, leading to their dismissal from the company in 1947.
In the 1950s, in the West End and occasionally on tour, Richardson played in modern and classic works including The Heiress, Home at Seven, and Three Sisters.
He continued on stage and in films until shortly before his sudden death at the age of eighty.
He was celebrated in later years for his work with Peter Hall's National Theatre and his frequent stage partnership with Gielgud. He was not known for portraying the great tragic roles in the classics, preferring character parts in old and new plays.
He was cast in leading roles in British and American films including Things to Come (1936), The Fallen Idol (1948), Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965).
He received nominations and awards in the UK, Europe, and the US for his stage and screen work from 1948 until his death. Richardson was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for The Heiress (1949) and again (posthumously) for his final film, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).
Throughout his career, and increasingly in later years, Richardson was known for his eccentric behavior on and off stage. He was often seen as detached from conventional ways of looking at the world, and his acting was regularly described as poetic or magical.
Ralph L Richardson of Alexandria, Douglas County, MN was born on November 19, 1926, and died at age 72 years old on September 19, 1999.
Ralph E Richardson of Littleton, Arapahoe County, CO was born on January 24, 1917, and died at age 83 years old on February 7, 2000. Ralph Richardson was buried at Ft. Logan National Cemetery
Section U Site 1867 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, in Denver.
Ralph L Richardson of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California was born on March 18, 1906, and died at age 78 years old in March 1984.
Ralph W Richardson of Kirksville, Adair County, MO was born on April 12, 1923, and died at age 81 years old on August 25, 2004.
Ralph Richardson of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri was born on September 21, 1921, and died at age 58 years old in January 1980.
Ralph L Richardson of Laurens, Pocahontas County, Iowa was born on May 10, 1919, and died at age 65 years old in February 1985.
Ralph L Richardson of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on August 29, 1915, and died at age 78 years old on January 19, 1994. Ralph Richardson was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
Section S Site 4017 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Ralph R Richardson of Pecan Gap, Delta County, TX was born on September 9, 1920, and died at age 83 years old on February 24, 2004.
Ralph F Richardson of New York, New York County, NY was born on November 1, 1927, and died at age 77 years old on July 20, 2005.
Ralph Richardson Jr of Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas was born on January 3, 1947, and died at age 59 years old on October 26, 2006.
Ralph E Richardson of Houston, Harris County, Texas was born on June 12, 1912, and died at age 69 years old in November 1981.
Ralph Milton Richardson of Conroe, Montgomery County, TX was born on March 2, 1923, and died at age 83 years old on March 14, 2006. Ralph Richardson was buried at Houston National Cemetery
Section N3 Site 2094 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.
Ralph Richardson of Russell Springs, Russell County, KY was born on December 11, 1919, and died at age 73 years old on March 23, 1993.
Ralph W Richardson of Charleston, Coles County, IL was born on April 14, 1913, and died at age 80 years old on September 16, 1993.
Ralph C Richardson of Gainesville, Hall County, GA was born on January 16, 1926, and died at age 72 years old on August 7, 1998.
Ralph Richardson of Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia was born on April 5, 1918, and died at age 92 years old on May 20, 2010.
Ralph W Richardson of Irmo, Richland County, South Carolina was born on January 6, 1916, and died at age 61 years old in October 1977.
Ralph E Jr Richardson of Greenville, Greenville County, SC was born on August 1, 1922, and died at age 69 years old on March 25, 1992.
Ralph W Richardson of Indianapolis, Marion County, IN was born on May 15, 1926, and died at age 65 years old on June 2, 1991.
Ralph J Richardson of Belton, Bell County, TX was born on March 22, 1918, and died at age 74 years old on October 6, 1992.
Ralph D Richardson of Springfield, Clark County, OH was born on July 15, 1923, and died at age 72 years old on May 18, 1996.
Ralph Richardson of Waco, Madison County, KY was born on May 7, 1921, and died at age 82 years old on April 11, 2004.
Ralph A Richardson of Salem, Salem County, VA was born on October 20, 1915, and died at age 79 years old on September 21, 1995.
Ralph M Richardson of Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME was born on October 25, 1910, and died at age 76 years old in June 1987.
Ralph Richardson of Levittown, Bucks County, PA was born on August 3, 1924, and died at age 81 years old on February 10, 2006.
Ralph A Richardson of Trenton, Mercer County, NJ was born on April 2, 1927, and died at age 80 years old on October 27, 2007. Ralph Richardson was buried at Bg William C Doyle Vet's Mem Cem
Section O4 Site 2143 350 Provinceline Road, in Wrightstown.
Ralph D Richardson of Tarrant County, TX was born circa 1966. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ralph D. Richardson.
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