Ralph Richardson

Movie Actor

Birthday December 19, 1902

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Oct 10, 1983 (80)

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About

British movie actor who had distinguished career. He rose to stardom in the 1930s with his roles in the films The Heiress and Long Day's Journey Into Night.

Before Fame

He briefly worked as an office boy at an insurance company and was an art student before he decided to pursue a career in acting.

Trivia

He and Sir Laurence Olivier ran The Old Vic, a theater in London.

Family Life

He married a student actress, Muriel Hewitt, in September 1924; the marriage lasted until her death in 1942.

Associated With

He appeared alongside Egyptian actor Omar Sharif in the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago.