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Richard Bird is a Actor and Director British born on 4 april 1895 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)

Richard Bird

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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 4 april 1895 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)
Death 1 january 1979 (at 83 years) at Regina (Canada)

Richard Bird (1894 – 28 September 1986) was an English actor and director of stage and screen. Born George, Bird took the stage name Richard Bird after being nicknamed "Dickie" by his theatre colleagues.

After working in a newspaper office for a year he made his stage debut as a member of the Liverpool Repertory Company in 1917. He went on to appear on both the London and American stage, making his film debut in some silent shorts during 1919.

He appeared in films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, mostly in comedic roles. His most memorable film performances were as Richard French in the supernatural Ealing drama The Halfway House and as Arthur the ghost in the comedy Don't Take It to Heart (both 1944). He made his last film in 1949 but carried on acting in television until the 1960s.

He directed the 1938 film version of Edgar Wallace's The Terror, as well as the 1943 stage adaptation of Graham Greene's Brighton Rock at the Garrick Theatre, London.

He died in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Usually with

Walter C. Mycroft
Walter C. Mycroft
(5 films)
Basil Dean
Basil Dean
(3 films)
Walter J. Harvey
Walter J. Harvey
(3 films)
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
(3 films)
Norman Lee
Norman Lee
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Richard Bird (18 films)

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Actor

Forbidden
Forbidden (1949)
, 1h27
Directed by George King
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Douglass Montgomery, Hazel Court, Garry Marsh, Patricia Burke, Ronald Shiner, Kenneth Griffith
Roles Jennings
Rating64% 3.239773.239773.239773.239773.23977
This thriller is set in Blackpool, where trained chemist Jim Harding (Douglass Montgomery) has been reduced to making a living peddling potions and medicines from a fairground stall with a former army colleague Dan Collins (Ronald Shiner). Trapped in a loveless marriage with the vulgar, shrewish and domineering harpy Diana (Patricia Burke), a woman who harbours ambitions of breaking into showbusiness, Jim finds himself attracted to the kinder working-class Jane Thompson (Hazel Court), who sells candyfloss and ice cream at an adjacent stall on the fairground. Jim does not reveal to Jane that he is married as the two fall in love and begin an affair. Diana meanwhile is engaged in a liaison of her own with the older Jerry Burns (Garry Marsh), who she believes will be able to help with her theatrical aspirations.
The Halfway House
The Halfway House (1944)
, 1h35
Directed by Basil Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Mervyn Johns, Glynis Johns, Sally Ann Howes, Françoise Rosay, Richard Bird, Tom Walls
Roles Squadron Leader Richard French
Rating65% 3.2957953.2957953.2957953.2957953.295795
David Davies, un célèbre chef d'orchestre, apprend qu'il ne lui reste que trois mois à vivre et son médecin lui propose de faire un séjour à The Halfway House, un petit hôtel situé dans une partie isolée du Pays de Galles. Parallèlement, Richard French est également en route pour l'hôtel avec sa fille, Joanna, qui à son insu ses parents discuter de leur projet de divorce. À la gare, ils rencontrent un jeune couple, Terence et Margaret, et tous les quatre marchent ensemble jusqu'à l'hôtel. Se rendent également à l'hôtel William Oakley, un profiteur de guerre, et son ami le capitaine Fortesque, qui vient de refuser de travailler comme directeur de prison parce qu'il ne veut pas contribuer à l'effort de guerre.
The Door with Seven Locks
The Door with Seven Locks (1940)
, 1h29
Directed by Norman Lee
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Leslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, Romilly Lunge, Gina Malo, David Horne, Richard Bird
Roles Inspector Cornelius 'Andy' Sneed
Rating55% 2.758762.758762.758762.758762.75876
Un riche seigneur meurt et est enseveli avec un précieux dépôt de bijoux. Sept clés sont nécessaires pour déverrouiller la tombe et mettre la main sur le trésor. Un médecin fou utilise une vierge de fer pour éliminer systématiquement les héritiers de la fortune.Ld
Bulldog Drummond at Bay
Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)
, 1h18
Directed by Norman Lee
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Actors John Lodge, Dorothy Mackaill, Victor Jory, Claud Allister, Richard Bird, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Roles Caldwell
Rating58% 2.907292.907292.907292.907292.90729
Bulldog Drummond goes up against a gang of foreign agents who are members of a British pacifist organisation called "The Key". The agents kidnap an inventor to discover the steal plans for a top-secret robot aircraft.
The Crouching Beast
The Crouching Beast (1935)

Genres Drama, War, Action
Actors Fritz Kortner, Wynne Gibson, Richard Bird, Andrews Engelmann, Isabel Jeans, Peter Gawthorne
Roles Nigel Druce

In 1915 during the First World War, a British secret agent is killed while stealing secret Turkish plans for the Gallipoli Campaign but manages to pass his information to an American journalist.
Invitation To The Waltz
Invitation To The Waltz (1935)

Directed by Paul Merzbach
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Lilian Harvey, Wendy Toye, Carl Esmond, Harold Warrender, Richard Bird, Esmé Percy
Roles Weber
Rating58% 2.9090652.9090652.9090652.9090652.909065
Lilian Harvey, the toast of two continents, is her usual radiant self in Invitation to the Waltz. Harvey plays Jenny Peachey (honest!), a Drury Lane ballerina during the Napoleonic Wars. Swept off her slippers by the handsome Duke of Wurtemberg (Harold Warrender), Jenny gives up her dancing career to become the Duke's mistress. As the war between England and France intensifies, our heroine uses her influence to persuade the Duke to sign a treaty with England, thereby helping to bring about the downfall of Napoleon (Esme Percy). Through it all, Jenny is worshipped from afar by handsome Lieutenant Carl (Carl Esmond). Magnificently produced, Invitation to the Waltz was a lighthearted follow-up to Lillian Harvey's more serious "ballerina sacrifices all" opus, Schwartze Rosen.
The Right to Live
The Right to Live (1933)

Directed by Albert Parker
Genres Crime
Actors Colin Clive, Davy Burnaby, Richard Bird, Francis L. Sullivan
Roles Richard Fulton

A shady financier tries to acquire a new chemical.
Nine Till Six
Nine Till Six (1932)
, 1h15
Directed by Basil Dean
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Louise Hampton, Elizabeth Allan, Florence Desmond, Richard Bird, Kay Hammond, Alison Leggatt
Roles Jimmie Pennarth

Two women of different social backgrounds work together in a dressmakers.
White Face
White Face (1932)
, 1h10
Directed by T. Hayes Hunter
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Hugh Williams, Gordon Harker, Norman McKinnel, Renee Gadd, Richard Bird, Nora Swinburne
Roles Donald Bateman

A doctor becomes a blackmailer and a jewel thief in order to raise funds for a hospital in East London but is uncovered by an ambitious reporter.