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Richard Leech is a Actor Irlandais born on 24 november 1922 at Dublin (Irlande)
Richard Leech (24 November 1922 – 24 March 2004), born Richard Leeper McClelland, was an Irish actor.
Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances (Leeper) and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Dublin, and qualified as a doctor in 1945. He worked in that profession from 1945-6, then became a full time actor.
His numerous film credits include The Dam Busters (1955) (playing Dinghy Young), Night of the Demon (1957), Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Tunes of Glory (1960), Young Winston (1972), Gandhi (1982) and the acclaimed The Shooting Party (1985).
On television Richard Leech appeared in Dickens of London, The Barchester Chronicles, Smiley's People, three episodes of The Avengers in different roles, Redcap, Danger Man, The New Avengers, The Duchess of Duke Street, and starred in a Doctor Who story called The Sun Makers.
He married twice, with Helen Hyslop Uttley and Diane Pearson, and had two children: Sarah-Jane McClelland and Eliza McClelland.
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Birth name Richard Leeper McClelland
Nationality Irlande
Birth 24 november 1922 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 24 march 2004 (at 81 years) at England (United-kingdom)
Nationality Irlande
Birth 24 november 1922 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 24 march 2004 (at 81 years) at England (United-kingdom)
Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances (Leeper) and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Dublin, and qualified as a doctor in 1945. He worked in that profession from 1945-6, then became a full time actor.
His numerous film credits include The Dam Busters (1955) (playing Dinghy Young), Night of the Demon (1957), Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Tunes of Glory (1960), Young Winston (1972), Gandhi (1982) and the acclaimed The Shooting Party (1985).
On television Richard Leech appeared in Dickens of London, The Barchester Chronicles, Smiley's People, three episodes of The Avengers in different roles, Redcap, Danger Man, The New Avengers, The Duchess of Duke Street, and starred in a Doctor Who story called The Sun Makers.
He married twice, with Helen Hyslop Uttley and Diane Pearson, and had two children: Sarah-Jane McClelland and Eliza McClelland.
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A Handful of Dust (1988)
, 1h58Directed by Charles Sturridge
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Anjelica Huston, Judi Dench, Alec Guinness
Roles Doctor
Rating65%
The marriage of English country gentleman Tony Last and his wife Brenda is falling apart as Brenda begins an affair with social climber John Beaver. When the Last's eight-year-old son John Andrew is killed in a riding accident, Brenda informs Tony of her affair and her wishes for a divorce so she can marry Beaver. Tony is shattered, but initially agrees and intends to provide her with £500 a year. Beaver and his mother have pressed Brenda to demand £2,000 a year. This amount would require Tony to give up Hetton Abbey, his beloved Victorian/Gothic style house and estate. After determining that Brenda is aware that he would have to give up the estate, and knowing as she does how much he loves his home, he withdraws from the divorce arrangements, and announces that he intends to travel for six months. On his return, he says, Brenda may have her divorce, but without any financial settlement.
The Shooting Party (1985)
, 1h38Directed by Alan Bridges
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors James Mason, Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, John Gielgud, Gordon Jackson, Robert Hardy
Roles Dr. West
Rating67%
Octobre 1913. Au cœur de la campagne anglaise, Sir Randolph convie quelques amis dans sa propriété pour une partie de chasse réglée selon l'étiquette. L'action se passe en 1913 et fait voir le mode de vie d'aristocrates anglais rassemblés pour une chasse au faisan, par opposition avec celui des paysans du lieu venus pour servir de rabatteurs au service du plaisir des maîtres. Sûrs d'eux-mêmes et vivant dans l'opulence, ils voient se briser l'équilibre de la fête avec la mort accidentelle de l'un des chasseurs et la multiplication de troubles sociaux…
Champions (1984)
, 1h46Directed by John Irvin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors John Hurt, Edward Woodward, Janet Stephanie Francis, Ben Johnson, Alison Steadman, Kirstie Alley
Roles Beck
Rating63%
Gandhi (1982)
, 3h11Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism
Actors Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Martin Sheen, Edward Fox, Roshan Seth, John Gielgud
Roles Brigadier
Rating79%
The screenplay of Gandhi is available as a published book. The film opens with a statement from the filmmakers explaining their approach to the problem of filming Gandhi's complex life story:
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
, 1h45Directed by Guy Hamilton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak, Rock Hudson, Edward Fox, Geraldine Chaplin
Roles Director of Photography (uncredited)
Rating61%
Set in the fictional English village of St. Mary Mead, home of Miss Jane Marple (Angela Lansbury), in 1953, a big Hollywood production company arrives to film a costume movie about Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I with two famous movie stars, Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster (Elizabeth Taylor and Kim Novak, respectively). The two actresses are old rivals who despise each other. Marina, making a much heralded comeback after a prolonged "illness" and retirement (due to what was really a nervous breakdown), and her husband, Jason Rudd (Rock Hudson), who is directing the movie they are making, arrive with their entourage. When she learns that Lola will be in the movie as well, she becomes enraged and vents her anger. Lola and her husband, Marty Fenn (Tony Curtis), who is producing the movie, arrive. Excitement runs high in the village as the locals have been invited to a reception held by the movie company in a manor house, Gossington Hall, to meet the celebrities. Lola and Marina come face to face at the reception and exchange some potent and comical insults, nasty one-liners, as they smile and pose for the cameras. The two square off in a series of clever verbal cat-fights throughout the movie.
Young Winston (1972)
, 2h37Directed by Richard Attenborough, Brian W. Cook
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Jack Hawkins, Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Ian Holm
Roles Moore
Rating66%
Le scenario est largement inspiré du livre de Winston Churchill, My Early Life (Mes Aventures de Jeunesse) film raconte la jeunesse du futur Premier Ministre britannique .
, 1h50Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors Peter McEnery, Susan Hampshire, Tom Adams, Gordon Jackson, Andrew Keir, Norman Wooland
Roles Phelim O'Toole
Rating59%
Set in the late 1580s, the film very loosely follows the real-life exploits of the 16th century Irish prince "Red" Hugh O'Donnell. The story begins when Hugh's father, the king, dies, leaving his son the throne of Donegal. With his ascension to the throne, an Irish prophecy is seemingly fulfilled which promises independence from Elizabethan and English rule. The O'Donnell lords see this occurrence as the opportunity to strike back at the foreigners by force, but Hugh convinces them the right plan is to band together with the other clans of the island, and bargain for their freedom from a position of strength. As he prepares for battle, O'Donnell also courts the beautiful Kathleen McSweeney, to further augment the clans of Ireland.
Life at the Top (1965)
, 1h57Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Laurence Harvey, Jean Simmons, Honor Blackman, Michael Craig, Edward Fox, Donald Wolfit
Roles Doctor
Rating66%
In Room at the Top Joe Lampton's escape from his working-class background through his seduction of, and marriage to, the daughter of a wealthy mill owner had been portrayed.
The Cracksman (1963)
Directed by Peter Graham Scott
Actors Charlie Drake, Nyree Dawn Porter, George Sanders, Dennis Price, Percy Herbert, Eddie Byrne
Roles Detective Sergeant
Rating58%
Charlie Drake plays honest locksmith Ernest Wright whose problem is that he cannot resist the challenge of a lock. First he is duped by a debonair con man into opening a car. He is caught by the police but is released on probation. Next the same man fools him into breaking into a house, and he lands in jail for a year. When he is released, he gets tricked into opening a safe, for which he receives a three-year jail sentence and an undeserved reputation as a master thief. Upon his release he finds himself as a pawn being manipulated by two gangs into a safe-cracking scheme but, with the help of undercover police woman Muriel played by Nyree Dawn Porter, he helps trap the crooks and clear his name.
I Thank a Fool (1962)
, 1h40Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento, Clive Morton, Cyril Cusack, Kieron Moore
Roles Irish Doctor
Rating60%
200px Dr. Christine Allison (Susan Hayward) is convicted of manslaughter for the mercy killing of her terminally ill, married lover. After serving two years in prison, she is unable to find work.
The War Lover (1962)
, 1h45Directed by Philip Leacock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field, Michael Crawford, Ed Bishop, Burt Kwouk
Roles Murika
Rating64%
In 1943, Captain Buzz Rickson (Steve McQueen) is an arrogant pilot in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber nicknamed The Body. While stationed in England during World War II, one of the bombing missions is aborted because clouds obscure all potential targets, but Rickson ignores the order to turn around and dives under the clouds. He completes the mission, at the cost of one of the bombers in his squadron and its entire crew. Rickson revels in the fighting and destruction; when he is assigned to drop propaganda leaflets, he makes his displeasure felt by buzzing the airfield. His commanding officer tolerates his repeated insubordination because he is the best pilot in the bomber group. Even so, when he asks the flight surgeon his opinion, the latter is uncertain whether Rickson is a hero or a psychopath. However Rickson's crew, especially his co-pilot, Lieutenant Ed Bolland (Robert Wagner), trusts his great flying skill, .
The Wild and the Willing (1962)
, 1h50Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Virginia Maskell, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Harry Locke, Jeremy Brett, Samantha Eggar
Rating59%
A group of young men at university go through the students' life – dancing, drinking, meeting girls. Harry (Ian McShane) is a rather rebellious young man, going out with Josie (Samantha Eggar). His room mate is Phil (John Hurt), a quiet outsider. Harry feels very protective of Phil for some reason. Phil loves Sarah (Katherine Woodville), who jilted him for another more suitable boyfriend.
The Terror of the Tongs (1961)
, 1h16Directed by Anthony Bushell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Actors Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Toone, Yvonne Monlaur, Harold Goodwin, Brian Worth, Ewen Solon
Roles Inspector Bob Dean
Rating57%
In the year of 1910, Hong Kong members of the secret Red Dragon Tong crime family protect their identities by murdering Helena Sale, the daughter of Captain Jackson Sale, a British sea officer who vows revenge and defies the spread of fear created by the Tongs. Helped by a mysterious beggar and a young serving girl named Lee, Sale discovers there's an inside traitor who's been giving vital information to the Tongs, thus making them one step ahead of Sale's findings...
Tunes of Glory (1960)
, 1h47Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Alec Guinness, John Mills, Dennis Price, Susannah York, Kay Walsh, Gordon Jackson
Roles Captain Alec Rattray
Rating74%
The film opens in a Battalion officers' mess of an unnamed Highland Regiment in the early post-war era. Major Jock Sinclair (Alec Guinness) announces that this will be his last day as Commanding Officer. Sinclair, who had been in command since the battalion's colonel was killed in action during the North African campaign in Second World War, is to be replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow (John Mills). Although Major Sinclair led the battalion through the rest of the war, Brigade HQ considered Barrow to be a more appropriate peacetime commanding officer.
A Night to Remember (1958)
, 2h3Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Themes La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Transport films, RMS Titanic in fiction, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, David McCallum, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman, Michael Goodliffe
Roles First Officer William Murdoch
Rating78%
The Titanic was the largest vessel afloat, and was widely believed to be unsinkable. Her passengers included the cream of American and British society. The story of her sinking is told from the point of view of her passengers and crew, principally Second Officer Charles Lightoller (Kenneth More).