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Ralph Richardson (1902-1983) was an Oscar®-nominated English actor. Richardson is considered one of the greatest stage actors of the mid-20th century. His movie career lasted from the 1930s to the 1980s. His IMDb page shows 87 acting credits from 1933 to 1984. This page will rank Ralph Richardson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings. And there are a lot of those movies.
Ralph Richardson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1965
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
AA Best Picture Nom
1949
The Heiress (1949)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1938
The Citadel (1938)
AA Best Picture Nom
1960
Exodus (1960)
1981
Time Bandits (1981)
1939
The Four Feathers (1939)
1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1975
Rollerball (1975)
1959
Our Man in Havana (1959)
1966
Khartoum (1966)
1962
Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)
1939
Clouds Over Europe (1939)
1938
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
1955
Richard III (1955)
1936
Things To Come (1936)
1972
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
1981
Dragonslayer (1981)
1965
Chimes At Midnight (1965)
1952
The Sound Barrier (1952)
1978
Watership Down (1978)
Voice Only
1973
O Lucky Man! (1973)
1948
Anna Karenina (1948)
1969
Battle of Britain (1969)
1937
Thunder In The City (1937)
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
1948
The Fallen Idol (1948)
1951
Outcast of the Islands (1951)
1933
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
1936
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
1966
The Wrong Box (1966)
1964
Woman of Straw (1964)
1952
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
1943
The Silver Fleet (1943)
1962
The 300 Spartans (1962)
1956
Smiley (1956)
1938
South Riding (1938)
1960
Oscar Wilde (1960)
1939
The Fugitive (1939)
1934
Java Head (1934)
1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
1946
Secret Flight (1946)
1969
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
1952
Murder On Monday (1952)
1933
The Ghoul (1933)
1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
1935
Alias Bulldog Drummond (1935)
1969
Midas Run (1969)
1939
The Lion Has Wings (1939)
1942
The Avengers (1942)
1957
A Novel Affair (1957)
1984
Give My Regards to Broad St. (1984)
1972
Eagle In A Cage (1972)
1973
A Doll's House (I) (1973)
1972
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
1970
The Looking Glass War (1970)
Ralph Richardson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Ralph Richardson movie received.
- Sort Ralph Richardson movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Doctor Zhivago (1965) AA Best Picture Nom |
Omar Sharif & Julie Christie |
126.60 | 1,337.5 | 2,416.80 | 2 | 82 | 10 / 05 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | The Heiress (1949) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Olivia de Havilland & Montgomery Clift |
6.40 | 160.2 | 160.20 | 32 | 89 | 08 / 04 | 99.1 | |
| 3 | The Citadel (1938) AA Best Picture Nom |
Robert Donat & Rosalind Russell |
3.90 | 157.6 | 414.90 | 40 | 79 | 04 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 4 | Exodus (1960) | Paul Newman & Eva Marie Saint |
23.80 | 371.9 | 371.90 | 4 | 67 | 03 / 01 | 95.4 | |
| 5 | Time Bandits (1981) | Sean Connery | 42.40 | 164.3 | 164.30 | 11 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 6 | The Four Feathers (1939) | C. Aubrey Smith | 2.80 | 107.0 | 107.00 | 87 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 8 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Christopher Lambert & Andie MacDowell |
45.90 | 147.1 | 147.10 | 17 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 9 | Rollerball (1975) | James Caan & John Houseman |
27.30 | 143.5 | 143.50 | 22 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 7 | Our Man in Havana (1959) | Alec Guinness & Maureen O'Hara |
5.20 | 93.7 | 93.70 | 47 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 10 | Khartoum (1966) | Charlton Heston & Laurence Olivier |
5.90 | 57.7 | 57.70 | 48 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 11 | Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) | Katharine Hepburn & Jason Robards |
2.20 | 31.1 | 31.10 | 95 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 13 | Clouds Over Europe (1939) | Laurence Olivier & Valerie Hobson |
2.10 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 113 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 15 | The Divorce of Lady X (1938) | Laurence Olivier & Merle Oberon |
2.50 | 98.2 | 98.20 | 92 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 12 | Richard III (1955) | Laurence Olivier & Cedric Hardwicke |
2.10 | 44.4 | 44.40 | 133 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 14 | Things To Come (1936) | Raymond Massey & Science Fiction Movies |
0.90 | 38.8 | 38.80 | 154 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 17 | Tales from the Crypt (1972) | Peter Cushing | 5.80 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 60 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 18 | Dragonslayer (1981) | Peter MacNicol | 14.10 | 54.7 | 54.70 | 61 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 16 | Chimes At Midnight (1965) | Orson Welles & Jeanne Moreau |
0.90 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 132 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 21 | The Sound Barrier (1952) | Denholm Elliott | 2.50 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 134 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 20 | Watership Down (1978) Voice Only |
John Hurt | 5.70 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 79 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 19 | O Lucky Man! (1973) | Malcolm McDowell & Helen Mirren |
2.60 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 107 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 22 | Anna Karenina (1948) | Vivien Leigh & Michael Gough |
2.60 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 117 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 23 | Battle of Britain (1969) | Michael Caine & Christopher Plummer |
5.70 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 44 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 26 | Thunder In The City (1937) | Edward G. Robinson | 1.50 | 64.1 | 64.10 | 141 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 25 | Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) | Laurence Olivier & John Gielgud |
2.90 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 75 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 24 | The Fallen Idol (1948) | Michèle Morgan | 0.30 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 193 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 27 | Outcast of the Islands (1951) | Trevor Howard & Wendy Hiller |
0.60 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 222 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | |
| 28 | Friday the Thirteenth (1933) | Jesse Matthews | 0.20 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 184 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 30 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) | Roland Young | 0.90 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 156 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 29 | The Wrong Box (1966) | Michael Caine & John Mills |
0.90 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 127 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 33 | Woman of Straw (1964) | Gina Lollobrigida & Sean Connery |
2.90 | 32.8 | 32.80 | 86 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 31 | The Holly and the Ivy (1952) | Celia Johnson | 0.20 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 237 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 32 | The Silver Fleet (1943) | Googie Withers | 0.10 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 200 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 54.4 | |
| 34 | The 300 Spartans (1962) | Richard Egan & Ralph Richardson |
0.80 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 126 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 35 | Smiley (1956) | John McCallum | 0.40 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 204 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 36 | South Riding (1938) | Edmund Gwenn | 0.60 | 24.1 | 24.10 | 188 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 37 | Oscar Wilde (1960) | Robert Morley | 0.10 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 152 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 39 | The Fugitive (1939) | Diana Wynyard | 0.50 | 20.9 | 20.90 | 216 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 43.6 | |
| 38 | Java Head (1934) | John Loder | 0.10 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 199 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 41 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) | Shelley Winters | 1.90 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 40 | Secret Flight (1946) | Directed by Peter Ustinov | 0.30 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 167 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
| 42 | The Bed Sitting Room (1969) | Dudley Moore | 0.70 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 151 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 43 | Murder On Monday (1952) | Jack Hawkins | 0.20 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 238 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 45 | The Ghoul (1933) | Boris Karloff & Cedric Hardwicke |
0.60 | 28.3 | 28.30 | 160 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | |
| 44 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) | Peter Sellers | 1.90 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 124 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 46 | Alias Bulldog Drummond (1935) | Fay Wray | 0.10 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 212 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 47 | Midas Run (1969) | Fred Astaire & Roddy McDowall |
0.90 | 6.5 | 10.80 | 145 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 48 | The Lion Has Wings (1939) | Merle Oberon | 0.80 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 195 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 50 | The Avengers (1942) | Deborah Kerr | 0.10 | 4.6 | 4.60 | 223 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 49 | A Novel Affair (1957) | Margaret Leighton | 0.00 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 214 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 51 | Give My Regards to Broad St. (1984) | Paul McCartney | 1.40 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 151 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 52 | Eagle In A Cage (1972) | John Gielgud | 0.70 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 151 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 53 | A Doll's House (I) (1973) | Anthony Hopkins & Claire Bloom |
1.90 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 126 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
| 54 | Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) | Laurence Olivier & John Mills |
1.10 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 137 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 55 | The Looking Glass War (1970) | Anthony Hopkins | 1.70 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 116 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Ralph Richardson
1. Ralph David Richardson was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Southwest England) in 1902.
2. Ralph Richardson was part of a trio of great English stage actors, the other two being Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud. They appeared in several scenes together in the epic miniseries Wagner (1981), which was released shortly after Richardson’s death.
3. Ralph Richardson was named a Knight Bachelor in the 1947 King’s New Year Honours List for his services to the stage.
4. Ralph Richardson appeared in three Oscar® Best Picture nominees: The Citadel (1938), The Heiress (1949) and Doctor Zhivago (1965).
5. Ralph Richardson played both God – in Time Bandits (1981) – and the Devil – in Tales from the Crypt (1972).
Check out Ralph Richardson‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Sir Ralph Richardson is # 751 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon Top 1000; these are the other actors on the list he has appeared with.
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Battle of Britain (1969)
4 MICHAEL CAINE Battle of Britain (1969)
4 MICHAEL CAINE The Wrong Box (1966)
8 JOHN HURT Watership Down (1978)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS A Doll’s House (1973/I)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS The Looking Glass War (1969)
13 SEAN CONNERY Time Bandits (1981)
13 SEAN CONNERY Woman of Straw (1964)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Eagle in a Cage (1972)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Invitation to the Wedding (1983)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Richard III (1955)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Doctor Zhivago (1965)
23 ROD STEIGER Doctor Zhivago (1965)
25 TREVOR HOWARD Battle of Britain (1969)
25 TREVOR HOWARD Outcast of the Islands (1952)
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL O Lucky Man! (1973)
37 JOHN CLEESE Time Bandits (1981)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Khartoum (1966)
39 RODDY MCDOWELL Midas Run (1969)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
55 JOHN MILLS Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
55 JOHN MILLS Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
55 JOHN MILLS The Wrong Box (1966)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN Khartoum (1966)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN Watership Down (1978)
63 HELEN MIRREN O Lucky Man! (1973)
66 OMAR SHARIFF Doctor Zhivago (1965)
70 JOSS ACKLAND Watership Down (1978)
76 DEAN STOCKWELL Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962)
90 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH School for Secrets (1946)
91 EDWARD FOX Battle of Britain (1969)
91 EDWARD FOX Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
95 IAN HOLM Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
95 IAN HOLM Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
95 IAN HOLM Time Bandits (1981)
114 JASON ROBARDS Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962)
115 IAN MCSHANE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969)
119 JIM BROADBENT Time Bandits (1981)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT A Doll’s House (1973/I)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Watership Down (1978)
128 ROBERT MORLEY Oscar Wilde (1960)
128 ROBERT MORLEY Outcast of the Islands (1952)
136 SHANE RIMMER Rollerball (1975)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
179 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
183 DAVID WARNER Time Bandits (1981)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Battle of Britain (1969)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Watership Down (1978)
201 KLAUS KINSKI Doctor Zhivago (1965)
205 MICHAEL GOUGH Anna Karenina (1948)
205 MICHAEL GOUGH Richard III (1955)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE Doctor Zhivago (1965)
222 MAGGIE SMITH Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
224 PAUL NEWMAN Exodus (1960)
245 CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
266 PETER CUSHING Tales from the Crypt (1972)
270 GLENN CLOSE Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
303 CLAIRE BLOOM A Doll’s House (1973/I)
303 CLAIRE BLOOM Richard III (1955)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Battle of Britain (1969)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Khartoum (1966)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Q Planes (1939)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER Richard III (1955)
321 LAURENCE OLIVIER The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
327 BURT KWOUK Rollerball (1975)
355 JAMES COSMO BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969)
360 NIGEL HAWTHORNE Watership Down (1978)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
368 CESAR ROMERO Midas Run (1969)
373 FERDY MAYNE Eagle in a Cage (1972)
373 FERDY MAYNE Our Man in Havana (1959)
387 PETER VAUGHAN Time Bandits (1981)
419 ALEC GUINNESS Doctor Zhivago (1965)
419 ALEC GUINNESS Our Man in Havana (1959)
443 LESLIE PHILLIPS Anna Karenina (1948)
443 LESLIE PHILLIPS Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952)
443 LESLIE PHILLIPS The Citadel (1938)
443 LESLIE PHILLIPS The Four Feathers (1939)
451 GRAHAM STARK The Wrong Box (1966)
511 DIANE BAKER The 300 Spartans (1962)
514 ADOLFO CELI Midas Run (1969)
534 CURT JURGENS Battle of Britain (1969)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Battle of Britain (1969)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
562 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE Outcast of the Islands (1952)
565 MICHAEL MEDWIN Anna Karenina (1948)
565 MICHAEL MEDWIN O Lucky Man! (1973)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Midas Run (1969)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Our Man in Havana (1959)
569 TERRY-THOMAS Things to Come (1936)
596 ROY KINNEAR The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
596 ROY KINNEAR Watership Down (1978)
618 RICHARD JOHNSON Khartoum (1966)
628 GEORGE SANDERS The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX Khartoum (1966)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX Oscar Wilde (1960)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX The Four Feathers (1939)
633 ALEXANDER KNOX Woman of Straw (1964)
634 JOAN COLLINS Tales from the Crypt (1972)
642 GEOFFREY KEEN Doctor Zhivago (1965)
642 GEOFFREY KEEN The Fallen Idol (1948)
661 JACK HAWKINS Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
661 JACK HAWKINS The Fallen Idol (1948)
667 PETER LAWFORD Exodus (1960)
697 JANE SEYMOUR Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
703 ROLAND CULVER The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
713 MARNE MAITLAND Khartoum (1966)
713 MARNE MAITLAND Outcast of the Islands (1952)
723 NIGEL DAVENPORT Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
748 GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA Woman of Straw (1964)
757 RICHARD CRENNA Midas Run (1969)
768 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Thunder in the City (1937)
787 ANDIE MACDOWELL Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
815 REX HARRISON The Citadel (1938)
827 DAVID SUCHET GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES (1984)
838 ANNA MASSEY A DOLL’S HOUSE (1973/I)
842 MARIANNE STONE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
842 MARIANNE STONE The Wrong Box (1966)
842 MARIANNE STONE Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
856 BRIAN GLOVER O LUCKY MAN! (1973)
895 JOHN CRAWFORD Exodus (1960)
895 JOHN CRAWFORD The 300 Spartans (1962)
898 MARTIN BENSON EXODUS (1960)
898 MARTIN BENSON OSCAR WILDE (1960)
913 ROBERT BROWN The 300 Spartans (1962)
914 GLYNIS JOHNS South Riding (1938)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER Midas Run (1969)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER Our Man in Havana (1959)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER The Wrong Box (1966)
957 BERNARD LEE The Fallen Idol (1948)
968 PATRICK MAGEE Tales from the Crypt (1972)
969 HUGH GRIFFITH Exodus (1960)
969 HUGH GRIFFITH Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
996 DIRK BOGARDE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
998 GEOFFREY BAYLDON TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1972)
Sir Ralph appeared with 28 Oscar winners.
ALEC GUINNESS Doctor Zhivago (1965)
ALEC GUINNESS Our Man in Havana (1959)
ANTHONY HOPKINS A Doll’s House (1973/I)
ANTHONY HOPKINS The Looking Glass War (1969)
BURL IVES Our Man in Havana (1959)
CHARLTON HESTON Khartoum (1966)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Battle of Britain (1969)
EDMUND GWENN Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
EDMUND GWENN Java Head (1934)
EDMUND GWENN South Riding (1938)
EVA MARIE SAINT Exodus (1960)
GEORGE SANDERS The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
HELEN MIRREN O Lucky Man! (1973)
HUGH GRIFFITH Exodus (1960)
HUGH GRIFFITH Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
JASON ROBARDS Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962)
JIM BROADBENT Time Bandits (1981)
JOHN GIELGUD Eagle in a Cage (1972)
JOHN GIELGUD Invitation to the Wedding (1983)
JOHN GIELGUD Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
JOHN GIELGUD Richard III (1955)
JOHN MILLS Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
JOHN MILLS Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
JOHN MILLS The Wrong Box (1966)
JULIE CHRISTIE Doctor Zhivago (1965)
KATHARINE HEPBURN Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Battle of Britain (1969)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Khartoum (1966)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Q Planes (1939)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Richard III (1955)
LAURENCE OLIVIER The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
MAGGIE SMITH Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
MICHAEL CAINE Battle of Britain (1969)
MICHAEL CAINE The Wrong Box (1966)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND The Heiress (1949)
PAUL NEWMAN Exodus (1960)
REX HARRISON The Citadel (1938)
ROBERT DONAT The Citadel (1938)
ROD STEIGER Doctor Zhivago (1965)
SEAN CONNERY Time Bandits (1981)
SEAN CONNERY Woman of Straw (1964)
SHELLEY WINTERS Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
WENDY HILLER Outcast of the Islands (1952)
Hey Dan…..as always thanks for sharing your lists. Good to see that Sir Ralph has a spot on the Top 1000. I do not think he would be on the list if you used the old Oracle list. Sir Larry gets the honor of being the most frequent Oracle list. As for the 28 Oscar winners, a little on the low side, but there are some legends on the list. Great stuff.
Excellent UMR Page
Thank you Mike.
“Cogerson
September 1, 2020 at 11:19 pm
And that leaves 13 Joel subjects to do.”
As it stands this page reads like the tablet for the Ten Commandments minus the commandments themselves!
Yesterday upon the stair
There was a man who wasn’t there.
He wasn’t there again today.
I hope I hope he stays away!
Hey Bob. On the good side, you will only have to read about Joel 13 more times…at least 13 more times when these last pages get done.
“Hey Bob. On the good side, you will only have to read about Joel 13 more times…at least 13 more times when these last pages get done.” The Work Horse 3 Sept. 8:12 am
Although Sinatra played the title role in 1957’s musical Pal Joey he ceded top billing in the movie to Rita Hayworth. Asked by an interviewer why he had been so generous Frankie replied “It’s a Columbia picture and Columbia is not Columbia without Rita. Besides Kim Novak is third billed so that I’m sandwiched between them. It’s the kind of sandwich I like!”
Many viewers of this site might feel that similarily Cogerson will not be Cogerson without Joel; so it might therefore be time for WH to consider somebody ghosting posthumously for Joel – ie a 3rd party could be hired to write the kind of c*** Hirsch used to write and use Joel’s name. The 3rd party would need to play things a bit dumb though: too good a display of knowledge about movies and of analytical skills would give the game away!
Back in the Halcyon days of acting when in Hollywood actual artistic brilliance usually trumped things like franchise-muscles and “famous for being famous” journalists and movie historians would [as Bruce indicates above] often refer to “Britain’s 3 actor knights” meaning Olivier/Gielgud/Richardson.
Today it seem to me at least that British honors to thespians within the United Kingdom movie industry have gone the way of many other markers of achievement such as box office earnings/entertainers’ salaries/acting awards: they are grossly inflated; so that knighthoods as in one of his movies Clint Eastwood [lapsing into his Willis/Pesci form of expression put it] “are like a** ***** – everybody’s got one.”
Speaking for myself [and this is just personal] I would today refer to “Britain’s SEVEN actor-Knights”: Olivier/Gielgud/Richardson/Micklewhite/Connery/Mills/Bogarde. “Larry” of course ultimately became a Lord but for me the other 6 will also always be a joy to watch. So Ralph’s new page gets a well-deserved “Vote Up!”
INTERVIEWER: Michael I’m looking forward to the release of Sleuth next month but tell me who gets top billing – you or Olivier?”
MAURICE MICKLEWHITE: Olivier of course.
OLIVIER TO MICKLEWHITE [on their first meeting. “Hello Michael. Please call me Larry.”
Hey Bob
1. Thanks for the thoughts on our Ralph Richardson page.
2. I like the “famous for being famous” thoughts…..the big three….used to confuse me as I was getting to know understand movies.
3. Funny quote on what we all have….opinions and ….
4. Caine has some great stories of his time with Sleuth and Olivier.
Good stuff.
And that leaves 13 Joel subjects to do. As for Sir Ralph….I have seen 13 of these movies. Favorites would include The Four Feathers, Time Bandits and The Wrong Box.