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Richard Leech

Actor

Richard Leech

Born November 24, 1922 in Dublin, IrelandDied March 24, 200451 films

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A Night to Remember posterFirst watchA Night to Remember19587.7as First Officer William MurdochThe sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second…View film

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Gandhi poster7.6Gandhi1982Night of the Demon poster7.0Night of the Demon1957The Dam Busters poster6.9The Dam Busters1955Ice Cold in Alex poster7.3Ice Cold in Alex1958The Mirror Crack'd poster6.1The Mirror Crack'd1980The Cruel Sea poster6.9The Cruel Sea1953Tunes of Glory poster7.0Tunes of Glory1960The Horse's Mouth poster6.7The Horse's Mouth1958

Filmography

51 films as actor
  1. 2013Giacomo Meyerbeer - Les Huguenots (Die Hugenotten)
  2. 1994Madama Butterfly - The Met
  3. 1988A Handful of DustDoctor
  4. 1985Florence NightingaleLord Ragland
  5. 1985The Shooting PartyDr. West
  6. 1984ChampionsBeck
  7. 1982GandhiBrigadier
  8. 1980The UnbornFather Carrow
  9. 1980The Mirror Crack'dDirector of Photography (uncredited)
  10. 1977Doctor Who: The Sun MakersGatherer Hade
  11. 1977A Choice of EvilsGeneral Heidelmann
  12. 1975Brassneck
  13. 1974Got It MadeDr. Allen
  14. 1974OccupationsValletta
  15. 1974ChoiceSam Franklin
  16. 1972Young WinstonMoore
  17. 1970Twelfth NightAntonio
  18. 1968Promenade
  19. 1967The InvestigationDefendant
  20. 1966The Fighting Prince of DonegalPhelim O'Toole
  21. 1965Life at the TopDoctor
  22. 1963Walk a TightropeDoug Randle
  23. 1963The FloodAlec Weathersfield
  24. 1963RicochetAlan Phipps
  25. 1963The CracksmanDetective Sergeant
  26. 1962The War LoverMurika
  27. 1962I Thank a FoolIrish Doctor
  28. 1961The Terror of the TongsInspector Bob Dean
  29. 1960Tunes of GloryCaptain Alec Rattray
  30. 1958The Horse's MouthHodges (uncredited)
  31. 1958The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
  32. 1958Dublin NightmareSteve Lawlor
  33. 1958The MoonrakerHenry Strangeways
  34. 1958A Night to RememberFirst Officer William Murdoch
  35. 1958Ice Cold in AlexCaptain Crosbie
  36. 1958The Wind Cannot ReadHobson
  37. 1958A Lady MislaidGeorge McHugh
  38. 1957Night of the DemonInspector Mottrarn
  39. 1957The Birthday PresentHawkins (uncredited)
  40. 1957These Dangerous YearsCpt. Brewster
  41. 1957The Good CompanionsJack Ridvers
  42. 1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. AmethystLieutenant Strain
  43. 1957Time Without Pity
  44. 1956The Iron PetticoatAlex
  45. 1956The Feminine TouchCasualty Doctor
  46. 1956The Long ArmNightwatchman / Gilson
  47. 1956It's Never Too LateJohn Hammond
  48. 1955The Dam BustersSquadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C.
  49. 1955Children GaloreHarry Bunnion
  50. 1954Lease of LifeCarter
  51. 1953The Cruel SeaSailor (uncredited)