Richard Durden

ACTING

1944-02-08 (82)

Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK

Biography

Mark Richard Durden-Smith (born 8 February 1944), known as Richard Durden, is an English actor, with a range of television, film and stage credits.

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Biography

Mark Richard Durden-Smith (born 8 February 1944), known as Richard Durden, is an English actor, with a range of television, film and stage credits.

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Filmography:

BBC Play of the Month(1965)

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Khomich

ITV Playhouse(1967)

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Roger

Doctor Faustus(1967)

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Evil Angel/Knight

Scars of Dracula(1970)

4.5

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Second Officer

Justice(1971)

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Anthony Sherman

The Love-Girl and the Innocent(1973)

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Khomich

The Comedy of Errors(1978)

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Ephesus Townsperson

Shoestring(1979)

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Steve

Minder(1979)

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Dr. Jarvis

Country(1981)

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Guy Wheldon

Amy(1984)

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Captain Bill Hope

Lovejoy(1986)

6.1

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Commissaire Dupont

Hedgehog Wedding(1987)

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Daniel

Noble House(1988)

5.7

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Havergill

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz(1988)

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Man Ray

Maigret(1988)

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Julian Braden

Batman(1989)

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TV Director

Agatha Christie's Poirot(1989)

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Dr. Pritchard, Pebmarsh

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story poster

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story(1990)

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BKA Interrogator

2Point4 Children(1991)

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John Crudaal

The House of Eliott(1991)

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Archibald Lovat

Sleepers(1991)

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Reverend David Bancroft

A Woman at War(1991)

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Jaques

Sleepers(1991)

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Rev. David Bancroft

Peak Practice(1993)

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George Morgan

To Play the King(1993)

6.6

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BBC Official

The Innocent(1993)

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Black

Bugs(1995)

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Dent

The Grotesque(1995)

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Sykes-Herring

Silent Witness(1996)

6.3

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Conor Hodgson

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel(1996)

5.2

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Smith

Madson(1996)

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Armstrong

Midsomer Murders(1997)

6.2

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Duncan Goff

Trial & Retribution(1997)

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Dr John Foster

Danielle Steel's Zoya(1997)

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Konstantin

Highlander: The Raven(1998)

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Anton Novak

The Worst Witch(1998)

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Grand Wizard Egbert Hellibore

The First 9½ Weeks(1998)

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Laurence Garner

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei(1999)

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Barão de Rosthschild

Superstition(2001)

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Minister of Justice

Foyle's War(2002)

6.6

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Letwin

Spooks(2002)

6.5

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Irvin Perrot

Amen.(2002)

5.7

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Ambassador Taylor

Daniel Deronda(2002)

6.5

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Gentleman

Hear the Silence(2003)

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Dr. Austen Parker

Hex(2004)

5.1

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Dr Wilkinson

Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

6.6

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Mr. Prestcott

The Reckoning(2004)

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Town Justice

Not Only But Always(2004)

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Proctor

Oliver Twist(2005)

5.6

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Board Member

The Jacket(2005)

5.8

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Dr. Hale

Fingersmith(2005)

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Mr. Hawtrey

The Best Man(2005)

3.8

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Vicar

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard(2006)

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Sir Athelstane Jervis

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial(2006)

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Lord Justice Lawrence

Lewis(2007)

6.4

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John Gracey

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud(2007)

4.2

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Old Man Hatfield

Agora(2009)

5.9

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Olympius

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers(2009)

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Harvey Miller

From Paris with Love(2010)

5.2

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Ambassador Bennington

The Heavy(2010)

3.4

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Carl

The Borgias(2011)

6.3

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The Physician

Silk(2011)

6.3

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Lord Winter

Hidden(2011)

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Dr. Sturgess

Anonymous(2011)

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Archbishop

The Awakening(2011)

5.2

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Alexander Cathcart

World Without End(2012)

5.5

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Sir Henry

Papadopoulos & Sons(2012)

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Father Jimmy

The Ties That Bind(2014)

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Reverend Cooper

Wolf Hall(2015)

6.2

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Bishop Fisher

Poldark(2015)

6.5

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Dr Anselm

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell(2015)

6.1

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Lord Liverpool, Lord Liverpool (uncredited)

Agatha Raisin(2016)

4.7

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Mr. Boggle

Harlots(2017)

6.1

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Lord Dodds

Churchill(2017)

4.8

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Jan Smuts

The Child in Time(2018)

4.4

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Stephen's Father

Man of the Hour(2018)

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Jeremy's Father

Ghosts(2019)

6.7

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Charles, Charles Worthing, Solicitor

Back to Life(2019)

6.1

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Oscar Matteson

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker(2019)

5.9

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First Order Officer

Brexit: The Uncivil War(2019)

5.3

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Bill Cash

Bridgerton(2020)

7.4

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Lord Greer

Sister Boniface Mysteries(2022)

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Arthur Salem

Late Shift(2022)

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Samuel Parr

The Gold(2023)

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Henry

The Change(2023)

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Doctor

Joy(2024)

5.5

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Sir Norman Jeffcoate

The Secret Santa Project(2025)

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Barney

Cheaper 2 Keep Her

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Police officer #1