Don Richardson (director)
Don Richardson | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California , U.S. | April 30, 1918
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, teacher, author |
Years active | 1949–1973 |
Don Richardson[1] (April 30, 1918 – January 10, 1996) was an American actor, director, acting teacher, as well as an author.
Career
Richardson was an original member of the
UCLA, Colombia’s Barnard College and American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and California. He was awarded a professorship at Tel Aviv University in Israel. As an acting coach, he wrote and published the book Acting Without Agony: An Alternative to the Method,[3] which is still used today by his successors.[4] Richardson's students include Grace Kelly, Anne Bancroft, Zero Mostel, and John Cassavetes.[5]
Personal life
Richardson had a two-year relationship with his student, Grace Kelly, which began in the Autumn of 1948, despite the disapproval of her parents.[6]
Filmography
Directing credits
- The Oregon Trail (TV series) (1977)
- One Day at a Time (TV series) (1975–1976)
- Emergency! (TV series) (1974)
- Arnie (TV series) (1970–1972)
- Bonanza (TV series) (1968–1971)
- Lancer (TV series) (1968–1970)
- The High Chaparral (TV series) (1969–1970)
- Mission: Impossible (TV series) (1968)
- Lost in Space (TV series) (1966–1968)
- Custer (TV series) (1967)
- Vacation Playhouse (TV series) (1966)
- The Long, Hot Summer (TV series) (1965–66)
- The Munsters (TV series) (1965)
- The Virginian (TV series) (1964–65)
- Get Smart (TV series) (1965)
- Broadside (TV series) (1965)
- The Defenders (TV series) (1961–1963)
- The Doctors and the Nurses(TV series) (1962–1963)
- Sam Benedict (TV series) (1963)
- Margie (TV series) (1961–1962)
- The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series) (1960)
- Play of the Week (TV series) (1959–1960)
- Don Juan in Hell (TV movie) (1960)
- Lullaby (TV movie) (1960)
- The World of Sholom Aleichem (TV movie) (as Donald Richardson) (1959)
- The Elgin Hour (TV series) (1954–1955)<
- Mama (TV series) (1955)
- Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series) (1954)
- The Motorola Television Hour (TV series) (1953–1954)
- Kraft Theatre (TV series) (1953)
- The Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series) (1950–1952)
References
- ^ a b c "Don Richardson; Director, Acting Teacher". Richard T. Schlosberg III. 19 January 1996. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Approach". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ISBN 0205151655.
- ^ "The Team". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Don Richardson". Answers.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Grace : The secret lives of a princess" by James Spada. Sidgewick and Jackson. 1987
External links
- Don Richardson at IMDb