Gavin Richards
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| Born | 3 July 1946 Tufnell Park, London, England |
| Alma mater | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Spouse | Tamara Henry |
| Children | 3 |
Gavin Richards (born 3 July 1946) is an English actor, writer and director.
He is best known for playing
Early life
Gavin Richards was born in
Richards attended the Burleigh Road School in Tufnell Park and later the Quintin Grammar School in St John's Wood (now the Quintin Kynaston Community Academy). He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 1964 to 1966.
He began his professional career with five years in repertory theatres in Leicester, Manchester, Bolton and Liverpool.
Acting career
Richards has worked as an actor, director and writer in theatre, television and film for over forty years. He is most familiar for his portrayal of
As a director and actor in the theatre, Richards is famous for adapting the work of
He directed
Richards's political activism was illustrated when he appeared in separately distributed media (mainly
In 1987 he played "Brian" in the British Gas Public Information Film about the dangers of a gas leak.
Richards and Henry then went on to form their own theatre company, Theatre South,
Theatre South also produced War Child, written and directed by Richards. Dedicated to War Child Australia,[7] part of the international relief and development agency working for the rehabilitation of child soldiers, the show featured a cast of 9- to 18-year-olds from Marlborough, plus a full professional crew, and was received enthusiastically by audiences over its eight-day run, winning a local community award.[8]
Richards has also appeared as Patrick in Tony McCaffrey's (A Different Light Company) production of The Night Season by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, at the University Theatre, Christchurch and as Claudius in both Hamlet and Rosencranz & Guildenstern for the Court Theatre, Christchurch, in April 2006. In 2007 he appeared as Creon in Tolis Papazoglou's production of Antigone, at Studio 77 in Wellington.
In 2008, Theatre South produced Peter Quilter's '
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | " Love Story " |
Jack |
| 1972 | "Play for Today" ('The Reporters') | Des |
| 1978 | "Z-Cars" | Major Philpot |
| 1982 | "Oi for England" | The Man |
| 1983 | "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" | Maniac |
| 1984 | "Driving Ambition" | Ken Lark |
| 1985 | "Titus Andronicus" | Lucius |
| 1984 to 1986 | Hi-de-Hi! | Harold Fox |
| 1986 | "Ladies in Charge" | Cosmo Keble |
| 1986 | "Call Me Mister" | Miller |
| 1986–1987 | "C.A.T.S. Eyes" | Maitland / Quist |
| 1987 | "Yesterday's Dreams" | Mr. Fisher |
| 1987 | "Hardwicke House" | Dick Flashman / Mr. Flashman |
| 1987 | "Bust" | Alan Hardy |
| 1987 to 1989 | 'Allo 'Allo! | Captain Alberto Bertorelli
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| 1988–1989 | 'Hannay" | Count Otto Von Schwabing |
| 1991 | " T-Bag and the Rings of Olympus " |
Count Von Fledermaus |
| 1993 | 'Inspector Morse" | Steven Trevors |
| 1989–1993 | " Mike & Angelo " |
Brett Douglas |
| 1993 | "Minder" | Vic |
| 1993 | 'A Touch of Frost" | Les Wingham |
| 1994 | "Coronation Street" | Alex Christie |
| 1993–1994 | "Between the Lines" | Det. Supt. Tyler |
| 1994 | "Lovejoy" | Oliver Jeffries |
| 1995 | "Full Throttle" | W.O Bentley |
| 1995 | "Pie in the Sky" | Fisher's Assistant |
| 1992–1995 | "The Bill" | Ken Mackie / Det. Supt. Wells / Terry Ford |
| 1996 | "Annie's Bar" | Nick Buckley |
| 1996 | 'The Upper Hand" | Charlie Bennett |
| 1997 | "Soldier Soldier" | Al Springer |
| 1997 | "The Locksmith" | Max Parker |
| 1998 | "The Prince of Hearts" | Chief Superintendent |
| 1996 to 2002 | EastEnders | Terry Raymond |
| 2005 | " Kidnapped " |
Captain Hoseason |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | " Triple Echo " |
Stan |
| 1982 | "Crystal Gazing" | Neil Holt |
| 1988 | "Whoops Apocalypse" | Donald |
| 1994 | "Being Human" | Da Cunha |
| 1995 | "Savage Play" | Kim |
Published works
- Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Dario Fo, Gavin Richards, Gillian Hanna), 1973[10][11]
- Weight (with David Bradford), 1973
- England Expects, 1977 [12]
- Die Kinder (based on a screenplay by Paula Milne), 1993 [13]
- 200 Weeks, 2015
References
- ^ "'Allo 'Allo!". IMDb.
- ^ "Belt & Braces – Unfinished Histories".
- ^ "Miners' Campaign Tapes, The · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
- ^ "The Miners Campaign Tapes | Distribution". www2.bfi.org.uk.
- ^ "British Gas advert featuring Eastenders actor Gavin Richards, circa 1987 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Theatre South - Home". Archived from the original on 26 May 2010.
- ^ "War Child Australia".
- ^ Trustpower Malrborough District Community Awards 2007 Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Muswell Press | A proudly independent publisher of great books, both fiction and non-fiction".
- ^ "Samuelfrench-london.co.uk".
- YouTube
- ISBN 0904526259.
- ISBN 0563361042.
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