Awards & Winners

Ralph Richardson

Date of Birth 19-December-1902
Place of Birth Cheltenham
(Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, England)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as Ralph David Richardson, Lt. Cmdr Ralph Richardson RNVR, Sir Ralph David Richardson, "Pranger" Richardson, Sir Ralph David Richardson, Kt, Sir Ralph Richardson
Profession Actor
Sir Ralph David Richardson was an English actor who, along with his contemporaries John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He worked in films throughout most of his career, and played more than sixty cinema roles. From an artistic but not theatrical background, Richardson had no thought of a stage career until a production of Hamlet in Brighton inspired him to become an actor. He learned his craft in the 1920s with a touring company and later the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1931 he joined the Old Vic, playing mostly Shakespearean roles. He led the company the following season, succeeding Gielgud, who had taught him much about stage technique. After he left the company, a series of leading roles took him to stardom in the West End and on Broadway. In the 1940s, together with Olivier and John Burrell, Richardson was the co-director of the Old Vic company. There his most celebrated roles included Peer Gynt and Falstaff. He and Olivier led the company to Europe and Broadway in 1945 and 1946, before their success provoked resentment among the governing board of the Old Vic, leading to their dismissal from the company in 1947. In the 1950s, in the West End and occasionally on tour, Richardson played in modern and classic works including The Heiress, Home at Seven and Three Sisters. He continued on stage and in films until shortly before his sudden death, at the age of eighty. He was celebrated in later years for his work with Peter Hall's National Theatre and his frequent stage partnership with Gielgud. He was not known for his portrayal of the great tragic roles in the classics, preferring character parts in old and new plays.

Awards by Ralph Richardson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ralph Richardson.

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984


Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Role: The Sixth Earl of Greystoke

1977


Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience
Honored for : No Man's Land
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
Honored for : No Man's Land

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor No Man's Land
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play No Man's Land
Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play The Kingfisher
Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience No Man's Land

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Lady Caroline Lamb

1971


Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance
Honored for : Home

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play Home
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance Home

1967


Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best British Actor Doctor Zhivago","The Wrong Box","Khartoum

1962


Cannes Best Actor Award
Honored for : Long Day's Journey into Night

1957


Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play The Waltz Of The Toreadors

1953


BAFTA Award for Best British Actor
Honored for : The Sound Barrier

Nominations 1953 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best British Actor The Sound Barrier

1952


National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
Honored for : The Sound Barrier

1949


National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
Honored for : The Heiress, The Fallen Idol

Nominations 1949 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Heiress
Role: Dr. Austin Sloper