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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-02-08 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK

Also Known As

Mark Richard Durden-Smith

Richard Durden-Smith

Dick Durden-Smith

Richard Durdan

Richard Durdon

Richard Durden

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.

Known For

Acting

From Paris with Love

2010

From Paris with Love

as

Ambassador Bennington

Agora

2009

Agora

as

Olympius

Hedgehog Wedding

1987

Hedgehog Wedding

as

Daniel

The Innocent

1993

The Innocent

as

Black

Superstition

2001

Superstition

as

Minister of Justice

The Awakening

2011

The Awakening

as

Alexander Cathcart

The Comedy of Errors

1978

The Comedy of Errors

as

Ephesus Townsperson

The Ties That Bind

2014

The Ties That Bind

as

Reverend Cooper

The Grotesque

1995

The Grotesque

as

Sykes-Herring

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

1999

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

as

Barão de Rosthschild

Sleepers

1991

Sleepers

as

Rev. David Bancroft

Hear the Silence

2003

Hear the Silence

as

Dr. Austen Parker

Late Shift

2022

Late Shift

as

Samuel Parr

Maigret

1988

Maigret

as

Julian Braden

Not Only But Always

2004

Not Only But Always

as

Proctor

Anonymous

2011

Anonymous

as

Archbishop

Churchill

2017

Churchill

as

Jan Smuts

A Woman at War

1991

A Woman at War

as

Jaques

Batman

1989

Batman

as

TV Director

The Jacket

2005

The Jacket

as

Dr. Hale

Doctor Faustus

1967

Doctor Faustus

as

Evil Angel/Knight

Oliver Twist

2005

Oliver Twist

as

Board Member

Papadopoulos & Sons

2012

Papadopoulos & Sons

as

Father Jimmy

The Best Man

2005

The Best Man

as

Vicar

Danielle Steel's Zoya

1997

Danielle Steel's Zoya

as

Konstantin

The Child in Time

2018

The Child in Time

as

Stephen's Father

The Reckoning

2004

The Reckoning

as

Town Justice

Scars of Dracula

1970

Scars of Dracula

as

Second Officer

Man of the Hour

2018

Man of the Hour

as

Jeremy's Father

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

2007

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

as

Old Man Hatfield

Amen.

2002

Amen.

as

Ambassador Taylor

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as

First Order Officer

The Heavy

2010

The Heavy

as

Carl

Country

1981

Country

as

Guy Wheldon

Joy

2024

Joy

as

Sir Norman Jeffcoate

Bugs

Bugs

as

Dent

Hex

Hex

as

Noble House

Noble House

as

Havergill

The Gold

The Gold

as

Henry

Ghosts

Ghosts

as

Charles

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Commissaire Dupont

The Change

The Change

as

Doctor

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

as

Sir Athelstane Jervis

Hidden

Hidden

as

Dr. Sturgess

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

George Morgan

To Play the King

To Play the King

as

BBC Official

Justice

Justice

as

Anthony Sherman

2Point4 Children

2Point4 Children

as

John Crudaal

The Worst Witch

The Worst Witch

as

Grand Wizard Egbert Hellibore

Minder

Minder

as

Dr. Jarvis

Ghosts

Ghosts

as

Charles Worthing

Fingersmith

Fingersmith

as

Mr. Hawtrey

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

as

Conor Hodgson

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

as

Lord Justice Lawrence

Back to Life

Back to Life

as

Oscar Matteson

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution

as

Dr. John Foster

Lewis

Lewis

as

John Gracey

Spooks

Spooks

as

Irvin Perrot

The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

as

Archibald Lovat

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Duncan Goff

Poldark

Poldark

as

Dr Anselm

Agatha Raisin

Agatha Raisin

as

Mr. Boggle

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

as

Lord Greer

Ghosts

Ghosts

as

Solicitor

Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

as

Bishop Fisher

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

as

Lord Liverpool (uncredited)

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as

Letwin

Production

Crew

Directing