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Richard Todd
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Richard Todd

1919 – 2009 · Dublin, Ireland · Active 1937–2007

Richard Todd, born in 1919, was an Irish-born British actor whose career spanned several decades. He is notable for his roles in Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958) and Dorian Gray (1970), where he brought a unique presence to the screen. Todd also appeared in Asylum (1972) and Home Before Midnight (1979), further solidifying his place in the realm of cult and exploitation cinema. His performances often reflect the darker themes and complex characters that define the genre, making him a significant figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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Asylum

Asylum

1972 ★ 6.0
as Walter

A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.

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Filmography

75 credits
2000s 3 credits
2007
TV ★ 5.5
2003
The Royal as Hugh Hirst
TV ★ 7.8
1990s 8 credits
1997
Midsomer Murders as Charles Edmonton
TV ★ 7.5
1996
TV ★ 7.5
1992
Movie ★ 5.1
1992
Beautiful Lies as H.G. Wells
Movie
1992
Heartbeat as Harold Beecham
TV ★ 7.2
1992
Virtual Murder as Judge Rawcliffe
TV ★ 7.0
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 8.0
1980s 8 credits
1988
Movie ★ 2.5
1985
Jenny's War as Gen. Benjamin Cutler
Movie ★ 6.0
1985
TV ★ 7.4
1985
Jenny's War as Gen. Benjamin Cutler
TV ★ 6.7
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Alec Scofield
TV ★ 7.5
1983
Movie ★ 6.4
1982
Movie ★ 7.5
1970s 10 credits
1979
Home Before Midnight as Geoffrey Steele
Movie ★ 5.5
1978
The Big Sleep as Commander Barker
Movie ★ 5.9
1977
Movie ★ 4.1
1976
Um Homem e o Cinema as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
1975
Movie ★ 4.7
1974
The Next Scream You Hear as George Tulliver
Movie ★ 5.5
1974
Boy Dominic as Capt. Richard Bulman
TV ★ 8.0
1973
Thriller as George Tulliver
TV ★ 6.9
1972
Asylum as Walter
Movie ★ 6.0
1970
Dorian Gray as Basil Hallward
Movie ★ 5.1
1960s 15 credits
1968
Subterfuge as Col. Victor Redmayne
Movie ★ 5.3
1967
The Love-Ins as Dr. Jonathan Barnett
Movie ★ 4.8
1965
Operation Crossbow as Wing Cmdr. Kendall
Movie ★ 6.7
1965
Coast of Skeletons as Harry Sanders
Movie ★ 5.8
1965
Movie ★ 4.5
1964
Theatre 625 as Edmund Gurney
TV ★ 7.2
1963
Death Drums Along the River as Inspector Harry Sanders
Movie ★ 5.3
1963
The Very Edge as Geoffrey Lawrence
Movie ★ 5.3
1963
Doctor Who as Sanders
TV ★ 7.9
1962
The Boys as Victor Webster
Movie ★ 7.5
1962
The Longest Day as Maj. John Howard
Movie ★ 7.6
1961
Movie ★ 6.9
1961
The Hellions as Sam Hargis
Movie ★ 6.7
1961
Movie ★ 4.8
1960
Never Let Go as John Cummings
Movie ★ 6.5
1950s 25 credits
1959
Danger Within as Lieutenant Colonel David Baird
Movie ★ 6.3
1959
Movie
1958
Chase a Crooked Shadow as Williams, alias Ward McKenzie Prescott Jr.
Movie ★ 7.1
1958
Intent to Kill as Dr. Bob McLaurin
Movie ★ 5.2
1958
Movie ★ 10.0
1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans
Movie ★ 7.3
1957
Saint Joan as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
Movie ★ 6.5
1956
D-Day the Sixth of June as Lt. Col. John Wynter
Movie ★ 5.3
1956
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France as Comte Axel von Fersen
Movie ★ 6.1
1955
The Dam Busters as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Movie ★ 6.9
1955
The Virgin Queen as Sir Walter Raleigh
Movie ★ 7.0
1955
A Man Called Peter as The Rev. Peter Marshall
Movie ★ 6.6
1954
The Secrets of the Bed as Captain Davidson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
Movie ★ 3.8
1953
The Sword and the Rose as Charles Brandon
Movie ★ 6.4
1953
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue as Rob Roy MacGregor
Movie ★ 5.2
1953
Wuthering Heights as Heathcliff
Movie ★ 8.0
1952
Movie ★ 6.2
1952
Venetian Bird as Edward Mercer
Movie ★ 6.2
1952
Movie ★ 5.8
1952
Elstree Story as Himself
Movie
1952
Movie
1951
Lightning Strikes Twice as Richard Trevelyan
Movie ★ 5.7
1951
Flesh and Blood as Charles Cameron/Charles Cameron Sutherland
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
Stage Fright as Jonathan Cooper
Movie ★ 6.8
1950
Portrait of Clare as Robert Hart
Movie ★ 6.7
1940s 3 credits
1949
The Hasty Heart as Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan
Movie ★ 6.9
1949
For Them That Trespass as Herbert Edward Logan
Movie ★ 5.3
1949
Movie ★ 5.8
1930s 3 credits
1938
A Yank at Oxford as Extra in Sporting Event (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
Good Morning, Boys! as Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1937
The Gap as Orderly (uncredited)
Movie