Richard Coleman

Richard Coleman (20 January 1930 – 16 December 2008) was a British television and stage actor.[1]

Richard Coleman
Born	Ronald Coleman (1930-01-20)20 January 1930 Peckham, London, England
Died	16 December 2008(2008-12-16) (aged 78) France
Spouse(s)	Peggy Sinclair

Early life

He was born Ronald Coleman in Peckham, London in 1930. Coleman was awarded the Leverhulme Scholarship to RADA in 1951, and graduated in 1953 with the Principal’s Medal. He adopted the stage name Richard Coleman, to avoid confusion with the film star Ronald Colman.[2]

Career

Theatre

Coleman made his professional acting debut in 1954, alongside Peggy Mount in the stage adaptation of Sailor Beware!. He also appeared in The World of Suzie Wong, A Murder is Announced, The Mousetrap and the stage version of There's a Girl in My Soup. He succeeded Stuart Damon in the London hit musical, production of Charlie Girl at the Adelphi Theatre.[3]

Television

He played David Redway in the situation comedy ...And Mother Makes Three, and its sequel ...And Mother Makes Five, opposite Wendy Craig. Other television roles included Nick Allardyce in The Adventures of Ben Gunn (1958), Alan-a-Dale in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1958–60), and Jack Royston in the soap opera Weavers Green (1966). Coleman also made guest appearances in television series such as Dixon of Dock Green, The Avengers, Z-Cars, Thriller (A Coffin for the Bride), Robin's Nest, Surgical Spirit and Virtual Murder.

Film

Coleman appeared in a number films including Yangtse Incident (1957), Girls at Sea (1958), The Navy Lark (1959), Ben-Hur (1959), Rotten to the Core (1965) and Naked Evil (1966). He also had a cameo role in the film 10 Rillington Place (1971) as the police constable who arrests John Christie.

Personal life

Coleman was married to the actress Peggy Sinclair, and spent the later years of his life living in France. He died from cancer in France on 16 December 2008, aged 78.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1955	The Dam Busters	RAF Officer	Uncredited
1957	Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst	Lt. Cmdr. Skinner
1958	Girls at Sea	Capt. Robert 'Bobby' Randall
1959	The Navy Lark	Lt. Bates R.N.
1959	Ben-Hur	Metellus	Uncredited
1963	80,000 Suspects	Scott James	Uncredited
1965	Rotten to the Core	Inspector Hewlett	Uncredited
1966	Naked Evil	Inspector Hollis
1967	Countdown to Danger	Captain Wright
1971	10 Rillington Place	Police: Constable #4
1972	Hide and Seek	Police sergeant
1981	The Comoedia	Virgilio
1982	Who Dares Wins	Mr. Martin

References

1. "Richard Coleman". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved on 20 September 2018.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Richard Coleman: Actor who made his name in '... And Mother Makes". independent.co.uk. Retrieved on 20 September 2018.

External links

• Richard Coleman on IMDb