Edwin Richfield (born 11 September 1921 in London died 2 August 1990 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) was an English actor.His film credits include: X the Unknown, Quatermass 2, The Camp on Blood Island, The Face of Fu Manchu and Quatermass and the Pit.He starred in the 1959 television series Interpol Calling. He was The Odd Man in Granada TV's series of the same name in the early 1960s. Other television roles include: R3, 199 Park Lane, Gideon's Way, Danger Man, The Avengers (six episodes), Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Baron, Champion House, Out of the Unknown, The Owl Service, UFO, Bergerac, Doctor Who (The Sea Devils and The Twin Dilemma), and All Creatures Great and Small.
British character actor of stage and screen, often seen in officious or military roles. A member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was part of the inaugural Shakespeare Project, held in New York in October 1983 at the Upper West Side Theatre.
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On the possibles list for High Priest Ranquin in the Doctor Who Serial The Power of Kroll.
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As well as acting, had a successful business (with his wife Jan Holden), making glass fibre portable outside cabins.
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Enjoyed watching 'Match of the Day' (league football) on BBC TV.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Interpol Calling
1959-1960
TV Series
Inspector Mornay
Inspector Jean Mornay
Life Is a Circus
1960
Driver
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
Bridge Officer (uncredited)
Inn for Trouble
1960
Mr. Turner
Tommy the Toreador
1959
Tommy's dresser
The Vise
1958-1959
TV Series
Hawkins / Crane / Blair / ...
Ben-Hur
1959
Supplier to Leper Colony (uncredited)
The Invisible Man
1959
TV Series
Max - Constantine's Scientist
William Tell
1958-1959
TV Series
Eric / Captain Maddeaux
Innocent Meeting
1959
uncredited
No Trees in the Street
1959
Jackie
Make Mine a Million
1959
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
Model for Murder
1959
Costard, Chauffeur
Behind Closed Doors
1959
TV Series
Fawcett
Ivanhoe
1958
TV Series
Deville / Ned
Further Up the Creek
1958
Bennett
The Adventures of Hal 5
1958
Cooper
Up the Creek
1958
Bennett
The Camp on Blood Island
1958
Sergeant-Major
Print of Death
1958
Short
Mr. Webber
O.S.S.
1957
TV Series
Van Kuhl / Fischer
White Hunter
1957
TV Series
Joe Kells
Black Ice
1957
White
The Big Chance
1957
Café Owner
Account Rendered
1957
Porter
Shadow Squad
1957
TV Series
Joe Tracey
The Buccaneers
1956-1957
TV Series
Crewman Armando
Enemy from Space
1957
Peterson
Sword of Freedom
1957
TV Series
Melozzo
Aggie
1956
TV Series
Massimo
The Hideout
1956
Teacher
X the Unknown
1956
Soldier Burned on Back
Find the Lady
1956
Max
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
TV Series
Sir Tor / Sir Christopher
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1956
TV Series
Grocki
Three Empty Rooms
1955
TV Movie
Man Neighbour
Navy Heroes
1955
Number One
The Dam Busters
1955
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Patrol Car
1955
TV Series
Sergeant
The Brain Machine
1955
Henry Arthur Ryan, thug
Race for Life
1954
Cynical Reporter in Lounge
Devil's Harbor
1954
Daller
The Black Rider
1954
Geoff Morgan
Radio Cab Murder
1954
Nat
The Grove Family
1954
TV Series
Harry Colman
What Every Woman Wants
1954
Frank
Earthquake in Macedonia
1954
TV Movie
Gaius
Conflict of Wings
1954
'Smother' Brooks
The Dark Stairway
1954
Short
Joe Lloyd
Stryker of the Yard
1953
Flannelfoot
1953
Bill Neilson
The Blue Parrot
1953
Taps Campelli
Norman Conquest
1953
Mr. Reynolds
Undercover Agent
1953
Safecracker (uncredited)
Skippy Smith Goes to the Circus
1953
TV Movie
Ringmaster
The Bosun's Mate
1953
Short
Ned Travers
Ha'penny Breeze
1950
David King
The Jack of Diamonds
1949
George Paxton
Tumbledown
1988
TV Movie
Group Captain
Sophia and Constance
1988
TV Series
Luxton
All Creatures Great and Small
1988
TV Series
Mr. Whithorn
Chance in a Million
1986
TV Series
Mr. Lewisham
Tripper's Day
1984
TV Series
VAT Inspector
Doctor Who
1972-1984
TV Series
Captain Hart / Mestor
Champions
1984
Ashton
Bergerac
1984
TV Series
Julian West
The Greeks: A Journey in Space and Time
1980
TV Series
Xenophanes
Rob Roy
1977
TV Series
Jobson
Rooms
1977
TV Series
Lawrence
Crown Court
1974-1976
TV Series
Commander Harry Latcham / Mr. Lakeland
Dominic
1976
TV Mini-Series
Wardley
Crossroads
1975
TV Series
Canon Mellish
UFO: Prendeteli vivi.
1974
Admiral Sheringham
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1974
TV Series
The Pallisers
1974
TV Mini-Series
Police Sergeant
Diamonds on Wheels
1973
TV Movie
Harriet's Back in Town
1972-1973
TV Series
Frank Chapman
No Exit
1972
TV Series
Raoul Dufort
Crime of Passion
1972
TV Series
Andre Vanel
Alcock and Gander
1972
TV Series
Sweeney
Trial
1971
TV Series
Barrett
For the Love of Ada
1971
TV Series
Mr. Hepworth
The Misfit
1971
TV Series
Dicky Mathison
The Dick Emery Show
1971
TV Series
UFO
1970
TV Series
Admiral Sheringham
Armchair Theatre
1970
TV Series
Frank
The Owl Service
1969-1970
TV Mini-Series
Clive Bradley
Hadleigh
1969
TV Series
Miles Crispin
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
TV Series
Edward Monroe
Christ Recrucified
1969
TV Mini-Series
Yannakos
Two in Clover
1969
TV Series
Mr. Holloway
The Wednesday Play
1965-1969
TV Series
Matthew / Stuart Strouse
Out of the Unknown
1969
TV Series
Jamieson
The Avengers
1961-1968
TV Series
Timothy Barlow / Alex / Dr. Felix Teasel / ...
The Man in the Iron Mask
1968
TV Series
D'Artagnan
Theatre 625
1968
TV Series
John Gotobed
Champion House
1968
TV Series
John Birley
Z Cars
1967
TV Series
Supt. Allen
Five Million Years to Earth
1967
Minister
The Secret Agent
1967
TV Movie
Chief Insp. Heat
Mickey Dunne
1967
TV Series
Marty Ferris
The Baron
1966-1967
TV Series
Georges Delair / Heller
Adam Adamant Lives!
1967
TV Series
Singleton
Intrigue
1966
TV Series
Burley
Mystery and Imagination
1966
TV Series
Dr. Jones
North and South
1966
TV Mini-Series
Nicholas Higgins (1966) / Nicholas Higgins
Dixon of Dock Green
1966
TV Series
Mr. Preston
Secret Agent
1966
TV Series
Marco Janson
199 Park Lane
1965
TV Series
Ben Graham
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965
Chief Magistrate
Gideon C.I.D.
1965
TV Series
Frank Dobson
The Secret of Blood Island
1965
O'Reilly
R3
1964-1965
TV Series
Mr. Pomeroy
Crane
1964
TV Series
Steve Hanna
The Comedy Man
1964
Commercial Director
The Protectors
1964
TV Series
Banding
Ghost Squad
1961-1964
TV Series
Lambert / Tony Esposito / DeGrange
The Break
1963
Moses
The Odd Man
1962-1963
TV Series
Steve Gardiner
Just for Fun
1963
Man With Badge
Maigret
1962
TV Series
Judge Goudart
Zero One
1962
TV Series
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre
1962
TV Series
Peters
Village of Daughters
1962
Balbino (A Father)
Locker 69
1962
Peters
Stryker of the Yard
1961
TV Series
Man at the Races
Top Secret
1961
TV Series
Lambetta
Drama 61-67
1961
TV Series
No Hiding Place
1961
TV Series
Joe Brackham
Hancock
1961
TV Series
Policeman
One Step Beyond
1961
TV Series
Reitlinger's Subordinate
The Pursuers
1961
TV Series
Laker
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960
The Sheriff's Lieutenant
The Charlie Drake Show
1960
TV Series
Mr. Murdstone
Theatre 70
1960
TV Series
James Meredith
The Strange World of Gurney Slade
1960
TV Mini-Series
Husband / Frank
On Trial
1960
TV Series
Ernest R. Hill
The Boy Who Stole a Million
1960
Commissionaire
International Detective
1960
TV Series
Charlie Bismarck
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Marked Personal
1973
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Harriet's Back in Town
1973
TV Series writer - 10 episodes
Calculated Risk
1963
screenplay / story
Interpol Calling
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode, 1960 writer - 1 episode, 1959