Richard Lewis Hearne Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Hearne was born on January 30, 1908 in Norwich, Norfolk, England as Richard Lewis Hearne. He was an actor and writer, known for The Time of His Life (1955), Tons of Trouble (1956) and Just for Fun (1947). He was married to Yvonne Hearne. He died on August 23, 1979 in Bearsted, Kent, England.
His father was a circus clown and acrobat. His grandfather was a groom at Sanger's Circus. Richard himself took on the family tradition and became an acrobat, working for a while at Chipperfield Circus. He was proud of having learned 49 different ways of falling down ! He was also successful as a comedian, actor, writer and dancer.
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He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours List for charitable services to handicapped children.
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First artist to be known as a "television star" and also the first to have his own regular programme.
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He was offered the starring role of the BBC series Doctor Who (1963) after the departure of Jon Pertwee, but his insistence that he play the part in the style of his 'Mr Pastry' character was unacceptable to the series' producer, Barry Letts.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Good Old Days
1965-1976
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Men of Affairs
1973
TV Series
The Waiter
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
1955-1963
TV Series
Mr. Pastry / Baron
The King's Breakfast
1963
Short
1st Footman
Mr. Pastry's Pet Shop
1962
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Mr. Pastry's Progress
1962
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Mr. Pastry Hooks a Spook
1961
TV Movie
Mr. Pastry
Ask Mr. Pastry
1961
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Wir machen Musik
1960
TV Movie
Mr. Pastry
Leave It to Pastry
1960
TV Mini-Series
Mr. Pastry
Set to Music
1959
TV Movie
Mr. Pastry
The Adventures of Mr. Pastry
1958
TV Movie
Mr. Pastry
The World Our Stage
1958
TV Series
Widow Twankey (Aladdin)
The Saturday Show
1957
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Highland Fling
1957
TV Series
Billy McQuirtle
Tons of Trouble
1956
Mr. Pastry
The Time of His Life
1955
Charles Pastry
Mr. Pastry's Spicy Life
1954
TV Movie
Mr. Pastry
Miss Robin Hood
1952
Henry Wrigley
What a Husband
1952
Short
Mr. Pastry
The Madame Gambles
1951
Mr. Pastry
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1951
TV Series
French Messenger
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951
Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)
For the Children
1951
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Mr. Pastry's Progress
1950-1951
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Something in the City
1950
Mr. Ningle
Kaleidoscope
1950
TV Series
Mr. Pastry in Mr. Pastry Gets a Job segment
Method and Madness
1950
Short
Mr. Pastry
Helter Skelter
1949
Professor Pastry
Passport to Pimlico
1949
Nighttime Drunk on Bike (uncredited)
Woman Hater
1948
Reveller (uncredited)
One Night with You
1948
Station Master
Paging You
1947-1948
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Mincemeat
1947
TV Movie
The Handle Bar
1947
TV Series
Just for Fun
1947
TV Movie
Mr. Pastry
Evening Dress Only
1947
TV Short
The Butler's Dilemma
1943
Rodney Playfair
Miss London Ltd.
1943
Commodore Joshua Wellington
Take Two Eggs
1939
TV Short
Bath H. & C.
1938
TV Short
S-s-s-h! The Wife!
1938
TV Short
The Husband
Moving Furniture
1938
TV Short
Millions
1937
Jimmy Forbes
Splinters in the Air
1937
Sgt. Hearne
Theatre Parade
1937
TV Series
Alphonse, a Photographer
No Monkey Business
1935
Charlie
Dance Band
1935
Acrobatic Drunk
Give Her a Ring
1934
Drunk
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mr. Pastry's Pet Shop
1962
TV Series writer - 6 episodes
Mr. Pastry's Progress
1962
TV Series additional material - 6 episodes
Mr. Pastry Hooks a Spook
1961
TV Movie script
Ask Mr. Pastry
1961
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
The Saturday Show
1957
TV Series script - 1 episode
Highland Fling
TV Series adaptation - 6 episodes, 1957 original play - 6 episodes, 1957
Tons of Trouble
1956
The Time of His Life
1955
Mr. Pastry's Spicy Life
1954
TV Movie script
For the Children
1951
TV Series 1 episode
Mr. Pastry's Progress
1950-1951
TV Series writer - 6 episodes
Just for Fun
1947
TV Movie devised by
Take Two Eggs
1939
TV Short
Bath H. & C.
1938
TV Short
S-s-s-h! The Wife!
1938
TV Short
Moving Furniture
1938
TV Short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tons of Trouble
1956
producer
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Miss London Ltd.
1943
performer: "A Fine How Do You Do"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Celebrity Squares
1977
TV Series
Himself
Looks Familiar
1973
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Die Rudi Carrell Show
1968
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
The Golden Shot
1968
TV Series
Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1954-1968
TV Series
Himself / Mr. Pastry / Comedian
David Nixon's Comedy Bandbox
1966
TV Series
Himself - Guest.
The New London Palladium Show
1965
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Wahlparty 65
1965
TV Movie
Himself - Musician
Comedy Bandbox
1964
TV Series
Himself
Crackerjack!
1957-1963
TV Series
Mr. Pastry
Mr. Pastry - Guest Star
Mr. Pastry - Guest
Saturday Bandbox
1962
TV Series
Himself
The Jimmy Logan Show
1961
TV Series
Himself
First Night
1960
TV Movie
Himself
The Julie Andrews Show
1959
TV Mini-Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1958-1959
TV Series documentary
Himself
Showtime
1959
TV Series
Himself
The Lord's Taverners Ball
1957
TV Movie
Himself
Salute to Show Business
1957
TV Movie
Himself
Leave It to the Girls
1957
TV Series
Himself
Val Parnell's Startime
1956
TV Series
Himself
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium
1955-1956
TV Series
Himself
Face the Music
1953-1955
TV Series
Himself
This Is Show Business
1954
TV Series
Himself
Accidents Don't Happen
1954
Documentary short
Mr. Pastry
Music for You
1953
TV Series
Himself
Kaleidoscope
1948-1949
TV Series
Himself in Every Man His Own segment / Himself in Madam, I Have No Idea segment