Richard Durden

Richard Durden

1944-02-08 Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK 43 Credits

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.

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Joy

Joy

2024

as Sir Norman Jeffcoate

6.9
Acting

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursu...

Late Shift

Late Shift

2022

as Samuel Parr

6.3
Acting

Matt, a smart student, has to prove his innocence after being forced to take part in a bold heist at a famous London auction house. The consequences t...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as First Order Officer

6.3
Acting

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener...

Brexit: The Uncivil War

Brexit: The Uncivil War

2019

as Bill Cash

6.6
Acting

Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up u...

Man of the Hour

Man of the Hour

2018

as Jeremy's Father

6.0
Acting

Gemma receives a mysterious invitation to the birthday party of an enigmatic millionaire, Jeremy. She must pass herself off as Jeremy's old friend and...

The Child in Time

The Child in Time

2018

as Stephen's Father

5.8
Acting

A successful writer of children's books, Stephen Lewis is confronted with the unthinkable—he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarke...

Churchill

Churchill

2017

as Jan Smuts

6.2
Acting

A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.

The Ties That Bind

The Ties That Bind

2014

as Reverend Cooper

7.2
Acting

A divorce case involving a landowner and his young wife spirals into something darker, drawing Mr. Whicher into the heart of the English countryside w...

Papadopoulos & Sons

Papadopoulos & Sons

2012

as Father Jimmy

6.1
Acting

Following his ruin in the latest banking crisis, a self-made millionaire reluctantly re-unites with his estranged freewheeling brother to re-open the ...

Anonymous

Anonymous

2011

as Archbishop

6.4
Acting

Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fac...

The Awakening

The Awakening

2011

as Alexander Cathcart

6.4
Acting

In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.

The Heavy

The Heavy

2010

as Carl

4.8
Acting

Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady ...

From Paris with Love

From Paris with Love

2010

as Ambassador Bennington

6.3
Acting

James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to b...

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

2009

as Harvey Miller

5.6
Acting

The heads of Wall Street's biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the US Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, to discuss the pli...

Agora

Agora

2009

as Olympius

7.0
Acting

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his...

Confessions of a Diary Secretary

2007

as Office Manager

Acting

Funny film concerning John Prescott's affair with Tracey Temple

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

2007

as Old Man Hatfield

5.6
Acting

During a bitter family feud, Jodie Hatfield, and her boyfriend Ricky McCoy, decide to leave town to avoid being found out, but are soon caught in the ...

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

2005

as Board Member

6.7
Acting

An adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who a...

The Best Man

The Best Man

2005

as Vicar

5.4
Acting

When writer's block derails the literary dreams of Olly Pickering, he has to move in with his friend Murray after losing all his money. Things start t...

The Jacket

The Jacket

2005

as Dr. Hale

6.9
Acting

A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he ...

Not Only But Always

Not Only But Always

2004

as Proctor

5.3
Acting

The story of the working and personal relationship between the comedians Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, a hugely popular duo in the UK during the 1960s ...

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

2004

as Town Justice

6.4
Acting

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small tow...

Hear the Silence

Hear the Silence

2003

as Dr. Austen Parker

Acting

The four-year-old Nicolas Shield leads a brash and peaceful life. An annual unpleasant day has arrived: he has to visit the doctor to get an injection...

Amen.

Amen.

2002

as Ambassador Taylor

7.0
Acting

Kurt Gerstein—a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS—is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. he is then shocked to learn that...

Superstition

Superstition

2001

as Minister of Justice

5.2
Acting

19 year old babysitter aupair Julie is accused of murder when the bed of the sheltered baby inflames. Is seems as if Julie possesses rare telepathic s...

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei

1999

as Barão de Rosthschild

7.6
Acting

A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had...

Danielle Steel's Zoya

Danielle Steel's Zoya

1997

as Konstantin

4.8
Acting

A young Russian countess escapes the 1917 revolution and, despite hardship, makes a new life for herself in America.

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

1996

as Smith

6.6
Acting

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities...

The Grotesque

The Grotesque

1995

as Sykes-Herring

5.3
Acting

Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo ...

The Innocent

The Innocent

1993

as Black

6.1
Acting

A young engineer is sent to post-WWII Berlin to help the Americans in spying on the Russians. In a time and place where discretion is still a man’s be...

A Woman at War

A Woman at War

1991

as Jaques

4.0
Acting

Helene Moskiewicz, a young Jewish woman living in pre-World War II Belgium, is forced to suffer through German occupation by watching her parents arre...

Sleepers

Sleepers

1991

as Rev. David Bancroft

Acting

Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been “lost.” A beautiful and...

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

1990

as BKA Interrogator

6.5
Acting

Examination of the events that led to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Batman

Batman

1989

as TV Director

7.2
Acting

Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988

as Man Ray

4.0
Acting

In this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn Europe while visiting Paris and staying at the fabulous Rit...

Maigret

Maigret

1988

as Julian Braden

6.0
Acting

Jules Maigret, a meticulous Parisian police detective, is a famous literary character. In this film adaptation of his stories, he's trying to solve a ...

Hedgehog Wedding

Hedgehog Wedding

1987

as Daniel

Acting

Mr and Mrs Desmond Howard Jones invite you to the wedding of their daughter Mariella to Dominic Frazer.

Country

Country

1981

as Guy Wheldon

7.0
Acting

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the famil...

The Day of the Janitor

1981

as Roger

Acting

Comedy about a maintenance supervisor in an office block whose idea of the company he works for is changed when he has to fix a leak in an executive's...

The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

1978

as Ephesus Townsperson

8.8
Acting

The Royal Shakespeare Company act (and sing and dance!) Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth and brought together ...

The Love-Girl and the Innocent

The Love-Girl and the Innocent

1973

as Khomich

5.6
Acting

A BBC television adaptation of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel. The prisoner Nemov is an honest man serving a term of 10 years for violations of Articl...

Scars of Dracula

Scars of Dracula

1970

as Second Officer

6.0
Acting

The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood and Dracu...

Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus

1967

as Evil Angel/Knight

5.2
Acting

Faustus is a scholar at the University of Wittenberg when he earns his doctorate degree. His insatiable appetite for knowledge and power leads him to ...