Richard Durden

Richard Durden

Acting

Born February 8, 1944 · Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK

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.

Known for

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

1996

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

2020

Minder

Minder

1979

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Acting(93)

2025The Secret Santa ProjectBarney

2024JoySir Norman Jeffcoate

2023The ChangeDoctor

2023The GoldHenry

2022Late ShiftSamuel Parr

2022Sister Boniface MysteriesArthur Salem

2020BridgertonLord Greer

2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerFirst Order Officer

2019GhostsCharles

2019Back to LifeOscar Matteson

2019Brexit: The Uncivil WarBill Cash

2018Man of the HourJeremy's Father

2018The Child in TimeStephen's Father

2017ChurchillJan Smuts

2017HarlotsLord Dodds

2016Agatha RaisinMr. Boggle

2015Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellLord Liverpool

2015PoldarkDr Anselm

2015Satan Has a Bushy TailDerek

2015Wolf HallBishop Fisher

2014The Ties That BindReverend Cooper

2012Papadopoulos & SonsFather Jimmy

2012World Without EndSir Henry

2011AnonymousArchbishop

2011HiddenDr. Sturgess

2011The AwakeningAlexander Cathcart

2011The BorgiasThe Physician

2011SilkLord Winter

2010The HeavyCarl

2010From Paris with LoveAmbassador Bennington

2009The Last Days of Lehman BrothersHarvey Miller

2009AgoraOlympius

2007Confessions of a Diary SecretaryOffice Manager

2007LewisJohn Gracey

2007Pumpkinhead: Blood FeudOld Man Hatfield

2006The Amazing Mrs PritchardSir Athelstane Jervis

2006Nuremberg: Nazis on TrialLord Justice Lawrence

2005Oliver TwistBoard Member

2005The Best ManVicar

2005FingersmithMr. Hawtrey

2005The JacketDr. Hale

2004Not Only But AlwaysProctor

2004Agatha Christie's MarpleMr. Prestcott

2004HexDr Wilkinson

2004The ReckoningTown Justice

2003Hear the SilenceDr. Austen Parker

2002Daniel DerondaGentleman

2002Foyle's WarLetwin

2002SpooksIrvin Perrot

2002Amen.Ambassador Taylor

2001SuperstitionMinister of Justice

1999Mauá - O Imperador e o ReiBarão de Rosthschild

1998The First 9½ WeeksLaurence Garner

1998The Worst WitchGrand Wizard Egbert Hellibore

1998Highlander: The RavenAnton Novak

1997Trial & RetributionDr John Foster

1997Danielle Steel's ZoyaKonstantin

1997Midsomer MurdersDuncan Goff

1996MadsonArmstrong

1996Beaumarchais the ScoundrelSmith

1996Silent WitnessConor Hodgson

1995The GrotesqueSykes-Herring

1993To Play the KingBBC Official

1993The InnocentBlack

1993Peak PracticeGeorge Morgan

19912Point4 ChildrenJohn Crudaal

1991The House of EliottArchibald Lovat

1991A Woman at WarJaques

1991SleepersRev. David Bancroft

1991SleepersReverend David Bancroft

1990The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside StoryBKA Interrogator

1989BatmanTV Director

1989Agatha Christie's PoirotDr. Pritchard

1988The Man Who Lived at the RitzMan Ray

1988MaigretJulian Braden

1988Noble HouseHavergill

1987Hedgehog WeddingDaniel

1986LovejoyCommissaire Dupont

1985Screen TwoDaniel

1984AmyCaptain Bill Hope

1981CountryGuy Wheldon

1981The Day of the JanitorRoger

1979MinderDr. Jarvis

1979ShoestringSteve

1978The Comedy of ErrorsEphesus Townsperson

1973The Love-Girl and the InnocentKhomich

1971JusticeAnthony Sherman

1970Scars of DraculaSecond Officer

1967Doctor FaustusEvil Angel/Knight

1967ITV PlayhouseRoger

1965BBC Play of the MonthKhomich

Cheaper 2 Keep HerPolice officer #1

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