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Richard Caldicot is a Actor British born on 7 october 1908 at London (United-kingdom)

Richard Caldicot

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Birth name Richard Caldicot-Bull
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 october 1908 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 16 october 1995 (at 87 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Richard Caldicot (7 October 1908 in London –16 October 1995) was an English actor famed for his role of Commander (later Captain) Povey in the BBC radio series The Navy Lark. He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician delivering Betty Spencer's baby in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

His father was a civil servant and he attended Dulwich College. He then appeared in repertory theatre and on the West End stage (in the original production of Journey's End) from 1928. He found success in 1947 when he appeared in a stage production of Edward, My Son. His film debut was in The Million Pound Note (1954).

Caldicot's television appearances include The Four Just Men, The Prisoner: "Many Happy Returns", Steptoe and Son, Vanity Fair, and Coronation Street. He was also seen in the United States on The Beverly Hillbillies.

Caldicot worked virtually right up till his death in October 1995.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Richard Caldicot (22 films)

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The Fool
The Fool (1990)
, 2h20
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Derek Jacobi, Miranda Richardson, Cyril Cusack, Julian Firth, John Tams, Maria Aitken
Roles Duke
Rating60% 3.049483.049483.049483.049483.04948
The narrative is grounded in the double life of a humble clerk who poses as the reclusive, but widely respected "Sir John." He thus moves in wealthy upper class circles and participates in grand investment schemes while living in a London slum. The movie's grand-eloquent socialist soliliquaies and detailed evocation of life in Victorian London drew on the vast personal archive of interviews about contemporary London life by Henry Mayhew.
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
, 2h16
Directed by Bob Rafelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw, Roshan Seth, John Savident
Roles Lord Russell
Rating70% 3.543623.543623.543623.543623.54362
Exploratory adventures of 1857, Sir Richard Burton (Patrick Bergin) and John Henning Speke (Iain Glen), try to discover the true source of the Nile river.
Firepower
Firepower (1979)
, 1h44
Directed by Michael Winner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Heist films
Actors Sophia Loren, James Coburn, Eli Wallach, Victor Mature, Anthony Franciosa, Vincent Gardenia
Roles Harry Calman
Rating51% 2.55622.55622.55622.55622.5562
The FBI hires a former mafia hit man (James Coburn) to track down and bring in a powerful reclusive billionaire suspected of criminal acts for his own benefit. The man also comes into a conflict with a woman (Sophia Loren) tracking down the same crook for revenge reasons.
Eskimo Nell
Eskimo Nell (1975)

Directed by Martin Campbell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Michael Armstrong, Christopher Timothy, Roy Kinnear, Christopher Biggins, Katy Manning, Beth Porter
Roles Ambrose Cream
Rating44% 2.221852.221852.221852.221852.22185
In Campbell's film, a writer, a producer and a director are hired by seedy erotic film producer Benny U. Murdoch (Roy Kinnear) to make a dirty movie based on the poem. However, they run into difficulty when each of the production's backers want a completely different style of film made. Then Murdoch makes off with the money, and the three have to produce four different versions of the movie to keep everybody happy - a gay Western, a hardcore porno, a family version and a Kung Fu-style production.
Professor Popper's Problems
Professor Popper's Problems (1974)
, 1h31
Origin United-kingdom
Themes Children's films
Actors Charlie Drake, Todd Carty, Milo O'Shea, Sydney Bromley, Richard Caldicot, Alan Curtis
Roles Headmaster
Rating72% 3.619293.619293.619293.619293.61929
It centres around a group of children who with the school professor get shrunk and then have to return to normal size.
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
, 1h40
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Peter Cook, John Cleese, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Fraser, Harold Pinter, Arthur Lowe
Roles Bream
Rating68% 3.435113.435113.435113.435113.43511
The mysterious Michael Rimmer (Cook) appears at a small and ailing British advertising agency, where the employees assume he is working on a time and motion study. However, he quickly begins to assert a de facto authority over the firm’s mostly ineffectual staff and soon acquires control of the business from the incompetent boss Ferret (Arthur Lowe). Rimmer then succeeds in establishing the newly invigorated firm as the country’s leading polling agency, and begins to make regular TV appearances as a polling expert. He subsequently moves into politics, acting as an adviser to the leader of the Tory opposition, and then becomes an MP himself, for the constituency of Budleigh Moor (a reference to Cook's frequent collaborator, Dudley Moore), along the way acquiring a trophy wife (Vanessa Howard). Relying on a combination of charisma and deception—and murder—he then rapidly works his way up the political ladder to become prime minister (after throwing his predecessor off an oil rig), and finally, by public demand, a near-dictatorial president. Ferret attempts to assassinate Rimmer as he and his wife ride through the capital in an open-topped convertible, but fails and falls to his death.
Vanity Fair (1967 TV serial)
Vanity Fair (1967 TV serial) (1967)

Directed by David Giles
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Political films, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Susan Hampshire, Bryan Marshall, Roy Marsden, John Moffatt, Barbara Couper, John Welch (Welsh)
Roles Mr. Osborne
Rating73% 3.6535253.6535253.6535253.6535253.653525
For a full length summary of the book, see: Vanity Fair plot summary.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
, 1h47
Directed by Martin Ritt, Paul Dehn, Guy Trosper
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter van Eyck, Sam Wanamaker, Robert Hardy
Roles Mr. Pitt
Rating74% 3.7463753.7463753.7463753.7463753.746375
The West Berlin office of the Circus, under administrator Alec Leamas (Richard Burton), has not been doing well. He is recalled to London shortly after the death of one of his operatives. Leamas is seemingly demoted to the banking section of the agency. In reality, a carefully staged transformation of Leamas has been arranged by Control (Cyril Cusack), the agency's chief. Now depressed and disgruntled, alcoholic and low on funds, he is quickly spotted by the East German Intelligence Service as a potential defector.
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s (1963)
, 1h59
Directed by Anthony Asquith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Louis Jourdan, Maggie Smith, Orson Welles, Rod Taylor
Roles Hotel Representative
Rating62% 3.1489853.1489853.1489853.1489853.148985
The film is set within Terminal 3 of London Heathrow Airport during a fog. As flights are delayed, the VIPs (very important people) of the title play out the drama of their lives in a number of slightly interconnected stories. The delays have caused serious hardship for most of the characters and have plunged some of them into a deep personal or financial crisis.
The Trip to Biarritz
The Trip to Biarritz (1963)
, 1h32
Directed by Gilles Grangier, Serge Piollet
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Fernandel, Arletty, Rellys, Hélène Tossy, Anna Massey, Jacques Chabassol
Rating55% 2.7665452.7665452.7665452.7665452.766545
Guillaume Dodut, chef de gare de Puget-sur-Var, rêve depuis vingt ans d'aller à Biarritz avec sa femme et son fils. Il apprend que l'arrêt du train de voyageurs va être supprimé. Il se souvient alors que même le "Côte d'Argent" qui venait de Paris s'arrêtait dans sa gare, que son fils se plantait devant un très beau wagon et lui disait "en voiture pour Biarritz". Charles a maintenant 25 ans et a terminé ses études d'ingénieur par un stage à Londres. Il va retrouver la gare paternelle classée en seconde catégorie. Après un voyage éclair à Londres où il ne peut même pas voir son fils, Guillaume Dodut apprend à son retour qu'il arrive le lendemain. La petite Thérèse, qui travaille au guichet, sera même invitée à la table familiale, car Guillaume Dodut souhaite que son fils épouse la "petite". Mais Charles Dodut a d'autres projets en tête et met la petite gare en émoi lorsqu'il annonce qu'il va habiter à Londres et qu'il compte épouser la fille de son patron. Le soleil de Provence, le sourire de Thérèse et la peine du père auront vite raison de cette fragile décision ; après tout, entre Toulon et Fréjus, on doit manquer d'ingénieurs et peut-être que le voyage de noces, on le fera tous à Biarritz, pense Guillaume Dodut qui a retrouvé le sourire.
The Durant Affair
The Durant Affair (1962)

Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Genres Drama
Actors Jane Griffiths, Conrad Phillips, Nigel Green, Simon Lack, Francis De Wolff, Richard Caldicot
Roles The Judge
Rating64% 3.210213.210213.210213.210213.21021
A will is contested in court, after a fortune is granted to an unexpected heiress.