Richard Keith Johnson (30 July 1927 – 5 June 2015) was an English stage and screen actor and producer. He was best known for The Haunting (1963), Julius Caesar (1970), and Scoop.
Johnson served in the Royal Navy from 1945-48. He was married four times: to Sheila Sweet; Kim Novak; Marie-Louise Norlund; and Lynne Gurney. All told he had four children. Jervis Johnson, his son by Sweet, is a veteran designer for Games Workshop. He died following a brief illness at the age of 87.
Works with Richard Johnson:
Film
- 1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower: Macrae (Uncredited Role)
- 1951 Calling Bulldog Drummond: Control Tower Operator (Uncredited)
- 1952 Scotland Yard Inspector: Danny McMara – Hit-and-Run Victim
- 1953 Saadia: Lt. Girard
- 1954 A Party For Christmas: Michael Firbanks (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1955 The Queen Came By: Albert Betterby, in Tea (TV Movie)
- 1956 Plaintiff In A Pretty Hat: Lord Plynlimmon (TV Movie)
- 1959 Never So Few: Capt. Danny De Mortimer
- 1963 Cairo: Ali
- 1963 Eighty Thousand Suspects: Dr. Steven Monks
- 1963 The Haunting (1963): Dr. John Markway
- 1964 The Pumpkin Eater: Giles
- 1964 L Autre Femme: Daniel
- 1965 Operation Crossbow: Duncan Sandys
- 1965 The Amorous Adventures Of Moll Flanders: Jemmy
- 1966 Khartoum: Colonel J.D.H. Stewart
- 1966 The Witch: Sergio Logan
- 1967 Deadlier Than The Male: Hugh Drummond
- Reprised role in Some Girls Do (1969)
- 1967 The Rover: Real
- 1967 Danger Route: Jonas Wilde
- 1968 Oedipus the King: Creon
- 1968 A Twist Of Sand: Geoffrey Peace
- 1968 The Column: Tiberius – Roman Commandant
- 1968 Emma Hamilton: Horatio Nelson
- 1969 Rembrandt: Rembrandt van Rijn (TV Movie)
- 1970 Julius Caesar (1970): Cassius
- 1970 The Fifth Day Of Peace: Capt. John Miller
- 1971 The Beloved: Orestes
- 1972 Antony and Cleopatra: Lepidus/Alexas/Ventidias (Uncredited)
- 1974 Antony and Cleopatra: Marc Antony (TV Movie)
- 1974 Beyond the Door: Dimitri
- 1975 Together Forever: Michael Williams
- 1975 Hennessy: Insp. Hollis
- 1976 Aces High: Colonel Lyle
- 1976 The Message: Narrator
- 1976 The Last Concert: Richard Lasky
- 1978 The Four Feathers: Abou Fatma (TV Movie)
- 1978 The Comeback: Dr. Ian Macauley
- 1979 The Island Of The Fishmen: Edmond Rackham
- 1979 Zombi 2: Dr. Menard
- 1979 The Flame Is Love: Narrator (TV Movie)
- 1979 The Great Alligator: Prophet Jameson
- 1980 A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square: Inspector Watford
- 1980 Portrait Of A Rebel The Remarkable Mrs Sanger: Havelock Ellis (TV Movie)
- 1980 Haywire: Kenneth Wagg
- 1980 The Marquise: Raoul de Vriac (TV Movie)
- 1981 The Monster Club: Father
- 1983 The Aerodrome: Air Commander (TV Movie)
- 1984 The Biko Inquest: Dr. Hersch, consultant (TV Movie)
- 1984 What Waits Below: Ben Gannon
- 1985 Turtle Diary: Mr. Johnson (also produced)
- 1986 Lady Jane: The Earl of Arundel
- 1986 Castaway: Lawyer (Uncredited)
- 1988 A Man for All Seasons: Duke of Norfolk (TV Movie)
- 1989 Voice Of The Heart: David Cunningham (TV Movie)
- 1990 Treasure Island: Squire Trelawney (TV Movie)
- 1990 Spymaker The Secret Life Of Ian Fleming: Gen. Halmsden (TV Movie)
- 1990 Diving In: Richard Anthony
- 1991 Duel Of Hearts: Lord Belgrave (TV Movie)
- 1991 The Crucifer Of Blood: Dr. Watson (TV Movie)
- 1995 Heavy Weather: Lord Tilbury (TV Movie)
- 1996 Breaking The Code: Dilwyn Knox (TV Movie)
- 1999 Milk: John
- 2000 Happy Days: Willie
- 2001 The Whistle Blower: Sir Alastair Montgomery (TV Movie)
- 2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Distinguished Gentleman
- 2005 Whatever Love Means: Lord Mountbatten (TV Movie)
- 2005 Wallis And Edward: Stanley Baldwin (TV Movie)
- 2006 Scoop: Mr. Quincy
- 2007 Jump: Judge Larcher (also produced)
- 2007 The Raven: Narrator – The Raven (TV Movie)
- 2007 Two Families: Don Castaldo
- 2008 The Boy In The Striped Pajamas: Grandpa
- 2014 Radiator: Leonard
- 2015 The Man Who Knew Infinity: Vice Master Henry Jackson
Short Films
- 2001 The Dark: Old Bogeyman
- 2002 The Birthday: Cliff
- 2013 The Man On The Moor: Joe Adams
Television
- 1950 BBC Sunday Night Theatre: Lloyd Osbourne (1 episode)
- 1952 Pride and Prejudice: Mr. Wickham
- 1952 How Does It End: D’Artagnan (1 episode)
- 1952 Wednesday Theatre: Alexander Szabadka (1 episode)
- 1953 The Heir Of Skipton: Henry Clifford/Lord John Clifford
- 1955 ITV Television Playhouse: Patkin (1 episode)
- 1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre: Capt. Seddon (1 episode)
- 1956-64 ITV Play Of The Week: Laertes/John Fleming/Norman/Rodney Haynes (4 episodes)
- 1957 Assignment Foreign Legion: Lt. Guillaume (1 episode)
- 1957 The Buccaneers: Pegleg (1 episode)
- 1959 Armchair Theatre: Walter Egmont (1 episode)
- 1959 The Four Just Men: Captain Bannion (1 episode)
- 1959 Epilogue To Capricorn: Robert Faulkner (3 episodes)
- 1960-63 BBC Sunday Night Play: Capt. Stanhope/Frank Gibbons/Donadieu/Colin (4 episodes)
- 1961 Theatre Night: Hans (1 episode)
- 1964 Armchair Mystery Theatre: Cainfield (1 episode)
- 1964 The Human Jungle: Jimbo (1 episode)
- 1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Jarvis Smith (1 episode)
- 1970-72 ITV Saturday Night Theatre: Claudius, King of Denmark/Dr. Clive Riordan/Richard (3 episodes)
- 1973 Thriller: George Drew (1 episode)
- 1974 Orson Welles Great Mysteries: Bruce Sexton (1 episode)
- 1974 Moses the Lawgiver: Narrator
- 1975 Churchills People: Claudius (1 episode)
- 1975 Quiller: Carson (1 episode)
- 1975 Space: 1999: Lee Russell (1 episode)
- 1979 Hart to Hart: Alex Constantine (1 episode)
- 1980 Spy: Richard Sorge (1 episode)
- 1981 The Member For Chelsea: Sir Charles Dilke
- 1980-82 Tales of the Unexpected: James/Tanner/Parnell (3 episodes)
- 1981-82 The Kenny Everett Television Show: Various (3 episodes)
- 1981-83 Magnum, P.I.: Brigadier General Alastair Ffolkes, Royal Army/Brigadier Faulks, Royal Army (2 episodes)
- 1984 Mr Palfrey Of Westminster: Air Vice-Marshal Conyers (1 episode)
- 1986 Dempsey and Makepeace: Daish (1 episode)
- 1987 Murder, She Wrote: Lord Geoffrey Constable (1 episode)
- 1990 Made In Heaven: Magnus (1 episode)
- 1992 The Camomile Lawn: Oliver (older) (5 episodes)
- 1992 Anglo Saxon Attitudes: Gerald Middleton
- 1996 Kavanagh QC: Lord Justice Fenwick (1 episode)
- 1996 Murder Most Horrid: Rev. Charles Quentin (1 episode)
- 1996 Tales from the Crypt: Malcolm Lawson (1 episode)
- 1997 Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Arnold Cottle (1 episode)
- 1998 Supply And Demand: Roger Redfield (2 episodes)
- 1998 IK Ivar Krueger: J.P. Morgan (1 episode)
- 1998 The Echo: Lawrence
- 1999-2007 Midsomer Murders: James Fitzroy/Rex Masters (2 episodes)
- 2000 Rederiet: Norman (2 episodes)
- 2004-06 Doc Martin: Colonel Gilbert Spencer (2 episodes)
- 2005 The Royal: Johnny Lomax (2 episodes)
- 2005 The Robinsons: Hector Robinson
- 2006 Rebus: Sir James Hogarth (1 episode)
- 2007 Waking the Dead: Dr. Raymond Parke (2 episodes)
- 2008 Spooks: Bernard Qualtrough (4 episodes)
- 2010 Inspector Lewis: Augustus Mortmaigne (1 episode)
- 2011 The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff: Uncle Writes Prompt Thank You Cards (1 episode)
- 2013 Silent Witness: Sir William Embleton (2 episodes)
