Actor Richard Johnson dies, aged 87
He was not on the list.
Johnson made his film debut in the 1950s and featured in
numerous films, alongside stars such as Frank Sinatra, Laurence Olivier and
Charlton Heston.
A founder member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Johnson
played several lead roles including Romeo and Mark Anthony in Julius Caesar.
He also appeared in several TV dramas such as Lewis and
Silent Witness.
Johnson died after a short illness at the Royal Marsden
Hospital in Chelsea, London. He is survived by his wife Lynne, who he married
in 2004, and his four children.
He had been married several times and he met his second
wife, American actress Kim Novak, when the pair starred in the 1965 film The
Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders.
Johnson was born in Upminster, Essex, and he left his
training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) to join Sir John Gielgud's
company.
He joined the Royal Navy during World War Two and then made
his film debut in 1959, when he appeared in the MGM film Never So Few, starring
Frank Sinatra and Gina Lollobrigida.
He also appeared in The Haunting (1963) and Khartoum (1966),
opposite Laurence Olivier and Charlton Heston.
His family said he was offered and turned down the role of
James Bond after playing British spy Bulldog Drummond in Deadlier Than the Male
(1967) and its sequel Some Girls Do (1969).
Recent film credits include The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
(2008), Scoop (2006) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).
Selected filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
Ref.
1951 Captain
Horatio Hornblower Macrae Uncredited
Calling Bulldog Drummond Control
Tower Operator Uncredited
1952 Lady in the
Fog Danny McMara - Hit-and-Run Victim
1953 Saadia Lieutenant Girard
1959 Never So Few Captain Danny De Mortimer
1963 Cairo Ali
80,000 Suspects Dr
Steven Monks
The Haunting Dr.
John Markway
1964 The Pumpkin
Eater Giles
L'autre femme Daniel
1965 Operation
Crossbow Duncan Sandys
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders Jemmy
1966 Khartoum Col. John Stewart
La strega in amore Sergio
Logan
1967 Deadlier Than
the Male Hugh Drummond
The Rover Real
Danger Route Jonas
Wilde
1968 Oedipus the
King Creon
A Twist of Sand Geoffrey
Peace
The Column Tiberius
Emma Hamilton Horatio
Nelson
1969 Some Girls Do
Hugh Drummond
1970 Julius Caesar
Caius Cassius
The Fifth Day of Peace Captain
Miller
1971 The Beloved Orestes
1972 Antony and
Cleopatra Lepidus / Alexas / Ventidias Voice, Uncredited
1974 Beyond the
Door Dimitri
1975 The Cursed
Medallion Michael Williams
Hennessy Inspector
Hollis
1976 Aces High Major Lyle
The Message Narrator
Take All of Me Richard
Lasky
1978 The Comeback Macauley
1979 Island of the
Fishmen Edmund Rackham
Zombi 2 Dr.
Menard
The Great Alligator River Prophet
Jameson
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Inspector Watford
1981 The Monster
Club Busotsky's Father (segment "Vampire Story")
1984 What Waits
Below Ben Gannon
1985 Turtle Diary Mr Johnson
1986 Lady Jane The Earl of Arundel
1990 Diving In Richard Anthony
1999 Milk John
2001 Lara Croft:
Tomb Raider Distinguished
Gentleman
2006 Scoop Mr. Quincy
2007 Two Families Don Cataldo
Jump! Judge Larcher
2008 The Boy in
the Striped Pyjamas Grandpa
2014 Radiator Leonard
2015 The Man Who
Knew Infinity Vice Master Trinity
College (final film role)
Television
Year Title Role Notes
Ref.
1952 Pride and
Prejudice Mr Wickham 3 episodes
1953 The Heir of
Skipton John Lord Clifford /
Henry Clifford 3 episodes
1973-1974 Moses
the Lawgiver Narrator Voice
1974 Antony and
Cleopatra Mark Antony TV movie
1975 Churchill's
People Claudius Episode: The Lost Island
Space: 1999 Lee
Russell Episode: Matter of Life
and Death
1978 The Four
Feathers Abou Fatma TV movie
1979 Hart to Hart Alex Constantine Episode: With This Gun, I Thee Wed
1980 Tales of the
Unexpected Dr James
Carpenter Episode: Back for
Christmas
1981 Tales of the
Unexpected Archaeologist,
Tanner Episode: Would you believe it?
Magnum, P.I. Alistair
Ffolkes Episode: No need to know
1981-82 The
Kenny Everett Television Show Various
3 episodes
1988 A Man for All
Seasons Duke of Norfolk TV movie
1992 The Camomile
Lawn Oliver (older) one episode
1999 Midsomer Murders
- Death of a Stranger James
Fitzroy 1 episode
2005 The Robinsons
Hector Robinson 6 episodes
2007 Midsomer
Murders - The Animal Within Rex
Masters 1 episode
2008 Spooks Bernard Qualtrough 4 episodes, released as MI-5 in USA
2013 Silent
Witness Sir William Embleton Episodes: The Legacy Pts. 1 & 2
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