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Richardson was born on 19 December, 1902 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the third son and youngest child of Arthur Richardson and his wife Lydia (née Russell).
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Richardson was born on 19 December, 1902 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the third son and youngest child of Arthur Richardson and his wife Lydia (née Russell).
He enrolled at the Brighton School of Art. His studies there convinced him that he lacked creativity, and that his drawing skills were not good enough.
His greatest stage triumph was his Falstaff in Henry IV.
Other memorable roles included Prospero in The Tempest, the title role in Volpone, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, Sir Peter Teazle in The School for Scandal, Dr. Sloper in The Heiress, the butler in The Fallen Idol, Captain Lingard in An Outcast of the Islands, Karenin in Anna Karenina, Buckingham in Richard III, and the elder Tyrone in Long Day's Journey into Night.
After the Old Vic was bornbed in the early part of World War II, together with Laurence Olivier and John Burrell he reestablished the Theatre in 1944 and continued to play leading roles in its repertory.
He was knighted in 1947 for his contributions to the theater.
Over the years he developed a reputation as an eccentric, riding motor bikes, for example, well into his late 70's.
In old age he produced two of his finest performances, appearing on stage with John Gielgud in David Storey's Home (1970) and in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land (1975).
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His mother Lydia was a devout convert to Roman Catholicism, in which she raised Ralph.
Quotes from others about the person
"It's very hard to define what was so special about him, because of this ethereal, other-worldly, strangely subversive quality. He was foursquare, earthy on the stage, a little taller than average height, yeasty. "As for my face, " he once said, "I've seen better looking hot cross buns. " But he seemed possessed of special knowledge. " - Michael Coveney
While on that tour he married Muriel Hewitt, a young member of Doran's company. In 1944 he married again. His second wife was the actress Meriel Forbes, a member of the Forbes-Robertson theatrical family.