Background
Thorp was born in Purley, Surrey.
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Richard Thorp
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Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Career
He was best known for portraying Alan Turner in the Independent Television soap opera Emmerdale from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such as The Dam Busters (1955) and The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957). Thorp"s leading television roles included Doctor John Rennie in Emergency – Ward 10 from 1957 to 1961, and Doug Randall in Crossroads in 1975.
He also appeared in a 1982 episode of Strangers.
While he was happy to stay in the role of Alan Turner for so long, he complained that his character was not used as much anymore. Thorp appeared as Lovejoy, a British Railways official, in an episode of To the Manor Born centred on the proposed closure of the local railway station.
Thorp died in Shrewsbury on 22 May 2013. Emmerdale producer Kate Oates stated: "Richard"s death is a sad loss to Emmerdale, of which he was at the heart for so many wonderful years.
Membership
He was the longest-serving member of Emmerdale since the death of Clive Hornby in 2008. Richard had a brilliant sense of humour and he will be missed by every single member of our production whose lives he touched.".
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The People