Richard Lupino Explained

Richard Lupino
Birth Date:29 October 1929
Birth Place:Hollywood, California, U.S.
Death Place:New York City, U.S.
Yearsactive:1940-1983
Spouse:Pandora Bronson (?-2005) (his death)
Parents:Wallace Lupino (father)

Richard Lupino (29 October 1929 – 9 February 2005 [1]) was an American film, stage and television actor, of British parentage, part of the theatrical Lupino family.

He was born in Hollywood to British actor Wallace Lupino and his wife Rose. He worked as a medic in Korea with the rank of corporal. [6]He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where he graduated on July 1, 1945.[2] He was married to Pandora Bronson Lupino.

He appeared in a handful of films between 1940 and 1973,[1] making his debut at the age of ten as Just William in the film of the same name (1940).[1] He was also active on the stage, in regional theater, on Broadway, in London, in Sydney, Australia, and appeared frequently on US television from the 1950s to the 1970s.[1] From 1972 to 1977, he played Earl Goodman, in the controversial Australian TV serial Number 96.

He was a founding member of the Charles Laughton Shakespeare Group. [6] In 2002, his play, The Evening Shift, was performed off-off-Broadway, and was later optioned for film. [6] He wrote several television scripts with his cousin, the actress and director Ida Lupino.[3]

Death

He died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2005, aged 75. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1940Just William William Brown
1949That Forsyte Woman Chester Forsyte Uncredited
1950Kim Sentry Uncredited
1951Royal Wedding Singing Elevator Boy Uncredited
1954Rhapsody Otto Krafft
1955Strategic Air Command Lieutenant - Controller Uncredited
1955The Marauders Perc Kettering
1955The Sea Chase British Officer of the Watch Uncredited
1959Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ives Season 4 Episode 24: "The Avon Emeralds"
1959Never So Few Mike Island
1960Alfred Hitchcock Presents Press Photographer Season 5 Episode 29: "The Hero"
1960Midnight Lace Foster
1963The New Phil Silvers Show Christopher Hawthorne TV series, episode "The Son of Pygmalion"
1964Father Goose Radioman Uncredited
1964The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Author Season 2 Episode 19: "Murder Case"
1965The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Guerny, Jr. Season 3 Episode 22: "Thou Still Unravished Bride"
1973Avengers of the Reef

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Lupino . . 2007-11-13.
  2. Web site: RADA alumni directory . 2010-05-31.
  3. Web site: Richard Lupino, 75, TV and Stage Actor, Is Dead . . 2005-03-10 . 2007-11-13 .