Richard Beale

British actor

Richard Henry Beale
Born	(1920-05-13)13 May 1920 Hackney, London, England
Died	27 March 2017(2017-03-27) (aged 96) Somerset, England
Occupation	Actor
Children	2

Richard Henry Beale (13 May 1920 – 27 March 2017) was a British actor. He had a long career in television, stage and film, dating back to the 1950s.

Early years

Born in Hackney, London, England,^[1] Beale was the son of Henry and Constance Beale. He served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He worked ten years at his father's printing business before he ventured into acting.^[2]

Career

Beale's early films included The Battle of the River Plate (1956), A Night to Remember (1958), and Sink the Bismarck! (1960).^[2]

Personal life

His wife, whom he divorced, was named Anne. They had two children.^[2]

Death

He died 27 March 2017 at the age of 96.^[2]

Selected filmography

The Battle of the River Plate (1956) – Capt. Pottinger (uncredited)
A Night to Remember (1958) – Harbour Pilot (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960) – Petty Officer in Phone Montage (uncredited)
The Flood (1963) – Grout
Compact (1963–1964, TV Series) – Detective Sergeant Birling
The Caves of Steel (1964) – Controller
Gideon's Way (1964) – Capt. Vanner
Doctor Who (1966–1973, TV Series) – Minister of Ecology / Broadcaster / Propaganda Seller / Bat Masterson / Refusian (voice)
Where Eagles Dare (1968) – Telephone Orderly (uncredited)
Softly Softly (1970, TV Series) – Harry
Jude the Obscure (1971, TV Mini-Series) – Chivers
Young Winston (1972) – Boer Sentry (uncredited)
Z-Cars (1972–1974, TV Series) – Bordman / Peters
War and Peace (1973, TV Series) – Hetman
Special Branch (1974, TV Series) – Commander Glover
Dixon of Dock Green (1975, TV Series) – Fred Gilbraithe
Madame Bovary (1975, TV series) – Rouault
Emmerdale Farm (1979, TV Series) – Tober Moore
Secret Army (1979, TV Series) – Inspector Benet
Stay with Me Till Morning (1981, TV series) – Jesse Thomas
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981, TV Series) – Lord Kitchener
Bergerac (1983, TV Series) – Bank Manager
Camille (1984, TV Movie) – Farmer
C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985, TV Series) – Prinley
The Tripods (1985, TV Series) – Ulf
Return to Treasure Island (1986, TV Series) – Captain Smollett
A Handful of Dust (1988) – Ben
The Bill (1988–1996, TV Series) – Geoffrey Rowley / Walter Lepore / Tommy Reeves / Goodhall
A Bit of a Do (1989, TV Series) – Lester Griddle
Treasure Island (1990, TV Movie) – Mr. Arrow
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1990, TV Series) – Merritt
EastEnders (1990–1991, TV Series) – Jackie Stone
Hedd Wyn (1992) – Army Representative
Lovejoy (1994, TV Series) – Mervyn The Fisherman
Food of Love (1997) – William
Peak Practice (2002, TV Series) – Julian Rankin
All About Me (2002) – Local
Casualty (2004, TV Series) – Geoff Slavin
Afterlife (2005, TV Series) – Mr. Keyhoe (final appearance)

References

^ Lentz, Harris III (August 2017). "Richard Beale, 96". Classic Images (506): 49.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hadoke, Toby (21 May 2017). "Obituary - Richard Beale, actor who starred in EastEnders". The Herald. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.