- Films
- 45
- Avg rating
- 6.82
- Peak run
- 1948’52
- Oscar noms
- 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Ralph by the numbers
Average
6.82
33 rated films
Vote weighted
6.86
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
52y
1933 to 1984
Total votes
419K
across every film
Best
8.1
The Heiress
Worst
6.4
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Newest first
Filmography
| 1984 |  Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | The Sixth Earl of Greystoke | 6.4 | 21,494 |
| 1981 |  Time Bandits | Supreme Being | 6.9 | 75,079 |
| 1981 |  Dragonslayer | Ulrich | 6.6 | 20,984 |
| 1978 |  Watership Down | Chief Rabbit | 7.5 | 43,942 |
| 1973 | A Doll's House | Dr. Rank | 6.5 | 1,505 |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man! | Sir James Burgess | 7.6 | 9,366 |
| 1972 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? | Mr. Benton | 6.1 | 2,980 |
| 1972 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | The Caterpillar | 5.7 | 2,059 |
| 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb | George IV | · | 625 |
| 1972 |  Tales from the Crypt | The Crypt Keeper | 6.8 | 14,883 |
| 1970 | The Looking Glass War | Leclerc | 5.8 | 1,623 |
| 1969 | The Bed Sitting Room | Lord Fortnum | 6.0 | 2,912 |
| 1966 | Khartoum | William Gladstone | 6.8 | 9,352 |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Joseph Finsbury | 6.7 | 4,436 |
| 1965 |  Doctor Zhivago | Alexander | 7.9 | 88,169 |
| 1964 | Woman of Straw | Charles Richmond | 6.8 | 3,667 |
| 1962 | The 300 Spartans | Themistocles of Athens | 6.5 | 8,350 |
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | James Tyrone | 7.5 | 6,593 |
| 1960 | Oscar Wilde | Sir Edward Carson | · | 664 |
| 1960 |  Exodus | Gen. Sutherland | 6.7 | 13,093 |
Better together?
Ralph Richardson's regulars
- Laurence OlivierCo-star · 4 films · 6.80 avg▼−0.05
- Margaret LeightonCo-star · 3 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.53
- Carol ReedDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.24
- Brian Desmond HurstDirector and actor · 2 films
- Basil DeardenDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.80 avg▼−0.07
- Tim WhelanDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.55 avg▼−0.21
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Ralph Richardson
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1985Ralph Richardson
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1950Ralph Richardson
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.