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Richard Easton Biography (1933-)
Full name, John Richard Easton; born March 22, 1933, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; son of Leonard Idell (a civil engineer) and Mary Louise (maiden name, Withington) Easton.
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- March 22, 1933
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Wally, Our Town, Brae Manor Playhouse, Knowlton, Canada, 1947
- Hortensio, The Taming of the Shrew, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1950
- Sir Thomas Vaughan, Richard III, Shakespearean Festival Company, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1953
- Edward Kinnerton, Both Ends Meet, Apollo Theatre, London, 1954
- Cain and Strephon, Back to Methuselah, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1955 (some sources cite 1958).
- Claudio, Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Palace Theatre, London, 1955
- Edgar, King Lear, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Palace Theatre, 1955
- Lord Scoop and Alexander Court, Henry V, Shakespearean Festival Company, 1956 then Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1956
- Slender, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespearean Festival Company, 1956
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Anthony and Cleopatra, Crest Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1956
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An Italian Straw Hat, Crest Theatre, 1956
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The Three Sisters, Crest Theatre, 1956
- Claudio, Measure for Measure, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1957
- Claudio, Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford,CT, 1957
- Delio, The Dutchess of Malfi, Phoenix Theatre, 1957
- Harcourt, The Country Wife, Adelphi Theatre, New York City, 1957
- Launcelot Gobbo, The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1957
- Luccentio, The Taming of the Shrew, Phoenix Theatre, 1957
- Roderigo, Othello, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1957
- Osric and Florizel, The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1958
- Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford,CT, 1958
- Timothy, Salad Days, Barbizon Plaza Theatre, New York City, 1958
- The French lord, All's Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare Festival,Stratford, CT, 1959
- Pistol, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1959
- Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford,CT, 1959
- Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1959
- Amiens, As You Like It, Association of Producing Artists RepertoryCompany, 1960
- David, Motel, Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA, 1960
- Edgar, King Lear, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, 1960
- Title role, Hamlet, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, 1960
- Jack, The Importance of Being Earnest, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, 1960
- Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, 1960
- Orsino, Twelfth Night, Association of Producing Artists RepertoryCompany, 1960
- Sir Harry Bumper and Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal, Haymarket Theatre Royal, London, 1962
- Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal, Majestic Theatre, New YorkCity, 1963
- Nick, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Piccadilly Theatre, London,1964
- Barry, Comfort Me with Apples, Globe Theatre, London, 1965
- Fagin, Oliver!, Opera House, Manchester, England, 1965
- The bishop, The Balcony, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, 1967
- Marlow, She Stoops to Conquer, Oxford Playhouse, 1967
- Title role, Richard III, Oxford Playhouse, 1967
- Creep, Pantagleize, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, Theatre at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, then Lyceum Theatre,New York City, 1967-1968
- King Berenger, Exit the King, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, Theatre at University of Michigan, then Lyceum Theatre, 1967-1968
- Alceste, The Misanthrope, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, Theatre at University of Michigan, then Lyceum Theatre, 1968
- Trofimov, The Cherry Orchard, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, Lyceum Theatre, 1968
- Claudius, Hamlet, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, Theatre at University of Michigan, then Lyceum Theatre, 1968-1969
- Messenger, Cock-A-Doodle Dandy, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, Theatre at University of Michigan, 1968-1969
- Brutus, Julius Caesar, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1969
- Title role, Macbeth, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, Theatre at University of Michigan, 1969
- James Bonham, Murderous Angels, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1970
- James Bonham, Murderous Angels, Playhouse Theatre, New York City,1971
- Syd Sorokin, The Pajama Game, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England,1971
- Walter Franz, The Price, Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, England,1972
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Alexander and Friends, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1972
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Romans and Lovers, Arnaud Theatre, 1972
- Charles, Blithe Spirit, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, England, 1975
- Trigorin, The Seagull, Harrogate Theatre, London, 1975
- Title role, Macbeth, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, England, 1977
- Aubrey Tanqueray, The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 1978
- Caliban, The Tempest, Edinburgh Festival, 1978
- Dysart, Equus, Thorndike Theatre, 1978
- Theseus and Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Edinburgh Festival,1978
- Earnest Melton, Canaries Sometimes Sing, Arnaud Theatre, 1979
- Le Beau, As You Like It, Festival Stage, Old Globe Theatre, 1998
- Casanova, Camino Real, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1999
- Merlyn and Pellinore, Camelot (musical), Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA, 2000
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Hotel Universe, Blue Light Theatre Company, off-Broadway production, 2000
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Waste, American Place Theatre, New York City, 2000
- A. E. Houseman at the age of seventy-seven, The Invention of Love,Lyceum Theatre, 2001
- Pyper, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching towards the Somme, Williamstown Theatre Festival, 2001
- Selsdon Mowbray, Noises Off, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 2001
- Appeared in Ancestral Voices, Williamstown Theatre Festival; and as the duke, Measure for Measure, Old Globe Theatre; also appeared as Jacques, As You Like It, as Claudius, Hamlet, and as Leonato, Much Ado about Nothing.
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Major Tours
- Edgar, King Lear, European and British cities, 1955
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Much Ado about Nothing, European and British cities, 1955
- Anatol, The Affairs of Anatol, Caribbean and U.S. cities, 1960
- Constantine Trepleff, The Seagull, Caribbean and U.S. cities, 1960
- Octavius Robinson, Man and Superman, Caribbean and U.S. cities, 1960
- Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal, U.S. cities, 1963
- Fagin, Oliver!, British cities, 1965
- The bishop, The Balcony, British cities, 1967
- Marlow, She Stoops to Conquer, British cities, 1967
- Title role, Richard III, British cities, 1967
- Berenger, Exit the King, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, U.S. cities, 1967-1969
- Title role, Macbeth, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, U.S. cities, 1967-1969
- Police officer, Pantagleize, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, U.S. cities, 1967-1969
- Trofimov, The Cherry Orchard, Association of Producing Artists Repertory Company, U.S. cities, 1967-1969
- Syd Sorokin, The Pajama Game, British cities, 1971
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Caught on Hop, British cities, 1977
- Aubrey Tanqueray, The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, British cities, 1978
- Earnest Melton, Canaries Sometimes Sing, British cities, 1979
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Stage Work
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Director
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The Lady's Not for Burning, 1961
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Julius Caesar, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1969
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Film Appearances
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Whose Child Am I?, [Great Britain], 1974
- Constable, Henry V, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1989
- Father Timothy, Dead Again, Paramount, 1991
- Matthews, Finding Forrester, Columbia, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Brian Hammond, The Brothers, BBC, 1972-1976
- Richard Carter, Chintz, Granada Television, 1981
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Miniseries
- Third voice, Late Call, BBC, 1975
- Anthony Eden, Churchill and the Generals, [Great Britain], 1979
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Specials
- Roderigo, Othello, CBC, 1953
- Duke Frederick, As You Like It (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: As You Like It and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: As You Like It), BBC-2, 1978
- Anderson, An Enemy of the People, PBS, 1990
- Himself and Claudius, Discovering Hamlet (documentary), PBS, 1990
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Episodic
- "Coffin Sam (aka Reputation for Murder)," Johnny Ringo, CBS, 1960
- Stapley, "Time Flight," Doctor Who, BBC, 1982 later broadcast on PBS.
- "Where There's a Will," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
- Mel White, "Ham Radio," Frasier, NBC, 1997
- Judge, "Crime and Punishment," Encore! Encore!, NBC, 1999
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Other
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The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1960
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