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Richard Caldicot was an English actor famed for his role of Commander Povey in the BBC radio series The Navy Lark. He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician delivering Betty Spencer's baby in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.
Birth Name
Richard Caldicot-Bull
Born
Wednesday, 07 October 1908
Died
Monday, 16 October 1995
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters | Reverend Smedley | 2010 |
| The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes | Nathan Garrideb | 1994 |
| The Fool | Duke | 1990 |
| Mountains of the Moon | Lord Russell | 1990 |
| Clarence | Cinema Manager | 1988 |
| A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery | Colonel Belfridge | 1987 |
| Casualty | Max Shaw | 1986 |
| Bulman | Samuel Lane | 1985 |
| Mixed Doubles | Mr. Cottisloe | 1985 |
| The Pickwick Papers | Slumkey | 1985 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Stars of the Street: 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters | Reverend Smedley | 2010 |
| The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes | Nathan Garrideb | 1994 |
| The Fool | Duke | 1990 |
| Mountains of the Moon | Lord Russell | 1990 |
| Clarence | Cinema Manager | 1988 |
| A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery | Colonel Belfridge | 1987 |
| Casualty | Max Shaw | 1986 |
| Bulman | Samuel Lane | 1985 |
| Mixed Doubles | Mr. Cottisloe | 1985 |
| The Pickwick Papers | Slumkey | 1985 |
| Let There Be Love | Vicar | 1982 |
| Bergerac | Norman Atherton | 1981 |
| Minder | Ernie Kestle | 1979 |
| Firepower | Harry Calman | 1979 |
| Adventures of a Plumber's Mate | Wallings | 1978 |
| Lord Tramp | Mr Smith | 1977 |
| A Sharp Intake of Breath | David Clarke | 1977 |
| Adventures of a Private Eye | Craddock | 1977 |
| Backs to the Land | Colonel Wilby | 1977 |
| The Cedar Tree | Admiral Walter Graves | 1976 |
| Fawlty Towers | Mr. Twitchen | 1975 |
| Angels | Dr. Collins | 1975 |
| Eskimo Nell | Ambrose Cream | 1975 |
| Professor Popper's Problem | Headmaster | 1974 |
| Wodehouse Playhouse | Angus McWhirter | 1974 |
| Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Sir John Gifford | 1973 |
| Crown Court | Mr. Justice Rider | 1972 |
| Sykes | Cuthbert Willoughby-Smythe | 1972 |
| The Two Ronnies | Angry Man on Train | 1971 |
| The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer | Bream | 1970 |
| The Goodies | Vicar | 1970 |
| From a Bird's Eye View | Sir Albert | 1970 |
| The Weekend Murders | Mr. Caldicot, the lawyer | 1970 |
| UFO | Film Producer | 1970 |
| Doomwatch | Gwilliam | 1970 |
| Catweazle | Mayor | 1970 |
| Paul Temple | Rufus Cutler | 1969 |
| Ours Is a Nice House | Vicar | 1969 |
| My Partner the Ghost | Doctor | 1969 |
| As Good Cooks Go | Lt. Col. Redfern | 1969 |
| Hark at Barker | Villain | 1969 |
| Department S | Robin Skelton and Peter Sinclair | 1969 |
| On the Buses | Doctor Clark | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Father | 1969 |
| Please Sir! | Mr. Herman | 1968 |
| The Morecambe & Wise Show | The Connoisseurs Host | 1968 |
| Vanity Fair | Mr. Osborne | 1967 |
| The Prisoner | Commander | 1967 |
| The Forsyte Saga | Mr. Justice Brane | 1967 |
| Harry Worth | Mr. Jarvis / Andrew Craig | 1966 |
| All Gas and Gaiters | Canon Hodges | 1966 |
| Mrs Thursday | Sir Charles Barker | 1966 |
| Softly Softly | Chief Constable Hunter | 1966 |
| You Must Be Joking! | M.O.D Official | 1965 |
| Mogul | Masters / Governor | 1965 |
| The World of Wooster | Professor Pringle | 1965 |
| The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | Mr. Pitt - Employment Officer | 1965 |
| Londoners | Bank manager | 1965 |
| Secret Agent | Sir Joseph Manton / Commander Marsden | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Lord Chief Justice | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Man in short trousers / Saint-Florentin | 1964 |
| Detective | Robert Seneschal | 1964 |
| The V.I.P.s | Hotel Representative | 1963 |
| Comedy Four | Governor | 1963 |
| Echo of Diana | Fisher | 1963 |
| The Trip to Biarritz | 1963 | |
| The Sicilians | Police Commissioner | 1963 |
| Live Now - Pay Later | Wisbech | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | John Faversham | 1962 |
| Richard the Lionheart | Baron Fitzgeorge | 1962 |
| The Durant Affair | The Judge | 1962 |
| Steptoe and Son | Man in Restaurant | 1962 |
| The Battleaxe | Judge | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Mr. Steel / Mr. Croxley / Clanders | 1961 |
| The Court Martial of Major Keller | Captain Harrison | 1961 |
| The Rag Trade | Mr. Lacey | 1961 |
| Ghost Squad | Sir Thomas Glanville | 1961 |
| Dentist on the Job | Prison Governor | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Admiral / Mellor | 1961 |
| The Cheaters | George Connel | 1960 |
| Clue of the Twisted Candle | Fisher | 1960 |
| The Trials of Oscar Wilde | Bookshop Proprietor | 1960 |
| The Navy Lark | M.P. | 1959 |
| The Four Just Men | Briand | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Sir Angus Mackenzie / Jones / Franklin / Dr. Lindsay | 1959 |
| Probation Officer | Richard Paget | 1959 |
| Interpol Calling | Prison Governor | 1959 |
| Our Virgin Island | (as Richard Caldicott) | 1959 |
| The Crowning Touch | Stephen Haskell | 1959 |
| Glencannon | MacDuff | 1959 |
| Horrors of the Black Museum | Ted - Barman in Night Club | 1959 |
| The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Fisher | 1959 |
| Room at the Top | Taxi Driver | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Horace Stapleton | 1959 |
| Make Mine a Million | Assistant Director General | 1959 |
| Follow a Star | Conductor | 1959 |
| The Horse's Mouth | Roberts | 1958 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Canning | 1958 |
| A Question of Infidelity | Mr. Duncan | 1958 |
| The New Adventures of Charlie Chan | Father Dolin | 1957 |
| Shadow Squad | Robert Vaughan | 1957 |
| Emergency-Ward 10 | Councillor Herbert Bland, JP | 1957 |
| Wire Service | Lord Belding | 1956 |
| A Touch of the Sun | Roulette Player | 1956 |
| Armchair Theatre | George | 1956 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Abbot | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Arthur / Brigadier Peter / Hon. Walter Harrowby / Sam Wicks | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Ralph / Lord Repton | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Victor Hatfield / Mr. Palmer / Julian Hurlie / Hill / Henry Leek / General / Doctor Fuller | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| One Good Turn | Mr. Bigley | 1955 |
| Man with a Million | James, the Butler | 1954 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Sir Charles / John | 1953 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | (as Richard Caldicott) | 1951 |
| Calling Bulldog Drummond | Judge | 1951 |
