Richard Lupino

{{Short description|American actor (1929–2005)}}

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| name = Richard Lupino

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| caption = Lupino in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960)

| birth_name = Henry Richard LupinoEngland & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|10|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.

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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|02|09|1929|10|29|df=y}}

| death_place = New York City, U.S.

| yearsactive = 1940-1983

| othername = {{Plainlist|

• Richard Lane
• Dicky Lupino}}

| spouse = Pandora Bronson (?-2005) (his death)

| parents = Wallace Lupino (father)

| relatives = {{Plainlist|

• Lupino Lane (uncle)
• Stanley Lupino (uncle)
• Ida Lupino (cousin)

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Richard Lupino (29 October 1929 – 9 February 2005 {{cite web

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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.{{cite web

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He was married to Pandora Bronson Lupino.

He appeared in a handful of films between 1940 and 1973, making his debut at the age of ten as Just William in the film of the same name (1940). 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. 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.

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| title = Richard Lupino, 75, TV and Stage Actor, Is Dead

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| date = 2005-03-10

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