Richard M. Davidson (actor)
{{short description|American actor}}
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Richard M. Davidson (born 10 May 1940) is a Canadian-American actor and audiobook narrator.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FL_XWar_K-EC&q=%22stoller%22|title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television|last=|first=|date=1986|publisher=Gale|isbn=9780810320659|edition=17th, volume 2|location=|oclc=|url-access=|access-date=2022-04-13|archive-date=2022-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413182655/https://books.google.ru/books?id=FL_XWar_K-EC&q=%22stoller%22|url-status=live}}
Life and career
Davidson was born in Hamilton, Ontario and graduated from University of Toronto. He studied drama at Hart House Theatre in Toronto and made his professional acting stage debut under the name Michael Davidson in the production Coriolanus at Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford in 1961. Subsequently, he left Canada and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18954616.Richard_M_Davidson |work=goodreads |title=Richard M. Davidson |access-date=April 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014013405/https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18954616.Richard_M_Davidson |archive-date=October 14, 2020 |url-status=live }} After graduation, he acted in various stage productions, including tour in Holland in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He returned to Canada in 1966.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NF7jAAAAMAAJ&q=%22richard+davidson%22|title=Stratford Festival on Tour 1967|last=|first=|year=1967|publisher=Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada|isbn=|edition=|location=Canada|oclc=|url-access=|access-date=2022-04-13|archive-date=2022-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413182655/https://books.google.ru/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&hl=ru&id=NF7jAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22richard+davidson%22&focus=|url-status=live}}
He has had a long-standing career in acting, appearing on radio, television and stage. Richard Davidson has narrated over 200 books.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1975
| Reporter | |
| 1976
| Hirsch | |
| 1978
| Barrington | |
| 1983
| Variety | Louie | |
| 1985
| Director of Photography | |
| 1986
| Jerry | |
| 1997
| The John | |
| 1999
| Paterson Detective | |
| 2000
| Deeply | Young Peat / Voice of Malcolm | |
| 2004
| Knots | Emily's father | |
| 2006
| Principal Foreman | |
| 2012
| Nothing Without You | Psych Hospital Therapist | |
| 2016
| Cap'n Flapjack: The Curse of the Sticky Anchor | The COO | Short |
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1968
| Festival | Wolfie | Episode: "Noises of Paradise" |
| 1970
| Sunday At Nine | | Episode: "A Small Remedy" |
| rowspan="3" | 1973
| | Episode: "Nightmare" |
| Dr. Simon Locke
| Gelson | Episode: "Vengeance" |
| The Collaborators
| Drew | Episode: "Luck...Without It, You're Nowhere" |
| 1974
| Anthology | | Episode: "Find Valopchi" |
| 1975
| | Episode: "Manslaughter" |
| rowspan="2" | 1977
| Fit to Print | | Television film |
| The New Avengers
| Phillips | Episode: "Emily" |
| 1988
| Diamonds | | Episode: "Sweetheart Deal" |
| 1989–1992
| | 3 episodes |
| 1992
| Split Images | Man | Television film |
| 1992–1993
| Moe Weinstock | 2 episodes |
| 2000
| Ken Dixon | Television film |
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sterner | Episode: "Pixies" |
| Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
| Jack Warner | Television film |
| Final Jeopardy
| Judge Hadleigh | Television film |
| 2004
| Hustle | | Television film |
| 1990–2004
| | 4 episodes |
References
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External links
- [http://www.richardmdavidson.com/ Richard M. Davidson's Website]
- {{IMDb name|0203466}}
- [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/richard-m-davidson-73693 Richard M. Davidson] at the Internet Broadway Database
- {{iobdb name|2762}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male stage actors