Richard Lupino (29 October 1929 – 9 February 2005 ) was an American film, stage and television actor, of British parentage, part of the theatrical Lupino family.
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. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where he graduated on July 1, 1945. 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. In 2002, his play, The Evening Shift, was performed off-off-Broadway, and was later optioned for film. He wrote several television scripts with his cousin, the actress and director Ida Lupino.
Death He died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2005, aged 75.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1940 Just William William Brown 1949 That Forsyte Woman Chester Forsyte Uncredited1950 Kim Sentry Uncredited1951 Royal Wedding Singing Elevator Boy Uncredited1954 Rhapsody Otto Krafft 1955 Strategic Air Command Lieutenant - Controller Uncredited1955 The Marauders Perc Kettering 1955 The Sea Chase British Officer of the Watch Uncredited1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ives Season 4 Episode 24: "The Avon Emeralds"1959 Never So Few Mike Island 1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Press Photographer Season 5 Episode 29: "The Hero"1960 Midnight Lace Foster 1963 The New Phil Silvers Show Christopher Hawthorne TV series, episode "The Son of Pygmalion"1964 Father Goose Radioman Uncredited1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour James Willis, the Author Season 2 Episode 19: "Murder Case"1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Guerny, Jr. Season 3 Episode 22: "Thou Still Unravished Bride"1973 Avengers of the Reef
See also Lupino family
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