Known for movies

Short Info

DiedNovember 14, 1991, Los Angeles, California, United States
SpouseVanessa Redgrave
FactFather of Joely Richardson who was born on 09 January 1965 in London, England, UK. Natasha Richardson who was born on 11 May 1963 in London, England, UK and has passed away on 18 March 2009 in New York City.


Tony Richardson was an English film director. He was born in Shipley, Yorkshire, on 5 June 1928, the son of Elsie Evans and Clarence Albert Richardson, a chemist. His family was middle class and Methodist. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He directed his first play, A Day by the Sea, in 1953. He joined the Royal Court Theatre as a director in 1956. His first film, Look Back in Anger, was released in 1959. It was based on the play by John Osborne. It starred Richard Burton and Claire Bloom. It was a critical and commercial success.

Richardson’s next film, The Entertainer, was also a success. It starred Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright. His next film, A Taste of Honey, was a critical success. It starred Rita Tushingham and Murray Melvin. It won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 1963, Richardson directed The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. It starred Tom Courtenay and Michael Redgrave. It was a critical and commercial success. Richardson’s next film, Tom Jones, was a critical and commercial success. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It starred Albert Finney and Susannah York.

In 1968, Richardson directed The Charge of the Light Brigade. It starred Trevor Howard and Vanessa Redgrave. It was a critical and commercial failure. Richardson’s next film, Ned Kelly, was a critical and commercial failure. It starred Mick Jagger and Dennis Hopper.

In 1971, Richardson directed The Go-Between. It starred Julie Christie and Alan Bates. It was a critical success. Richardson’s next film, Red Riding Hood, was a critical and commercial failure. It starred Mia Farrow and Jack Nicholson.

In 1974, Richardson directed Lenny. It starred Dustin Hoffman and Valerie Perrine. It was a critical and commercial success. Richardson’s next film, The Damned, was a critical success. It starred Malcolm McDowell and Oliver Reed.

In 1977, Richardson directed The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea. It starred Kris Kristofferson and Sarah Miles. It was a critical failure. Richardson’s next film, Blue Sky, was a critical and commercial success. It starred Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones.

Richardson’s last film was Wrinkles in Time, which was released posthumously in 2003. He died of a heart attack on 14 November 1991, at the age of 63.

General Info

Full NameTony Richardson
DiedNovember 14, 1991, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height1.85 m
Weight108 kg
ProfessionAmerican football player
EducationAuburn University, Webster University
NationalityEnglish

Family

SpouseVanessa Redgrave
ChildrenNatasha Richardson, Joely Richardson, Katherine Grimond
ParentsElsie Evans, Clarence Albert Richardson

Accomplishments

AwardsAcademy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, BAFTA Award for Best British S...
NominationsGolden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, Golden Lion, Grand Jury Prize
MoviesTom Jones, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, A Taste of Honey, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Hotel New Hampshire, The Loved One, The Entertainer, Look Back in Anger, Mademoiselle, Blue Sky, The Border, The Sailor from Gibraltar, Ned Kelly, Joseph Andrews, Laughter in the Dark, A Del...

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Quotes

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1It's no exaggeration to say that the "sequence" group changed the whole way of feeling and thinking about film in England--at any rate for a few inspiring years, before the British sank once again into complacency and philistinism.

Facts

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1As president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, he directed such plays as "Peer Gynt" and "King John". Richardson graduated from Oxford in 1952 and joined the BBC as a producer. In 1956 he became associate director of the English Stage Company. The first play he produced was John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger". This started a fruitful collaborative cycle which included work on several films. Richardson formed his own production company, Woodfall Films, in 1958, turning out high-quality features, such as The Entertainer (1960), A Taste of Honey (1961) and Tom Jones (1963).
2Father of Katherine Grimond, with ex-partner Grizelda Jane Grimond.
3Son of Clarence Albert Richardson, a chemist, and Elsie Evans.
4Ex-wife Vanessa Redgrave named Jeanne Moreau as co-respondent in their 1967 divorce on grounds of adultery.
5Companion at the time of his death was Jeanne Moreau.
6One of the British "New Wave" directors.
7Directed seven different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Hugh Griffith, Diane Cilento, Edith Evans, Joyce Redman and Jessica Lange. Lange won for Blue Sky (1994).
8In 1970 he planned to make a film about the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, with Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev and French actress Claude Jade, but it was never released.
9Father of Joely Richardson who was born on 09 January 1965 in London, England, UK. Natasha Richardson who was born on 11 May 1963 in London, England, UK and has passed away on 18 March 2009 in New York City.

Pictures

Movies

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Blue Sky1994
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction1990TV Movie segment "Hills Like White Elephants"
The Phantom of the Opera1990TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun1988TV Movie
The Penalty Phase1986TV Movie
The Hotel New Hampshire1984
The Border1982
A Death in Canaan1978TV Movie
Joseph Andrews1977
Mahogany1975uncredited
Dead Cert1974
A Delicate Balance1973
Nijinsky: Unfinished Project1970
Ned Kelly1970
Hamlet1969
Laughter in the Dark1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade1968
Red and Blue1967Short
The Sailor from Gibraltar1967
Mademoiselle1966
The Loved One1965
Tom Jones1963
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner1962
A Taste of Honey1961
Sanctuary1961
BBC Sunday-Night Play1960TV Mini-Series 1 episode
The Entertainer1960
Look Back in Anger1959
Theatre Night1957TV Series 1 episode
ITV Play of the Week1956TV Series 1 episode
The Gambler1956TV Movie
Momma Don't Allow1956Documentary short
Othello1955TV Movie
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre1952-1955TV Series 4 episodes
Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon1955TV Movie
Appointment with Drama1955TV Series 3 episodes
It Should Happen to a Dog1955TV Movie
You Know What People Are1955TV Series 6 episodes
Parliament of Science1954TV Movie documentary
Wednesday Theatre1953TV Series 2 episodes

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Girl with Green Eyes1964executive producer
Tom Jones1963producer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner1962producer
A Taste of Honey1961producer
BBC Sunday-Night Play1960TV Mini-Series producer - 1 episode
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning1960producer
The Gambler1956TV Movie producer
Tales from Soho1956TV Series producer - 6 episodes
Othello1955TV Movie producer
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre1952-1955TV Series producer - 2 episodes
Appointment with Drama1955TV Series producer - 4 episodes
It Should Happen to a Dog1955TV Movie producer
You Know What People Are1955TV Series producer - 6 episodes
Parliament of Science1954TV Movie documentary producer
Wednesday Theatre1953TV Series producer - 2 episodes
Happy and Glorious1952TV Series assistant producer - 6 episodes
The Sound of Stillness1952TV Movie television presentation

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Hotel New Hampshire1984screenplay
Joseph Andrews1977screen story
Dead Cert1974screenplay
Ned Kelly1970
Hamlet1969writer
The Sailor from Gibraltar1967
A Taste of Honey1961screenplay
Momma Don't Allow1956Documentary short written by
Parliament of Science1954TV Movie documentary deviser

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tom Jones1963supervisor: restoration - restored version

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Arena1976TV Series documentaryHimself
Right to Work March1972ShortHimself
Picture Parade1959TV Series documentary

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
British Film Forever2007TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship2006VideoHimself
Hollywood U.K.1993TV Series documentaryHimself

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1986Audience AwardSESC Film Festival, BrazilBest Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
1964OscarAcademy Awards, USABest PictureTom Jones (1963)
1964OscarAcademy Awards, USABest DirectorTom Jones (1963)
1964DGA AwardDirectors Guild of America, USAOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion PicturesTom Jones (1963)
1963Special Jury AwardMar del Plata Film FestivalThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1963FIPRESCI PrizeMar del Plata Film FestivalSpecial Jury AwardThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1963NBR AwardNational Board of Review, USABest DirectorTom Jones (1963)
1963NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest DirectorTom Jones (1963)
1962BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest British FilmA Taste of Honey (1961)
1962BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest British ScreenplayA Taste of Honey (1961)
1962Writers' Guild of Great Britain AwardWriters' Guild of Great BritainBest British Dramatic ScreenplayA Taste of Honey (1961)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1967Silver RibbonItalian National Syndicate of Film JournalistsBest Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1966Palme d'OrCannes Film FestivalMademoiselle (1966)
1966Best FilmMar del Plata Film FestivalInternational CompetitionThe Loved One (1965)
1964Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest DirectorTom Jones (1963)
1964Silver RibbonItalian National Syndicate of Film JournalistsBest Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)Tom Jones (1963)
1963DGA AwardDirectors Guild of America, USAOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion PicturesA Taste of Honey (1961)
1963Silver RibbonItalian National Syndicate of Film JournalistsBest Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)A Taste of Honey (1961)
1963Best FilmMar del Plata Film FestivalInternational CompetitionThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1963Golden LionVenice Film FestivalTom Jones (1963)
1962BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Film from any SourceA Taste of Honey (1961)
1962Palme d'OrCannes Film FestivalA Taste of Honey (1961)
1960BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest British FilmLook Back in Anger (1959)
1960BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Film from any SourceLook Back in Anger (1959)

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1964Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsTop Director

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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