---
name: "Gordon Richards"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gordon-richards"
fi1m_id: "gordon-richards"
imdb_id: "nm0724110"
tmdb_id: 112352
wikidata_id: "Q106606202"
roles: []
born: "27 October 1893"
died: "13 January 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T07:51:02.253654+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Gordon Richards

## Identity

Gordon Richards

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gordon-richards
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gordon-richards
- **IMDb ID:** nm0724110
- **TMDB ID:** 112352
- **Wikidata ID:** Q106606202
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Richards_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106606202, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724110/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/112352

Actor. Born 27 October 1893 in Gillingham, Kent, England, UK. Died 13 January 1964.

## Details

- **Born:** 27 October 1893, Gillingham, Kent, England, UK
- **Died:** 13 January 1964
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Richards_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106606202, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724110/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/112352

## Biography

Gordon Richards (1893–1964) was an English actor with a career spanning stage, film and television. Born in Gillingham, Kent, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began performing in London's West End in 1909. He made his Broadway debut in 1913 and appeared in numerous plays and musicals there until 1951, also undertaking national tours.

From 1942 to 1956 he appeared in 35 Hollywood films, usually in supporting or uncredited character roles. Notable credits include Sir Joshua Reynolds in *Kitty* (1945), Colonel Von Meyer in *Women in the Night* (1948) and Dexter-Haven's Butler in *High Society* (1956). He also worked in television, with appearances in series such as *Maverick*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *High Society* (1956), Fi1m 74, as Dexter-Haven's Butler — [page](https://film.one/film/high-society.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Doctor
- *Maverick* (1957), series, as Benson
- *The Opposite Sex* (1956), as Hilliard's Butler (uncredited)
- *High Society* (1956), as Dexter-Haven's Butler — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/high-society.md)
- *The King's Thief* (1955), as Courier (uncredited)
- *The Scarlet Coat* (1955), as Mr. Cameron
- *I Was a Burlesque Queen* (1953), as Sam Thompson
- *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Grimms
- *The Man Who Cheated Himself* (1950), as Albert: the Butler
- *The Big Hangover* (1950), as Williams
- *The Secret Of St. Ives* (1949), as Prosecution Officer (uncredited)
- *A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court* (1949), as Tour Guide (uncredited)
- *13 Lead Soldiers* (1948), as Police Insp. McIver
- *Women in the Night* (1948), as Colonel Von Meyer
- *Linda, Be Good* (1947), as Sam Thompson
- *Merton of the Movies* (1947), as Kristen - Beulah's Butler (uncredited)
- *Golden Earrings* (1947), as Club Member with Denistoun (uncredited)
- *The Hucksters* (1947), as Conrad (uncredited)
- *The Imperfect Lady* (1946), as Gladstone
- *Undercurrent* (1946), as Headwaiter (uncredited)
- *Flight to Nowhere* (1946), as Thomas R. Walker
- *Larceny in Her Heart* (1946), as Burton Stallings
- *White Pongo* (1945), as Sir Harry Bragdon
- *Kitty* (1945), as Sir Joshua Reynolds
- *The Affairs of Susan* (1945), as Mr. Giddon (uncredited)
- *Mrs. Parkington* (1944), as James
- *Frenchman's Creek* (1944), as Guest (uncredited)
- *Slightly Dangerous* (1943), as Garrett - butler (uncredited)
- *The Wife Takes a Flyer* (1942), as Maj. Wilson

## Gallery

- ![Gordon Richards](https://film.one/media/person/3874770/gallery-450ef5801766.jpg) Gordon Richards — film screenshot (Film Classics), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Gordon_Richards_in_Women_in_the_Night.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Tala Birell and Gordon Richards in the public domain film Women in the Night - cropped screenshot (1948)](https://film.one/media/person/3874770/gallery-7ed59de0bafa.jpg) Tala Birell and Gordon Richards in the public domain film Women in the Night - cropped screenshot (1948) — film screenshot (Film Classics), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Tala_Birell_and_Gordon_Richards_in_Women_in_the_Night.jpg/1280px-Tala_Birell_and_Gordon_Richards_in_Women_in_the_Night.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gordon Richards](https://film.one/media/person/3874770/gallery-f52f89656816.jpg) Gordon Richards — Image via TMDB

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