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name: "Richard Ridings"
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# Richard Ridings

Actor. Born 19 September 1958 in Henley-on-Thames, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 September 1958, Henley-on-Thames, England, UK
- **Active:** 1988–2002
- **Also known as:** Richard Riding 

## Biography

Richard Ridings is an English actor. He was born on 19 September 1958 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. He trained at Bretton Hall College and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Ridings is known for his role as Mr Lipa in the film *The Pianist* (2002). His other credits include *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), *The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc* (1999), *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life* (2003), *The Brothers Grimm* (2005) and *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011). He has voiced Daddy Pig in the children's series *Peppa Pig* since 2004, and has appeared in television dramas including *Fat Friends* and *Common as Muck*.

He is the father of singer-songwriter Freya Ridings.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Pianist* (2002), Fi1m 87, as Mr. Lipa — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pianist.md)
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Fi1m 89, as Angelo — [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)

## Also known for

- *Rise of the Planet of the Apes* (2011), Buck
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life* (2003), Mr. Monza
- *The Brothers Grimm* (2005), Bunst
- *The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc* (1999), La Hire
- *Oliver Twist* (2005), Warder
- *The Physician* (2013), Tough Guy
- *Merlin* (2008), Halig
- *Peppa Pig* (2004), Daddy Pig (voice)

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