Portrait of Richard Leech

Acting

Richard Leech

Career

Active from 1955 to 1991, with a break from 1981 to 1990, busiest in 1958 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Leech Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Adventure 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Tragic Love Story 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

as Hade (archive footage)

1990s

1 title
Men's Madness - The Myth of Male Reason
Men's Madness - The Myth of Male Reason (1991)

as Doctor Black

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 69
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Doctor

Lytton's Diary
Lytton's Diary (1985)

TV show ยท as Sir Arnold Latham

The Shooting Party
The Shooting Party (1985)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. West

Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lord Ragland

Champions
Champions (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as Beck

Gandhi
Gandhi (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

as Brigadier

Smiley's People
Smiley's People (1982)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Uncle Harry

The Barchester Chronicles
The Barchester Chronicles (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Wilfred Thorne

The Mirror Crack'd
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

as Director of Photography (uncredited)

The Enigma Files
The Enigma Files (1980)

TV show ยท as Joby King

The Unborn
The Unborn (1980)

as Father Carrow

1970s

14 titles ยท average score 68
Doctor Who: The Sun Makers
Doctor Who: The Sun Makers (1977)

as Gatherer Hade

The New Avengers
The New Avengers (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Craig Terrison

The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Judge

Dickens of London
Dickens of London (1976)

TV show ยท as Mr. Hogarth

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show ยท as Fr. Carrow

Village Hall
Village Hall (1974)

TV show ยท as Arthur Killip

Got It Made
Got It Made (1974)

as Dr. Allen

Choice
Choice (1974)

as Sam Franklin

Warship
Warship (1973)

TV show

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Charles Porton / Sir Austin Semple

Young Winston
Young Winston (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

as Moore

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

as Antonio

1960s

27 titles ยท average score 66
North and South
North and South (1966)

TV show ยท as John Thornton

The Fighting Prince of Donegal
The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966)
GoodWatch score 43

as Phelim O'Toole

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Peter Masters

Public Eye
Public Eye (1965)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Summers

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Gatherer Hade

Ricochet
Ricochet (1963)

as Alan Phipps

Walk a Tightrope
Walk a Tightrope (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Doug Randle

The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle (1963)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Captain Maple

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Stewart

Z-Cars
Z-Cars (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Policeman / Col. Drew

Danger Man
Danger Man (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

1950s

28 titles ยท average score 74
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Orderly

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

The Third Man
The Third Man (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling (1959)

TV show ยท as Hanson / Finn

Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

as Captain Crosbie

Dublin Nightmare
Dublin Nightmare (1958)

as Steve Lawlor

The Moonraker
The Moonraker (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

as Henry Strangeways

The Wind Cannot Read
The Wind Cannot Read (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Hobson

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1958)
GoodWatch score 90

as First Officer William Murdoch

Night of the Demon
Night of the Demon (1957)
GoodWatch score 88

as Inspector Mottrarn

The Long Arm
The Long Arm (1956)
GoodWatch score 72

as Nightwatchman / Gilson

Children Galore
Children Galore (1955)

as Harry Bunnion