Richard Haydn

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name = Richard Haydn


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birthname = George Richard Haydon
birthdate = birth date|1905|03|10
birthplace = Camberwell, London, England UK
deathdate = death date and age|1985|04|25|1905|03|10 (heart attack)
deathplace = Los Angeles, California, USA
occupation = Actor, Writer
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Richard Haydn (March 10, 1905 – April 25, 1985) was an English comic actor in radio, movies, and television.

Early life and career

Born in London, he was known for playing eccentric characters, among whom were "Edwin Carp", "Claud Curdle", "Richard Rancyd" and "Stanley Stayle". Much of his stage delivery was done in a deliberate over-nasalized and over-enunciated speech pattern, possibly best noted in his performance as the voice of the Caterpillar in the Disney animated film adaptation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

Television appearances

In "The Twilight Zone" episode "A Thing About Machines", he portrayed a quirky, self-absorbed, technophobe who is confronted by every machine in his home.

On April 1, 1964, he reprised the Edwin Carp character, a poet and an expert on fish, in an episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" which saluted several old-time radio performers.

Partial filmography

*Professor Oddley in the comedy "Ball of Fire" (1941).
*Thomas Rogers, the butler, in "And Then There Were None" based on Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians (1945).
*Jason Reid, the schoolmaster, in "The Green Years" (1946).
*Bertie Searles, the English jockey, in "Money from Home" (1953).
*Alfred in "Please Don't Eat The Daisies" (1960), generally a straight character albeit with comic overtones.
*Maximilian Detweiler in "The Sound Of Music" (1965), another relatively straight comedic part.
* Solicitor Herr Falkstein in Mel Brooks's comedy "Young Frankenstein" (1974).
*"The Hugga Bunch" (1985), his final film appearance.

Other Works

He was a regular on the Burns and Allen radio show.

He directed ""Miss Tatlock's Millions" in 1948

Haydn authored one book "The Journal of Edwin Carp" in 1954.

External links

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NAME= Haydn, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Haydon, George Richard
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor, Writer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1905-03-10
PLACE OF BIRTH= Camberwell, London, England UK
DATE OF DEATH= 1985-04-25 (heart attack)
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles, California, USA