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Richard Greene
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Richard Greene

Known for Tales of the Unexpected · The Professionals · The Fan

Richard Marius Joseph Greene was a noted English film and television actor. A matinee idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1960.

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Born
Aug 25, 1918
Died
Jun 1, 1985
Birthplace
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Richard Marius Joseph Greene was a noted English film and television actor. A matinee idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1960.

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Known For

TVTales of the Unexpected
Tales of the UnexpectedThe Colonel · 1979
★ 6.8
TVThe Professionals
The ProfessionalsNeil Turvey · 1977
★ 7.6
MOVIEThe Fan
The FanLord Arthur Windermere · 1949
★ 6.0
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin HoodRobin Hood · 1955
★ 6.4
MOVIEThe Movie Orgy
The Movie OrgyRobin Hood (archive footage) · 1968
★ 6.8
TVStudio One
Studio OneCoriolanus · 1948
★ 5.4
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery PresentsPeter Carter · 1950
★ 6.0
TV
LV
Lux Video TheatreDenis de Beaulieu · 1950
★ 6.7

Filmography

Movies

Four Men and a PrayerGeoffrey Leigh
1938
KentuckyJack Dillon
1938
My Lucky StarLarry Taylor
1938
Submarine PatrolPerry Townsend III
1938
Here I Am a StrangerDavid Paulding
1939
Stanley and LivingstoneGareth Tyce
1939
The Hound of the BaskervillesSir Henry Baskerville
1939
The Little PrincessGeoffrey Hamilton
1939
I Was an AdventuressPaul Vernay
1940
Little Old New YorkRobert Fulton
1940
Flying FortressJames 'Jim' Spence Jr.
1942
Unpublished StoryBob Randall
1942
Yellow CanaryLieutenant Commander Jim Garrick
1943
Don't Take It to HeartPeter Hayward
1944
Gaiety GeorgeGeorge Howard
1946
Forever AmberLord Harry Almsbury
1947
Now BarabbasTufnell
1949
That Dangerous AgeMichael Barcleigh
1949
The FanLord Arthur Windermere
1949
The Fighting O'FlynnLord Philip Sedgemonth
1949
My Daughter JoyLarry
1950
Shadow of the EagleCount Alexei Orloff
1950
The Desert HawkOmar
1950
La rivale dell'imperatriceCount Alexei Orloff
1951
Lorna DooneJohn Ridd
1951
The Black CastleSir Ronald Burton / Richard Beckett
1952
Captain ScarlettCapt. Carlos Scarlett
1953
Rogue's MarchCapt. Thomas Garron
1953
The Bandits of CorsicaMario / Carlos
1953
Contraband SpainAgente del Tesoro Lee Scott
1955
Robin Hood: The MovieRobin Hood
1955
Beyond the CurtainCaptain Jim Kyle
1960
Sword of Sherwood ForestRobin Hood
1960
Sword of Sherwood ForestProducer
1960
Island of the LostJosh MacRae
1967
The Blood of Fu ManchuNayland Smith
1968
The Movie OrgyRobin Hood (archive footage)
1968
The Castle of Fu ManchuNayland Smith
1969
Tales from the CryptRalph Jason
1972
Hooray for HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
1976

Television

Studio OneCoriolanus · 1 eps
1948
Lights Out1 eps
1949
Lux Video TheatreDenis de Beaulieu · 1 eps
1950
Lux Video TheatreHartford · 1 eps
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsPeter Carter · 1 eps
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents1 eps
1950
Your Show of Shows1 eps
1950
General Electric TheaterJonathan K. Love · 1 eps
1953
The Adventures of Robin HoodRobin Hood · 143 eps
1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodRobin Hood / Luke Tanner · 1 eps
1955
The ProfessionalsNeil Turvey · 1 eps
1977
Tales of the UnexpectedThe Colonel · 1 eps
1979
The World of HammerSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
1994

Photos

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Richard Greene photo
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