1. Gavin Richards was born on 3 July 1946 and is an English actor, writer and director.
13 Facts About Gavin Richards
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Gavin Richards's mother was Margaret Richards, who worked for many years as an assistant to Hugh "Binkie" Beaumont, the British theatrical producer at H M Tennent Limited.
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Gavin Richards's father was music critic Denby Richards, who wrote for the Hampstead and Highgate Express, the early British version of Music and Musicians and later became emeritus editor of Britain's oldest classical music magazine, Musical Opinion.
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Gavin Richards trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 1964 to 1966.
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Gavin Richards began his professional career with five years in repertory theatres in Leicester, Manchester, Bolton and Liverpool.
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Gavin Richards has worked as an actor, director and writer in theatre, television and film for more than forty years.
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Gavin Richards is most familiar for his portrayal of Terry Raymond in the BBC TV series EastEnders, appearing in more than 300 episodes.
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Gavin Richards co starred with Robert Powell in Hannay, with Leigh Lawson in Kinsey, Michael Kitchen in The Reporters and with Rowan Atkinson in Full Throttle.
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Gavin Richards has appeared in films, amongst others, with Robin Williams in Being Human, with Oliver Reed and Glenda Jackson in Michael Apted's Triple Echo, and in the New Zealand film Savage Play.
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Gavin Richards starred in the production for Channel 4 TV in the UK.
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Gavin Richards played Face in Griff Rhys Jones's production of The Alchemist at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith and toured in the lead role in Jack Shepard's Comic Cuts.
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Gavin Richards has performed at the London Palladium in the stage production of 'Allo 'Allo, which toured New Zealand and Australia.
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Gavin Richards directed Shane Connaughton's first play, Jenny at the Roundhouse, London, in 1969.