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Richard Ridings

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateSep 19, 1958 (68 years old)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthHenley-on-Thames, England, UK
Career Span1979 – Present (48 yrs)
Known Credits85 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1.8

Richard Ridings

Also known as:Richard Riding
Total Works

85

47 movies • 37 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

Biography

Richard John Ridings (born September 19, 1958) is an English actor. He portrayed Alan Ashburn in the ITV television drama Fat Friends, Bernard Green in the BBC One comedy-drama Common as Muck, Mr. Bumble in the BBC series Dickensian, and is the voice of Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig. He trained as an actor at Bretton Hall College, then the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is the father of singer-songwriter Freya Ridings.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7.4
as Buck
The Pianist
8.4
The Pianist
2002•movie
as Mr. Lipa
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
7.5
as Angelo
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
6.4
as La Hire

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 85 titles featuring Richard Ridings

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
7.4

as Buck

The Pianist
8.4
The Pianist
2002•movie

as Mr. Lipa

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
7.5

as Angelo

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
5.8

as Mr. Monza

The Brothers Grimm
5.9
The Brothers Grimm
2005•movie

as Bunst

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
6.4

as La Hire

Oliver Twist
6.8
Oliver Twist
2005•movie

as Warder

The Physician
7.3
The Physician
2013•movie

as Tough Guy

Merlin
7.8
1 eps
Merlin
2008•series

as Halig

Peppa Pig
6.5
490 eps
Peppa Pig
2004•series

as Daddy Pig (voice)

Red Dwarf
8.1
1 eps
Red Dwarf
1988•series

as DNA Ship Computer (voice)

Highlander: The Series
7.4
2 eps

as Silas

Fierce Creatures
6.2
Fierce Creatures
1997•movie

as Hugh

Amazing Grace
6.9
Amazing Grace
2007•movie

as Speaker of the House

Endeavour
8.1
1 eps
Endeavour
2013•series

as DI Chesney Finch

Erik the Viking
5.9
Erik the Viking
1989•movie

as Thorfinn Skullsplitter

Creation
6.4
Creation
2009•movie

as Thatcher

Clockwise
6.2
Clockwise
1986•movie

as Policeman at Crash

The Fourth Protocol
6.3

as Skinhead

Relic Hunter
6.8
1 eps
Relic Hunter
1999•series

as Johnny the Jackhammer

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
6.5
1 eps

as Andre

Matlock
7.0
2 eps
Matlock
1986•series

as Nicky

The Scapegoat
6.4
The Scapegoat
2012•movie

as Landlord

Casualty
6.2
1 eps
Casualty
1986•series

as Kevin

New Tricks
7.3
1 eps
New Tricks
2004•series
The Wind in the Willows
5.8

as The Guard

The Bill
6.8
1 eps
The Bill
1984•series
Lassiter
5.4
Lassiter
1984•movie

as German Guard

The Carer
6.6
The Carer
2016•movie

as Landlord

Heartbeat
7.1
1 eps
Heartbeat
1992•series

as Thorpe

Dempsey and Makepeace
6.8
1 eps

as Tulley's Sidekick

Minder
7.2
1 eps
Minder
1979•series

as Warren

Dalziel and Pascoe
6.4
1 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996•series

as Trevor Nesbitt

The Princess and the Pea
7.3

as King Windham/Button (voice)

Reilly: Ace of Spies
7.0
1 eps

as Vanderberg

Faintheart
6.3
Faintheart
2009•movie

as Collin

The Worst Week of My Life
8.2
2 eps

as PC Tait

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
5.8

as André

Frozen
5.9
Frozen
2005•movie

as Lorry Driver

The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
1 eps

as Yob 1

Up 'n' Under
5.2
Up 'n' Under
1998•movie

as Frank

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
6.8
1 eps

as Henry VIII

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
6.1

as Egyptian

ShakespeaRe-Told
7.4
1 eps
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005•series
Pie in the Sky
8.3
1 eps
Pie in the Sky
1994•series

as Gary Bourne

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
7.9

as Daddy Pig (voice)

Murder in Mind
8.3
1 eps
Murder in Mind
2001•series

as DCI Quarry

Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun
7.6

as Daddy Pig (voice)

The Royal
7.8
1 eps
The Royal
2003•series

as Malcolm Hogg

On Dangerous Ground
5.1

as Thomas Borga

Timewatch
6.9
1 eps
Timewatch
1982•series

as Elder Sextus

Common As Muck
7.0
12 eps
Common As Muck
1994•series

as Bernard Green

Fat Friends
8.0
14 eps
Fat Friends
2000•series

as Alan Ashburn

Puckoon
6.3
Puckoon
2002•movie

as Alex Walker

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
7.7

as Maurice

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
7.4
3 eps

as Det. Supt. Dick Holland

Margery and Gladys
7.7
Margery and Gladys
2003•movie

as Terry Mason

King of the Wind
7.0
King of the Wind
1990•movie

as Jailer

Cruel Train
4.2
Cruel Train
1995•movie

as Percy Cotton

Mayo
4.2
1 eps
Mayo
2006•series

as Mark Castello

Home to Roost
6.5
1 eps
Home to Roost
1985•series

as Millwall

Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year
4.0

as Daddy Pig

Born and Bred
9.0
1 eps
Born and Bred
2002•series

as Horace Trubshaw

Nature Boy
7.3
1 eps
Nature Boy
2000•series

as Ted

Comics
3.3
2 eps
Comics
1993•series

as Tommy Karr

Sorry About Last Night
8.0

as Greg

Out of Town
8.0
Out of Town
1988•movie

as Labourer

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
10.0

as Daddy Pig (voice)

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
7.5
5 eps

as Reverend Thwackum

Dogboy
5.0
Dogboy
1992•movie

as Diner Cook #1

Peppa's Cinema Party
4.0

as Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
10.0

as Daddy Pig (voice)

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
7.0

as Det. Supt. Dick Holland

Peppa Pig: The Holiday
1.0

as Daddy Pig (voice)

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
10.0

as Daddy Pig (voice)

Roman Mysteries
5.0
3 eps
Roman Mysteries
2007•series

as Venalicius

The Ink Thief
10.0
7 eps
The Ink Thief
1994•series

as Aloysius

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Visit

as Daddy Pig (voice)

The Yob
The Yob
1988•movie

as Yob 1

A Pinch of Snuff
A Pinch of Snuff
1994•movie

as Brian Burkhill

Isle of Spagg
Isle of Spagg
2011•movie

as Bob / Mel (voice)

Festive Fun with Peppa
The Castle of Adventure
8 eps

as Nico

Gummibär & Friends: The Gummy Bear Show
39 eps

as Grumpy McCrab

Peppa Pig: A Christmas Compilation

Role: Vocals