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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Coleman was married to the actress Peggy Sinclair. They had two daughters. At the end of the 1980s they went to live in rural France, where he indulged his lifelong love of dogs, good food and fine wine.<ref name=independent/> He died from cancer in France on 16 December 2008, aged 78.<ref name=times/>		Coleman was married to the actress Peggy Sinclair. They had two daughters. At the end of the 1980s they went to live in rural France, where he indulged his lifelong love of dogs, good food and fine wine.<ref name=independent/> He died from cancer in France on 16 December 2008, aged 78.<ref name=times/>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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'''Richard Coleman''' (20 January 1930 – 16 December 2008) was a British film, television and stage actor.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081022161005/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/23399 "Richard Coleman"]. ''bfi.org.uk''. Retrieved on 20 September 2018.</ref>

==Early life==
Richard Coleman was born Ronald Coleman in [[Peckham]], [[London]] in 1930.<ref name=times/> He was educated at Wilson's Grammar School, Peckham. After three years' National Service in the R.A.F., he worked as a salesman in a West End gentleman's outfitters. While there he became interested in amateur dramatics, joining "The Taverners", a group which visited local inns and public houses, giving performances of Shakespeare. Bob and Frances Fish, who ran The Taverners, recognised Coleman's potential and entered him in 1951 for the Leverhulme Scholarship to [[RADA]], which he won. To make ends meet during the Academy's vacations, he was forced to do a variety of jobs, including working on the Thames River Bus and selling razors. He graduated from [[RADA]] in 1953 with the Principal’s Medal.<ref name=independent/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/richard-coleman/|title=Richard Coleman — RADA|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> He adopted the stage name Richard Coleman, to avoid confusion with the film star [[Ronald Colman]].<ref name=times>{{Cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5548628.ece |title=Richard Coleman: Star of West End plays and TV comedies | Times Online Obituary |access-date=8 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523060747/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5548628.ece |archive-date=23 May 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
He then spent two years with the Worthing Repertory Company, appearing in many plays.

==Career==

===Theatre===
Coleman made his professional acting debut in 1955, playing Albert Tufnell, A.B., in the stage adaptation of ''[[Sailor Beware! (play)|Sailor Beware!]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/465/sailor-beware/production/yyb|title=Production of Sailor, Beware! | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref name=times/>starring [[Peggy Mount]], which opened in The Strand Theatre in London's West End on Wednesday 16 February 1955 and ran for 1231 performances. He also appeared in ''[[The World of Suzie Wong]]'', ''[[The Big Killing (1965 film)|The Big Killing]]'', ''[[A Murder is Announced]]'', ''[[The Mousetrap]]'' and had three years from 1968-70 playing both Andrew Hunter and Robert Danvers in the London West End stage version of ''[[There's A Girl In My Soup (comedy)|There's a Girl in My Soup]]''. Later in his career Coleman became a theatre producer and, among other ventures, toured Canada in 1976 with a well-received production of "Absurd Person Singular", starring John Thaw.<ref name=times/><ref name=independent>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-coleman-actor-who-made-his-name-in--and-mother-makes-three-1609211.html "Richard Coleman: Actor who made his name in '... And Mother Makes"]. ''independent.co.uk''. Retrieved on 20 September 2018.</ref>

A full list of the plays in which Coleman appeared is:

1955-58 Sailor, Beware! (Albert Tufnell, A.B.)

1959 Suzie Wong (Ben Jeffcoat)

1962 The Big Killing

1968-70 There's A Girl in My Soup (Andrew Hunter and Robert Danvers)

1975 How It Can Ruin Your Health

1975 Cheaper by the Dozen

1976 Absurd Person Singular (Tour of Canada)

1976 The Roaring Forties (George)

1977 The Chiltern Hundreds (Beecham)

1977 A Murder is Announced

1978 Suddenly At Home (Glenn Howard)

1979 An Ideal Husband (Sir Robert Chiltern)

1982 Public Relations

1982 In Praise of Love.

He also appeared in: Lady Windermere's Fan (Lord Windermere), Staircase (Charles Dyer), The Mousetrap, Two and Two Make Sex and Not Now Darling.

===Television===
He played David Redway in the situation comedy ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' (1972-3), and its sequel ''[[...And Mother Makes Five]]'' (1974-6), opposite [[Wendy Craig]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/richard-coleman|title=Richard Coleman|date=11 May 2012|website=www.bafta.org}}</ref> Other television roles included Nick Allardyce in ''[[The Adventures of Ben Gunn]]'' (1958), [[Alan-a-Dale]] in ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (1958–60), and Jack Royston in the soap opera ''[[Weavers Green]]'' (1966).<ref name=independent/> Coleman also made guest appearances in television series such as ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''[[Emergency Ward 10]]'', ''[[Sergeant Cork]]'', ''[[Zero One (TV series)|Zero One]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)|Thriller]] (A Coffin for the Bride)'', ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)|Robin's Nest]]'', ''[[Surgical Spirit]]'', ''[[Champion House]]'', "Letters From The Dead", ''[[Whodunnit? (UK game show)|Whodunnit?]]'' (Worth Dying For) (1975), and ''[[Virtual Murder (TV series)|Virtual Murder]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=22685|title=Richard Coleman|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> He was a panellist on "Whose Baby?" (1973) in all 13 episodes of the first series and all 14 episodes of the second series.

===Film===
Coleman appeared in a number films including ''[[The Dam Busters (1955 film)|The Dam Busters]]'' (1955), ''[[Yangtse Incident (1957 film)|Yangtse Incident]]'' (1957), ''[[Girls at Sea (1958 film)|Girls at Sea]]'' (1958), ''[[The Navy Lark (film)|The Navy Lark]]'' (1959), ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959), Hell is a City (1960), ''[[The Day The Earth Caught Fire]]'' (1961), 80,000 Suspects (1963), ''[[Rotten to the Core (film)|Rotten to the Core]]'' (1965) ''[[Naked Evil]]'' (1966) and Who Dares Wins (1982). <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fb7107c|title=Richard Coleman|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/richard-coleman-p127911/filmography|title=Richard Coleman | Movies and Filmography|website=AllMovie}}</ref> He also had a cameo role in the film ''[[10 Rillington Place]]'' (1971) as the police constable who arrests [[John Christie (murderer)|John Christie]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/791361/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: 10 Rillington Place (1970) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Coleman was married to the actress Peggy Sinclair. They had two daughters. At the end of the 1980s they went to live in rural France, where he indulged his lifelong love of dogs, good food and fine wine.<ref name=independent/> He died from cancer in France on 16 December 2008, aged 78.<ref name=times/>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1955|| ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]'' || RAF Officer || Uncredited
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|1957|| ''[[Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst]]'' || Lt. Cmdr. Skinner ||
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|1958|| ''[[Girls at Sea (1958 film)|Girls at Sea]]'' || Capt. Robert 'Bobby' Randall ||
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|1959|| ''[[The Navy Lark (film)|The Navy Lark]]'' || Lt. Bates R.N. ||
|-
|1959|| ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' || Metellus || Uncredited
|-
|1963|| ''[[80,000 Suspects]]'' || Scott James || Uncredited
|-
|1965|| ''[[Rotten to the Core (film)|Rotten to the Core]]'' || Inspector Hewlett || Uncredited
|-
|1966|| ''[[Naked Evil]]'' || Inspector Hollis ||
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|1967|| ''Countdown to Danger'' || Captain Wright || [[Children's Film Foundation]]
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|1971|| ''[[10 Rillington Place]]'' || Police Constable #4 ||
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|1972|| ''[[Hide and Seek (1972 film)|Hide and Seek]]'' || Police Sergeant || Children's Film Foundation
|-
|1981|| ''The Comoedia'' || Virgilio ||
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|1982|| ''[[Who Dares Wins (film)|Who Dares Wins]]'' || Mr. Martin ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0171191|Richard Coleman}}

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