Richard Butler
Know for: Acting
Born: 1924-10-30
Place of birth: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
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Chariot of Fire (1970)
A prison visitor becomes involved with a convicted sex offender.
The Nearly Man (1974)
A middle class man finds life as a Labour MP challenging.
Birth of a Nation (1983)
A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to...
The House That Jigger Built (1968)
Jigger has made money from dodgy building deals. Some of his family are grateful for what he has done for them, but some deplore his dishonesty.
Scrubbers (1982)
Inmates fight, pair off, try suicide and attempt escape at a British reform school for girls.
Scum (1977)
A hard and shocking story of life in a British borstal for young offenders.
The Vanishing Army (1978)
"Why don't you keep that missus o' yours under control? She ain't exactly doin' you a packet o' good, is she? If she was mine I'd bloody put 'er...
The Man with the Power (1976)
Boysie discovers he has 'second sight' but neither his girlfriend Gloria nor his work-mate Brian will accept his 'gift'. He sets out on a spiritual...
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
The Naked Civil Servant (1975)
Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.
Shoot to Kill (1990)
Shoot to Kill is a four-hour drama documentary reconstruction of the events that led to the 1984–86 Stalker Inquiry into the shooting of six...
Some Mother's Son (1996)
Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA...
Who Dares Wins (1982)
When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary violence and bullying, he is soon recruited by...
One Day at a Time (1977)
An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
'That Crazy Woman' (1980)
In 1960, at the age of 56, Dr. Barbara Moore became a national hero by walking from John O'Groats to Land's End. One of the last great English...
Further and Particular (1988)
An old man remembers the troubled relationship he had with his mother, the erotic games, and the phantasms in which she managed to attract him. The...