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May 1, 1991 · Biography. Actor who turned to directing in 1923, progressing from low-budget material to more prestigious productions like the MGM "Tarzan" cycle. Proficient to the point of boredom ("His reputation for needing only one take is why we don't remember his films," quipped James Mason), Thorpe spent 33 years of his 45-year career with MGM and was ...
May 22, 2013 · Actor Richard Thorp, Alan Turner on Emmerdale for more than 30 years, has died at the age of 81. He had been the longest-serving cast member on the ITV soap, having made his first appearance on 23 ...
Richard Thorp. Actor: The Avengers. Best known now for his role in Emmerdale/ Emmerdale Farm he shot to fame as Dr John Rennie in Emergency Ward 10 in the 50's which launched him to fame. and led to A Family at War, and To the Manor Born while his films include The Dam Busters.
Richard Thorpe was a director attached to an early stage of developing The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was fired, and none of his footage is reportedly in the final film. One can see some thematic links in The Wizard of Oz to Thorpe's other films. Several Thorpe movies have stuffy characters who discover other, far more colorful worlds.
Knights of the Round Table: Directed by Richard Thorpe. With Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Anne Crawford. King Arthur's rule is threatened by the adulterous love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a relationship the king's enemies hope to exploit.
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Ivanhoe: Directed by Richard Thorpe. With Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders. A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard and put him back on the throne.
