Richard Cordery is a

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of film, television, and stage.

Career

Film and television

Cordery's television credits include '' Rumpole of the Bailey'', as a prosecution Barrister (Series 5 Episode 6 - 1988), '' Doc Martin'' as Dennis Dodds, '' Whitechapel'' as George Collier, ''

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'' as Sir Sampson Wright. He appeared in ''

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'' “The Straw Woman” as Dr John Cole in 2004, as Morris Bingham in “The-Made-to Measure Murders” in 2010, and as Atticus Bradley in “The Killings of Copenhagen“ (2014, S16:E5). He played the Duc De Raguse in the 2012 film '' Les Misérables''. In the 2013 film '' About Time'', Cordery played Uncle Desmond, the "sweet but mentally-challenged" uncle of the protagonist Tim. He also appeared in Midsomer Murders “The Killings of Copenhagen” as Atticus Bradley in 2014. In the fifth season of '' The Crown'', Cordery portrayed Marmaduke Hussey, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC from 1986 to 1996.

Theatre

Much of Cordery's acting career has been in theatre. His body of work includes many Shakespeare performances, such as the tragedy ''

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'' (1997), the trilogy ''Henry VI'' (2000), the drama ''

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'' (2001), the tragedy ''

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'' (2004), and the comedy '' The Winter's Tale''. In 2002, Cordery played

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in a Swan Theatre adaptation of the Shakespeare play '' Coriolanus''. Later that year, he appeared as Falstaff in another Shakespeare play, ''

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''. Cordery portrayed the steward Malvolio in a 2005 production of '' Twelfth Night'' at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. In 2008, he played Russell Blackborough in the play ''Waste'' at the

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and the following year he appeared in the musical '' Spring Awakening'' at the Lyric Theatre. Cordery appeared as Canon Chasuble in a 2011 production of '' The Importance of Being Earnest'' at the Rose Theatre, Kingston. '' The Daily Telegraph'' praised the actor for giving a "performance of comic bliss as the amorous and sententious Canon Chasuble, baffled by each new turn of events while supporting his prodigious bulk on a surprisingly nifty pair of pins."

Personal life

Cordery is a former teacher who once taught in an inner-London secondary school.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cordery, Richard Living people British male television actors 21st-century British male actors 20th-century British male actors British male film actors Year of birth missing (living people)