Richard Oldfield (born 1950) is an American film and television actor who has worked mostly in Britain. Born in the US, Oldfield moved to Britain in the 1960s. His stage debut was in the musical '' Hair'' at the

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in London's West End in 1969. This was followed by a screen appearance in ITV's '' Thriller'' (1973), and his first feature film was '' Emily'' (1976), in which he played an American visitor pursuing Emily (

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).'Emily', in Variety's Film Reviews: 1975-1977, volume 14 of the series (R. R. Bowker, 1989) Between 1976 and 1977 he appeared as Burford Puckett of the

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in the British television serial ''

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''. In 1979 he was in '' The Golden Lady'' opposite Ina Skriver, with whom he had also worked in ''Emily''.'' Films and Filming'' Volume 25 (1978), p. 33 In 1980 Oldfield became a minor but notable figure in the Star Wars saga, appearing as Rebel fighter pilot Hobbie Klivian in ''

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'' and delivering the line to

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“Two fighters against a Star Destroyer?”Richard Oldfield profile
at scifiscarborough.co.uk, accessed 1 December 2017''Empire Movie Miscellany: Instant Film Buff Status Guaranteed'' (2012), p. 122 In 1981 he was Brother Simeon in '' Omen III: The Final Conflict''John Kenneth Muir, ''Horror Films of the 1980s'' (Volume 1, 2011), p. 159 and went on to appear in ''

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'' (1981), ''

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'' (1983), ''

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'' (1984), '' The Razor's Edge'' (1984), and '' Lifeforce'' (1985).John Kenneth Muir, ''Eaten Alive at a Chainsaw Massacre: The Films of Tobe Hooper'' (2009), p. 94

Film and television credits

*'' Thriller: Ring Once for Death'' (1973) : Piers Fane *'' Emily'' (1976) : James Wise *''

'' (1976-1977) : Burford Puckett *'' The Golden Lady'' (1979) : Wayne Bentley *''

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'' (1980) : Captain Nathaniel York *'' Star Wars

'' (1980) : Rebel Derek “Hobbie” Klivian (Rogue 4) *'' Omen III: The Final Conflict'' (1981) : Brother Simeon *''

'' (1981) : Stock Reporter *''

'' (1983) : TAC Officer *''

'' (1984) : Policeman *'' The Razor's Edge'' (1984) : Doug Van Allen *'' Lifeforce'' (1985) : Mission Leader *''From the Mouths of Babes'' (documentary, 2016) : Himself *

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: ''Live at Great Woods'' (documentary, 1992) : production assistant *''

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'' (2003) : synchronization representative and post-production consultant (as Rich Oldfield)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oldfield, Richard American male film actors 1950 births Living people