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Richard Beynon(1925-1999)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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Richard Beynon was born on 28 March 1925 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a producer and writer, known for Madame Bovary (1975), Z Cars (1962) and Rebecca (1979). He died on 1 March 1999 in the UK.
BornMarch 28, 1925
DiedMarch 1, 1999(73)
BornMarch 28, 1925
DiedMarch 1, 1999(73)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Madame Bovary (1975)
Madame Bovary
7.2
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Z Cars (1962)
Z Cars
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer
Rebecca (1979)
Rebecca
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Softly Softly (1966)
Softly Softly
7.1
TV Series
  • Additional Crew

Credits

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Producer

  • Geraldine Chaplin in My Cousin Rachel (1983)
    My Cousin Rachel
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Fame Is the Spur (1982)
    Fame Is the Spur
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Pippa Guard in Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn (1980)
    Maria Marten or Murder in the Red Barn
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980
  • A Question of Guilt (1980)
    A Question of Guilt
    8.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Hywel Bennett in Mystery!: Malice Aforethought (1979)
    Mystery!: Malice Aforethought
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Rebecca (1979)
    Rebecca
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Plain Murder
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Brian Cox in The Devil's Crown (1978)
    The Devil's Crown
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Poldark (1975)
    Poldark
    8.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1977
  • Esther Waters (1977)
    Esther Waters
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Peter Firth and Kate Nelligan in The Lady of the Camellias (1976)
    The Lady of the Camellias
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
    The Duchess of Duke Street
    8.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1976
  • Nicky Henson and Nanette Newman in Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (1975)
    Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
    9.3
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Madame Bovary (1975)
    Madame Bovary
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Robert Powell in Looking for Clancy (1975)
    Looking for Clancy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975

Additional Crew

  • Softly Softly (1966)
    Softly Softly
    7.1
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1966–1968
  • 199 Park Lane (1965)
    199 Park Lane
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1965

Writer

  • Have You Seen Drum Recently? (1988)
    Have You Seen Drum Recently?
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968–1971
  • Australian Plays (1969)
    Australian Plays
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • The Shifting Heart (1968)
    The Shifting Heart
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • original stage play
    • 1968
  • Softly Softly (1966)
    Softly Softly
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Richard Benyon)
    • 1967
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Richard Benyon)
    • 1962
  • Shell Presents (1959)
    Shell Presents
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Richard Benyon
  • Born
    • March 28, 1925
    • Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Died
    • March 1, 1999
    • UK
  • Other works
    His play, "The Shifting Heart", was performed at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, England in an Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust with Clelia Matania, Mimo Billi, Adrienne Corri, Kenneth J. Warren, Madge Ryan and Anthony Valentine in the cast. Leo McKern was the director.

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