TODAY we remember actor #RichardPasco born on this day in 1926 He appeared with #PeterCushing in Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) 'The Gorgon' (1964). Other roles for #Hammer include Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966) with Christopher Lee and Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
ABOVE:Richard Pasco and Peter Cushing in The Sword Of Sherwood Forest (1960)
PASCO was one of the fine classical actors of his generation.
ABOVE:Richard Pasco and Christopher Lee in The Gorgon (1964)
THOUGH
he did not achieve the star status that would have come from appearing
in a long-running TV series, no one who saw it will ever forget his
alternation of the roles of #RichardII and Bolingbroke in a famous 1973 #RSC production.
ABOVE: Richard Pasco with Peter Cushing in Hammer's 'The Gorgon' (1964)
GIFTED
with a mellifluous voice and a strong presence, he worked with all the
major companies, including long stints at Bristol Old Vic and Birmingham
Rep in their heyday. Pasco had a prolific, stage-driven career that few
young actors today can hope to emulate.
#PeterCushing in a rare on set shot, while rehearsing #AmicusFilms
'The House That Dripped Blood' .. minus his 'smoking jacket', 'suit' or
'casual jacket' in shirt sleeves! Not a look Cushing presented that
often on screen. 'Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell', 'Night of the
Big Heat' and 'Frankenstein Created Woman' and 'Evil of Frankenstein'
are the only four I can recall. Over at the , I do mention that his certainly falls into the
'nerd-list-of-Cushing-Facts' 😆.. but can anyone think of any others... and quite a few do!
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