Richard Leeper McClelland (24 November 1922 – 24 March 2004), known professionally as Richard Leech, was an Irish actor. Richard Leeper McClelland was born in

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, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances (Leeper) and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer. He was educated at Haileybury and

Trinity College, Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Univ ...

, and qualified as a doctor in 1945. He worked in that profession from 1945–6, then became a full-time actor. His numerous film credits include '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) (playing

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), '' Night of the Demon'' (1957), '' Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst'' (1957), '' Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958), '' Tunes of Glory'' (1960), '' Young Winston'' (1972), ''

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'' (1982), and the acclaimed '' The Shooting Party'' (1985). On television Richard Leech appeared in ''

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'', '' The Barchester Chronicles'', '' Smiley's People'', three episodes of '' The Avengers'' in different roles, '' Redcap'', ''

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'', '' The Doctors'', '' The New Avengers'', '' The Duchess of Duke Street'', and starred in a ''

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'' story called '' The Sun Makers''. He married twice, with Helen Hyslop Uttley and Diane Pearson, and had two children: Sarah-Jane McClelland and Eliza McClelland.

Filmography

Film

* '' The Temptress'' (1949) (film debut) (uncredited) * '' The Cruel Sea'' (1953) as Sailor (uncredited) * '' Lease of Life'' (1954) as Carter * '' Children Galore'' (1955) as Harry Bunnion * ''

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a British television series created by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan portrays Number Six (The Prisoner), Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a The Village (The Prisoner), mysteri ...

'' (1955) as Minor Role (uncredited) * '' The Dam Busters'' (1955) as Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C. * '' The Feminine Touch'' (1956) as Casualty Doctor * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1956) as John Hammond * '' The Long Arm'' (1956) as 'Nightwatchman' / Gilson * ''

The Iron Petticoat ''The Iron Petticoat'' (also known as ''Not for Money'') is a 1956 British Cold War comedy film starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn, and directed by Ralph Thomas. The screenplay by Ben Hecht became the focus of a contentious history behind t ...

'' (1956) as Alex * ''

Time Without Pity ''Time Without Pity'' is a 1957 British film noir thriller film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen and Renee Houston. It is about a father trying to save his s ...

'' (1957) as Proprietor of Espresso Bar (uncredited) * ''

The Good Companions ''The Good Companions'' is a novel by the English author J. B. Priestley. Written in 1929, it follows the fortunes of a Concert Party (entertainment), concert party on a tour of England. It is Priestley's most famous novel and established hi ...

'' (1957) as Ridvers * '' Yangtse Incident'' (1957) as Lt. Strain RN * '' These Dangerous Years'' (1957) as Captain Brewster * ''

The Birthday Present ''The Birthday Present'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring Tony Britton and Sylvia Syms. The screenplay was by Jack Whittingham who also produced the film for British Lion Films. Plot Simon Scott, a top toy s ...

'' (1957) as Hawkins (uncredited) * '' Night of the Demon'' (1957) as Inspector Mottram * '' Gideon's Day'' (1958) as Minor Role * ''

The Moonraker ''The Moonraker'' is a 1957 British swashbuckler film directed by David MacDonald (director), David MacDonald and starring George Baker (British actor), George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Marius Goring, Gary Raymond, Peter Arne, John Le Mesurier and Pa ...

'' (1958) as Henry Strangeways * ''

The Wind Cannot Read ''The Wind Cannot Read'' is a 1958 British drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Dirk Bogarde, Yoko Tani, Ronald Lewis and John Fraser. It was based on the 1946 novel by Richard Mason, who also wrote the screenplay. Ralph Thom ...

'' (1958) as Hobson * '' Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958) as Captain Crosbie * '' A Night to Remember'' (1958) as First Officer

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* '' Dublin Nightmare'' (1958) as Steve Lawlor * ''

The Horse's Mouth ''The Horse's Mouth'' is a 1944 novel by Anglo-Irish writer Joyce Cary, the third in his ''First Trilogy'', whose first two books are ''Herself Surprised'' (1941) and ''To Be a Pilgrim'' (1942). ''The Horse's Mouth'' follows the adventures o ...

'' (1958) as Hodges (uncredited) * ''

A Lady Mislaid ''A Lady Mislaid'' is a 1958 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Phyllis Calvert, Alan White and Thorley Walters. It was written by Frederick Gotfurt based on the 1948 play of the same name by Kenneth Horne. Plot ...

'' (1958) as George * '' Tunes of Glory'' (1960) as Captain Alec Rattray * ''

The Terror of the Tongs ''The Terror of the Tongs'' is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Anthony Bushell and starring Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee and Yvonne Monlaur. Plot In 1910, Mr. Ming is an agent of a group which secretly fights against tongs, China ...

'' (1961) as Insp. Bob Dean * '' I Thank a Fool'' (1962) as Irish Doctor * '' The Wild and the Willing'' (1962) as Police Inspector * '' The War Lover'' (1962) as Murika * ''

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'' (1963) as Alan Phipps * '' The Cracksman'' (1963) as Detective Sergeant * ''The Flood'' (1963) as Alec Weathersfield * '' Walk a Tightrope'' (1964) as Doug Randle * '' Life at the Top'' (1965) as Doctor * '' The Fighting Prince of Donegal'' (1966) as Phelim O'Toole * ''

The Railway Children ''The Railway Children'' is a children's book by E. Nesbit, Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in ''The London Magazine'' during 1905 and published in book form in the same year. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the ...

'' (1970) as Doctor (voice) * '' Young Winston'' (1972) as Moore * ''Got It Made'' (1974) as Dr. Allen * '' The Mirror Crack'd'' (1980) as Director of Photography (uncredited) * ''

'' (1982) as Brigadier * '' Champions'' (1984) as Beck * '' The Shooting Party'' (1985) as Dr. West * '' A Handful of Dust'' (1988) as Doctor (final film role)

Television

* ''

The Third Man ''The Third Man'' is a 1949 film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene, and starring Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, Alida Valli as Anna Schmidt, Orson Welles as Harry Lime and Trevor Howard as Major Calloway. Set in post-Worl ...

'' (1960) as Inspector Workington * ''

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'' (1961) as Orderly * '' The Avengers'' (1962-1967) as Various Roles * ''

No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV (TV network), ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' ...

'' (1963) as Clive Johnson * '' The Human Jungle'' (1963) as Captain Maple * ''

'' (1965) as Colonel Montes * ''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 ...

'' (1965) as Major Summers * '' Red Cap'' (1966) as Sgt. Cole * '' The Saint'' (1967) as Stewart * '' The Gold Robbers'' (1969) as Richard Bolt * '' The Doctors'' (1969-1971) as Dr. Roger Hayman * ''

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'' (1973) as Chief Supt. Knight * '' The Gathering Storm'' (1974) as Admiral Pound * '' Edward the Seventh'' (1975) as Sir Charles Dilke * '' Bill Brand'' (1976) as Waverley * '' The Duchess of Duke Street'' (1976) as Judge * '' The New Avengers'' (1976) as Craig Terrison * ''

'' (1977) as Gatherer Hade * ''

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'' (1977) as Arthur Hatchett * ''

The Enigma Files ''The Enigma Files'' is a British television police procedural that ran for one series of fifteen episodes in 1980. Plot summary The series was a police procedural, written by Derek Ingrey, about a police officer who has been sidelined from re ...

'' (1980) as Joby King * '' The Barchester Chronicles'' (1982) as Wildfrid Thorne * '' I Remember Nelson'' (1982) as Country Gentleman * '' Smiley's People'' (1982) as Uncle Harry * '' Lytton's Diary'' (1986) as Sir Arnold Latham

References

External links

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Richard Leech Obituary in ''The Guardian''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Leech, Richard 1922 births 2004 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish male television actors Irish male film actors Irish male stage actors People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College Male actors from Dublin (city) 20th-century Irish medical doctors Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom Medical doctors from County Dublin