Mark Richard Durden-Smith (born 8 February 1944), known as Richard Durden, is an English actor, with a range of television, film and stage credits.

Personal life

Durden-Smith was educated at

Haileybury and Imperial Service College Haileybury is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) near Hertford in England. It is a member of the Rugby Group and, though originally a major boys' public school in the Victorian era, it is now co-educational, enr ...

and

Merton College, Oxford Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, ...

in 1963. Durden-Smith and

Maria Aitken Maria Penelope Katharine Aitken (born 12 September 1945) is an English theatre director, teacher, actress, and writer. Early life and career Aitken was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Sir William Aitken, a Conservative MP, and Penel ...

were married in 1968 and divorced in 1971. In 1996 he married actress

Jane How Carolyn Jane Onslow How (born 21 December 1950) is an English actress with a range of television, film, and stage credits. She is best known for her role as Jan Hammond, the mistress of Den Watts in '' EastEnders''. She appeared in the program ...

. His older brother was

Jo Durden-Smith Jo Durden-Smith (24 December 1941 – 10 May 2007) was a British documentary film maker. His work included '' The Doors Are Open'', ''The Stones in the Park'', '' Johnny Cash at St Quentin'', and, later, television work ''Russian Godfathers'' ...

Filmography

Film

Television

On radio, he played Bashwood in '' Armadale''.

References

External links

* English male soap opera actors Living people 1944 births Aitken family Alumni of Merton College, Oxford People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub