Richard Leech


Richard Leeper McClelland, known professionally as Richard Leech, was an Irish actor.
Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Isabella Frances and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Dublin, 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 , Night of the Demon, Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst, Ice Cold in Alex, Tunes of Glory, Young Winston, Gandhi, and the acclaimed The Shooting Party.
On television Richard Leech appeared in Dickens of London, The Barchester Chronicles, Smiley's People, A Family at War 1971×
Wthree episodes of The Avengers in different roles, Redcap, Danger Man, The Doctors, The New Avengers, The Duchess of Duke Street, and starred in a Doctor Who 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
  • The Cruel Sea as Sailor
  • Lease of Life as Carter
  • Children Galore as Harry Bunnion
  • The Prisoner as Minor Role
  • The Dam Busters as Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C.
  • The Feminine Touch as Casualty Doctor
  • It's Never Too Late as John Hammond
  • The Long Arm as 'Nightwatchman' / Gilson
  • The Iron Petticoat as Alex
  • Time Without Pity as Proprietor of Espresso Bar
  • The Good Companions as Ridvers
  • Yangtse Incident as Lt. Strain RN
  • These Dangerous Years as Captain Brewster
  • The Birthday Present as Hawkins
  • Night of the Demon as Inspector Mottram
  • Gideon's Day as Minor Role
  • The Moonraker as Henry Strangeways
  • The Wind Cannot Read as Hobson
  • Ice Cold in Alex as Captain Crosbie
  • A Night to Remember as First Officer William Murdoch
  • Dublin Nightmare as Steve Lawlor
  • The Horse's Mouth as Hodges
  • A Lady Mislaid as George
  • Tunes of Glory as Captain Alec Rattray
  • The Terror of the Tongs as Insp. Bob Dean
  • I Thank a Fool as Irish Doctor
  • The Wild and the Willing as Police Inspector
  • The War Lover as Murika
  • Ricochet as Alan Phipps
  • The Cracksman as Detective Sergeant
  • The Flood as Alec Weathersfield
  • Walk a Tightrope as Doug Randle
  • Life at the Top as Doctor
  • The Fighting Prince of Donegal as Phelim O'Toole
  • The Railway Children as Doctor
  • Young Winston as Moore
  • Got It Made as Dr. Allen
  • The Mirror Crack'd as Director of Photography
  • Gandhi as Brigadier
  • Champions as Beck
  • The Shooting Party as Dr. West
  • A Handful of Dust as Doctor

    Television

  • The Third Man as Inspector Workington
  • One Step Beyond as Orderly
  • The Avengers as Various Roles
  • No Hiding Place as Clive Johnson
  • The Human Jungle as Captain Maple
  • Danger Man as Colonel Montes
  • Dixon of Dock Green as Major Summers
  • Red Cap as Sgt. Cole
Public Eye as Joe Lodge
  • The Saint as Stewart
  • The Gold Robbers as Richard Bolt
  • The Doctors as Dr. Roger Hayman
Public Eye as Summers