Richard Bebb

Actor

Born: London, England, UK

BIOGRAPHY

Richard Bebb (12 January 1927 – 12 April 2006) was an English actor of stage, screen and radio.Born Richard Bebb Williams in London, he changed his name to his mothers surname, Bebb, when he took up acting as there was already a British actor called Richard Williams. Bebbs father Herbert Edward Williams was a physician whose practice was run from part of St Marys Lodge, the familys impressive home in Stoke Newington. Bebb was educated at Highgate School in North London, and attended Trinity College, Cambridge from 1944–47.In 1952, he married actress Gwen Watford (1927–1994), who predeceased him. Bebb was a prolific performer in theatre, television and radio, probably most famously as Second Voice in the original 1954 BBC Radio broadcast of Dylan Thomass Under Milk Wood, opposite Richard Burtons First Voice. He also appeared in several films, such as Pope Joan (1972) and King Ralph (1991).

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