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Richard M. Davidson
Richard M. Davidson
Born	May 10, 1940 (age 84); Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1961–present

Richard M. Davidson (born 10 May 1940) is a Canadian-American actor and audiobook narrator.^[1]

Life and career

Davidson was born in Hamilton, Ontario and graduated from University of Toronto. He studied drama at Hart House Theatre in Toronto and made his professional acting stage debut under the name Michael Davidson in the production Coriolanus at Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford in 1961. Subsequently, he left Canada and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.^[2] After graduation, he acted in various stage productions, including tour in Holland in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He returned to Canada in 1966.^[3]

He has had a long-standing career in acting, appearing on radio, television and stage. Richard Davidson has narrated over 200 books.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	My Pleasure is My Business [cy; ru]	Reporter
1976	Breaking Point	Hirsch
1978	I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses	Barrington
1983	Variety	Louie
1985	Insignificance	Director of Photography
1986	Working Girls	Jerry
1997	Broadway Damage	The John
1999	The Hurricane	Paterson Detective
2000	Deeply	Young Peat / Voice of Malcolm
2004	Knots	Emily's father
2006	The Favor	Principal Foreman
2012	Nothing Without You	Psych Hospital Therapist
2016	Cap'n Flapjack: The Curse of the Sticky Anchor	The COO	Short

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968	Festival	Wolfie	Episode: "Noises of Paradise"
1970	Sunday At Nine		Episode: "A Small Remedy"
1973	Program X		Episode: "Nightmare"
	Dr. Simon Locke	Gelson	Episode: "Vengeance"
	The Collaborators	Drew	Episode: "Luck...Without It, You're Nowhere"
1974	Anthology		Episode: "Find Valopchi"
1975	On the Evidence		Episode: "Manslaughter"
1977	Fit to Print		Television film
1977	The New Avengers	Phillips	Episode: "Emily"
1988	Diamonds		Episode: "Sweetheart Deal"
1989–1992	Katts and Dog		3 episodes
1992	Split Images	Man	Television film
1992–1993	Material World	Moe Weinstock	2 episodes
2000	The Last Debate	Ken Dixon	Television film
2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sterner	Episode: "Pixies"
	Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	Jack Warner	Television film
	Final Jeopardy	Judge Hadleigh	Television film
2004	Hustle		Television film
1990–2004	Law & Order		4 episodes

^ Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television (17th, volume 2 ed.). Gale. 1986. ISBN 9780810320659. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
^ "Richard M. Davidson". goodreads. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
^ Stratford Festival on Tour 1967. Canada: Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada. 1967. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-13.