Richard Haydn (born George Richard Haydon; 10 March 1905 – 25 April 1985) was an English-American actor and director. He's best known for his roles in such films as Ball of Fire, The Sound of Music, and Young Frankenstein and for voicing the Caterpillar in Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
Haydn never married but was engaged for a few months to Maria Riva, the daughter of Marlene Dietrich. He died of a heart attack at the age of 80.
Works with Richard Haydn:
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Film roles
- Charleys Aunt (1941): Charley Wyckham
- Ball of Fire (1941): Professor Oddley
- Are Husbands Necessary (1942): Chuck
- Thunderbirds Soldiers Of The Air (1942): George Lockwood
- Forever And A Day (1943): Mr. Fulcher
- No Time For Love (1943): Roger Winant
- Tonight And Every Night (1945): Specialty (
Deleted Role) - And Then There Were None (1945): Thomas Rogers
- Adventure (1945): Limo
- The Green Years (1946): Jason Reid
- Cluny Brown (1946): Jonathan Wilson
- 'The Beginning Or The End (1947): Dr. Chisholm
- The Late George Apley (1947): Horatio Willing
- Singapore (1947): Deputy Commissioner Hewitt
- The Foxes Of Harrow (1947): Andre LeBlanc
- Forever Amber (1947): Earl of Radcliffe
- Sitting Pretty (1948): Mr. Clarence Appleton
- The Emperor Waltz (1948): Emperor Franz-Josef
- Miss Tatlocks Millions (1948): Fergel (also directed)
- Dear Wife (1949): Early Riser/Radio Announcer (also directed)
- Mr Music (1950): Jerome Thisbee (also directed)
- Alice in Wonderland (1951): Caterpillar (voice)
- The Merry Widow (1952): Baron Popoff
- Never Let Me Go (1953): Christopher Wellington St. John Denny
- Money From Home (1953): Bertie Searles
- Her Twelve Men (1954): Dr. Avord Barrett
- Jupiters Darling (1955): Horatio
- The Toy Tiger (1956): John Fusenot
- Twilight For The Gods (1958): Oliver Randall Wiggins
- Please Dont Eat The Daisies (1960): Alfred North
- The Lost World (1960): Prof. Summerlee
- Lets Make Love (1960): Prologue Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962): Sir Henry Vining
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1962): William Brown
- The Sound of Music (1965): Max Detweiler
- Clarence The Cross Eyed Lion (1965): Rupert Rowbotham
- The Adventures Of Bullwhip Griffin (1967): Quentin Bartlett
- Young Frankenstein (1974): Herr Falkstein
Short film roles
- Who Killed Who? (1943): The Victim (voice, uncredited)
Television roles
- Red Peppers (TV movie, 1938): George Pepper
- Schlitz Playhouse (1 episode, 1952): Quarter Malloy (also directed)
- Producers Showcase (1 episode, 1955): Bibo
- Playhouse 90 (3 episodes, 1957–58): Stephen Spettigue/Muche/The Accountant
- Shirley Temples Storybook (1 episode, 1958) : Prime Minister
- Lux Playhouse (1 episode, 1959): Cedric
- General Electric Theater (1 episode, 1960): Chancellor
- The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1960): Bartlett Finchley
- Burke's Law (1 episode, 1964): Julian Clarington
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1 episode, 1964): Edwin Carp
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1 episode, 1965): Mr. Hemingway
- Laredo (1 episode, 1967): Jonathan Pringle
- ABC Stage 67 (1 episode, 1967): Whitey
- Bewitched (1 episode, 1968): Kenzu Mishimoto
- Bonanza (1 episode, 1969): Malcolm the Magnificent
- It Takes a Thief (1 episode, 1969): Blanton
- Lassie (1 episode, 1971): Henry Newton
- McCloud (1 episode, 1972): Edwin
- Love, American Style (1 episode, 1973): Edward
- The Return Of Charlie Chan (TV movie, 1973): Andrew Kidder
- The Hugga Bunch (TV movie, 1985): Bookworm (voice, uncredited)
