What is Richard Johnson (actor)?
{{Infobox person | image = Richard Johnson (actor).jpg | imagesize = 240px | caption = Richard Johnson ca. 2008 | name = Richard Johnson | birth_date = {{birth date|1927|7|30}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|6|6|1927|7|30}} | birth_place = [[Upminster]], [[Essex]], [[England]], U.K. | death_place = [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], [[London]], [[England]], U.K. | yearsactive = 1950-2014 | spouse = Sheila Sweet (2 children)<br />[[Kim Novak]] (1965–1966)<br />Mary Louise Norlund (1 child)<br />Lynne Gurney (2004-2015; his death) }} '''Richard Johnson''' (30 July 1927 &ndash; 6 June 2015) was a [[English people|English]] actor, writer and producer. His career began in 1950. He is known for his role as Grandpa in ''[[The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (movie)|The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas]]''. He was born in [[Upminster]], [[Essex]], England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/37/Richard-Johnson.html |title=Richard Johnson Biography (1927–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date=30 July 1927 |accessdate=28 February 2012}}</ref> Johnson died on 6 June 2015, at the Royal Marsden Hospital in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], [[London]], aged 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33036755|publisher=BBC News|title=Actor Richard Johnson dies, aged 87|date=6 June 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDB name|0426062|Richard Johnson}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Richard}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:Actors from Essex]] {{actor-stub}}