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Richard Ridings

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Biography

Richard John Ridings (born September 19, 1958) is an English actor. He portrayed Alan Ashburn in the ITV television drama Fat Friends, Bernard Green in the BBC One comedy-drama Common as Muck, Mr. Bumble in the BBC series Dickensian, and is the voice of Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig. He trained as an actor at Bretton Hall College, then the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is the father of singer-songwriter Freya Ridings.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Pianist

As Mr. Lipa

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

As Buck

The Brothers Grimm

As Bunst

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

As Mr. Monza

Fierce Creatures

As Hugh

The Wind in the Willows

As The Guard

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability

What happens when simulated harm, comic violence, or staged ordeals crash into real-world consequences? This collection explores the unsettling borderland where...

8 films

When Worlds Collide: The Magic of Live-Action Animation

From Disney's pioneering blend to modern masterpieces, explore films that seamlessly merge reality and animation, celebrating the creative spark when two worlds...

8 films

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