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Richard
Marquand
Richard Marquand was born on April 17, 1938 in Cardiff, Wales,
UK. He was the son of Hon. Ret. Hilary Adair Marquand (Labour) and Ray
Rees and was the brother of Labourist David Marquand. He was also the
grandson of Hilary Marquand (Victorian Master Mariner) and editor Eric B.
Marquand
Marquand joined the Royal Air Force in 1959 where he served in
the Far East and he was educated at Université d'Aix-Marseille, France and at
King's College Cambridge (Modern Languages).
By 1963 he was starting to pursue a career in film and was
working as a documentary director for the BBC, working with James Cameron
producing the documentaries. And by the 1970's he was working in the US
but had also worked as a TV newscaster, TV host and director in Hong Kong.
Marquand died on September 4, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA of a
heart attack after a major stroke.
OMNI article (May
1983)
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- Film Actor
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the
Jedi~1983 (voice) (uncredited) - AT-ST Driver/EV-9D9
- Beowulf~19?? - Narrator
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- Film Director
- Hearts of Fire~1987 (released posthumously)
- Jagged Edge~1985
- Until September~1984
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi~1983
- Eye of the Needle~1981 (see
Actor Connections -
Film)
- Birth of the Beatles~1979 (see
Actor Connections -
Film)
- Legacy, The~1978
- Do Yourself Some Good~19??
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- Film Documentaries
(director)
- In Search of the Nile~1971
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- Film Producer
- Hearts of Fire~1987
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- Film Writer
- Nowhere to Run~1993 (original story)
- Total Recall~1990 (helped develop the screenplay)
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- TV Director
- Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid~1976
- Luke Was There~1976
- Edward II~1970 (with Ian McKellen as King Edward)
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- TV Producer
- Luke Was There~1976
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- Theatre Actor
- Edward II~1970
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- Theatre Director
- Edward II~1970 (with Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi)
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- Awards, Honors and
Nominations
- Emmy
- Rec'd 1971 for documentary In Search of the Nile
- Fantosporto:
- Nom 1986 International Fantasy Film Award Best Film for
Jagged Edge
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