Richard Caldicot

Richard Caldicot (7 October 1908 in London –16 October 1995) was a British actor famed for his role of Commander (later Captain) Povey in the BBC radio series The Navy Lark. He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician delivering Betty Spencer's baby in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.

His father was a civil servant and he attended Dulwich College. He then appeared in repertory theatre and on the West End stage from 1928.

Caldicot's television appearances include The Four Just Men, The Prisoner: "Many Happy Returns", Steptoe and Son, Fawlty Towers: "Gourmet Night" (as Mr Twitchen), Vanity Fair, and Coronation Street. He was also seen in the United States on The Beverly Hillbillies.

Caldicot worked right up till his death in October 1995.

Filmography

• The Million Pound Note (1954)
• The Horse's Mouth (1958)
• Room at the Top (1959)
• Follow a Star (1959)
• The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
• Dentist on the Job (1961)
• The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961)
• The V.I.P.s (1963)
• You Must Be Joking! (1965)
• The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
• The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
• Professor Popper's Problem (1974)
• Eskimo Nell (1975)
• Adventures of a Private Eye (1977)
• Adventures of a Plumber's Mate (1978)
• Firepower (1979)
• Mountains of the Moon (1990)

External links

• Richard Caldicot at the Internet Movie Database