| Richard Easton |
| Born |
John Richard Easton
(1933-03-22) 22 March 1933 (age 80)
Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Occupation |
Actor |
| Years active |
1953–present |
Richard Easton (born John Richard Easton;[1] March 22, 1933) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Brian Hammond in the 1970s BBC serial The Brothers.[citation needed]
Biography[edit]
Easton was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, North America, the son of Mary Louise (née Withington) and Leonard Idell Easton, a civil engineer. He started acting in a children's theatre group before moving, at the age of seventeen, to Ottawa to work in a weekly repertory theater.[citation needed]
Easton has performed in a number of stage productions, as well as various film roles. He has had television guest appearances on Doctor Who, L.A. Law, Frasier, and Ed.[citation needed]
Easton underwent a procedure to correct a heart arrhythmia in 2006, briefly delaying the opening of Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia, in which he plays a central role.[2]
Between 2005 and 2011, Easton appeared as Benjamin Franklin in a series of commercials and videos about Freemasonry, produced for the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts A.F. & A.M.[citation needed]
In 2011, Easton made a guest appearance in the second season of Boardwalk Empire.[citation needed]
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Easton, Richard |
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| Date of birth |
1933-03-22 |
| Place of birth |
Montréal, Québec, Canada |
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