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Richard Whitmore

Richard Whitmore

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 22, 1933 (92)
Birthplace Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Feb 02, 2026
Entry Date Aug 18, 2025
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Biography

Richard Whitmore (born 22 December 1933) is an English broadcaster, writer and actor. Whitmore is best known for his work as a BBC newsreader in the 1970s and 1980s and occasional work as a reporter. He was educated at the former Hitchin Grammar School, and did not go to university. Whitmore appear ... ed (along with other presenters and newsreaders) in the "Nothing Like a Dame" musical number on the Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show in 1977. Later, he performed professionally on the stage in several productions. In 1991 he appeared as a newscaster in the comedy film King Ralph. In December 2011 he became President of Hitchin Band. He is also the author of several books, including a 2007 biography of Reginald Hine, a historian from Hitchin who committed suicide in 1949. Whitmore lives in Hitchin with his wife Wendy, whom he married on 26 April 1957. The couple have four daughters and nine grandchildren. The studio at the Queen Mother Theatre in Hitchin is named in his honour.

Known For

Filmography

Gobble

Gobble

1997

as Celebrity Newsreader

King Ralph

King Ralph

1991

as Male Newscaster

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Television Credits

The New Statesman

as Richard Whitmore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1987

Sykes

as TV Reporter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

If You See God, Tell Him

as TV Newsreader

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 1993

Only Fools and Horses

as Newsreader

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1981

A Bit of Fry & Laurie

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 1989

In the Red

as World at One Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 26, 1998

In the Red

as Radio 4 Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 26, 1998

In the Red

as PM Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 26, 1998

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