Richard Durden

Distinguished-looking, silvery-haired thespian, born Mark Richard Durden-Smith, son of A.J. Durden-Smith, fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons. His older brother was the documentary film maker Jo Durden-Smith. Richard attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College near Hertford and studied at Merton College in 1963. While at Oxford, he joined the Experimental Theatre Club, a student drama society which included among its alumni Michael Palin...