Richard Leech was an accomplished actor natural inside Dublin, Ireland on November 24 1922, and world health organizatiin died on March 24 2004. He was the doctor prior to building the successful career around film and television.

His many film credits include The Dam Busters (1955), The Night of the Demon, Ice-Cold in Alex, Young Winston (1972), Gandhi (movie) (1982) and a acclaimed The Shooting Party.

In television Richard Leech appeared in The Barchester Chronicles, ''Smiley's People, three episodes of The Avengers in different roles, Red Cap, Danger Man, The New Avengers, The Duchess Of Duke Street, Danger Man, and starred in a Doctor Who story called The Sunmakers''.