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{{Cast Member |name='''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' |image=[[File:Actor_Richard_Caldicot.jpg|thumb|200px]] |imagecaption= |character(s)=[[Henry Povey]] |altimage= |altcaption= }} '''Richard Caldicot''' (7 October 1908 β 16 October 1995) was an English actor famed for his role of [[Henry Povey|Commander (later Captain) Povey]] in the BBC radio series ''[[The Navy Lark (Series)|#The Navy Lark]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/comedy/progpages/navylark.shtml|title=BBC 7 β Comedy β The Navy Lark|author=BBC|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He also appeared often on television, memorably as the obstetrician delivering Betty Spencer's baby in ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0078897|title=BBC Two β Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Series 2, The Baby Arrives|work=BBC}}</ref> He attended Dulwich College, before appearing in repertory theatre and on the West End stage (in the original production of ''Journey's End'') from 1928.<ref>"Savoy Theatre β Journey's End", The Play Pictorial, February 1929, p. 7</ref> He found success in 1947 when he appeared in a stage production of ''Edward, My Son''. His film debut was in ''The Million Pound Note'' (1954).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/richard-caldicot-p10243|title=Richard Caldicot β Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos β AllMovie|author=Sandra Brennan|work=AllMovie}}</ref> Caldicot's television appearances include ''The Four Just Men'', ''The Prisoner'': "Many Happy Returns", ''Steptoe and Son'', ''Vanity Fair'', and ''Coronation Street''. He was also seen in the United States on ''The Beverly Hillbillies''.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba04b5537|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722162831/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba04b5537|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-22|title=Richard Caldicot|work=BFI}}</ref> Caldicot worked virtually right up till his death in October 1995.<ref name=bfi/> ==Sources== <references/> [[Category:Cast members]] [[Category:Regular Cast]]
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