caption death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
richard haydn , 1945 25 april 1985 los angeles , california , us camberwell , london , england , uk richard haydn 10 march 1905 1938 -- 1985 richard haydn press wire photo 1945.jpg richard haydn
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richard haydn

richard haydn -lrb- 10 march 1905 -- 25 april 1985 -rrb- was an english comic actor in radio , films and television .
some of his better known performances include `` ball of fire '' -lrb- 1941 -rrb- as professor oddley , `` no time for love '' -lrb- 1943 -rrb- as roger , `` and then there were none '' -lrb- 1945 -rrb- as thomas rogers , `` the emperor waltz '' -lrb- 1948 -rrb- , `` alice in wonderland '' -lrb- 1951 -rrb- as the caterpillar and `` the sound of music '' -lrb- 1965 -rrb- as maximilian detweiler .
