Though he appeared as the wrestler Nikolas in Jules Dassin's film noir, Night and the City (1950),[1] Richmond was perhaps most recognisable as the shirtless gongman banging the enormous gong preceding the opening credits for films produced or distributed by the Rank Organisation. He was the fourth - and last - actor to take the job. According to the BBC, he had revealed to friends that the gong seen in the Rank Organisation's opening never rang, as it was a papier-mâché stage prop and he never actually struck it with any force, joking "If you hit that gong, you would have gone straight through."[2]
^Schager, Nick. 24 September 2015 at the Wayback MachineSlant Magazine, DVD review of Night and the City, 16 February 2005. Last accessed: 3 December 2009.
Hevesi, Dennis (14 August 2006). "MOVIES: Ken Richmond, 80, Gong-Striker Familiar to Filmgoers, Dies". The New York Times.
External links
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
kenneth, richmond, kenneth, alan, richmond, july, 1926, august, 2006, english, heavyweight, wrestler, medal, recordmen, freestyle, wrestlingrepresenting, great, britainolympic, games1952, helsinki, heavyweightrepresenting, englandbritish, empire, commonwealth,. Kenneth Alan Ken Richmond 10 July 1926 3 August 2006 was an English heavyweight wrestler Kenneth Richmond Medal recordMen s freestyle wrestlingRepresenting Great BritainOlympic Games1952 Helsinki HeavyweightRepresenting EnglandBritish Empire and Commonwealth Games1954 Vancouver Heavyweight1950 Auckland HeavyweightRichmond was born in London His father abandoned the family when Richmond was 3 Before he got into freestyle wrestling he was a whale ship crewman At 6 5 and 265 lbs he won a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics as well as a bronze medal at the 1950 British Empire Games and a gold medal at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games He stayed fit enough into his later years to win medals for rollerblading and windsurfing in his 60s citation needed Though he appeared as the wrestler Nikolas in Jules Dassin s film noir Night and the City 1950 1 Richmond was perhaps most recognisable as the shirtless gongman banging the enormous gong preceding the opening credits for films produced or distributed by the Rank Organisation He was the fourth and last actor to take the job According to the BBC he had revealed to friends that the gong seen in the Rank Organisation s opening never rang as it was a papier mache stage prop and he never actually struck it with any force joking If you hit that gong you would have gone straight through 2 He was a Jehovah s Witness for most of his life being jailed as a conscientious objector during World War II In later life he was a volunteer minister for the organisation 2 He died at age 80 in his home in Christchurch Richmond s wife Valentina died in 1996 citation needed Contents 1 Filmography 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksFilmography EditYear Title Role Notes1950 Night and the City Nikolas of Athens1954 Mad About Men Zampa Uncredited1956 The Iron Petticoat Igor Group 9 Operative Uncredited final film role References Edit Schager Nick Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Slant Magazine DVD review of Night and the City 16 February 2005 Last accessed 3 December 2009 a b HevesiBibliography EditLondon Daily Mirror 12 August 2006 BBC Radio 4 Last Word 18 August 2006 Hevesi Dennis 14 August 2006 MOVIES Ken Richmond 80 Gong Striker Familiar to Filmgoers Dies The New York Times External links EditEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Ken Richmond Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Ken Richmond at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth Richmond amp oldid 1140222180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
