Biography
Don Richardson directed television and theatrical productions. At the end of his career, he became a respected acting teacher whose book Acting Without Agony: An Alternative to the Method has been used worldwide. Famous Richardson students include
Anne Bancroft,
Grace Kelly,
John Cassavetes, and
Zero Mostel. His television credits run the gamut from
Bonanza to
Lost in Space to
One Day at a Time. As an instructor Richardson taught at Barnard College and at both the East and West coast campuses of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was awarded a professorship at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Richardson continued teaching after retirement, holding workshops for directors and actors through U.C.L.A. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide