Richard Meade was born on December 4, 1938 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales as Richard John Hannay Meade. He is known for his work on International Velvet (1978) and Meeting the Challenge: International Velvet (1978). He was married to Angela Dorothy Farquhar. He died on January 8, 2015 in West Littleton, Gloucestershire, England.