Richard Haddock Richard Haddock Sir Richard Haddock (c.1629 – 26 January 1715 Old Style) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral in August 1690. In Herge's Adventures of Tintin, Richard Haddock was one of the inspirations for Captain Haddock's 17th century ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock. Haddock was born into a distinguished navy family. His grandfather, also Richard Haddock, had been rewarded by the government in 1652, having held commands under both Charles I and subsequently the Parliamentary regime; he commanded the "Victory" in 1642, the "Antelope" in 1643-44, the
Captain Haddock in "Tintin and the Blue Oranges", and by David Fox in "The Adventures of Tintin (TV series)". On BBC Radio 4, he was portrayed by Leo McKern in Series One and by Lionel Jeffries in Series Two. In both the 1960s and 1990s television series, Haddock spoke with an Irish accent. In the latter he was voiced by David Fox with a light Northern Irish/Ulster accent. In the animated movie "Tintin and the Lake of Sharks", he was voiced by Claude Bertrand. In the 2011 film "", Andy Serkis supplies the voice and motion capture performance of Captain Haddock (adopting