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Richard Briers (1934–2013)


Trivia:

Father of Lucy Briers. See more trivia »

Died:

(age 79) in London, England, UK
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2013 Top Gear (TV series)
Sat Nav
Episode #19.5 (2013) … Sat Nav (voice)
 
2012 Cockneys vs Zombies
Hamish
 
2012 Run for Your Wife
Newspaper Seller
 
2010 National Theatre Live (TV series)
Mr. Adolphus Spanker
 
2010 Freds Meat (short)
Fred
 
2008 Little Whispers (short)
Stranger
 
2008 Torchwood (TV series)
Parker
A Day in the Death (2008) … Parker
 
2008 Kingdom (TV series)
Jim Wright
Episode #2.2 (2008) … Jim Wright
 
2007 Holby City (TV series)
George Woodman
Elliot's Wonderful Life (2007) … George Woodman
 
2007 A Bucket o' French & Saunders (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (2007)
 
2007 Gina's Laughing Gear (TV series)
Stairlift to Heaven (2007)
 
2006 Extras (TV series)
Richard Briers
Chris Martin (2006) … Richard Briers
 
2006 Doctors (TV series)
Jack Roberts
Running Time (2006) … Jack Roberts
 
2006 New Tricks (TV series)
James Farlow
Old Dogs (2006) … James Farlow
 
2000-2005 Monarch of the Glen (TV series)
Hector MacDonald
 
2005 Our Hidden Lives (TV movie)
Herbert Brush
 
2005 Roobarb & Custard Too (TV series)
Custard / Narrator / Roorbarb
When There Was a Surprise (2005) … Narrator/Roorbarb/Custard (voice)
When Custard Was Grounded (2005) … Narrator/Roorbarb/Custard (voice)
When Custard Was Very Very Naughty (2005) … Narrator/Roorbarb/Custard (voice)
When Custard Wrote a Book (2005) … Narrator/Roorbarb/Custard (voice)
When It Ended in Tears (2005) … Narrator/Roorbarb/Custard (voice)
 
2005 Bob the Builder: Project Build It (TV series)
Bob's Dad Robert
 
2005 Dad (TV movie)
Larry James
 
2003 Peter Pan
Smee
 
2003 London Sonnet (short) (voice)
 
2002 Unconditional Love
Barry Moore
 
1999-2001 Watership Down (TV series)
Captain Broom
The Spy (2001) … Captain Broom
An Unfair Due (2001) … Captain Broom
Magic (2001) … Captain Broom
 
2001 Victoria & Albert (TV movie)
Joseph Paxton
 
1999 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Stephen Wentworth
 
1998 The Prince of Hearts (TV movie)
Dr. Corbitt
 
1998 Geoff Hamilton: A Man and His Garden (TV mini-series)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 A Respectable Trade (TV mini-series)
Sir Charles Fairley
 
1997 Spice World
Bishop
 
1997 Inspector Morse (TV series)
Sir Clixby Bream
 
1996 Hamlet
Polonius
 
1996 The Adventures of Toad (TV movie)
Rat (voice)
 
1995 The Adventures of Mole (TV movie)
Rat (voice)
 
1995 Heavy Weather (TV movie)
The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
 
1995 A Midwinter's Tale
Henry Wakefield (Claudius, the Ghost, and the Player King)
 
1995 Down to Earth (TV series)
Tony Fairfax
Episode #1.7 (1995) … Tony Fairfax
Episode #1.6 (1995) … Tony Fairfax
Episode #1.5 (1995) … Tony Fairfax
Episode #1.4 (1995) … Tony Fairfax
Episode #1.3 (1995) … Tony Fairfax
 
1994 Mole's Christmas (TV short)
Rat (voice)
 
1994 Screen Two (TV series)
George / Old Arthur
Skallagrigg (1994) … Old Arthur/George
 
1993 If You See God, Tell Him (TV series)
Godfrey Spry
Episode #1.4 (1993) … Godfrey Spry
Episode #1.3 (1993) … Godfrey Spry
Episode #1.2 (1993) … Godfrey Spry
Episode #1.1 (1993) … Godfrey Spry
 
1993 Lovejoy (TV series)
Raymond Doncaster
Never Judge a Book by Its Cover (1993) … Raymond Doncaster
 
1993 Little Red Tractor Stories (TV series)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992 Peter's Friends
Lord Morton
 
1992 Swan Song (short)
Nikita
 
1990 Coconuts (TV series) (voice)
 
1990 Mr. Bean (TV series)
Mr. Sprout
Mr. Bean (1990) … Mr. Sprout
 
1984-1989 Ever Decreasing Circles (TV series)
Martin Bryce
Moving On (1989) … Martin Bryce
Half an Office (1987) … Martin Bryce
The Footpath (1987) … Martin Bryce
 
1989 A Chorus of Disapproval
Ted Washbrook
 
1988 Minder (TV series)
Col. Caplan
 
1985-1988 All in Good Faith (TV series)
Reverend Philip Lambe
False Profits (1988) … Reverend Philip Lambe
Behold a Pale Rider (1988) … Reverend Philip Lambe
The Spirit Is Willing (1988) … Reverend Philip Lambe
The Prodigal Son (1988) … Reverend Philip Lambe
And He Fell Among Thieves (1988) … Reverend Philip Lambe
 
1988 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Albert Dobson
The Verger (1988) … Albert Dobson
 
1985 Alias the Jester (TV series)
Alias
 
1985 A Month in the Country (TV movie)
Arkady
 
1983 The Aerodrome (TV movie)
The Rector
 
1983 Arms and the Man (TV movie)
Bluntschli
 
1982 It's Your Move (TV short)
The husband
 
1982 Goodbye, Mr. Kent (TV series)
Travis Kent
Episode #1.7 (1982) … Travis Kent
Episode #1.6 (1982) … Travis Kent
Episode #1.5 (1982) … Travis Kent
Episode #1.4 (1982) … Travis Kent
Episode #1.3 (1982) … Travis Kent
 
1981 The Goodies (TV series)
Narrator
Special: Snow White 2 (1981) … Narrator
 
1977-1981 Play for Today (TV series)
Jack Broome / Mr. Smythe
PQ17 (1981) … Jack Broome
Our Flesh and Blood (1977) … Mr. Smythe
 
1980 Comedy Tonight (TV movie)
 
1979 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
A
Village Wooing (1979) … A
 
1977-1979 The Other One (TV series)
Ralph Tanner
Episode #2.6 (1979) … Ralph Tanner
Episode #2.5 (1979) … Ralph Tanner
Episode #2.4 (1979) … Ralph Tanner
Episode #2.3 (1979) … Ralph Tanner
Episode #2.2 (1979) … Ralph Tanner
 
1978 Watership Down
Fiver (voice)
 
1976-1978 One-Upmanship (TV series)
Stephen Potter
Up Country (1978) … Stephen Potter
Housemanship (1976) … Stephen Potter
 
1978 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Den
Just Between Ourselves (1978) … Den
 
1975-1978 Good Neighbors (TV series)
Tom Good
When I'm 65. (1978) … Tom Good
Anniversary (1977) … Tom Good
Suit Yourself (1977) … Tom Good
 
1978 Just Between Ourselves (TV movie)
Dennis
 
1977 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Theatre Patron
1977 Christmas Show (1977) … Theatre Patron
 
1977 The Galton & Simpson Playhouse (TV series)
Henry Fairlane
Swap You One of These for One of Those (1977) … Henry Fairlane
 
1976 Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (TV series)
Narrator
During a Savings Week (1976) … Narrator (voice)
During a Long Time Ago (1976) … Narrator (voice)
During a Smashing Time (1976) … Narrator (voice)
During a Stay at the Reservoir Desert (1976) … Narrator (voice)
During Something and Nothing (1976) … Narrator (voice)
 
1975 Noddy (TV series)
Narrator
 
1974 The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge
Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited)
 
1974 Roobarb (TV series)
Narrator
When Roobarb Made a Spike (1974) … Narrator (voice)
When It Was Night (1974) … Narrator (voice)
When Roobarb Didn't See the Sun Come Up... (1974) … Narrator (voice)
When the Tree Fell to Pieces (1974) … Narrator (voice)
When a Knight Lost His Day … Narrator (voice)
 
1974 Late Night Drama (TV series)
Leon
You Don't Remember! (1974) … Leon
 
1973 The Three Musketeers
Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited)
 
1973 Ooh La La! (TV series)
Dufausset
A Pig in a Poke (1973) … Dufausset
 
1972 Rentadick
Miles Gannet
 
1971 Birds on the Wing (TV series)
Charles Jackson
Episode #1.6 (1971) … Charles Jackson
Episode #1.5 (1971) … Charles Jackson
Episode #1.4 (1971) … Charles Jackson
Episode #1.3 (1971) … Charles Jackson
Episode #1.1 (1971) … Charles Jackson
 
1970 A Cuckoo in the Nest (TV movie)
Peter Wykeham
 
1970 Rookery Nook (TV movie)
Gerald Popkiss
 
1970 It's Tommy Cooper (TV series)
Guest
Episode #1.11 (1970) … Guest
 
1970 All the Way Up
Nigel Hadfield
 
1969 It's Your Move (short)
The Husband
 
1968 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Sandy Tyrell
Hay Fever (1968) … Sandy Tyrell
 
1967 Fathom
Flight Lt. Timothy Webb
 
1961-1966 Marriage Lines (TV series)
George Starling
First House (1966) … George Starling
Big Business (1966) … George Starling
Home Market (1966) … George Starling
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
David Prentice
 
1964 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series)
George Starling
 
1964 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
David Prentice
 
1964 The Bargee
Tomkins
 
1964 All in Good Time (short)
The young husband
 
1964 A Home of Your Own
The Husband
 
1963 Doctor in Distress
Medical Student (uncredited)
 
1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Limbeck
True Love and Limbeck (1963) … Limbeck
 
1963 The V.I.P.s
Met. Official (uncredited)
 
1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Edward Kinnerton / Tassell
Both Ends Meet (1962) … Edward Kinnerton
 
1962 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Ken Tracey
A Path Through the Jungle (1962) … Ken Tracey
 
1961 The Seven Faces of Jim (TV series)
John Frobisher / Lighthouse Assistant / Ricky Groin
The Face of Enthusiasm (1961) … Ricky Groin
The Face of Guilt (1961) … Lighthouse Assistant
The Face of Duty (1961) … John Frobisher
 
1961 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Stanley Frelaine
Murder Club (1961) … Stanley Frelaine
 
1961 A Matter of WHO
Jamieson
 
1961 Harpers West One (TV series)
Patrick Wainwright
Episode #1.4 (1961) … Patrick Wainwright
 
1961 The Girl on the Boat
Eustace Hignett
 
1961 Murder She Said
'Mrs. Binster'
 
1960 Somerset Maugham Hour (TV series)
Herbert Sunbury
The Kite (1960) … Herbert Sunbury
 
1960 Bottoms Up
Colbourne
 
1958 Girls at Sea
'Popeye' Lewis
 
1956 She Stoops to Conquer (TV movie)
2nd Servant
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
2000 Monarch of the Glen (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (2000) (performer: "Keep Right on to the End of the Road" - uncredited)
 
2000 Love's Labour's Lost (performer: "The Way You Look Tonight")
 
1999 Ratcatcher ("Roobarb & Custard")
 
1975-1976 Good Neighbors (TV series)
The Early Birds (1976) (performer: "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'")
Going to Pot? (1976) (performer: "Happy Birthday To You")
The Pagan Rite (1975) (performer: "Let's Do It Let's Fall In Love")
The Thing in the Cellar (1975) (performer: "I'm Just Wild About Harry")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2013 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
Underground (2013) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (56 titles)
2012 Michael Grade's History of the Pantomime Dame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Imagine (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
Alan Ayckbourn: Greetings from Scarbrough (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 Wogan on Wodehouse (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 How to Buy a Puppy (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
2010 All About 'The Good Life' (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / Tom Good (also archive footage)
 
2010 Decade of Doctors (TV series documentary)
Himself / Jack Roberts
Famous Faces (2010) … Himself / Jack Roberts (also archive footage)
 
2009 Beyond a Joke (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Legacy (2009) … Himself
Working Life (2009) … Himself
A Class Apart (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Torchwood Declassified (TV series documentary)
Himself
Dead Eyes Open (2008) … Himself
 
2007 News 24 Sunday (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.3 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 That's What I Call Television (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Real Mr Pooter (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2007 A Taste of My Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
Richard Briers (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
Ever Decreasing Circles (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Who Killed the Sitcom? (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Ultimate Sitcom (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 2005 TV Moments (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Children in Need (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV (TV special)
Himself
 
2004-2005 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 August 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 13 May 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2005 Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 100 Greatest Cartoons (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2004-2005 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 4 June 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 All the Queen's Cooks (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 The Terry and Gaby Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.10 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Britain's Best Sitcom (TV series)
Himself
 
2004 The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Joy of Christmas (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2003 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.13 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Breakfast with Frost (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 June 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 The John Thaw Story (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Lads Army (TV series)
Himself
 
1972-2002 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
Julian Fellowes (2002) … Himself
Richard Briers (1972) … Himself
 
2002 Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000-2001 Funny Turns (TV series documentary)
Himself
Felicity Kendal: A Passage from India (2001) … Himself
Paul Eddington: A Life Well Lived (2001) … Himself
Penelope Keith (2000) … Himself
Richard Briers: A Good Life (2000) … Himself
 
2000 I Love 1970's (TV series documentary)
Narrator
I Love 1974 (2000) … Narrator
 
2000 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 February 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (TV mini-series documentary)
'Tom Good' / Himself
 
1998 Funny Women (TV series documentary)
Himself
Prunella Scales (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Brass Eye (TV series)
Himself
Science (1997) … Himself
 
1997 To Be on Camera: A History with Hamlet (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV series)
Himself
Episode #10.9 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
Terry-Thomas (1995) … Himself
 
1994 French and Saunders (TV series)
Himself
French and Saunders Christmas Carol (1994) … Himself
 
1991 Comic Relief (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 A Tribute to Terry Thomas (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978-1981 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 July 1981 (1981) … Himself
Episode dated 3 July 1981 (1981) … Himself
Episode dated 5 July 1978 (1978) … Himself
Episode dated 28 June 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1981 The Theatre Quiz (TV series)
Himself - Panellist
Episode #1.6 (1981) … Himself - Panellist
 
1980 Survival: Small Is Beautiful (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1976 A Small Miracle (short)
Himself - Commentator
 
1975 Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel) (documentary short)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (voice)
 
1969 NBC Experiment in Television (TV series documentary)
Pinter People (1969) (voice)
 
1964 Language of Love (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2013 Richard Briers: A Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Woof! A Horizon Guide to Dogs (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator (archive sound) (uncredited)
 
2007 The Comedy Christmas (TV documentary)
Tom Good (uncredited)
 
2007 The Music of Morse (TV documentary)
Sir Clixby Bream (uncredited)
 
2007 There's Something About... Morse (TV documentary)
Sir Clixby Bream (uncredited)
 
2003 Life Beyond the Box: Margo (TV movie)
Tom Good
 
1997 The Best Bits of Mr. Bean (video)
Man in Church
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(4/16/05) Radio: Appeared as a guest on Jonathan Ross' show on BBC Radio 2. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Do I need or desire an iPod? Of course not! I'm afraid I won't live long enough to find time to listen to the 10,000 tunes you're supposed to be able to store on them. See more »

Trivia:

Father of Lucy Briers. See more »

Nickname:

Dickie See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn