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Richard Briers

Richard Briers

Acting January 14, 1934 (79 years old) February 17, 2013 Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK

Biography

Richard David Briers, CBE (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was an English actor. His fifty-year career encompassed television, stage, film and radio. Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in Marriage Lines (1961–66), but it was a decade later, when he narrated Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1974–76) and when he played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life (1975–78), that he became a household name. Later, he starred as Martin in Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89), and he had a leading role as Hector in Monarch of the Glen (2000–05). From the late 1980s, with Kenneth Branagh as director, he performed Shakespearean roles in Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996), and As You Like It (2006).

Movies 67

Peter Pan 7.1

Peter Pan

as Sam "Smee" Smiegel

2003
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 6.4

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Grandfather

1994
The Three Musketeers 6.7

The Three Musketeers

as Louis XIII (voice)

1973
Hamlet 7.3

Hamlet

as Polonius

1996
Much Ado About Nothing 6.9

Much Ado About Nothing

as Signor Leonato

1993
The Four Musketeers 6.5

The Four Musketeers

as Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited)

1974
Spice World 4.9

Spice World

as Bishop

1997
Watership Down 7.2

Watership Down

as Fiver (voice)

1978
Henry V 7.1

Henry V

as Lieutenant Bardolph

1989
Murder She Said 7.3

Murder She Said

as 'Mrs Binster'

1961
Cockneys vs Zombies 5.7

Cockneys vs Zombies

as Hamish

2012
Peter's Friends 6.6

Peter's Friends

as Lord Morton

1992
Love's Labour's Lost 5.6

Love's Labour's Lost

as Sir Nathaniel

2000
A Chorus of Disapproval 5.4

A Chorus of Disapproval

as Ted Washbrook

1989
As You Like It 5.8

As You Like It

as Adam

2006
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley 9.0

Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley

as Roobarb/Custard (voice)

2009
Unconditional Love 6.0

Unconditional Love

as Barry Moore

2002
In the Bleak Midwinter 7.1

In the Bleak Midwinter

as Henry

1995
Run For Your Wife 4.4

Run For Your Wife

as Newspaper Seller

2012
The Girl on the Boat 6.0

The Girl on the Boat

as Eustace Hignett

1962
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 6.5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Self

2005
Fathom 6.0

Fathom

as Flight Lt. Timothy Webb

1967
Twelfth Night, or What You Will 7.5

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

as Malvolio

1988
A Matter of WHO 6.4

A Matter of WHO

as Jamieson

1961
A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country

as Arkady

1985
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot 6.9

Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot

as Robert (voice)

2003
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers 6.5

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

as The Chief Caretaker

1987
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 5.7

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
Doctor in Distress 6.3

Doctor in Distress

as Medical Student (uncredited)

1963
Dad 9.5

Dad

as Larry James

2005
All the Way Up 7.0

All the Way Up

as Nigel Hadfield

1970
National Theatre Live: London Assurance 7.0

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

as Mr. Adolphus Spanker

2010
It's Your Move 7.9

It's Your Move

as The Husband

1982
Mole's Christmas 5.5

Mole's Christmas

as Rat

1994
Girls at Sea 7.3

Girls at Sea

as 'Popeye' Lewis

1958
The Adventures of Toad

The Adventures of Toad

as Rat

1996
A Home of Your Own 6.6

A Home of Your Own

as The Husband

1964
Victoria & Albert 7.6

Victoria & Albert

as Joseph Paxton

2001
Our Flesh and Blood

Our Flesh and Blood

as Mr. Smythe

1977
Heavy Weather 8.0

Heavy Weather

as The Hon. Galahad Threepwood

1995
The Student Prince 5.2

The Student Prince

as Dr. Corbitt

1998
Great Comedy Moments

Great Comedy Moments

as Tom Good (archive footage)

2001
More Great Comedy Moments

More Great Comedy Moments

as Martin Bryce (archive footage)

2003
Rentadick 4.2

Rentadick

as Miles Gannet

1972
The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show

as Theatre Patron

1977
Village Wooing

Village Wooing

as A

1979
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

as Self

1994
All in Good Time

All in Good Time

as The Young Husband

1964
The Adventures of Mole 7.5

The Adventures of Mole

as Rat

1995
The Good Life: Inside Out

The Good Life: Inside Out

2025
The Bargee 7.0

The Bargee

as Tomkins

1964
Swan Song 6.8

Swan Song

as Nikita

1992
Great 5.6

Great

as Isambard Kingdom Brunel

1975
Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

as Bluntschli

1983
Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

as Alias (voice)

1988
All About The Good Life

All About The Good Life

2010
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals 7.0

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

as (archive footage)

2022
Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection

Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection

as Narrator, Roobarb, Custard / lot of characters. (uncredited)

2017
Our Hidden Lives 4.6

Our Hidden Lives

as Herbert Brush

2005
Horror on the High Rise

Horror on the High Rise

2011
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time 6.0

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

as Mouse (voice)

2013
Bottoms Up! 6.7

Bottoms Up!

as Colbourne

1960
The Aerodrome 7.0

The Aerodrome

as The Rector

1983
Skallagrigg 4.0

Skallagrigg

as Old Arthur/George

1994
A Small Miracle

A Small Miracle

as Himself - Commentator

1976
P.Q. 17

P.Q. 17

as Jack Broome

1981
Frances the Firefly

Frances the Firefly

as Narrator (voice)

1994

TV Shows 65

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Stephen Wentworth

1997
Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as Chief Caretaker

1963
Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Mr. Smythe

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Commander Jack Broome

1970
Natural World 7.4

Natural World

1983
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1956
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Sandy Tyrell

1965
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Wilson

2004
New Tricks 7.3

New Tricks

as James Farlow

2004
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Albert Dobson

1979
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Old Arthur/George

1985
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as A

1967
Parkinson

Parkinson

as Self

1998
Mr. Bean 8.0

Mr. Bean

as Mr. Sprout

1990
Torchwood 7.3

Torchwood

as Parker

2006
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as David Prentice

1964
Dixon of Dock Green 6.0

Dixon of Dock Green

as Ken Tracey

1955
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 6.1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

2001
Monarch of the Glen 7.3

Monarch of the Glen

as Hector MacDonald

2000
Extras 7.8

Extras

as Richard Briers

2005
Lovejoy 7.4

Lovejoy

as Raymond Doncaster

1986
Watership Down 7.3

Watership Down

as Captain Broom (voice)

1999
Kingdom 7.1

Kingdom

as Jim Wright

2007
The Good Life 7.7

The Good Life

as Tom Good

1975
Comedy Connections 6.5

Comedy Connections

2003
Brass Eye 7.7

Brass Eye

as Self

1997
Comic Relief 6.0

Comic Relief

1988
The Sunday Drama 5.0

The Sunday Drama

as Dennis

1977
Ever Decreasing Circles 7.5

Ever Decreasing Circles

1984
The Norman Conquests 6.3

The Norman Conquests

as Reg

1977
Faces of Jim

Faces of Jim

as John Frobisher

1961
Faces of Jim

Faces of Jim

as Lighthouse Assistant

1961
Faces of Jim

Faces of Jim

as Ricky Groin

1961
Ooh La La! 10.0

Ooh La La!

1968
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

as David Prentice

1964
Marriage Lines 7.0

Marriage Lines

as George Starling

1961
From a Bird's Eye View 6.0

From a Bird's Eye View

as George Lemon

1970
NBC Experiment in Television

NBC Experiment in Television

as (voice)

1967
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Stanley Frelaine

1956
One-Upmanship 7.7

One-Upmanship

as Stephen Potter

1976
All in Good Faith 2.3

All in Good Faith

as Reverend Philip Lambe

1985
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as Henry Fairlane

1977
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

2000
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk 7.0

Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

1976
A Bucket O' French and Saunders 6.2

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

2007
Alias the Jester 6.8

Alias the Jester

as Alias

1985
A Respectable Trade 7.0

A Respectable Trade

as Sir Charles Fairley

1998
Roobarb 7.4

Roobarb

1974
The Other One 7.0

The Other One

as Ralph Tanner

1977
Ben Travers Farces

Ben Travers Farces

as Charlie Tutt

1970
If You See God, Tell Him 7.5

If You See God, Tell Him

as Godfrey Spry

1993
That's What I Call Television

That's What I Call Television

as Self

2007
Roobarb and Custard Too 7.3

Roobarb and Custard Too

as Narrator

2005
Noddy 6.0

Noddy

as Narrator

1975
Between the Wars 9.0

Between the Wars

as Oswald Carstairs

1973
Down to Earth 7.5

Down to Earth

as Tony Fairfax

1995
Birds on the Wing 9.0

Birds on the Wing

as Charles Jackson

1971
Bird Bath 6.0

Bird Bath

as Narrator

Little Red Tractor Stories

Little Red Tractor Stories

as Narrator (voice)

My Appalling School Report

My Appalling School Report

2006
Goodbye Mr Kent

Goodbye Mr Kent

as Travis Kent

1982
Brothers In Law 7.0

Brothers In Law

1962
Tall Stories

Tall Stories

1971
Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden 8.0

Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden

as Narrator

1998

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