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Richard Briers

Acting 79 (deceased) years old Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK ★ 1.3
Born: January 14, 1934
Died: February 17, 2013

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).

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Known For

Doctor Who
Doctor Who Chief Caretaker 1963
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple Wilson 2004
Natural World
Natural World 1983
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Sandy Tyrell 1965
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Albert Dobson 1979

Filmography

Acting Credits (122)

The Good Life: Inside Out
The Good Life: Inside Out 2025
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals (archive footage) 2022
Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection
Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection Narrator, Roobarb, Custard / lot of characters. (uncredited) 2017
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited) 2016
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time Mouse (voice) 2013
Cockneys vs Zombies
Cockneys vs Zombies Hamish 2012
Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife Newspaper Seller 2012
Horror on the High Rise
Horror on the High Rise 2011
All About The Good Life
All About The Good Life 2010
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
National Theatre Live: London Assurance Mr. Adolphus Spanker 2010
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley Roobarb/Custard (voice) 2009
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
A Bucket O' French and Saunders 2007
That's What I Call Television
That's What I Call Television Self 2007
Kingdom
Kingdom Jim Wright 2007
Torchwood
Torchwood Parker 2006
As You Like It
As You Like It Adam 2006
My Appalling School Report
My Appalling School Report 2006
Our Hidden Lives
Our Hidden Lives Herbert Brush 2005
Roobarb and Custard Too
Roobarb and Custard Too Narrator 2005
Extras
Extras Richard Briers 2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy Self 2005
Dad
Dad Larry James 2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple Wilson 2004
New Tricks
New Tricks James Farlow 2004
Peter Pan
Peter Pan Sam "Smee" Smiegel 2003
Comedy Connections
Comedy Connections 2003
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot Robert (voice) 2003
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love Barry Moore 2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Self 2001
Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert Joseph Paxton 2001
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost Sir Nathaniel 2000
Monarch of the Glen
Monarch of the Glen Hector MacDonald 2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything 2000
Watership Down
Watership Down Captain Broom (voice) 1999
The Student Prince
The Student Prince Dr. Corbitt 1998
Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden
Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden Narrator 1998
A Respectable Trade
A Respectable Trade Sir Charles Fairley 1998
Parkinson
Parkinson Self 1998
Spice World
Spice World Bishop 1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders Stephen Wentworth 1997
Brass Eye
Brass Eye Self 1997
Hamlet
Hamlet Polonius 1996
The Adventures of Toad
The Adventures of Toad Rat 1996
Heavy Weather
Heavy Weather The Hon. Galahad Threepwood 1995
The Adventures of Mole
The Adventures of Mole Rat 1995
In the Bleak Midwinter
In the Bleak Midwinter Henry 1995
Down to Earth
Down to Earth Tony Fairfax 1995
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol Self 1994
Mole's Christmas
Mole's Christmas Rat 1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Grandfather 1994
Skallagrigg
Skallagrigg Old Arthur/George 1994
Frances the Firefly
Frances the Firefly Narrator (voice) 1994
If You See God, Tell Him
If You See God, Tell Him Godfrey Spry 1993
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing Signor Leonato 1993
Peter's Friends
Peter's Friends Lord Morton 1992
Swan Song
Swan Song Nikita 1992
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean Mr. Sprout 1990
Henry V
Henry V Lieutenant Bardolph 1989
A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval Ted Washbrook 1989
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Malvolio 1988
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Children's Favourites - Volume 1 Alias (voice) 1988
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers The Chief Caretaker 1987
Lovejoy
Lovejoy Raymond Doncaster 1986
All in Good Faith
All in Good Faith Reverend Philip Lambe 1985
Alias the Jester
Alias the Jester Alias 1985
Screen Two
Screen Two Old Arthur/George 1985
Ever Decreasing Circles
Ever Decreasing Circles 1984
The Aerodrome
The Aerodrome The Rector 1983
Natural World
Natural World 1983
Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man Bluntschli 1983
It's Your Move
It's Your Move The Husband 1982
Wogan
Wogan Self 1982
Goodbye Mr Kent
Goodbye Mr Kent Travis Kent 1982
P.Q. 17
P.Q. 17 Jack Broome 1981
Village Wooing
Village Wooing A 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Albert Dobson 1979
Watership Down
Watership Down Fiver (voice) 1978
The Other One
The Other One Ralph Tanner 1977
The Norman Conquests
The Norman Conquests Reg 1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse Henry Fairlane 1977
Our Flesh and Blood
Our Flesh and Blood Mr. Smythe 1977
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk 1976
One-Upmanship
One-Upmanship 1976
A Small Miracle
A Small Miracle Himself - Commentator 1976
The Good Life
The Good Life Tom Good 1975
Noddy
Noddy Narrator 1975
Great
Great Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1975
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited) 1974
Roobarb
Roobarb 1974
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers Louis XIII (voice) 1973
Rentadick
Rentadick Miles Gannet 1972
Tall Stories
Tall Stories 1971
Birds on the Wing
Birds on the Wing Charles Jackson 1971
Play for Today
Play for Today Mr. Smythe 1970
Play for Today
Play for Today Commander Jack Broome 1970
Ben Travers Farces
Ben Travers Farces Charlie Tutt 1970
From a Bird's Eye View
From a Bird's Eye View George Lemon 1970
All the Way Up
All the Way Up Nigel Hadfield 1970
Ooh La La!
Ooh La La! 1968
Fathom
Fathom Flight Lt. Timothy Webb 1967
NBC Experiment in Television
NBC Experiment in Television (voice) 1967
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Sandy Tyrell 1965
A Home of Your Own
A Home of Your Own The Husband 1964
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 David Prentice 1964
The Bargee
The Bargee Tomkins 1964
All in Good Time
All in Good Time The Young Husband 1964
Doctor Who
Doctor Who Chief Caretaker 1963
Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress Medical Student (uncredited) 1963
The Girl on the Boat
The Girl on the Boat Eustace Hignett 1962
Brothers In Law
Brothers In Law 1962
Faces of Jim
Faces of Jim John Frobisher 1961
Faces of Jim
Faces of Jim Lighthouse Assistant 1961
Faces of Jim
Faces of Jim Ricky Groin 1961
A Matter of WHO
A Matter of WHO Jamieson 1961
Murder She Said
Murder She Said 'Mrs Binster' 1961
Marriage Lines
Marriage Lines 1961
Bottoms Up!
Bottoms Up! Colbourne 1960
Girls at Sea
Girls at Sea 'Popeye' Lewis 1958
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Stanley Frelaine 1956
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green Ken Tracey 1955
Bird Bath
Bird Bath Narrator
Little Red Tractor Stories
Little Red Tractor Stories Narrator (voice)

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