Richard Wilson
Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster (1936)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936-07-09
- Works
- 133
Top works
- A short history of France
- Shakespeare's Twelfth night, or, What you will
- Mountain spirits and maize
- A book of ships and seaman
- Pen Pictures of British Battles
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Film & TV
Acting · Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Richard Wilson OBE (born Ian Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He played Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. A later role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin.
Known for
- Sweetly It Turns — Len2023
- G♭ — Ceri2022
- Remembers… — Self2022
- Around the World in 80 Days — Grayson2021
- Sherlock Gnomes — Mr. Capulet (voice)2018
- A Midsummer Night's Dream — Starveling2016
- Danny & the Human Zoo — James Broughton2015
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1936 births20th-century British Army personnelActors from GreenockAlumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtBest Entertainment Performance BAFTA Award (television) winnersIMDb title ID different from WikidataLabour Party (UK) donorsLGBTQ theatre directorsLiving peopleMale actors from InverclydeOfficers of the Order of the British Empire