

Richard Briers
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
14 Jan 1934
Age
92 Years
Born In
Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK
Total Projects
125
Years Active
70 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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The Good Life: Inside Out
The Good Life: Inside Out

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The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
as (archive footage)

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Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection
Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection
as Narrator, Roobarb, Custard / lot of characters. (uncredited)

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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
as Mouse (voice)

movie
Cockneys vs Zombies
Cockneys vs Zombies
as Hamish

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Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife
as Newspaper Seller

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Horror on the High Rise
Horror on the High Rise

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All About The Good Life
All About The Good Life

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National Theatre Live: London Assurance
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
as Mr. Adolphus Spanker

movie
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
as Roobarb/Custard (voice)

tv
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
A Bucket O' French and Saunders

tv
That's What I Call Television
That's What I Call Television
as Self

tv
Kingdom
Kingdom
as Jim Wright

tv
Torchwood
Torchwood
as Parker

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As You Like It
As You Like It
as Adam

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My Appalling School Report
My Appalling School Report

movie
Our Hidden Lives
Our Hidden Lives
as Herbert Brush

tv
Roobarb and Custard Too
Roobarb and Custard Too
as Narrator

tv
Extras
Extras
as Richard Briers

movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Self

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Dad
Dad
as Larry James

tv
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Wilson

tv
New Tricks
New Tricks
as James Farlow

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Peter Pan
Peter Pan
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel

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Comedy Connections
Comedy Connections

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Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
as Robert (voice)

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Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love
as Barry Moore

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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self

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Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert
as Joseph Paxton

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Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
as Sir Nathaniel

tv
Monarch of the Glen
Monarch of the Glen
as Hector MacDonald

tv
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

tv
Watership Down
Watership Down
as Captain Broom (voice)

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The Student Prince
The Student Prince
as Dr. Corbitt

tv
Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden
Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden
as Narrator

tv
A Respectable Trade
A Respectable Trade
as Sir Charles Fairley

tv
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self

movie
Spice World
Spice World
as Bishop

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Stephen Wentworth

tv
Brass Eye
Brass Eye
as Self

movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Polonius

movie
The Adventures of Toad
The Adventures of Toad
as Rat

movie
Heavy Weather
Heavy Weather
as The Hon. Galahad Threepwood

movie
The Adventures of Mole
The Adventures of Mole
as Rat

movie
In the Bleak Midwinter
In the Bleak Midwinter
as Henry

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Down to Earth
Down to Earth
as Tony Fairfax

movie
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
as Self

movie
Mole's Christmas
Mole's Christmas
as Rat

movie
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
as Grandfather

movie
Skallagrigg
Skallagrigg
as Old Arthur/George

movie
Frances the Firefly
Frances the Firefly
as Narrator (voice)

tv
If You See God, Tell Him
If You See God, Tell Him
as Godfrey Spry

movie
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
as Signor Leonato

movie
Peter's Friends
Peter's Friends
as Lord Morton

movie
Swan Song
Swan Song
as Nikita

tv
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean
as Mr. Sprout

movie
Henry V
Henry V
as Lieutenant Bardolph

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A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval
as Ted Washbrook

movie
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
as Malvolio

movie
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Alias (voice)

movie
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
as The Chief Caretaker

tv
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Raymond Doncaster

tv
All in Good Faith
All in Good Faith
as Reverend Philip Lambe

tv
Alias the Jester
Alias the Jester
as Alias

tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Old Arthur/George

tv
Ever Decreasing Circles
Ever Decreasing Circles

movie
The Aerodrome
The Aerodrome
as The Rector

tv
Natural World
Natural World

movie
Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man
as Bluntschli

movie
It's Your Move
It's Your Move
as The Husband

tv
Wogan
Wogan
as Self

tv
Goodbye Mr Kent
Goodbye Mr Kent
as Travis Kent

movie
P.Q. 17
P.Q. 17
as Jack Broome

movie
Village Wooing
Village Wooing
as A

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Albert Dobson

movie
Watership Down
Watership Down
as Fiver (voice)

tv
The Other One
The Other One
as Ralph Tanner

tv
The Norman Conquests
The Norman Conquests
as Reg

tv
The Sunday Drama
The Sunday Drama
as Dennis

tv
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as Henry Fairlane

movie
Our Flesh and Blood
Our Flesh and Blood
as Mr. Smythe

tv
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

tv
One-Upmanship
One-Upmanship
as Stephen Potter

movie
A Small Miracle
A Small Miracle
as Himself - Commentator

tv
The Good Life
The Good Life
as Tom Good

tv
Noddy
Noddy
as Narrator

movie
Great
Great
as Isambard Kingdom Brunel

movie
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
as Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited)

tv
Roobarb
Roobarb

movie
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
as Louis XIII (voice)

movie
Rentadick
Rentadick
as Miles Gannet

tv
Tall Stories
Tall Stories

tv
Birds on the Wing
Birds on the Wing
as Charles Jackson

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Mr. Smythe

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Commander Jack Broome

tv
Ben Travers Farces
Ben Travers Farces
as Charlie Tutt

tv
From a Bird's Eye View
From a Bird's Eye View
as George Lemon

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All the Way Up
All the Way Up
as Nigel Hadfield

tv
Ooh La La!
Ooh La La!

tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as A

movie
Fathom
Fathom
as Flight Lt. Timothy Webb

tv
NBC Experiment in Television
NBC Experiment in Television
as (voice)

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Sandy Tyrell

movie
A Home of Your Own
A Home of Your Own
as The Husband

tv
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as David Prentice

movie
The Bargee
The Bargee
as Tomkins

movie
All in Good Time
All in Good Time
as The Young Husband

tv
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Chief Caretaker

movie
Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress
as Medical Student (uncredited)

movie
The Girl on the Boat
The Girl on the Boat
as Eustace Hignett

tv
Brothers In Law
Brothers In Law

tv
Faces of Jim
Faces of Jim
as John Frobisher

tv
Faces of Jim
Faces of Jim
as Lighthouse Assistant

tv
Faces of Jim
Faces of Jim
as Ricky Groin

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A Matter of WHO
A Matter of WHO
as Jamieson

movie
Murder She Said
Murder She Said
as 'Mrs Binster'

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Marriage Lines
Marriage Lines
as George Starling

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Bottoms Up!
Bottoms Up!
as Colbourne

movie
Girls at Sea
Girls at Sea
as 'Popeye' Lewis

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Stanley Frelaine

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee

tv
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green
as Ken Tracey

tv
Bird Bath
Bird Bath
as Narrator

tv
Little Red Tractor Stories
Little Red Tractor Stories
as Narrator (voice)