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Richard Briers
Acting

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...

Filmography

The Good Life: Inside Out

movie

The Good Life: Inside Out

2025

The Good Life: Inside Out

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

movie

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

2022

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

as (archive footage)

Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection

movie

Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection

2017

Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection

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

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

movie

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

movie

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

2013

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

as Mouse (voice)

Cockneys vs Zombies

movie

Cockneys vs Zombies

2012

Cockneys vs Zombies

as Hamish

Run For Your Wife

movie

Run For Your Wife

2012

Run For Your Wife

as Newspaper Seller

Horror on the High Rise

movie

Horror on the High Rise

2011

Horror on the High Rise

All About The Good Life

movie

All About The Good Life

2010

All About The Good Life

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

movie

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

2010

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

as Mr. Adolphus Spanker

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

movie

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

2009

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

as Roobarb/Custard (voice)

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

tv

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

2007

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

CineRaya

tv

That's What I Call Television

2007

That's What I Call Television

as Self

Kingdom

tv

Kingdom

2007

Kingdom

as Jim Wright

Torchwood

tv

Torchwood

2006

Torchwood

as Parker

As You Like It

movie

As You Like It

2006

As You Like It

as Adam

CineRaya

tv

My Appalling School Report

2006

My Appalling School Report

CineRaya

movie

Our Hidden Lives

2005

Our Hidden Lives

as Herbert Brush

Roobarb and Custard Too

tv

Roobarb and Custard Too

2005

Roobarb and Custard Too

as Narrator

Extras

tv

Extras

2005

Extras

as Richard Briers

CineRaya

movie

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Self

Dad

movie

Dad

2005

Dad

as Larry James

Agatha Christie's Marple

tv

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Wilson

New Tricks

tv

New Tricks

2004

New Tricks

as James Farlow

Peter Pan

movie

Peter Pan

2003

Peter Pan

as Sam "Smee" Smiegel

Comedy Connections

tv

Comedy Connections

2003

Comedy Connections

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

movie

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

2003

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

as Robert (voice)

Unconditional Love

movie

Unconditional Love

2002

Unconditional Love

as Barry Moore

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

tv

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

Victoria & Albert

movie

Victoria & Albert

2001

Victoria & Albert

as Joseph Paxton

Love's Labour's Lost

movie

Love's Labour's Lost

2000

Love's Labour's Lost

as Sir Nathaniel

Monarch of the Glen

tv

Monarch of the Glen

2000

Monarch of the Glen

as Hector MacDonald

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

tv

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

2000

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

Watership Down

tv

Watership Down

1999

Watership Down

as Captain Broom (voice)

The Student Prince

movie

The Student Prince

1998

The Student Prince

as Dr. Corbitt

Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden

tv

Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden

1998

Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden

as Narrator

A Respectable Trade

tv

A Respectable Trade

1998

A Respectable Trade

as Sir Charles Fairley

Parkinson

tv

Parkinson

1998

Parkinson

as Self

Spice World

movie

Spice World

1997

Spice World

as Bishop

Midsomer Murders

tv

Midsomer Murders

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Stephen Wentworth

Brass Eye

tv

Brass Eye

1997

Brass Eye

as Self

Hamlet

movie

Hamlet

1996

Hamlet

as Polonius

The Adventures of Toad

movie

The Adventures of Toad

1996

The Adventures of Toad

as Rat

Heavy Weather

movie

Heavy Weather

1995

Heavy Weather

as The Hon. Galahad Threepwood

The Adventures of Mole

movie

The Adventures of Mole

1995

The Adventures of Mole

as Rat

In the Bleak Midwinter

movie

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995

In the Bleak Midwinter

as Henry

CineRaya

tv

Down to Earth

1995

Down to Earth

as Tony Fairfax

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

movie

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

1994

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

as Self

Mole's Christmas

movie

Mole's Christmas

1994

Mole's Christmas

as Rat

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

movie

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

as Grandfather

Skallagrigg

movie

Skallagrigg

1994

Skallagrigg

as Old Arthur/George

Frances the Firefly

movie

Frances the Firefly

1994

Frances the Firefly

as Narrator (voice)

If You See God, Tell Him

tv

If You See God, Tell Him

1993

If You See God, Tell Him

as Godfrey Spry

Much Ado About Nothing

movie

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

Much Ado About Nothing

as Signor Leonato

Peter's Friends

movie

Peter's Friends

1992

Peter's Friends

as Lord Morton

CineRaya

movie

Swan Song

1992

Swan Song

as Nikita

Mr. Bean

tv

Mr. Bean

1990

Mr. Bean

as Mr. Sprout

Henry V

movie

Henry V

1989

Henry V

as Lieutenant Bardolph

A Chorus of Disapproval

movie

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989

A Chorus of Disapproval

as Ted Washbrook

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

movie

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

1988

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

as Malvolio

CineRaya

movie

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1988

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

as Alias (voice)

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

movie

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

1987

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

as The Chief Caretaker

Lovejoy

tv

Lovejoy

1986

Lovejoy

as Raymond Doncaster

All in Good Faith

tv

All in Good Faith

1985

All in Good Faith

as Reverend Philip Lambe

Alias the Jester

tv

Alias the Jester

1985

Alias the Jester

as Alias

Screen Two

tv

Screen Two

1985

Screen Two

as Old Arthur/George

Ever Decreasing Circles

tv

Ever Decreasing Circles

1984

Ever Decreasing Circles

The Aerodrome

movie

The Aerodrome

1983

The Aerodrome

as The Rector

Natural World

tv

Natural World

1983

Natural World

CineRaya

movie

Arms and the Man

1983

Arms and the Man

as Bluntschli

It's Your Move

movie

It's Your Move

1982

It's Your Move

as The Husband

Wogan

tv

Wogan

1982

Wogan

as Self

Goodbye Mr Kent

tv

Goodbye Mr Kent

1982

Goodbye Mr Kent

as Travis Kent

P.Q. 17

movie

P.Q. 17

1981

P.Q. 17

as Jack Broome

CineRaya

movie

Village Wooing

1979

Village Wooing

as A

Tales of the Unexpected

tv

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

as Albert Dobson

Watership Down

movie

Watership Down

1978

Watership Down

as Fiver (voice)

The Other One

tv

The Other One

1977

The Other One

as Ralph Tanner

The Norman Conquests

tv

The Norman Conquests

1977

The Norman Conquests

as Reg

CineRaya

tv

The Sunday Drama

1977

The Sunday Drama

as Dennis

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

tv

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

1977

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as Henry Fairlane

Our Flesh and Blood

movie

Our Flesh and Blood

1977

Our Flesh and Blood

as Mr. Smythe

Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

tv

Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

1976

Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

CineRaya

tv

One-Upmanship

1976

One-Upmanship

as Stephen Potter

A Small Miracle

movie

A Small Miracle

1976

A Small Miracle

as Himself - Commentator

The Good Life

tv

The Good Life

1975

The Good Life

as Tom Good

Noddy

tv

Noddy

1975

Noddy

as Narrator

Great

movie

Great

1975

Great

as Isambard Kingdom Brunel

The Four Musketeers

movie

The Four Musketeers

1974

The Four Musketeers

as Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited)

Roobarb

tv

Roobarb

1974

Roobarb

The Three Musketeers

movie

The Three Musketeers

1973

The Three Musketeers

as Louis XIII (voice)

Rentadick

movie

Rentadick

1972

Rentadick

as Miles Gannet

CineRaya

tv

Tall Stories

1971

Tall Stories

CineRaya

tv

Birds on the Wing

1971

Birds on the Wing

as Charles Jackson

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Mr. Smythe

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Commander Jack Broome

CineRaya

tv

Ben Travers Farces

1970

Ben Travers Farces

as Charlie Tutt

From a Bird's Eye View

tv

From a Bird's Eye View

1970

From a Bird's Eye View

as George Lemon

All the Way Up

movie

All the Way Up

1970

All the Way Up

as Nigel Hadfield

Ooh La La!

tv

Ooh La La!

1968

Ooh La La!

ITV Playhouse

tv

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

as A

Fathom

movie

Fathom

1967

Fathom

as Flight Lt. Timothy Webb

NBC Experiment in Television

tv

NBC Experiment in Television

1967

NBC Experiment in Television

as (voice)

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Sandy Tyrell

A Home of Your Own

movie

A Home of Your Own

1964

A Home of Your Own

as The Husband

Theatre 625

tv

Theatre 625

1964

Theatre 625

as David Prentice

The Bargee

movie

The Bargee

1964

The Bargee

as Tomkins

All in Good Time

movie

All in Good Time

1964

All in Good Time

as The Young Husband

Doctor Who

tv

Doctor Who

1963

Doctor Who

as Chief Caretaker

Doctor in Distress

movie

Doctor in Distress

1963

Doctor in Distress

as Medical Student (uncredited)

The Girl on the Boat

movie

The Girl on the Boat

1962

The Girl on the Boat

as Eustace Hignett

CineRaya

tv

Brothers In Law

1962

Brothers In Law

CineRaya

tv

Faces of Jim

1961

Faces of Jim

as John Frobisher

CineRaya

tv

Faces of Jim

1961

Faces of Jim

as Lighthouse Assistant

CineRaya

tv

Faces of Jim

1961

Faces of Jim

as Ricky Groin

A Matter of WHO

movie

A Matter of WHO

1961

A Matter of WHO

as Jamieson

Murder She Said

movie

Murder She Said

1961

Murder She Said

as 'Mrs Binster'

Marriage Lines

tv

Marriage Lines

1961

Marriage Lines

as George Starling

Bottoms Up!

movie

Bottoms Up!

1960

Bottoms Up!

as Colbourne

Girls at Sea

movie

Girls at Sea

1958

Girls at Sea

as 'Popeye' Lewis

Armchair Theatre

tv

Armchair Theatre

1956

Armchair Theatre

as Stanley Frelaine

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Dixon of Dock Green

tv

Dixon of Dock Green

1955

Dixon of Dock Green

as Ken Tracey

Bird Bath

tv

Bird Bath

TBA

Bird Bath

as Narrator

Little Red Tractor Stories

tv

Little Red Tractor Stories

TBA

Little Red Tractor Stories

as Narrator (voice)

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