Richard Briers

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 14, 1934

died

February 17, 2013

place of birth

Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Peter Pan
7.1

Peter Pan

2003as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
Much Ado About Nothing
6.9

Much Ado About Nothing

1993as Signor Leonato
The Three Musketeers
6.7

The Three Musketeers

1973as Louis XIII (voice)
Hamlet
7.3

Hamlet

1996as Polonius
Spice World
4.9

Spice World

1997as Bishop
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
6.4

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994as Grandfather
Henry V
7.1

Henry V

1989as Lieutenant Bardolph
Watership Down
7.2

Watership Down

1978as Fiver (voice)
Murder She Said
7.3

Murder She Said

1961as 'Mrs Binster'
The Four Musketeers
6.4

The Four Musketeers

1974as Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited)
As You Like It
5.8

As You Like It

2006as Adam
Peter's Friends
6.6

Peter's Friends

1992as Lord Morton
Cockneys vs Zombies
5.7

Cockneys vs Zombies

2012as Hamish
Love's Labour's Lost
5.5

Love's Labour's Lost

2000as Sir Nathaniel
Doctor in Distress
6.3

Doctor in Distress

1963as Medical Student (uncredited)
In the Bleak Midwinter
7.1

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995as Henry
Unconditional Love
6.0

Unconditional Love

2002as Barry Moore
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heavy Weather
8.0

Heavy Weather

1995as The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
P.Q. 17

P.Q. 17

1981as Jack Broome
Our Flesh and Blood

Our Flesh and Blood

1977as Mr. Smythe
All the Way Up
7.0

All the Way Up

1970as Nigel Hadfield
Victoria & Albert
7.6

Victoria & Albert

2001as Joseph Paxton
Fathom
6.0

Fathom

1967as Flight Lt. Timothy Webb
Run For Your Wife
4.4

Run For Your Wife

2012as Newspaper Seller
Rentadick
4.2

Rentadick

1972as Miles Gannet
The Student Prince
5.3

The Student Prince

1998as Dr. Corbitt
A Chorus of Disapproval
5.4

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989as Ted Washbrook
The Bargee
7.0

The Bargee

1964as Tomkins
Dad
9.5

Dad

2005as Larry James
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
7.0

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

2010as Mr. Adolphus Spanker
Bottoms Up!
6.6

Bottoms Up!

1960as Colbourne
Great
5.6

Great

1975as Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
7.4

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

1988as Malvolio
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

2009as Roobarb/Custard (voice)
The Adventures of Mole
7.5

The Adventures of Mole

1995as Rat
The Aerodrome
7.0

The Aerodrome

1983as The Rector
Girls at Sea
7.3

Girls at Sea

1958as 'Popeye' Lewis
The Adventures of Toad

The Adventures of Toad

1996as Rat
It's Your Move
7.9

It's Your Move

1982as The Husband
Skallagrigg
4.0

Skallagrigg

1994as Old Arthur/George
A Matter of WHO
6.4

A Matter of WHO

1961as Jamieson
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
6.5

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

1987as The Chief Caretaker
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
6.9

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

2003as Robert (voice)
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
6.0

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

2013as Mouse (voice)
A Home of Your Own
6.6

A Home of Your Own

1964as The Husband
A Small Miracle

A Small Miracle

1976as Himself - Commentator
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

1994as Self
Mole's Christmas
5.4

Mole's Christmas

1994as Rat
The Girl on the Boat
6.0

The Girl on the Boat

1962as Eustace Hignett