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Biography

Richard David Briers was born on 14 January 1934 in Raynes Park, London. His father Joe drifted from job to job, having about 80…more

Born

1/14/1934, Merton Surrey England ,UK

Birth Name

Richard David Briers

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (12)

Role
- Monarch of the Glen
  Hector MacDonald
  - S 5: Ep 11 Hogmanay Special
    12/28/03
  - S 3: Ep 11 Series Three - Episode Eleven
    1/20/02
  - S 3: Ep 10 Series Three - Episode Ten
    1/13/02
  - S 3: Ep 9 Series Three - Episode Nine
    12/30/01
  - S 3: Ep 8 Series Three - Episode Eight
    12/23/01
  - + 22 More Credits
- Watership Down
  Captain Broom
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Last Battle
    12/4/01
  - S 3: Ep 12 Hannah's Big Achievement
    11/27/01
  - S 3: Ep 11 Campion's Betrayal
    11/20/01
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Spy
    11/13/01
  - S 3: Ep 9 An Unfair Due
    11/6/01
  - + 34 More Credits
- Down to Earth (1995)
  Tony Fairfax
- If You See God, Tell Him
  Godfrey Spry
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode Four
    12/2/93
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode Three
    11/25/93
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode Two
    11/18/93
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode One
    11/11/93
- Ever Decreasing Circles
  Martin Bryce
  - S 4: Ep 8 Moving On (80 min)
    12/24/89
  - S 4: Ep 7 Half an Office
    12/6/87
  - S 4: Ep 6 Jumping to Conclusions
    11/29/87
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Footpath
    11/22/87
  - S 4: Ep 4 Neighbourhood Watch
    11/15/87
  - + 22 More Credits
- All in Good Faith
  Reverend Philip Lambe
  - — (telethon segment)
    5/30/88
  - S 3: Ep 6 False Profits
    5/23/88
  - S 3: Ep 5 Behold a Pale Rider
    5/16/88
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Spirit Is Willing
    5/9/88
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Prodigal Son
    4/25/88
  - + 14 More Credits
- Goodbye Mr. Kent
  Travis Kent
- The Good Life
  Tom Good
  - S 4: Ep 9 When I'm 65
    4/18/78
  - S 4: Ep 8 Silly, but It's Fun ...
    12/26/77
  - S 4: Ep 7 Anniversary
    5/22/77
  - S 4: Ep 6 Sweet and Sour Charity
    5/15/77
  - S 4: Ep 5 Suit Yourself
    5/8/77
  - + 25 More Credits
- The Norman Conquests
  Reg
  - S 1: Ep 3 Round and Round the Garden
    10/19/77
  - S 1: Ep 2 Living Together
    10/12/77
  - S 1: Ep 1 Table Manners
    10/5/77
- Roobarb
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 21 When There Was A Dance At Foxes Dale
    1/1/74
  - S 1: Ep 30 When There Was A Big Mix Up
  - S 1: Ep 29 When Custard Got Too Near The Bone
  - S 1: Ep 28 When A Knight Lost His Day
  - S 1: Ep 27 When The Pipes Call The Tune
  - + 25 More Credits
- Noah and Nelly on the Skylark
  Narrator, Noah, various animals
  - S 1: Ep 1 During A Savings Week
- Marriage Lines
  George Starling
  - S 5: Ep 7 And Then There Were Five
    6/3/66
  - S 5: Ep 6 First House
    5/27/66
  - S 5: Ep 3 Home Market
    5/6/66
  - S 5: Ep 2 Back To The Beginning
    4/29/66
  - S 5: Ep 1 The New Start
    4/22/66
  - + 39 More Credits
Guest Star (32)

Role
- Agatha Christie's Marple
  Wilson
  - S 4: Ep 4 Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
    6/15/11
- Doctors
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 229 Decade of Doctors: Famous Faces
    3/24/10
- Torchwood Declassified
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Dead Eyes Open
    3/6/08
- Torchwood
  Henry Parker
  - S 2: Ep 8 A Day In The Death
    2/27/08
- Kingdom
  Jim Wright
  - S 2: Ep 2 Episode 2 Series 2
    1/20/08
- Holby City
  George Woodman
  - S 10: Ep 11 Elliot's Wonderful Life
    12/27/07
- Extras
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 4: Chris Martin
    10/5/06
- Doctors
  Jack Roberts
  - S 8: Ep 52 Running Time
    9/20/06
- New Tricks
  James Farlow
  - S 3: Ep 3 Old Dogs
    5/1/06
- Monarch of the Glen
  Hector MacDonald
  - S 7: Ep 6 Series Seven - Episode Six
    10/23/05
- Britain's Best Sitcom
  Tom Good
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Good Life
    1/31/04
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 13 Bob Geldof, Richard Briers, Avid Merrion, Tim Burgess.
    12/12/03
- Funny Turns
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Felicity Kendal - A Passage From India
    7/29/01
  - S 1: Ep 6 Paul Eddington - A Life Well Lived
    7/15/01
  - S 1: Ep 4 Penelope Keith - Lady of the Manor
    9/29/00
  - S 1: Ep 2 Richard Briers: A Good Life
    4/16/00
- Midsomer Murders
  Stephen Wentworth
  - S 2: Ep 1 Death's Shadow
    1/20/99
- Funny Women
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Prunella Scales
    6/24/98
- Inspector Morse
  Sir Clixby Bream
  - S 7: Ep 6 Death Is Now My Neighbour
    11/19/97
- Brass Eye
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Science
    2/12/97
- Heroes of Comedy
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Terry-Thomas
    11/17/95
- Lovejoy
  Raymond Doncaster
  - S 5: Ep 12 Never Judge a Book By Its Cover
    11/21/93
- Mr. Bean
  Mr. Sprout
  - S 1: Ep 1 Mr. Bean
    1/1/90
- Minder (1979)
  Caplan
  - S 7: Ep 0 An Officer and a Car Salesman
    12/26/88
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Albert Dobson
  - S 9: Ep 4 The Verger
    1/22/88
- Doctor Who (1963)
  Chief Caretaker
  - S 24: Ep 8 Paradise Towers, Part Four
    10/26/87
  - S 24: Ep 7 Paradise Towers, Part Three
    10/19/87
  - S 24: Ep 6 Paradise Towers, Part Two
    10/12/87
  - S 24: Ep 5 Paradise Towers, Part One
    10/5/87
- Sunday Sunday
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Series 1 Show 2
    11/14/82
- The Morecambe & Wise Show
  Guest Star
  - S 18: Ep 1 Diana Dors / Richard Briers / Peter Salmon / Bonnie Langford
    10/27/82
- The Goodies
  Narrator
  - S 9: Ep 1 Snow White 2 AKA Pantomime
    12/27/81
- Play for Today
  Captain Jack Broome
  - S 12: Ep 8 PQ17
    12/15/81
- Children in Need
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 1981 [6 Parts]
    11/20/81
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 25 Richard Briers
    5/3/72
- Play of the Month
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 11 Hay Fever
    8/4/68
- Theatre 625
  David
  - S 3: Ep 22 Simon and Laura
    3/6/66
- Dixon of Dock Green
  Ken Tracey
  - S 8: Ep 20 A Path through the Jungle
    1/20/62

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- In August 2008, Richard became patron of the Nottingham drama school and agency, Rama Young Actors.
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- Richard Briers contributed a Doodle to the National Doodle Campaign, which auctions off celebrity doodles for charity (The Neurofibromatosis Association).
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- Richard Briers joined Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987.
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- Richard Briers: Kenneth [Brannagh] offered me Malvolio in his production of Twelfth Night at the very time I had decided to expand my career when I realised I had gone as far as I could doing sitcoms. As soon as I worked with him, I thought he was truly exceptional.
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- Richard Briers: I love making order out of chaos. I'm a great tidier and enjoy hoovering. I love trimming the edges of the lawn after it has been mown, which makes me sound a bit neurotic.
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- Richard Briers: I was trained as an actor and was taught voice projection and diction, but the fashion nowadays is to speak badly and make terrible noises from the back of your throat.
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