-
In August 2008, Richard became patron of the Nottingham drama school and agency, Rama Young Actors.
-
Richard Briers contributed a Doodle to the National Doodle Campaign, which auctions off celebrity doodles for charity (The Neurofibromatosis Association).
-
Richard Briers joined Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987.
-
Richard Briers belongs to the Irving Society, an appreciation community for Henry Irving.
-
Richard Briers' favourite book is Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
-
Richard Briers was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
-
Richard Briers won the Magnolia Award for Best Actor for Dad at the Shanghai International TV Festival in 2005.
-
Richard Briers made his West End debut in 1958 in a production of Gilt and Gingerbread.
-
At the end of his time at RADA Richard Briers won the Silver Medal and a scholarship with the Liverpool Repertory Company.
-
Richard Briers served in the RAF for two years as part of his National Service, as a filing clerk.
-
Richard Briers made his television debut in the television play The Murder Club in 1961.
-
Richard Briers was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1977 for The Good Life, it was won by his co-star Penelope Keith.
-
Richard Briers is a member of the RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) Council.
-
Richard Briers was nominated for Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as best actor (play) for Eugene Ionesco's The Chairs.. The same role also earned him a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.
-
Richard Briers is 5'10" (1.78 m) tall.
-
Richard Briers 'second cousin was the famous comic actor Terry-Thomas who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1971, due to this Richard became President of the Parkinson's Disease Society.
-
Richard Briers was awarded an O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire) in 1989.
