Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

87 · Born: Jul 9, 1936

Personal Details

Born Jul 9, 1936 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Parents
  • Euphemia Wilson
Relatives
  • Moira (Sibling)

Biography

Richard Wilson OBE (born Ian Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He played Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. A later role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin. Description above from the Wikipedia article Angel Coulby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2023
Sweetly It Turns
Sweetly It Turns as Len
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2021
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days as Grayson
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2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Starveling
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2015
Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland
Danny and the Human Zoo
Danny and the Human Zoo as James Broughton
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2013
Both Feet in the Army
2009
Merlin: Secrets & Magic
2008
Merlin
Merlin as Gaius
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Kingdom
Kingdom as Professor Barkway
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2007
Reichenbach Falls
Reichenbach Falls as Arthur Conan Doyle
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2006
A Harlot's Progress
A Harlot's Progress as Sir James Thornhill
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2004
King of Fridges
King of Fridges as Frank
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2002
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth as Duke of Edinburgh
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McLeod's Daughters
2001
Women Talking Dirty
Women Talking Dirty as Ronald
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High Stakes
High Stakes
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1998
In the Red
In the Red as Lord Tone
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Father Ted
Father Ted as Richard Wilson
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1997
The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little as Sir Roger Daggenhurst
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1996
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels as Professor of Language
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1995
Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean as Dentist
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1994
Butter
Butter as Steven Williams
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1993
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Soft Top Hard Shoulder as Uncle Salvatore
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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends as Mr. McGregor
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1992
Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits as Hector Duff
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Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse as Brian Thornton
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1991
Selling Hitler
Selling Hitler as Henri Nannen
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Cluedo
Cluedo as Reverend Green
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1990
Screen Two
Screen Two as Lebedev
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Mr. Bean
Mr. Bean as Dentist
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One Foot in the Grave
One Foot in the Grave as Victor Meldrew
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1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising as John Bristol
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1988
The Four Minute Mile
The Four Minute Mile as Harold Abrahams
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1986
Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book as Sir Max Mallowan
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Whoops Apocalypse
Whoops Apocalypse as Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)
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Hot Metal
Hot Metal
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1985
Screen Two
Screen Two as Theodore Watts-Dunton
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The Last Place on Earth
The Last Place on Earth as Scott Keltie
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Duncan Ross
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1984
A Passage to India
A Passage to India as Mr. Turton
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1980
Play for Today
Play for Today as Abercrombie
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1979
Only When I Laugh
Only When I Laugh
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1977
A Sharp Intake of Breath
1976
Play for Today
Play for Today as Consultant
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1974
Crown Court
Crown Court as Jeremy Parsons QC
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1972
The Trouble with 2B
1970
Junket 89
Junket 89
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1984
Play for Today
Play for Today as Director
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1982
Play for Today
Play for Today as Director
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Play for Today
Play for Today as Director
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