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Richard Briers

Richard Briers

Acting·1934–2013·58 films

Richard David Briers, CBE (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was an English actor. His fifty-year career encompassed television, stage, film and radio.

Filmography

Peter Pan
Peter Pan (2003)Sam "Smee" Smiegel
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)Grandfather
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)Signor Leonato
Watership Down
Watership Down (1978)Fiver (voice)
Hamlet
Hamlet (1996)Polonius
Spice World
Spice World (1997)Bishop
Cockneys vs Zombies
Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)Hamish
Henry V
Henry V (1989)Lieutenant Bardolph
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1973)Louis XIII (voice)
Murder She Said
Murder She Said (1961)'Mrs Binster'
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers (1974)Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited)
Peter's Friends
Peter's Friends (1992)Lord Morton
As You Like It
As You Like It (2006)Adam
Great
Great (1975)Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost (2000)Sir Nathaniel
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love (2002)Barry Moore
In the Bleak Midwinter
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)Henry
Fathom
Fathom (1967)Flight Lt. Timothy Webb
A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)Ted Washbrook
Doctor in Distress
Doctor in Distress (1963)Medical Student (uncredited)
Victoria & Albert
Victoria & Albert (2001)Joseph Paxton
The Bargee
The Bargee (1964)Tomkins
Rentadick
Rentadick (1972)Miles Gannet
Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife (2012)Newspaper Seller
Bottoms Up!
Bottoms Up! (1960)Colbourne
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009)Roobarb/Custard (voice)
It's Your Move
It's Your Move (1982)The Husband
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot (2003)Robert (voice)
A Home of Your Own
A Home of Your Own (1964)The Husband
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1988)Malvolio
The Girl on the Boat
The Girl on the Boat (1962)Eustace Hignett
A Matter of WHO
A Matter of WHO (1961)Jamieson
Mole's Christmas
Mole's Christmas (1994)Rat
The Student Prince
The Student Prince (1998)Dr. Corbitt
All the Way Up
All the Way Up (1970)Nigel Hadfield
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (1987)The Chief Caretaker
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013)Mouse (voice)
Heavy Weather
Heavy Weather (1995)The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
Skallagrigg
Skallagrigg (1994)Old Arthur/George
Girls at Sea
Girls at Sea (1958)'Popeye' Lewis
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dad
Dad (2005)Larry James
The Adventures of Mole
The Adventures of Mole (1995)Rat
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals (2022)(archive footage)
The Aerodrome
The Aerodrome (1983)The Rector
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
National Theatre Live: London Assurance (2010)Mr. Adolphus Spanker
P.Q. 17
P.Q. 17 (1981)Jack Broome
Our Flesh and Blood
Our Flesh and Blood (1977)Mr. Smythe
The Adventures of Toad
The Adventures of Toad (1996)Rat
A Small Miracle
A Small Miracle (1976)Himself - Commentator
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol (1994)Self
A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country (1985)Arkady
All About The Good Life
All About The Good Life (2010)
All in Good Time
All in Good Time (1964)The Young Husband
Horror on the High Rise
Horror on the High Rise (2011)
Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection
Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection (2017)Narrator, Roobarb, Custard / lot of characters. (uncredited)
The Good Life: Inside Out
The Good Life: Inside Out (2025)
Frances the Firefly
Frances the Firefly (1994)Narrator (voice)