Richard Wilson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 9, 1936 (age 90)
- Birthplace
- Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Sweetly It Turns
Movie · as Len
G♭
Movie · as Ceri
Remembers…
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Around the World in 80 Days
TV · as Grayson · 2 eps
Sherlock Gnomes
Movie · as Mr. Capulet (voice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Starveling
Danny & the Human Zoo
Movie · as James Broughton
Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland
Movie · as Narrator
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
Movie · as Self - Host
Confessions from the Underground
Movie · as Self - Narrator(voice)
Playhouse Presents
TV · as John · 1 ep
Gnomeo & Juliet
Movie · as Mr. Capulet (voice)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
The One Ronnie
Movie
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Movie · as Self
Britain's Best Drives
TV · 6 eps
Merlin: Secrets and Magic
TV · as Self · 14 eps
Demons
TV · as Father Simeon · 2 eps
Merlin
TV · as Gaius · 65 eps
Reichenbach Falls
Movie · as Arthur Conan Doyle
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kingdom
TV · as Professor Barkway · 2 eps
Love and Other Disasters
Movie · as Registrar
A Harlot's Progress
Movie · as Sir James Thornhill
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Movie · as Mr. McGregor
Davina
TV · 1 ep
Monkey Trousers
TV · 7 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
TV · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Dr Constantine
The F Word
TV · 1 ep
King of Fridges
Movie · as Frank
The Best of So Graham Norton
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Out There
TV · 13 eps
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Movie · as Duke of Edinburgh
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Movie · as Sally the Cook
Born and Bred
TV · as Dr. Donald Newman · 11 eps
Women Talking Dirty
Movie · as Ronald
One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick
Movie · as Victor Meldrew
Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Victor Meldrew (archive footage)
High Stakes
TV · 6 eps
Life as We Know It
TV · 7 eps
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Life Support
TV · as John Doone · 6 eps
Ted & Ralph
Movie · as Landowner at Party
All Saints
TV · 1 ep
So Graham Norton
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Duck Patrol
TV · as PC Roland 'Prof' Rose · 7 eps
Fantasy World Cup
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
In the Red
TV · as Lord Tone · 3 eps
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Movie · as Daggenhurst
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
Movie · as Victor Meldrew
Lord of Misrule
Movie · as Bill Webster
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
Movie · as Victor Meldrew
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Movie · as Mr. McGregor (voice)
Gulliver's Travels
TV · as Professor of Language · 2 eps
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom of the Witch
Movie · as Victor Meldrew
Father Ted
TV · as Richard Wilson · 1 ep
The Frank Skinner Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Butter
Movie · as Steven Williams
Room 101
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Under the Hammer
TV · as Ben Glazier · 7 eps
The Vision Thing
Movie · as James Forth
Selling Hitler
Movie · as Henri Nannen
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Movie · as Uncle Salvatore
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
Movie · as Victor Meldrew
One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath
Movie · as Victor Meldrew
Shooting Stars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live & Kicking
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Unnatural Pursuits
Movie · as Hector Duff
Carry On Columbus
Movie · as Don Juan Felipe
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
Movie · as Mr. McGregor (voice)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
TV · as Mr. McGregor (voice) · 1 ep
Unnatural Pursuits
TV · as Hector Duff · 2 eps
The Other Side Of Paradise
TV · as Doc Reid · 4 eps
One Foot in the Grave: The Man in the Long Black Coat
Movie · as Victor Meldrew
Selling Hitler
TV · as Henri Nannen · 5 eps
Kremlin Farewell
Movie · as Lebedev
One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening
Movie · as Victor Meldrew
Mr. Bean
TV · as Dentist · 1 ep
One Foot in the Grave
TV · as Victor Meldrew · 36 eps
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Cluedo
TV · as Reverend Green · 6 eps
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Movie · as John Bristol
A Dry White Season
Movie · as Cloete
Fellow Traveller
Movie · as Sir Hugo Armstrong
Under the Sun
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Normal Service
Movie · as Max
Byrne About Byrne
Movie · as Eddie Clockerty
The Four Minute Mile
Movie · as Harold Abrahams
Thompson
TV · 1 ep
The Play on One
TV · as Max · 1 ep
Prick Up Your Ears
Movie · as Psychiatrist
Inspector Morse
TV · as Brian Thornton · 1 ep
Tutti Frutti
TV · as Eddie Clockerty · 6 eps
High & Dry
TV · as Richard Talbot · 7 eps
Foreign Body
Movie · as Colonel Partridge
Whoops Apocalypse
Movie · as Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)
Murder by the Book
Movie · as Sir Max Mallowan
Hot Metal
TV · as Dicky Lipton · 7 eps
Room at the Bottom
TV · 13 eps
ScreenPlay
TV · as James Forth · 1 ep
Poppyland
Movie · as Theodore Watts-Dunton
The Last Place on Earth
TV · as Scott Keltie · 7 eps
Howards' Way
TV · as Viscount Cunningham · 1 ep
Screen Two
TV · as Sir Hugo Armstrong, Theodore Watts-Dunton, Lebedev · 1 ep
A Passage to India
Movie · as Mr. Turton
Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Duncan Ross · 1 ep
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Duncan Ross · 1 ep
Those Glory Glory Days
Movie · as Arnold - Journalist
Countdown
TV · 5 eps
Andy Robson
TV · as Mr. Ridley · 3 eps
Virginia Fly is Drowning
Movie · as Professor
Pasmore
Movie · as Abercrombie
Shaping Up
Movie · as Tom McCann
Only When I Laugh
TV · as Gordon Thorpe · 29 eps
Strangers
TV · as Steven Wardrope · 1 ep
Pickersgill People
TV · as Arthur MacKenzie Tooth · 1 ep
Caledonian Cascade
Movie
The Sunday Drama
TV · as Dr Graham · 1 ep
A Sharp Intake of Breath
TV · as Mr Ramskill, Dr Macburney, Mr Myers, Mr Fitch, Mr Fraser, Jack Wainwright, Mr Kerr, Perkins, Dr Condon, Reverend Ernest Plummley, Prison Doctor, Superintendent Redway, Mr Cotterill, Henshaw, Basil Dawson, Dad · 1 ep
The Sound of Laughter
TV · as Mr Ramskill · 1 ep
Bet Your Life
Movie · as Consultant
The Portland Millions
Movie · as Albert Foster
Cilla's World Of Comedy
TV · 1 ep
Victorian Scandals
TV · as Albert Foster · 1 ep
Yanks Go Home
TV · as Reverend Desmond Brierley · 2 eps
Through the Night
Movie · as Registrar
The Sweeney
TV · as D.C.I. Anderson · 1 ep
Playhouse
TV · as Tom McCann, Professor · 1 ep
Not on Your Nellie
TV · as Joshua McGrimble · 1 ep
Soldier and Me
TV · as Dr Nixon · 3 eps
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
TV · as Mr. Harris · 1 ep
The Trouble with 2B
Movie
The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
Movie
The Trouble with 2b: Part Two, On the Air
Movie
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Movie · as Mr Potter
The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
Movie
Crown Court
TV · as Jeremy Parsons QC · 40 eps
The People’s Jack
Movie · as George III
The Day They Buried Cleaver
Movie · as Det. Sgt. Sand
Junket 89
Movie
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
Movie · as Mr. O'Flanagan, O'Leary, Tram Conductor
Play for Today
TV · as Consultant, Abercrombie · 1 ep
The First Lady
TV · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Herr Kalewski, Trevor, George III, Mr. O'Flanagan, Det. Sgt. Sand · 1 ep
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV · 1 ep
Danger Man
TV · as King [Kabuki Group] · 1 ep