Quick Facts
Born:
1934-01-14
Birthplace:
Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK
Credits:
123 Total Roles
Richard Briers
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Biography
Richard David Briers, CBE (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was an English actor. His fifty-year career encompassed television, stage, film and radio.
Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in Marriage Lines (1961–66), but it was a decade later, when he narrated Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1974–76) and when he played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life (1975–78), that he became a household name. Later, he starred as Martin in Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89), and he had a leading role as Hector in Monarch of the Glen (2000–05). From the late 1980s, with Kenneth Branagh as director, he performed Shakespearean roles in Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996), and As You Like It (2006).
Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in Marriage Lines (1961–66), but it was a decade later, when he narrated Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1974–76) and when he played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life (1975–78), that he became a household name. Later, he starred as Martin in Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89), and he had a leading role as Hector in Monarch of the Glen (2000–05). From the late 1980s, with Kenneth Branagh as director, he performed Shakespearean roles in Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996), and As You Like It (2006).
Known For
Peter Pan
Sam "Smee" Smiegel
Mr. Bean
Mr. Sprout
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Grandfather
Much Ado About Nothing
Signor Leonato
Watership Down
Fiver (voice)
Doctor Who
Chief Caretaker
Torchwood
Parker
Hamlet
Polonius
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Good Life: Inside Out MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | The Good Life: Secret & Scandals MOVIE | (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection MOVIE | Narrator, Roobarb, Custard / lot of characters. (uncredited) |
| 2016 | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves MOVIE | Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time MOVIE | Mouse (voice) |
| 2012 | Cockneys vs Zombies MOVIE | Hamish |
| 2012 | Run For Your Wife MOVIE | Newspaper Seller |
| 2011 | Horror on the High Rise MOVIE | Self |
| 2010 | All About The Good Life MOVIE | Self |
| 2010 | National Theatre Live: London Assurance MOVIE | Mr. Adolphus Spanker |