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Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Known for: Acting

Born 09/07/1936
Place of birth Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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.

Filmography

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

2005

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Dr Constantine

2005

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Consultant

1970

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Abercrombie

1970

Crown Court Series ★ 5,7

Crown Court

Jeremy Parsons QC

1972

Have I Got News for You Series ★ 7,2

Have I Got News for You

Self

1990

Merlin Series ★ 7,8

Merlin

Gaius

2008

Sherlock Holmes Series ★ 8,2

Sherlock Holmes

Duncan Ross

1984

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Sir Hugo Armstrong

1985

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Theodore Watts-Dunton

1985

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Lebedev

1985

Inspector Morse Series ★ 7,9

Inspector Morse

Brian Thornton

1987

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Tom McCann

1974

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Professor

1974

Would I Lie to You? Series ★ 7,8

Would I Lie to You?

Self

2007

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Herr Kalewski

1967

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Trevor

1967

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

George III

1967

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Mr. O'Flanagan

1967

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Det. Sgt. Sand

1967

Mr. Bean Series ★ 8,0

Mr. Bean

Dentist

1990

All Saints Series ★ 6,2

All Saints

1998

The Sweeney Series ★ 8,0

The Sweeney

D.C.I. Anderson

1975

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Series ★ 6,0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

2011

Danger Man Series ★ 7,4

Danger Man

King [Kabuki Group]

1960

Series ★ 4,5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Self

2007

Howards' Way Series ★ 5,7

Howards' Way

Viscount Cunningham

1985

Parkinson Series

Parkinson

Self

1998

ScreenPlay Series ★ 6,0

ScreenPlay

James Forth

1986

Remembers… Series

Remembers…

Self

2022

Dr. Finlay's Casebook Series ★ 6,7

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Doctor Who Confidential Series ★ 8,1

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

Room 101 Series ★ 6,5

Room 101

Self

1994

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

John

2012

Shooting Stars Series ★ 7,7

Shooting Stars

Self

1993

Kingdom Series ★ 7,1

Kingdom

Professor Barkway

2007

Father Ted Series ★ 8,2

Father Ted

Richard Wilson

1995

The Frank Skinner Show Series ★ 7,5

The Frank Skinner Show

Self

1995

Strangers Series ★ 7,3

Strangers

Steven Wardrope

1978

So Graham Norton Series ★ 7,4

So Graham Norton

Self

1998

One Foot in the Grave Series ★ 7,7

One Foot in the Grave

Victor Meldrew

1990

Born and Bred Series ★ 9,0

Born and Bred

Dr. Donald Newman

2002

The Play on One Series ★ 6,0

The Play on One

Max

1988

Gnomeo & Juliet Film ★ 5,9

Gnomeo & Juliet

Mr. Capulet

2011

Series

Under the Sun

Self - Narrator (voice)

1989

Around the World in 80 Days Series ★ 7,3

Around the World in 80 Days

Grayson

2021

Cluedo Series ★ 6,8

Cluedo

Reverend Green

1990

Countdown Series ★ 6,1

Countdown

1982

Gulliver's Travels Series ★ 7,2

Gulliver's Travels

Professor of Language

1996

Series ★ 5,0

The Sunday Drama

Dr Graham

1977

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Series ★ 6,2

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Mr. McGregor (voice)

1992

Monkey Trousers Series ★ 7,5

Monkey Trousers

2005

Series ★ 5,0

Fantasy World Cup

Self

1998

Merlin: Secrets and Magic Series ★ 8,2

Merlin: Secrets and Magic

Self

2009

Only When I Laugh Series ★ 6,7

Only When I Laugh

Gordon Thorpe

1979

Victorian Scandals Series ★ 10,0

Victorian Scandals

Albert Foster

1976

The Last Place on Earth Series ★ 7,4

The Last Place on Earth

Scott Keltie

1985

Sherlock Gnomes Film ★ 5,8

Sherlock Gnomes

Mr. Capulet (voice)

2018

The Man Who Knew Too Little Film ★ 6,4

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Daggenhurst

1997

The First Lady Series ★ 10,0

The First Lady

1968

Life Support Series

Life Support

John Doone

1999

Series

Davina

2006

Duck Patrol Series ★ 6,0

Duck Patrol

PC Roland 'Prof' Rose

1998

Series ★ 9,7

Andy Robson

Mr. Ridley

1982

In the Red Series ★ 6,1

In the Red

Lord Tone

1998

Demons Series ★ 6,4

Demons

Father Simeon

2009

Series ★ 5,0

Thompson

1988

Selling Hitler Series ★ 7,0

Selling Hitler

Henri Nannen

1991

Out There Series ★ 7,0

Out There

2003

Hot Metal Series ★ 5,4

Hot Metal

1986

Series ★ 6,3

Yanks Go Home

1976

Tutti Frutti Series ★ 7,1

Tutti Frutti

Eddie Clockerty

1987

Love and Other Disasters Film ★ 5,7

Love and Other Disasters

Registrar

2006

A Sharp Intake of Breath Series ★ 7,0

A Sharp Intake of Breath

1977

Film ★ 7,5

Reichenbach Falls

Arthur Conan Doyle

2007

Butter Film ★ 8,7

Butter

Steven Williams

1994

A Passage to India Film ★ 6,8

A Passage to India

Mr. Turton

1984

Not on Your Nellie Series ★ 6,0

Not on Your Nellie

Joshua McGrimble

1974

High Stakes Series ★ 6,5

High Stakes

2001

A Dry White Season Film ★ 6,7

A Dry White Season

Cloete

1989

Carry On Columbus Film ★ 3,9

Carry On Columbus

Don Juan Felipe

1992

A Midsummer Night's Dream Film ★ 5,4

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Starveling

2016

Prick Up Your Ears Film ★ 6,7

Prick Up Your Ears

Psychiatrist

1987

Women Talking Dirty Film ★ 5,3

Women Talking Dirty

Ronald

2001

Whoops Apocalypse Film ★ 5,7

Whoops Apocalypse

Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)

1986

Fellow Traveller Film ★ 4,2

Fellow Traveller

Sir Hugo Armstrong

1989

Series ★ 5,0

Room at the Bottom

1986

How to Get Ahead in Advertising Film ★ 6,3

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

John Bristol

1989

Cilla's World Of Comedy Series ★ 7,5

Cilla's World Of Comedy

1976

Unnatural Pursuits Series ★ 8,0

Unnatural Pursuits

Hector Duff

1992

One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening Film ★ 8,5

One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening

Victor Meldrew

1990

Series ★ 10,0

Life as We Know It

2001

Ted & Ralph Film ★ 7,0

Ted & Ralph

Landowner at Party

1998

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Film ★ 8,5

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

Mr. McGregor

2006

Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland Film ★ 4,0

Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland

Narrator

2015

Byrne About Byrne Film

Byrne About Byrne

Eddie Clockerty

1988

Danny & the Human Zoo Film ★ 6,4

Danny & the Human Zoo

James Broughton

2015

Series ★ 6,5

High & Dry

Richard Talbot

1987

Selling Hitler Film ★ 8,0

Selling Hitler

Henri Nannen

1993

Murder by the Book Film ★ 5,3

Murder by the Book

Sir Max Mallowan

1986

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth Film ★ 4,7

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

Duke of Edinburgh

2002

The One Ronnie Film ★ 7,4

The One Ronnie

2010

A Harlot's Progress Film ★ 4,7

A Harlot's Progress

Sir James Thornhill

2006

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve Film ★ 8,3

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

Victor Meldrew

1993

Virginia Fly is Drowning Film

Virginia Fly is Drowning

Professor

1981

The Four Minute Mile Film ★ 7,5

The Four Minute Mile

Harold Abrahams

1988

Film ★ 7,0

Poppyland

Theodore Watts-Dunton

1985

Film ★ 9,0

Lord of Misrule

Bill Webster

1996

Pasmore Film

Pasmore

Abercrombie

1980

The Vision Thing Film

The Vision Thing

James Forth

1993

Britain's Best Drives Series

Britain's Best Drives

2009

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime Film ★ 8,0

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

Sally the Cook

2002

Those Glory Glory Days Film ★ 5,3

Those Glory Glory Days

Arnold - Journalist

1983

Kremlin Farewell Film ★ 8,0

Kremlin Farewell

Lebedev

1990

Soft Top Hard Shoulder Film ★ 6,3

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

Uncle Salvatore

1993

Unnatural Pursuits Film

Unnatural Pursuits

Hector Duff

1992

Foreign Body Film ★ 4,6

Foreign Body

Colonel Partridge

1986

Normal Service Film ★ 10,0

Normal Service

Max

1988

Shaping Up Film

Shaping Up

Tom McCann

1980

Through the Night Film

Through the Night

Registrar

1975

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame Film ★ 7,7

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame

Victor Meldrew

1997

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration Film

Gerard Kelly: A Celebration

Self

2010

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound Film ★ 8,8

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound

Victor Meldrew

1996

One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Away Film ★ 1,0

One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Away

Victor Meldrew

1994

Film

The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger

1972

Film

The Day They Buried Cleaver

Det. Sgt. Sand

1970

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse Film

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse

Mr. McGregor (voice)

1996

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat Film

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

Victor Meldrew

1991

Film

Caledonian Cascade

1977

The People’s Jack Film

The People’s Jack

George III

1970

Junket 89 Film ★ 6,4

Junket 89

1970

The Portland Millions Film

The Portland Millions

Albert Foster

1976

One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch Film ★ 9,3

One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch

Victor Meldrew

1995

Film

The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day

1972

Sweetly It Turns Film

Sweetly It Turns

Len

2023

Bet Your Life Film

Bet Your Life

Consultant

1976

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny Film ★ 7,5

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

Mr. McGregor (voice)

1992

One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath Film ★ 8,0

One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath

Victor Meldrew

1993

Film

The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days

Mr Potter

1972

King of Fridges Film ★ 7,5

King of Fridges

Frank

2004

Film

Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows

Mr. O'Flanagan, O'Leary, Tram Conductor

1970

Demons Film

Demons

Father Simeon

2009

Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army Film

Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army

Self - Host

2013

One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick Film ★ 8,0

One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick

Victor Meldrew

2001

Film

Confessions from the Underground

Self - Narrator(voice)

2012

G♭ Film ★ 7,0

G♭

Ceri

2022

Film

The Trouble with 2B

1972

Film

The Trouble with 2b: Part Two, On the Air

1972