Richard Wilson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Doctor Who
2005
Series
Doctor Who
Dr Constantine
2005
Series
Crown Court
Jeremy Parsons QC
1972
Series
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Series
Play for Today
Consultant
1970
Series
Play for Today
Abercrombie
1970
Series
Sherlock Holmes
Duncan Ross
1984
Series
ITV Playhouse
Herr Kalewski
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Trevor
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
George III
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Mr. O'Flanagan
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Det. Sgt. Sand
1967
Series
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Series
Merlin
Gaius
2008
Series
Screen Two
Sir Hugo Armstrong
1985
Series
Screen Two
Theodore Watts-Dunton
1985
Series
Screen Two
Lebedev
1985
Series
Mr. Bean
Dentist
1990
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Series
All Saints
1998
Series
Inspector Morse
Brian Thornton
1987
Series
Playhouse
Tom McCann
1974
Series
Playhouse
Professor
1974
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
The Sweeney
D.C.I. Anderson
1975
Series
Father Ted
Richard Wilson
1995
Series
Around the World in 80 Days
Grayson
2021
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
Danger Man
King [Kabuki Group]
1960
Series
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Series
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Series
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Series
ScreenPlay
James Forth
1986
Series
Room 101
Self
1994
Series
So Graham Norton
Self
1998
Series
Howards' Way
Viscount Cunningham
1985
Series
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
Series
Playhouse Presents
John
2012
Film
Gnomeo & Juliet
Mr. Capulet (voice)
2011
Series
The Play on One
Max
1988
Series
Remembers…
Self
2022
Series
Kingdom
Professor Barkway
2007
Series
Born and Bred
Dr. Donald Newman
2002
Series
The F Word
2005
Series
Live & Kicking
Self
1993
Series
One Foot in the Grave
Victor Meldrew
1990
Series
Strangers
Steven Wardrope
1978
Film
Sherlock Gnomes
Mr. Capulet (voice)
2018
Series
Gulliver's Travels
Professor of Language
1996
Series
Countdown
1982
Series
The Last Place on Earth
Scott Keltie
1985
Series
Only When I Laugh
Gordon Thorpe
1979
Series
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Duncan Ross
1984
Series
Cluedo
Reverend Green
1990
The Sunday Drama
Dr Graham
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Ramskill
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Dr Macburney
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Myers
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Fitch
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Fraser
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Jack Wainwright
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Kerr
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Perkins
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Dr Condon
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Reverend Ernest Plummley
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Prison Doctor
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Superintendent Redway
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Cotterill
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Henshaw
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Basil Dawson
1977
Series
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Dad
1977
Series
Life Support
John Doone
1999
Series
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. McGregor (voice)
1992
Under the Sun
Self - Narrator (voice)
1989
Film
Prick Up Your Ears
Psychiatrist
1987
Film
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Daggenhurst
1997
Series
Victorian Scandals
Albert Foster
1976
Series
Duck Patrol
PC Roland 'Prof' Rose
1998
Series
Merlin: Secrets and Magic
Self
2009
Series
The First Lady
1968
Film
Love and Other Disasters
Registrar
2006
Series
Demons
Father Simeon
2009
Film
A Dry White Season
Cloete
1989
Film
A Passage to India
Mr. Turton
1984
Series
Monkey Trousers
2005
Series
Hot Metal
Dicky Lipton
1986
Fantasy World Cup
Self
1998
Series
Not on Your Nellie
Joshua McGrimble
1974
Series
In the Red
Lord Tone
1998
Series
Pickersgill People
Arthur MacKenzie Tooth
1978
Davina
2006
Series
Yanks Go Home
Reverend Desmond Brierley
1976
Film
One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening
Victor Meldrew
1990
Series
Out There
2003
Series
Selling Hitler
Henri Nannen
1991
High & Dry
Richard Talbot
1987
Series
Tutti Frutti
Eddie Clockerty
1987
Thompson
1988
Film
Junket 89
1970
Film
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch
Victor Meldrew
1995
Film
The Best of So Graham Norton
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
Mr. McGregor (voice)
1992
Film
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
Victor Meldrew
1997
Room at the Bottom
1986
Film
Women Talking Dirty
Ronald
2001
Film
Selling Hitler
Henri Nannen
1993
Series
Soldier and Me
Dr Nixon
1974
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. McGregor
2006
The Sound of Laughter
Mr Ramskill
1977
Film
Fellow Traveller
Sir Hugo Armstrong
1989
Film
The Four Minute Mile
Harold Abrahams
1988
Film
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
John Bristol
1989
Andy Robson
Mr. Ridley
1982
The Other Side Of Paradise
Doc Reid
1992
Film
Whoops Apocalypse
Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)
1986
Series
High Stakes
2001
Film
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Sally the Cook
2002
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Starveling
2016
Life as We Know It
2001
Film
Through the Night
Registrar
1975
Film
Carry On Columbus
Don Juan Felipe
1992
Series
Unnatural Pursuits
Hector Duff
1992
Film
Foreign Body
Colonel Partridge
1986
Film
Those Glory Glory Days
Arnold - Journalist
1983
Film
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Duke of Edinburgh
2002
Film
G♭
Ceri
2022
Series
Cilla's World Of Comedy
1976
Film
The One Ronnie
2010
Film
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
Victor Meldrew
1996
Film
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
Victor Meldrew
1993
Film
Danny & the Human Zoo
James Broughton
2015
Caledonian Cascade
1977
Film
King of Fridges
Frank
2004
Film
Murder by the Book
Sir Max Mallowan
1986
Film
One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick
Victor Meldrew
2001
Film
Virginia Fly is Drowning
Professor
1981
Film
One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath
Victor Meldrew
1993
Series
Under the Hammer
Ben Glazier
1994
Film
Shaping Up
Tom McCann
1980
Film
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Uncle Salvatore
1993
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Mr. McGregor (voice)
1996
Film
A Harlot's Progress
Sir James Thornhill
2006
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days
Mr Potter
1972
Lord of Misrule
Bill Webster
1996
Film
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Self
2010
The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
1972
Film
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
Self - Host
2013
The Day They Buried Cleaver
Det. Sgt. Sand
1970
I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave Story
Self (uncredited)
2000
Film
Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland
Narrator
2015
Film
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
Victor Meldrew
1991
Film
The People’s Jack
George III
1970
Film
The Portland Millions
Albert Foster
1976
Confessions from the Underground
Self - Narrator(voice)
2012
Poppyland
Theodore Watts-Dunton
1985
Film
Ted & Ralph
Landowner at Party
1998
Film
Pasmore
Abercrombie
1980
Film
Butter
Steven Williams
1994
Reichenbach Falls
Arthur Conan Doyle
2007
The Trouble with 2B
1972
Film
Kremlin Farewell
Lebedev
1990
Film
The Vision Thing
James Forth
1993
Series
Britain's Best Drives
2009
Film
Byrne About Byrne
Eddie Clockerty
1988
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows
Mr. O'Flanagan, O'Leary, Tram Conductor
1970
Film
Unnatural Pursuits
Hector Duff
1992
Film
Bet Your Life
Consultant
1976
The Trouble with 2b: Part Two, On the Air
1972
The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
1972
Film
Normal Service
Max
1988
Film
Sweetly It Turns
Len
2023