Richard Briers
Acting
Born January 14, 1934 — Died February 17, 2013
From Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK
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 ...
Filmography
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
(archive footage)
20227.0
Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection
Narrator, Roobarb, Custard / lot of characters. (uncredited)
2017
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
20165.7
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Mouse (voice)
20136.0
Cockneys vs Zombies
Hamish
20125.7
Run For Your Wife
Newspaper Seller
20124.4
Horror on the High Rise
2011
All About The Good Life
2010
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
Mr. Adolphus Spanker
20107.0
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Roobarb/Custard (voice)
20099.0
As You Like It
Adam
20065.8
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Our Hidden Lives
Herbert Brush
20054.5
—
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
20056.5
Dad
Larry James
20059.5
Peter Pan
Sam "Smee" Smiegel
20037.1
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
Robert (voice)
20036.9
Unconditional Love
Barry Moore
20026.0
Victoria & Albert
Joseph Paxton
20017.6
Love's Labour's Lost
Sir Nathaniel
20005.5
The Student Prince
Dr. Corbitt
19985.3
Spice World
Bishop
19974.9
Hamlet
Polonius
19967.3
The Adventures of Toad
Rat
1996
Heavy Weather
The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
19958.0
The Adventures of Mole
Rat
19957.5
In the Bleak Midwinter
Henry
19957.1
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Self
1994
Mole's Christmas
Rat
19945.4
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Grandfather
19946.4
Skallagrigg
Old Arthur/George
19944.0
Frances the Firefly
Narrator (voice)
1994
Much Ado About Nothing
Signor Leonato
19937.0
Peter's Friends
Lord Morton
19926.6
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Swan Song
Nikita
19926.8
Henry V
Lieutenant Bardolph
19897.1
A Chorus of Disapproval
Ted Washbrook
19895.4
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Malvolio
19887.4
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Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Alias (voice)
1988
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
The Chief Caretaker
19876.5
A Month in the Country
Arkady
1985
The Aerodrome
The Rector
19837.0
—
Arms and the Man
Bluntschli
1983
It's Your Move
The Husband
19827.9
P.Q. 17
Jack Broome
1981
—
Village Wooing
A
1979
Watership Down
Fiver (voice)
19787.2
Our Flesh and Blood
Mr. Smythe
1977
A Small Miracle
Himself - Commentator
1976
Great
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
19755.6
The Four Musketeers
Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited)
19746.5
The Three Musketeers
Louis XIII (voice)
19736.7
Rentadick
Miles Gannet
19724.2
All the Way Up
Nigel Hadfield
19707.0
Fathom
Flight Lt. Timothy Webb
19676.1
A Home of Your Own
The Husband
19646.6
The Bargee
Tomkins
19647.0
All in Good Time
The Young Husband
1964
Doctor in Distress
Medical Student (uncredited)
19636.3
The Girl on the Boat
Eustace Hignett
19626.0
A Matter of WHO
Jamieson
19616.4
Murder She Said
'Mrs Binster'
19617.3
Bottoms Up!
Colbourne
19606.7
Girls at Sea
'Popeye' Lewis
19587.3