Richard Briers
Jan 14, 1934 — Feb 17, 2013 (79 years)
Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK
39 Movies
30 Series
Richard Briers was born in Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK and works as an actor. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Sam "Smee" Smiegel in Peter Pan, Grandfather in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Signor Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing. Other notable titles in their filmography include Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Much Ado About Nothing. Their filmography spans 39 films and 30 TV productions across 68 years, working mainly across genres like drama, adventure, comedy.
79R.I.P.
39Movies
30Series
Richard Briers
39 Movies
30 Series
Richard Briers was born in Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK and works as an actor. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Sam "Smee" Smiegel in Peter Pan, Grandfather in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Signor Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing. Other notable titles in their filmography include Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Much Ado About Nothing. Their filmography spans 39 films and 30 TV productions across 68 years, working mainly across genres like drama, adventure, comedy.
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39
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30
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Movies
Peter Pan
2003
Dad
2005
The Three Musketeers
1973
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994
Watership Down
1978
Spice World
1997
The Four Musketeers
1974
The Bargee
1964
Hamlet
1996
Henry V
1989
Love's Labour's Lost
2000
Unconditional Love
2002
Cockneys vs Zombies
2012
Murder She Said
1961
Peter's Friends
1992
As You Like It
2006
The Girl on the Boat
1962
Girls at Sea
1958
Run For Your Wife
2012
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
Doctor in Distress
1963
Mole's Christmas
1994
A Chorus of Disapproval
1989
The Student Prince
1998
Victoria & Albert
2001
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
Fathom
1967
A Matter of WHO
1961
A Home of Your Own
1964
Rentadick
1972
All the Way Up
1970
Bottoms Up!
1960
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
2003
It's Your Move
1982
TV Shows
Marriage Lines
1961
Monarch of the Glen
2000
The Good Life
1975
All in Good Faith
1985
The Other One
1977
Alias the Jester
1985
Goodbye Mr Kent
1982
Doctor Who
1963
If You See God, Tell Him
1993
A Respectable Trade
1998
The Norman Conquests
1977
Midsomer Murders
1997
Torchwood
2006
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Mr. Bean
1990
Lovejoy
1986
From a Bird's Eye View
1970
New Tricks
2004
Kingdom
2007
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Screen Two
1985
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Play for Today
1970
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
Armchair Theatre
1956
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
Watership Down
1999
Theatre 625
1964
ITV Playhouse
1967
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Cockneys vs Zombies
Hamish
2012
Film
Run For Your Wife
Newspaper Seller
2012
Film
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
Mr. Adolphus Spanker
2010
Film
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Roobarb/Custard (voice)
2009
Film
Kingdom
Jim Wright
2008
TV
Torchwood
Parker
2008
TV
As You Like It
Adam
2006
Film
Dad
Larry James
2005
Film
Agatha Christie's Marple
Wilson
2009–2010
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Richard Briers still alive?
Richard Briers passed away on February 17, 2013 at age 79.
What are the most famous roles of Richard Briers?
Richard Briers is best known for roles in Peter Pan, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Much Ado About Nothing.
How many movies has Richard Briers been in?
Over a 55-year career (since 1958), Richard Briers has appeared in 60 movies and 59 TV shows.
What was Richard Briers's first movie?
The career of Richard Briers began with Girls at Sea (1958).
What is Richard Briers's most recent movie or series?
Richard Briers's most recent release is Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time, which premiered on December 16, 2013.
What TV shows has Richard Briers appeared in?
On television, Richard Briers has appeared in Mr. Bean, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Extras.
Richard Briers
1934-01-14 · Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK
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).