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Richard Wilson 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 Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin.
Birth Name
Ian Carmichael Wilson
Born
Thursday, 09 July 1936
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cats in the Museum | Boffin | 2023 |
How to Save the Immortal | Bram | 2022 |
Around the World in 80 Days | Grayson | 2021 |
The Noughties | Self | 2020 |
An Accidental Studio | (archive footage) | 2019 |
What We Were Watching | Self / Victor Meldrew | 2018 |
Sherlock Gnomes | Mr. Capulet (voice) / Mr. Capulet | 2018 |
Front Row | Self - Actor & director | 2017 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Starveling | 2016 |
Danny and the Human Zoo | James Broughton | 2015 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Cats in the Museum | Boffin | 2023 |
How to Save the Immortal | Bram | 2022 |
Around the World in 80 Days | Grayson | 2021 |
The Noughties | Self | 2020 |
An Accidental Studio | (archive footage) | 2019 |
What We Were Watching | Self / Victor Meldrew | 2018 |
Sherlock Gnomes | Mr. Capulet (voice) / Mr. Capulet | 2018 |
Front Row | Self - Actor & director | 2017 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Starveling | 2016 |
Danny and the Human Zoo | James Broughton | 2015 |
Artsnight | Self - Presenter | 2015 |
Richard Wilson on the Road | Self - Presenter | 2015 |
Tales of Television Centre | Victor Meldrew | 2012 |
Playhouse Presents | John | 2012 |
Sunday Brunch | Self - Guest | 2012 |
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
Trollied | Frank Uture | 2011 |
Gnomeo & Juliet | Mr. Capulet | 2011 |
The One Ronnie | Party Guest | 2010 |
The Many Faces of... | Self - Various Characters | 2009 |
Merlin: Secrets & Magic | Self | 2009 |
Country Tracks | Self | 2009 |
Britain's Best Drives | Self - Presenter | 2009 |
Demons | Father Simeon | 2009 |
Countdown: One Last Consonant Please, Carol | Self | 2008 |
Merlin | Gaius | 2008 |
Thank God You're Here | Self | 2008 |
Would I Lie to You? | Self | 2007 |
Kingdom | Professor Barkway | 2007 |
Reichenbach Falls | Arthur Conan Doyle | 2007 |
The Comedy Map of Britain | Victor Meldrew | 2007 |
A Harlot's Progress | Sir James Thornhill | 2006 |
The One Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
Davina | Self | 2006 |
The F Word | Self | 2005 |
The Bigger Picture | Self | 2005 |
Doctor Who Confidential | Self | 2005 |
Doctor Who | Dr. Constantine | 2005 |
The Paul O'Grady Show | Himself | 2004 |
Hell's Kitchen | Self | 2004 |
Star Portraits with Rolf Harris | Self | 2004 |
Comedy Connections | Self | 2003 |
Out There | Miller McKee | 2003 |
New Tricks | Father Bernard | 2003 |
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth | Duke of Edinburgh | 2002 |
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Sir Kenny Lilo | 2002 |
V Graham Norton | Self | 2002 |
Born and Bred | Dr. Donald Newman | 2002 |
Women Talking Dirty | Ronald | 2001 |
The Kumars at No. 42 | Self | 2001 |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | 2001 |
Life as We Know It | Alex Cameron | 2001 |
Loose Women | Self / Himself | 1999 |
Life Support | John Doone | 1999 |
Love and Other Disasters | Registrar | 1999 |
Ted & Ralph | Landowner at Party | 1998 |
Duck Patrol | PC Roland 'Prof' Rose | 1998 |
So Graham Norton | Self | 1998 |
In the Red | Lord Tone | 1998 |
If I Ruled the World | Self | 1998 |
The Man Who Knew Too Little | Sir Roger Daggenhurst | 1997 |
Funny Women | Self | 1997 |
Light Lunch | Self | 1997 |
Lord of Misrule | Bill Webster | 1996 |
Gulliver's Travels | Professor of Language | 1996 |
The Frank Skinner Show | Self | 1995 |
Father Ted | Richard Wilson | 1995 |
The Mrs. Merton Show | Self | 1995 |
Room 101 | Self - Guest | 1994 |
Under the Hammer | Ben Glazier | 1994 |
Butter | Steven Williams | 1994 |
Shooting Stars | Self | 1993 |
Live & Kicking | Self | 1993 |
Soft Top Hard Shoulder | Uncle Salvatore | 1993 |
The Life and Times of Henry Pratt | Mr. Litchfield | 1992 |
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends | Mr. McGregor (voice) | 1992 |
Carry on Columbus | Don Juan Felipe | 1992 |
The Other Side of Paradise | Doc Reid | 1992 |
Noel's House Party | Special Guest | 1991 |
Have I Got News for You | Self | 1990 |
Cluedo | Reverend Green | 1990 |
Masterchef | Self | 1990 |
The Crystal Maze | Father Christmas | 1990 |
One Foot in the Grave | Victor Meldrew | 1990 |
Mr. Bean | Dentist / The Dentist | 1990 |
A Dry White Season | Cloete | 1989 |
Edinburgh Nights | Self | 1989 |
How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Bristol / John Bristol | 1989 |
A Quiet Conspiracy | Dr. Julius Schwob | 1989 |
Thompson | Various Roles | 1988 |
The Four Minute Mile | Harold Abrahams | 1988 |
The Play on One | Max | 1988 |
Dispatches | Self - Presenter | 1987 |
Prick Up Your Ears | Psychiatrist | 1987 |
Tutti Frutti | Eddie Clockerty | 1987 |
The Last Place on Earth | Scott Keltie | 1987 |
Inspector Morse | Brian Thornton | 1987 |
Whoops Apocalypse | Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary) | 1986 |
Foreign Body | Col. Partridge / Colonel Partridge | 1986 |
Hot Metal | Dicky Lipton | 1986 |
The Alamut Ambush | Sir John Ryle | 1986 |
Murder by the Book | Sir Max Mallowan | 1986 |
Howards' Way | Viscount Cunningham | 1985 |
High & Dry | Richard Talbot | 1985 |
Screen Two | Theodore Watts-Dunton / Sir Hugo Armstrong / Lebedev | 1985 |
A Passage to India | Turton / Mr. Turton | 1984 |
Aspel & Company | Self | 1984 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Duncan Ross | 1984 |
Chessgame | Sir John Ryle | 1983 |
Those Glory Glory Days | Arnold - Journalist | 1983 |
Andy Robson | Mr. Ridley | 1982 |
Mark Gertler: Fragments of a Biography | Clive Bell | 1981 |
Children in Need | Gaius | 1980 |
Only When I Laugh | Gordon Thorpe / Dr. Gordon Thorpe | 1979 |
A Sharp Intake of Breath | Basil Dawson / Dad / Dr. Condon / Dr. Macburney / Henshaw / Jack Wainwright / Mr. Cotterill / Mr. Fitch / Mr. Fraser / Mr. Kerr / Mr. Myers / Mr. Ramskill / Perkins / Police Doctor / Rev. Ernest Plummley / Superintendent Redway | 1977 |
Yanks Go Home | Rev. Desmond Brierley | 1976 |
Victorian Scandals | Albert Foster | 1976 |
Cilla's World of Comedy | Edwin Dawkins | 1976 |
Arena | Eddy Clockerty | 1975 |
The Sweeney | D.C.I. Anderson | 1975 |
Not on Your Nellie | Joshua McGrimble | 1974 |
BBC2 Playhouse | Professor / Tom McCann | 1974 |
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People | TV Director | 1973 |
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Mr. Harris | 1973 |
Crown Court | Jeremy Parsons QC / Mr. Jeremy Parsons QC | 1972 |
My Good Woman | Reverend Martin Hooper | 1972 |
The Trouble with 2B | Mr. Potter | 1972 |
Play for Today | Registrar / Consultant / Abercrombie | 1970 |
Junket 89 | Mr. Potter | 1970 |
In Loving Memory | Percy Openshaw / Reverend Chadwick | 1969 |
ITV Playhouse | Det. Sgt. Sand / George III / Justice Pratt / Herr Kalewski / Mr. O'Flanagan / O'Leary / Tram conductor / Trevor | 1967 |
The Revenue Men | Controller / Waterguard Officer | 1967 |
Romeo and Juliet | Capulet | 1965 |
Secret Agent | King [Kabuki Group] | 1964 |
Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Mason | 1962 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Primo | 2005 |
Play for Today | 1970 |