Richard Wilson was created in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland in July 1936. Richard Wilson net worthy of in 2014-2015 is $5,000,000 while like others Richard Wilson also receives a commission by sponsorships, featuring, etc, endorsement and ads. From 1973 to 1978 he starred as Jeremy Parsons QC in it series Crown Courtroom. We also added few films/dramas earnings with a Dry White Period, A Passage to India
Known for movies
One Foot in the Grave (1990-2001) as Victor Meldrew
Merlin (2008-2012) as Gaius
A Passage to India (1984) as Turton
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) as Sir Roger Daggenhurst
British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance, British Comedy Award for the Best TV Comedy Actor
Music Groups
Bow Gamelan Ensemble
Nominations
British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Digital Creativity, British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance, National Television Award for Most Popular Comedy Performer
Movies
A Passage to India, The Man Who Knew Too Little, Gnomeo & Juliet, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Carry On Columbus, Soft Top Hard Shoulder, A Harlot's Progress, Three in the Attic, The Four Minute Mile, Love and Other Disasters, The Golden Blade, Kill 'em All, Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, Reichenbach Falls, The Other Side of Paradise
TV Shows
One Foot in the Grave, Merlin, Britain's Best Drives, Only When I Laugh, A Sharp Intake of Breath, Duck Patrol, Hot Metal, The Last Place on Earth, Monkey Trousers, Cluedo, High Stakes, Room At The Bottom (1986), High & Dry, Life as We Know It (UK)
Interesting Facts
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Fact
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Has a sister, Moira, who is roughly 6 years older than him.
2
Suffered a heart attack in August 2016 at the age of 80.
He received the Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television accolade at the 2013 British Academy Scotland Awards.
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David Jason described him as someone who had great timing, someone he admired enormously and was very pleased about the success he went on to have.
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Son of Euphemia Wilson.
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Gave up smoking in 1975.
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Was a possible for the role of Sir Percy in Lifeforce (1985). Aubrey Morris won the role.
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Studied medicinal science and worked as a hospital laboratory technician at Paddington General before applying to RADA to train to be an actor at the age of 27.
Strong supporter of the gay rights group Stonewall, and served as best man at Antony Sher civil partnership ceremony in December 2005.
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He initially turned down his most famous role as Victor Meldrew, since he was only 53 and the character was supposed to be over 60.
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He is Patron of Shareholders United, a not-for-profit, democratic and non-party political organization whose members are Manchester United supporters holding shares in Manchester United football team as part of their emotional stake in the club.
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He graduated from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England) in 1965, having made his professional debut in the previous year.
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He is an Associate Member of RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England).
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He was the Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1996 to 1999.
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He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
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He was a supporter of the Labour Party and an opponent of the Iraq war.
Trademarks
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Trademark
1
Distinctive clipped Scottish accent.
Quotes
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Quote
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I don't mind people saying I'm gay, because I am. But I don't live in a gay relationship. That is probably why I go to counseling.
Pictures
Won Awards
Won awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
Award shared with
2013
Outstanding Achievement Award
BAFTA Awards, Scotland
Outstanding Contribution to Television & Film
1994
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Light Entertainment Performance
One Foot in the Grave (1990)
1992
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Light Entertainment Performance
One Foot in the Grave (1990)
1991
British Comedy Award
British Comedy Awards
Best TV Comedy Actor
One Foot in the Grave (1990)
Nominated Awards
Nominated awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
Award shared with
2001
National Television Award
National Television Awards, UK
Most Popular Comedy Performer
One Foot in the Grave (1990)
1998
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Comedy Performance
One Foot in the Grave (1990)
1995
British Comedy Award
British Comedy Awards
Top TV Comedy Actor
One Foot in the Grave (1990)
1993
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Light Entertainment Performance
One Foot in the Grave (1990)
Filmography
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016/I
TV Movie
Starveling
Trollied
2015
TV Series
Frank Uture
Danny and the Human Zoo
2015
TV Movie
James Broughton
Artsnight
2015
TV Series
Presenter
Playhouse Presents
2014
TV Series
John
Making Ends Meat
2013
Short
Announcer (voice)
Merlin
2008-2012
TV Series
Gaius
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
Mr. Capulet (voice)
The One Ronnie
2010
TV Movie
Party Guest
Children in Need
2009-2010
TV Series
Gaius
New Tricks
2009
TV Series
Father Bernard
Demons
2009
TV Mini-Series
Father Simeon
Kingdom
2007-2008
TV Series
Professor Barkway
Reichenbach Falls
2007
TV Movie
Arthur Conan Doyle
A Harlot's Progress
2006
TV Movie
Sir James Thornhill
Love and Other Disasters
2006
Registrar
The True Voice of Prostitution
2006
TV Movie
Born and Bred
2004-2005
TV Series
Dr. Donald Newman
Doctor Who
2005
TV Series
Dr. Constantine
King of Fridges
2004
TV Movie
Frank
The All Star Comedy Show
2004
TV Movie
Various Roles
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
2002
TV Movie
Duke of Edinburgh
Dick Whittington
2002
TV Movie
Sally the Cook
Life as We Know It
2001
TV Series
Alex Cameron
High Stakes
2001
TV Series
Bruce Morton
One Foot in the Grave
1990-2001
TV Series
Victor Meldrew
Work in Progress
2000
Short
Industry
Brave New World
1999
TV Series
Other Animals
1999
TV Series
Alex Cameron
Women Talking Dirty
1999
Ronald
Life Support
1999
TV Series
John Doone
Ted & Ralph
1998
TV Movie
Landowner at Party
Duck Patrol
1998
TV Series
PC Roland 'Prof' Rose
In the Red
1998
TV Series
Lord Tone
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
Sir Roger Daggenhurst
Lord of Misrule
1996
TV Movie
Bill Webster
Gulliver's Travels
1996
TV Mini-Series
Professor of Language
Butter
1994
TV Short
Steven Williams
Entertainment Cops
1994
TV Movie
Chief
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992-1994
TV Series
Mr. McGregor
Under the Hammer
1994
TV Series
Ben Glazier
Screenplay
1993
TV Series
James Forth
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993
Uncle Salvatore
Unnatural Pursuits
1992
TV Series
Hector Duff
The Life and Times of Henry Pratt
1992
TV Mini-Series
Mr. Litchfield
Carry on Columbus
1992
Don Juan Felipe
Inspector Morse
1992
TV Series
Brian Thornton
The Other Side of Paradise
1992
TV Movie
Doc Reid
Mr. Bean
1992
TV Series
The Dentist
Selling Hitler
1991
TV Mini-Series
Henri Nannen
Cluedo
1991
TV Series
Reverend Green
Screen Two
1985-1991
TV Series
Sir Hugo Armstrong / Lebedev / Theodore Watts-Dunton
A Dry White Season
1989
Cloete
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
John Bristol
A Quiet Conspiracy
1989
TV Mini-Series
Dr. Julius Schwob
The Four Minute Mile
1988
TV Movie
Harold Abrahams
Thompson
1988
TV Series
Room at the Bottom
1986-1988
TV Series
Chaplain Toby Duckworth
Whoops Apocalypse
1988
Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)
Hot Metal
1988
TV Series
Dicky Lipton
Arena
1988
TV Series documentary
Eddy Clockerty / Himself
The Play on One
1988
TV Series
Max
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
Psychiatrist
Tutti Frutti
1987
TV Mini-Series
Eddie Clockerty
High and Dry
1985-1987
TV Series
Richard Talbot
Murder by the Book
1986
TV Movie
Sir Max Mallowan
The Alamut Ambush
1986
TV Movie
Sir John Ryle
Foreign Body
1986
Col. Partridge
Howards' Way
1986
TV Series
Viscount Cunningham
Emmerdale
1986
TV Series
Mr. Hal
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1985
TV Series
Duncan Ross
Walking the Planks
1985
TV Movie
Richard Talbot
The Last Place on Earth
1985
TV Mini-Series
Scott Keltie
A Passage to India
1984
Turton
Chessgame
1983
TV Series
Sir John Ryle
Those Glory Glory Days
1983
TV Movie
Arnold - Journalist
The Nation's Health
1983
TV Series
Secretary of State
Andy Robson
1982-1983
TV Series
Mr. Ridley
Only When I Laugh
1979-1982
TV Series
Gordon Thorpe
Dr. Gordon Thorpe
In Loving Memory
1979-1982
TV Series
Reverend Chadwick / Percy Openshaw
Mark Gertler: Fragments of a Biography
1981
Clive Bell
BBC2 Playhouse
1980-1981
TV Series
Professor / Tom McCann
Strangers
1980
TV Series
Steven Wardrope
Play for Today
1975-1980
TV Series
Abercrombie / Consultant / Registrar
A Sharp Intake of Breath
1977-1980
TV Series
Parcels clerk / Dr. Condon / Henshaw / ...
Chalk and Cheese
1979
TV Series
Vicar
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1978
TV Series
Mr. Harris
The Sweeney
1978
TV Series
D.C.I. Anderson
Crown Court
1973-1978
TV Series
Jeremy Parsons QC
Pickersgill People
1978
TV Series
Arthur Mackenzie Tooth
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
1978
TV Series
TV Director
The Sunday Drama
1977
TV Series
Dr.Graham
Yanks Go Home
1977
TV Series
Rev. Desmond Brierley
Big Boy Now!
1977
TV Series
Andrew MacPherson
Victorian Scandals
1976
TV Series
Albert Foster
Cilla's World of Comedy
1976
TV Series
Edwin Dawkins
Not on Your Nellie
1975
TV Series
Joshua McGrimble
Soldier and Me
1974
TV Series
Dr. Nixon
The Tommy Cooper Hour
1974
TV Series
Thirty Minutes Worth
1972
TV Series
My Good Woman
1972
TV Series
Reverend Martin Hooper
The Trouble with 2B
1972
Mr. Potter
Junket 89
1970
Mr. Potter
ITV Playhouse
1969-1970
TV Series
Det. Sgt. Sand / Mr. O'Flanagan / O'Leary / ...
The Flight of the Heron
1968
TV Mini-Series
Sir Everard Faulkner
The Revenue Men
1967-1968
TV Series
Waterguard Officer / Controller
Secret Agent
1967
TV Series
King [Kabuki Group]
Romeo and Juliet
1965
TV Movie
Capulet (as Iain Wilson)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1965
TV Series
Mason
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Primo
2007
TV Movie directed for the stage by
Primo
2005
Video directed for the stage by
Great Performances
2005
TV Series directed for the stage by - 1 episode
The Play on One
1990
TV Series directed for stage - 1 episode
Play for Today
1982-1984
TV Series directed for stage - 3 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dick Whittington
2002
TV Movie performer: "The Rest is History"
One Foot in the Grave
1990-1996
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
ITV Playhouse
1970
TV Series 1 episode
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
One Foot in the Grave
1993
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
I Don't Believe It! The 'One Foot in the Grave' Story
2000
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Parkinson
2000
TV Series
Himself
Have I Got News for You
1996-2000
TV Series
Himself
So Graham Norton
2000
TV Series
Himself
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1999
TV Special
Monty DeLauncy
The Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story
1999
TV Special short
Himself
BBC New Comedy Awards
1999
TV Series
Himself - Judge
Comic Relief: The Record Breaker
1999
TV Special
Himself
Television's Greatest Hits
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Ruby
1998
TV Series
Himself
Fantasy World Cup
1998
TV Series
Himself
Father Ted
1998
TV Series
Himself
If I Ruled the World
1998
TV Series
Himself
The Mrs. Merton Show
1998
TV Series
Himself
Funny Women
1997
TV Series documentary short
Himself
Light Lunch
1997
TV Series
Himself
The British Academy Awards
1997
TV Special
Himself
Let's Dance
1996
Video
Himself - Presenter
Shooting Stars
1996
TV Series
Himself
Masterchef
1996
TV Series
Himself
The British Academy Craft Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
A Royal Gala
1996
TV Movie
Himself
Holiday
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Way Out West
1996
TV Movie documentary
Presenter
The End of the Year Show
1995
TV Series
Himself
Unbroadcastable 'Have I Got News for You'
1995
Video
Himself - Guest
Room 101
1995
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Clive Anderson Talks Back
1994
TV Series
Himself
The Late Show
1994
TV Series documentary
Himself
Saturday Zoo
1993
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes
1993
TV Special
Victor Meldrew
Aspel & Company
1992
TV Series
Himself
Secombe with Music
1981
TV Series
Himself
Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland
2015
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Richard Wilson on the Road
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself / Victor Meldrew / Mr. Harris
Angus Deayton: Patrick from One Foot in the Grave
2014
Video short
Himself / Victor Meldrew (uncredited)
David Renwick: Writer of One Foot in the Grave
2014
Video short
Himself / Victor Meldrew (uncredited)
Janine Duvitski - Pippa from One Foot In The Grave
2014
Video short
Himself / Victor Meldrew (uncredited)
The British Academy Scotland Awards
2013
TV Movie
Himself
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Sunday Brunch
2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2012
TV Series
Himself
Confessions from the Underground
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Narrator (voice)
National Television Awards
2012
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Richard Wilson on Hold
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
The One Show
2007-2011
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
Fern
2011
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
Dispatches
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Many Faces of...
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself - Various Characters
Daybreak
2010
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2002-2010
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Actor and Director
Election 2010
2010
TV Movie
Himself
Merlin: Secrets & Magic
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Mark Lawson Talks to...
2009
TV Series
Himself
Richard Wilson: Two Feet in the Grave
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
Britain's Best Drives
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Would I Lie to You?
2008
TV Series
Himself
The British Soap Awards 2008
2008
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Casting a Classic
2008
Video short
Himself
Thank God You're Here
2008
TV Series
Himself
50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The World's Greatest Comedy Characters
2007
TV Movie
Himself / Victor Meldrew
This Week
2007
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief 2007: The Big One
2007
TV Special
Himself
Sunday AM
2006-2007
TV Series
Himself
Comedy Connections
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Kumars at No. 42
2006
TV Series
Himself
Richard & Judy
2005-2006
TV Series
Himself
Davina
2006
TV Series
Himself
This Morning
2006
TV Series
Himself
The F Word
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show
2005
TV Series
Himself
Greatest TV Comedy Moments
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter / Victor Meldrew
The Bigger Picture
2005
TV Series
Himself
Star Portraits with Rolf Harris
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
GMTV
2005
TV Series
Himself
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Today with Des and Mel
2004-2005
TV Series
Himself
The Best of 'So Graham Norton'
2004
Video
Himself
Hell's Kitchen
2004
TV Series
Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2004
TV Series
Himself
Britain's Best Sitcom
2004
TV Series
Himself
The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Countdown
2003
TV Series
Himself
The Sitcom Story
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
V Graham Norton
2002
TV Series
Himself
Pride of Britain Awards 2002
2002
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The British Comedy Awards 2001
2001
TV Special
Himself
Vote 2001
2001
TV Movie
Himself
Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty
2001
TV Special
Victor Meldrew
Clive Anderson Now
2001
TV Series
Himself
Killing Victor... One Foot in the Grave... An Insider's View
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
The Frank Skinner Show
2000
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
TV Movie documentary
Victor Meldrew (uncredited)
I Don't Believe It
2016
Video short
Victor Meldrew (uncredited)
It Was Alright in the 70s
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
One Foot in the Grave - South Today Report 2014
2014
Video short
Victor Meldrew (uncredited)
Doreen Mantle: Mrs Warboys from One Foot in the Grave
$5 Million
