Richard Briers

Richard Briers

Acting
Born 1934-01-14 - Died 2013-02-17Raynes 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 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).

Movies (64)

Peter Pan
7.1

Peter Pan

2003Movie7.1
Watership Down
7.2

Watership Down

1978Movie7.2
Much Ado About Nothing
7.0

Much Ado About Nothing

1993Movie7.0
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
6.4

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

1994Movie6.4
Spice World
4.9

Spice World

1997Movie4.9
The Three Musketeers
6.7

The Three Musketeers

1973Movie6.7
Unconditional Love
6.0

Unconditional Love

2002Movie6.0
Henry V
7.1

Henry V

1989Movie7.1
Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
6.5

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

1987Movie6.5
The Four Musketeers
6.5

The Four Musketeers

1974Movie6.5
Hamlet
7.3

Hamlet

1996Movie7.3
A Chorus of Disapproval
5.4

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989Movie5.4
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016Movie5.7
The Student Prince
5.3

The Student Prince

1998Movie5.3
As You Like It
5.8

As You Like It

2006Movie5.8
Fathom
6.0

Fathom

1967Movie6.0
Dad
9.5

Dad

2005Movie9.5
The Bargee
7.0

The Bargee

1964Movie7.0
Murder She Said
7.3

Murder She Said

1961Movie7.3
Doctor in Distress
6.3

Doctor in Distress

1963Movie6.3
Love's Labour's Lost
5.6

Love's Labour's Lost

2000Movie5.6
Peter's Friends
6.6

Peter's Friends

1992Movie6.6
Cockneys vs Zombies
5.7

Cockneys vs Zombies

2012Movie5.7
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
6.5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005Movie6.5
Children's Favourites - Volume 1

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1988Movie
Village Wooing

Village Wooing

1979Movie
Heavy Weather
8.0

Heavy Weather

1995Movie8.0
Run For Your Wife
4.4

Run For Your Wife

2012Movie4.4
In the Bleak Midwinter
7.1

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995Movie7.1
Victoria & Albert
7.6

Victoria & Albert

2001Movie7.6
A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country

1985Movie
Girls at Sea
7.3

Girls at Sea

1958Movie7.3
Our Hidden Lives
4.5

Our Hidden Lives

2005Movie4.5
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
6.9

Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot

2003Movie6.9
A Home of Your Own
6.6

A Home of Your Own

1964Movie6.6
Swan Song
6.8

Swan Song

1992Movie6.8
Our Flesh and Blood

Our Flesh and Blood

1977Movie
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
9.0

Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley

2009Movie9.0
A Matter of WHO
6.4

A Matter of WHO

1961Movie6.4
Skallagrigg
4.0

Skallagrigg

1994Movie4.0
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
7.4

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

1988Movie7.4
Rentadick
4.2

Rentadick

1972Movie4.2
The Aerodrome
7.0

The Aerodrome

1983Movie7.0
All the Way Up
7.0

All the Way Up

1970Movie7.0
The Girl on the Boat
6.0

The Girl on the Boat

1962Movie6.0
The Adventures of Toad

The Adventures of Toad

1996Movie
Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

1983Movie
The Adventures of Mole
7.5

The Adventures of Mole

1995Movie7.5
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
7.0

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

2010Movie7.0
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

1994Movie
Bottoms Up!
6.7

Bottoms Up!

1960Movie6.7
All in Good Time

All in Good Time

1964Movie
It's Your Move
7.9

It's Your Move

1982Movie7.9
All About The Good Life

All About The Good Life

2010Movie
P.Q. 17

P.Q. 17

1981Movie
Mole's Christmas
5.4

Mole's Christmas

1994Movie5.4
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
7.0

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

2022Movie7.0
Great
5.6

Great

1975Movie5.6
Horror on the High Rise

Horror on the High Rise

2011Movie
The Good Life: Inside Out

The Good Life: Inside Out

2025Movie
A Small Miracle

A Small Miracle

1976Movie
Frances the Firefly

Frances the Firefly

1994Movie
Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection

Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection

2017Movie
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
6.0

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

2013Movie6.0

TV Shows (61)

Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997Series7.5
Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Doctor Who
7.9

Doctor Who

1963Series7.9
Natural World
7.4

Natural World

1983Series7.4
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series7.8
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Wogan
5.3

Wogan

1982Series5.3
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
New Tricks
7.3

New Tricks

2004Series7.3
Mr. Bean
8.0

Mr. Bean

1990Series8.0
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Series6.8
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967Series7.0
Torchwood
7.3

Torchwood

2006Series7.3
Theatre 625
7.2

Theatre 625

1964Series7.2
Parkinson

Parkinson

1998Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
6.1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001Series6.1
Monarch of the Glen
7.3

Monarch of the Glen

2000Series7.3
Extras
7.8

Extras

2005Series7.8
Lovejoy
7.4

Lovejoy

1986Series7.4
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

1964Series
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0

Dixon of Dock Green

1955Series6.0
Kingdom
7.1

Kingdom

2007Series7.1
Watership Down
7.4

Watership Down

1999Series7.4
Comedy Connections
6.5

Comedy Connections

2003Series6.5
The Good Life
7.7

The Good Life

1975Series7.7
The Sunday Drama
5.0

The Sunday Drama

1977Series5.0
All in Good Faith
2.3

All in Good Faith

1985Series2.3
Brass Eye
7.7

Brass Eye

1997Series7.7
Ooh La La!
10.0

Ooh La La!

1968Series10.0
NBC Experiment in Television

NBC Experiment in Television

1967Series
Faces of Jim

Faces of Jim

1961Series
Ever Decreasing Circles
7.5

Ever Decreasing Circles

1984Series7.5
Bird Bath
6.0

Bird Bath

Series6.0
Ben Travers Farces

Ben Travers Farces

1970Series
From a Bird's Eye View
6.0

From a Bird's Eye View

1970Series6.0
If You See God, Tell Him
7.5

If You See God, Tell Him

1993Series7.5
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
6.2

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

2007Series6.2
Between the Wars
9.0

Between the Wars

1973Series9.0
Noddy
6.0

Noddy

1975Series6.0
Marriage Lines
7.0

Marriage Lines

1961Series7.0
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

2000Series
Roobarb
7.4

Roobarb

1974Series7.4
The Norman Conquests
6.3

The Norman Conquests

1977Series6.3
Roobarb and Custard Too
7.3

Roobarb and Custard Too

2005Series7.3
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

1977Series
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0
Birds on the Wing
9.0

Birds on the Wing

1971Series9.0
One-Upmanship
7.7

One-Upmanship

1976Series7.7
Alias the Jester
6.8

Alias the Jester

1985Series6.8
The Other One
7.0

The Other One

1977Series7.0
A Respectable Trade
7.0

A Respectable Trade

1998Series7.0
That's What I Call Television

That's What I Call Television

2007Series
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk
7.0

Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

1976Series7.0
Tall Stories

Tall Stories

1971Series
Goodbye Mr Kent

Goodbye Mr Kent

1982Series
Down to Earth
7.5

Down to Earth

1995Series7.5
My Appalling School Report

My Appalling School Report

2006Series
Brothers In Law
7.0

Brothers In Law

1962Series7.0
Little Red Tractor Stories

Little Red Tractor Stories

Series
Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden
8.0

Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden

1998Series8.0