Richard Wilson

Jul 09, 1936 (89 years old) in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Richard Wilson OBE (born Ian Carmichael 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 as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin.

Known For

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Doctor Who

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Merlin

Gaius

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Play for Today

Consultant

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Sherlock Holmes

Duncan Ross

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Crown Court

Jeremy Parsons QC

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Inspector Morse

Brian Thornton

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Mr. Bean

Dentist

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Playhouse

Tom McCann

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All Saints

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Would I Lie to You?

Self

Credits

Sweetly It Turns 2023

Len

★ NR
G♭ 2022

Ceri

★ 7
Around the World in 80 Days 2021

Grayson

★ 7.3
Sherlock Gnomes 2018

Mr. Capulet (voice)

★ 5.7
A Midsummer Night's Dream 2016

Starveling

★ 5.2
Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland 2015

Narrator

★ 4
Danny & the Human Zoo 2015

James Broughton

★ 6.4
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army 2013

Self - Host

★ NR
Playhouse Presents 2012

John

★ 6
Confessions from the Underground 2012

Self - Narrator(voice)

★ NR
Gnomeo & Juliet 2011

Mr. Capulet

★ 5.9
The One Ronnie 2010

★ 7.4
Merlin: Secrets and Magic 2009

★ 8
Britain's Best Drives 2009

★ NR
Demons 2009

Father Simeon

★ 6.3
Merlin 2008

Gaius

★ 7.8
Would I Lie to You? 2007

Self

★ 7.7
Kingdom 2007

Professor Barkway

★ 7.1
Reichenbach Falls 2007

Arthur Conan Doyle

★ 7.5
A Harlot's Progress 2006

Sir James Thornhill

★ 4.8
Love and Other Disasters 2006

Registrar

★ 5.8
Davina 2006

★ NR
Monkey Trousers 2005

★ 7
Doctor Who Confidential 2005

★ 8.1
Doctor Who 2005

★ 7.6
King of Fridges 2004

Frank

★ NR
Out There 2003

★ NR
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth 2002

Duke of Edinburgh

★ 4.8
Born and Bred 2002

Dr. Donald Newman

★ 8.5
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime 2002

Sally the Cook

★ 6
Women Talking Dirty 2001

Ronald

★ 5.2
Life as We Know It 2001

★ NR
High Stakes 2001

★ 6
Visiting Uncle Dick 2001

Victor Meldrew

★ 8
Life Support 1999

John Doone

★ NR
Ted & Ralph 1998

Landowner at Party

★ 6.6
Duck Patrol 1998

PC Roland 'Prof' Rose

★ 5
In the Red 1998

Lord Tone

★ 6.2
All Saints 1998

★ 6.2
Endgame 1997

Victor Meldrew

★ 8
The Man Who Knew Too Little 1997

Daggenhurst

★ 6.4
Starbound 1996

Victor Meldrew

★ 8
Lord of Misrule 1996

Bill Webster

★ NR
Gulliver's Travels 1996

Professor of Language

★ 7.1
The Wisdom Of The Witch 1995

Victor Meldrew

★ 9
Father Ted 1995

Richard Wilson

★ 8.2
The Man Who Blew Away 1994

Victor Meldrew

★ NR
Butter 1994

Steven Williams

★ 8
Shooting Stars 1993

Self

★ 7.6
One Foot in the Algarve 1993

Victor Meldrew

★ 7.5
The Tale of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny 1993

Mr. McGregor (voice)

★ 8
The Vision Thing 1993

James Forth

★ NR
Selling Hitler 1993

Henri Nannen

★ 7
Victor In The Bath 1993

Victor Meldrew

★ 8
Soft Top Hard Shoulder 1993

Uncle Salvatore

★ 6.2
Carry On Columbus 1992

Don Juan Felipe

★ 3.8
Unnatural Pursuits 1992

Hector Duff

★ NR
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends 1992

Mr. McGregor

★ 8.5
The Man In The Long Black Coat 1991

Victor Meldrew

★ NR
Who's Listening 1990

Victor Meldrew

★ NR
Cluedo 1990

Reverend Green

★ 6.4
Kremlin Farewell 1990

Lebedev

★ NR
One Foot in the Grave 1990

Victor Meldrew

★ 7.6
Mr. Bean 1990

Dentist

★ 8
Fellow Traveller 1989

Sir Hugo Armstrong

★ 4
A Dry White Season 1989

Cloete

★ 6.7
Under the Sun 1989

Self - Narrator (voice)

★ NR
How to Get Ahead in Advertising 1989

John Bristol

★ 6.3
Thompson 1988

★ 1
The Four Minute Mile 1988

Harold Abrahams

★ 6.8
Byrne About Byrne 1988

Eddie Clockerty

★ NR
Normal Service 1988

Max

★ NR
The Play on One 1988

Max

★ 6
Prick Up Your Ears 1987

Psychiatrist

★ 6.7
Tutti Frutti 1987

Eddie Clockerty

★ 7.1
High & Dry 1987

Richard Talbot

★ 6
Inspector Morse 1987

Brian Thornton

★ 7.8
Room at the Bottom 1986

★ 5
Foreign Body 1986

Colonel Partridge

★ 4.1
Whoops Apocalypse 1986

Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)

★ 5.6
Hot Metal 1986

★ 5.8
Murder by the Book 1986

Sir Max Mallowan

★ 4
Howards' Way 1985

Viscount Cunningham

★ 5.6
The Last Place on Earth 1985

Scott Keltie

★ 6.8
Poppyland 1985

Theodore Watts-Dunton

★ NR
Screen Two 1985

Sir Hugo Armstrong

★ 6.8
A Passage to India 1984

Mr. Turton

★ 6.8
Sherlock Holmes 1984

Duncan Ross

★ 8.1
Those Glory Glory Days 1983

Arnold - Journalist

★ 4.6
Countdown 1982

★ 6
Andy Robson 1982

Mr. Ridley

★ 9.5
Virginia Fly is Drowning 1981

Professor

★ NR
Shaping Up 1980

Tom McCann

★ NR
Pasmore 1980

Abercrombie

★ NR
Only When I Laugh 1979

★ 6.7
Caledonian Cascade 1977

★ NR
A Sharp Intake of Breath 1977

★ 7
Yanks Go Home 1976

★ 5
Bet Your Life 1976

Consultant

★ NR
The Portland Millions 1976

Albert Foster

★ NR
Victorian Scandals 1976

Albert Foster

★ NR
Cilla's World Of Comedy 1976

★ 7.5
Through the Night 1975

Registrar

★ NR
The Sweeney 1975

D.C.I. Anderson

★ 7.8
Soldier and Me 1974

Dr. Nixon

★ 7
Playhouse 1974

Tom McCann

★ 7
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em 1973

★ 7.6
Crown Court 1972

Jeremy Parsons QC

★ 5.4
The Trouble with 2B 1972

★ NR
The Trouble with 2b: Part Two, On the Air 1972

★ NR
The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days 1972

Mr Potter

★ NR
The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger 1972

★ NR
The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day 1972

★ NR
The Day They Buried Cleaver 1970

Det. Sgt. Sand

★ NR
Play for Today 1970

Consultant

★ 6.3
Junket 89 1970

★ 5.5
Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows 1970

Mr. O'Flanagan, O'Leary, Tram Conductor

★ NR
The People’s Jack 1970

George III

★ NR
The First Lady 1968

★ NR
Dr. Finlay's Casebook 1962

★ 6
Danger Man 1960

King [Kabuki Group]

★ 7.2