Richard Wilson

Person

Richard Wilson

Born 9 July 1936 90 years old Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK Who else is 90? → TMDB ↗

Richard Wilson OBE (born Ian Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) 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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
24age in their first credit on record (1960)
63years on screen and counting
6credits in 1986, their busiest year
132dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Sweetly It Turns poster Age: 86

Sweetly It Turns

2023
as Len
G♭ poster Age: 86

G♭

2022
as Ceri
Sherlock Gnomes poster Age: 81

Sherlock Gnomes

2018
as Mr. Capulet (voice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster Age: 79

A Midsummer Night's Dream

2016
as Starveling
Danny & the Human Zoo poster Age: 79

Danny & the Human Zoo

2015
as James Broughton
Gnomeo & Juliet poster Age: 74

Gnomeo & Juliet

2011
as Mr. Capulet (voice)
The One Ronnie poster Age: 74

The One Ronnie

2010
Demons poster Age: 72

Demons

2009
as Father Simeon
No poster
Age: 70

Reichenbach Falls

2007
as Arthur Conan Doyle
A Harlot's Progress poster Age: 70

A Harlot's Progress

2006
as Sir James Thornhill
Love and Other Disasters poster Age: 70

Love and Other Disasters

2006
as Registrar
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends poster Age: 69

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

2006
as Mr. McGregor
King of Fridges poster Age: 68

King of Fridges

2004
as Frank
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth poster Age: 66

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth

2002
as Duke of Edinburgh
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime poster Age: 65

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

2002
as Sally the Cook
Women Talking Dirty poster Age: 65

Women Talking Dirty

2001
as Ronald
One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick poster Age: 64

One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick

2001
as Victor Meldrew
Ted & Ralph poster Age: 62

Ted & Ralph

1998
as Landowner at Party
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame poster Age: 61

One Foot in the Grave: Endgame

1997
as Victor Meldrew
The Man Who Knew Too Little poster Age: 61

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997
as Daggenhurst
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse poster Age: 60

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse

1996
as Mr. McGregor (voice)
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound poster Age: 60

One Foot in the Grave: Starbound

1996
as Victor Meldrew
No poster
Age: 59

Lord of Misrule

1996
as Bill Webster
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch poster Age: 59

One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch

1995
as Victor Meldrew
One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Away poster Age: 58

One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew Away

1994
as Victor Meldrew
Butter poster Age: 57

Butter

1994
as Steven Williams
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve poster Age: 57

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

1993
as Victor Meldrew
The Vision Thing poster Age: 57

The Vision Thing

1993
as James Forth
Selling Hitler poster Age: 56

Selling Hitler

1993
as Henri Nannen
One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath poster Age: 56

One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath

1993
as Victor Meldrew
Soft Top Hard Shoulder poster Age: 56

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

1993
as Uncle Salvatore
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny poster Age: 56

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

1992
as Mr. McGregor (voice)
Carry On Columbus poster Age: 56

Carry On Columbus

1992
as Don Juan Felipe
Unnatural Pursuits poster Age: 55

Unnatural Pursuits

1992
as Hector Duff
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat poster Age: 55

One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

1991
as Victor Meldrew
One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening poster Age: 54

One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening

1990
as Victor Meldrew
Kremlin Farewell poster Age: 53

Kremlin Farewell

1990
as Lebedev
Fellow Traveller poster Age: 53

Fellow Traveller

1989
as Sir Hugo Armstrong
A Dry White Season poster Age: 53

A Dry White Season

1989
as Cloete
How to Get Ahead in Advertising poster Age: 52

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989
as John Bristol
The Four Minute Mile poster Age: 52

The Four Minute Mile

1988
as Harold Abrahams
Byrne About Byrne poster Age: 51

Byrne About Byrne

1988
as Eddie Clockerty
Normal Service poster Age: 51

Normal Service

1988
as Max
Prick Up Your Ears poster Age: 50

Prick Up Your Ears

1987
as Psychiatrist
Foreign Body poster Age: 50

Foreign Body

1986
as Colonel Partridge
Whoops Apocalypse poster Age: 49

Whoops Apocalypse

1986
as Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)
Murder by the Book poster Age: 49

Murder by the Book

1986
as Sir Max Mallowan
No poster
Age: 48

Poppyland

1985
as Theodore Watts-Dunton
A Passage to India poster Age: 48

A Passage to India

1984
as Mr. Turton
Those Glory Glory Days poster Age: 47

Those Glory Glory Days

1983
as Arnold - Journalist
Virginia Fly is Drowning poster Age: 45

Virginia Fly is Drowning

1981
as Professor
Shaping Up poster Age: 44

Shaping Up

1980
as Tom McCann
Pasmore poster Age: 44

Pasmore

1980
as Abercrombie
No poster
Age: 41

Caledonian Cascade

1977
Bet Your Life poster Age: 40

Bet Your Life

1976
as Consultant
The Portland Millions poster Age: 40

The Portland Millions

1976
as Albert Foster
Through the Night poster Age: 39

Through the Night

1975
as Registrar
No poster
Age: 35

The Trouble with 2B

1972
No poster
Age: 35

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

1972
No poster
Age: 35

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

1972
No poster
Age: 35

The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy Days

1972
as Mr Potter
No poster
Age: 35

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

1972
No poster
Age: 34

The Day They Buried Cleaver

1970
as Det. Sgt. Sand
Junket 89 poster Age: 34

Junket 89

1970
No poster
Age: 33

Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows

1970
as Mr. O'Flanagan, O'Leary, Tram Conductor
The People’s Jack poster Age: 33

The People’s Jack

1970
as George III
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TV credits

Newest first
Around the World in 80 Days poster Age: 85

Around the World in 80 Days

2021
as Grayson
Playhouse Presents poster Age: 75

Playhouse Presents

2012
as John
Britain's Best Drives poster Age: 72

Britain's Best Drives

2009
Demons poster Age: 72

Demons

2009
as Father Simeon
Merlin poster Age: 72

Merlin

2008
as Gaius
Kingdom poster Age: 70

Kingdom

2007
as Professor Barkway
No poster
Age: 69

Davina

2006
Monkey Trousers poster Age: 68

Monkey Trousers

2005
Doctor Who Confidential poster Age: 68

Doctor Who Confidential

2005
Doctor Who poster Age: 68

Doctor Who

2005
Doctor Who poster Age: 68

Doctor Who

2005
as Dr Constantine
Out There poster Age: 66

Out There

2003
Born and Bred poster Age: 65

Born and Bred

2002
as Dr. Donald Newman
No poster
Age: 65

Life as We Know It

2001
High Stakes poster Age: 64

High Stakes

2001
Life Support poster Age: 63

Life Support

1999
as John Doone
Duck Patrol poster Age: 62

Duck Patrol

1998
as PC Roland 'Prof' Rose
In the Red poster Age: 61

In the Red

1998
as Lord Tone
All Saints poster Age: 61

All Saints

1998
Gulliver's Travels poster Age: 59

Gulliver's Travels

1996
as Professor of Language
Father Ted poster Age: 58

Father Ted

1995
as Richard Wilson
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends poster Age: 56

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

1992
as Mr. McGregor (voice)
Unnatural Pursuits poster Age: 56

Unnatural Pursuits

1992
as Hector Duff
Selling Hitler poster Age: 54

Selling Hitler

1991
as Henri Nannen
Cluedo poster Age: 54

Cluedo

1990
as Reverend Green
One Foot in the Grave poster Age: 53

One Foot in the Grave

1990
as Victor Meldrew
Mr. Bean poster Age: 53

Mr. Bean

1990
as Dentist
No poster
Age: 52

Thompson

1988
The Play on One poster Age: 51

The Play on One

1988
as Max
Tutti Frutti poster Age: 50

Tutti Frutti

1987
as Eddie Clockerty
No poster
Age: 50

High & Dry

1987
as Richard Talbot
Inspector Morse poster Age: 50

Inspector Morse

1987
as Brian Thornton
No poster
Age: 50

Room at the Bottom

1986
ScreenPlay poster Age: 50

ScreenPlay

1986
as James Forth
Hot Metal poster Age: 49

Hot Metal

1986
as Dicky Lipton
Howards' Way poster Age: 49

Howards' Way

1985
as Viscount Cunningham
The Last Place on Earth poster Age: 48

The Last Place on Earth

1985
as Scott Keltie
Screen Two poster Age: 48

Screen Two

1985
as Sir Hugo Armstrong
Screen Two poster Age: 48

Screen Two

1985
as Theodore Watts-Dunton
Screen Two poster Age: 48

Screen Two

1985
as Lebedev
Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 47

Sherlock Holmes

1984
as Duncan Ross
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 47

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1984
as Duncan Ross
Countdown poster Age: 46

Countdown

1982
No poster
Age: 45

Andy Robson

1982
as Mr. Ridley
Only When I Laugh poster Age: 43

Only When I Laugh

1979
as Gordon Thorpe
Strangers poster Age: 41

Strangers

1978
as Steven Wardrope
A Sharp Intake of Breath poster Age: 41

A Sharp Intake of Breath

1977
No poster
Age: 40

The Sunday Drama

1977
as Dr Graham
No poster
Age: 40

Yanks Go Home

1976
Victorian Scandals poster Age: 40

Victorian Scandals

1976
as Albert Foster
Cilla's World Of Comedy poster Age: 40

Cilla's World Of Comedy

1976
The Sweeney poster Age: 38

The Sweeney

1975
as D.C.I. Anderson
Playhouse poster Age: 37

Playhouse

1974
as Tom McCann
Playhouse poster Age: 37

Playhouse

1974
as Professor
Not on Your Nellie poster Age: 37

Not on Your Nellie

1974
as Joshua McGrimble
Crown Court poster Age: 36

Crown Court

1972
as Jeremy Parsons QC
Play for Today poster Age: 34

Play for Today

1970
as Consultant
Play for Today poster Age: 34

Play for Today

1970
as Abercrombie
The First Lady poster Age: 31

The First Lady

1968
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 31

ITV Playhouse

1967
as Herr Kalewski
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 31

ITV Playhouse

1967
as Trevor
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 31

ITV Playhouse

1967
as George III
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 31

ITV Playhouse

1967
as Mr. O'Flanagan
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 31

ITV Playhouse

1967
as Det. Sgt. Sand
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster Age: 26

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962
Danger Man poster Age: 24

Danger Man

1960
as King [Kabuki Group]
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