Person
Richard Wilson
Acting · Born 1936-07-09 · Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
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.
Known for
Doctor Who
2005
Sherlock Holmes
Duncan Ross
Screen Two
Sir Hugo Armstrong
Play for Today
Consultant
Merlin
Gaius
ITV Playhouse
Herr Kalewski
Mr. Bean
Dentist
Crown Court
Jeremy Parsons QC
Have I Got News for You
Self
Parkinson
Self
Filmography
- 2023Sweetly It TurnsLen
- 2022G♭Ceri
- 2022Remembers…Self
- 2021Around the World in 80 DaysGrayson
- 2018Sherlock GnomesMr. Capulet (voice)
- 2016A Midsummer Night's DreamStarveling
- 2015Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay ScotlandNarrator
- 2015Danny & the Human ZooJames Broughton
- 2013Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the ArmySelf - Host
- 2012Playhouse PresentsJohn
- 2012Confessions from the UndergroundSelf - Narrator(voice)
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant
- 2011Gnomeo & JulietMr. Capulet (voice)
- 2010Gerard Kelly: A CelebrationSelf
- 2010The One Ronnie
- 2009Merlin: Secrets and MagicSelf
- 2009Britain's Best Drives
- 2009DemonsFather Simeon
- 2009DemonsFather Simeon
- 2008MerlinGaius
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2007Would I Lie to You?Self
- 2007KingdomProfessor Barkway
- 2007Reichenbach FallsArthur Conan Doyle
- 2006A Harlot's ProgressSir James Thornhill
- 2006Love and Other DisastersRegistrar
- 2006Davina
- 2006The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsMr. McGregor
- 2005Monkey Trousers
- 2005Doctor Who Confidential
- 2005Doctor Who
- 2004King of FridgesFrank
- 2003Out There
- 2002Jeffrey Archer: The TruthDuke of Edinburgh
- 2002What's Your Problem?Director
- 2002Born and BredDr. Donald Newman
- 2002Dick Whittington: The ITV PantomimeSally the Cook
- 2001Women Talking DirtyRonald
- 2001Life as We Know It
- 2001High Stakes
- 2001One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle DickVictor Meldrew
- 1999Life SupportJohn Doone
- 1998Ted & RalphLandowner at Party
- 1998Duck PatrolPC Roland 'Prof' Rose
- 1998So Graham NortonSelf
- 1998Fantasy World CupSelf
- 1998In the RedLord Tone
- 1998All Saints
- 1998ParkinsonSelf
- 1997One Foot in the Grave: EndgameVictor Meldrew
- 1997The Man Who Knew Too LittleDaggenhurst
- 1996The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. TittlemouseMr. McGregor (voice)
- 1996One Foot in the Grave: StarboundVictor Meldrew
- 1996Lord of MisruleBill Webster
- 1996Gulliver's TravelsProfessor of Language
- 1995One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The WitchVictor Meldrew
- 1995The Frank Skinner ShowSelf
- 1995Father TedRichard Wilson
- 1994One Foot in the Grave: The Man Who Blew AwayVictor Meldrew
- 1994Room 101Self
- 1994ButterSteven Williams
- 1993Shooting StarsSelf
- 1993One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveVictor Meldrew
- 1993The Vision ThingJames Forth
- 1993Live & KickingSelf
- 1993Selling HitlerHenri Nannen
- 1993One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The BathVictor Meldrew
- 1993Soft Top Hard ShoulderUncle Salvatore
- 1992The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin BunnyMr. McGregor (voice)
- 1992The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsMr. McGregor (voice)
- 1992Unnatural PursuitsHector Duff
- 1992Carry On ColumbusDon Juan Felipe
- 1992Unnatural PursuitsHector Duff
- 1991One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black CoatVictor Meldrew
- 1991Selling HitlerHenri Nannen
- 1990One Foot in the Grave: Who's ListeningVictor Meldrew
- 1990Have I Got News for YouSelf
- 1990Changing StepDirector
- 1990CluedoReverend Green
- 1990Kremlin FarewellLebedev
- 1990One Foot in the GraveVictor Meldrew
- 1990Mr. BeanDentist
- 1989Fellow TravellerSir Hugo Armstrong
- 1989A Dry White SeasonCloete
- 1989Under the SunSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1989How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingJohn Bristol
- 1988Thompson
- 1988The Four Minute MileHarold Abrahams
- 1988Byrne About ByrneEddie Clockerty
- 1988A Wholly Healthy GlasgowDirector
- 1988Normal ServiceMax
- 1988The Play on OneMax
- 1987Prick Up Your EarsPsychiatrist
- 1987Tutti FruttiEddie Clockerty
- 1987High & DryRichard Talbot
- 1987Inspector MorseBrian Thornton
- 1986Room at the Bottom
- 1986Foreign BodyColonel Partridge
- 1986ScreenPlayJames Forth
- 1986Whoops ApocalypseNigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)
- 1986Hot MetalDicky Lipton
- 1986Murder by the BookSir Max Mallowan
- 1985Howards' WayViscount Cunningham
- 1985The Last Place on EarthScott Keltie
- 1985PoppylandTheodore Watts-Dunton
- 1985Screen TwoSir Hugo Armstrong
- 1984A Passage to IndiaMr. Turton
- 1984Sherlock HolmesDuncan Ross
- 1984The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesDuncan Ross
- 1984Under the HammerDirector
- 1983Those Glory Glory DaysArnold - Journalist
- 1982Countdown
- 1982The Remainder ManDirector
- 1982Andy RobsonMr. Ridley
- 1982CommitmentsDirector
- 1981Virginia Fly is DrowningProfessor
- 1980Shaping UpTom McCann
- 1980PasmoreAbercrombie
- 1979Only When I LaughGordon Thorpe
- 1978StrangersSteven Wardrope
- 1977Caledonian Cascade
- 1977A Sharp Intake of Breath
- 1977The Sunday DramaDr Graham
- 1976Yanks Go Home
- 1976Bet Your LifeConsultant
- 1976The Portland MillionsAlbert Foster
- 1976Victorian ScandalsAlbert Foster
- 1976Cilla's World Of Comedy
- 1975Through the NightRegistrar
- 1975The SweeneyD.C.I. Anderson
- 1974PlayhouseTom McCann
- 1974Not on Your NellieJoshua McGrimble
- 1972Crown CourtJeremy Parsons QC
- 1972The Trouble with 2B
- 1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' Day
- 1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Two, On the Air
- 1972The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy DaysMr Potter
- 1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
- 1970The Day They Buried CleaverDet. Sgt. Sand
- 1970Play for TodayConsultant
- 1970Junket 89
- 1970Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely WindowsMr. O'Flanagan, O'Leary, Tram Conductor
- 1970The People’s JackGeorge III
- 1968The First Lady
- 1967ITV PlayhouseHerr Kalewski
- 1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook
- 1960Danger ManKing [Kabuki Group]
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