Person
Richard Butler
Acting · 1924–2003 · Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Biography
Richard Butler was a Bradford born British actor who appeared mostly on television in a career that stretched back to the live broadcasts of the early 1950s. He is perhaps best known for playing the vicar officiating at Charles and Henrietta's abortive wedding in the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral. He died on April 23, 2003 in Surrey, England.
Known for
Heartbeat
Ernest
Peak Practice
Sam Wilson
Terry and June
Chelsea Supporter
Sergeant Cork
George Morton
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Vicar - Wedding Four
Budgie
Braithwaite
Second City Firsts
Janet's father
The Scales of Justice
William Milsom
City '68
Harry Garbutt
It's Dark Outside
Arthur Tulk
Filmography
- 1996Some Mother's SonMP (uncredited)
- 1994Four Weddings and a FuneralVicar - Wedding Four
- 1993Peak PracticeSam Wilson
- 1992HeartbeatErnest
- 1990Shoot to KillChief Constable Colin Sampson
- 1988Further and ParticularPaul
- 1987Yesterday's DreamsFrank
- 1983Birth of a NationMr Griff
- 1983Tales Out of SchoolMr Griff
- 1982ScrubbersGovernor
- 1982Who Dares WinsDignitary
- 1980'That Crazy Woman'Harry Moore
- 1979Terry and JuneChelsea Supporter
- 1978The Vanishing ArmyEllis
- 1977One Day at a TimeRonald
- 1977ScumGovernor
- 1976The Man with the PowerMr. Harris
- 1975The Naked Civil ServantSenior Doctor
- 1975The Growing Pains of PC PenroseSolicitor
- 1974The Nearly ManGeoff
- 1974Bedtime StoriesMajor Burton
- 1973Second City FirstsJanet's father
- 1972HollyMr Elliot
- 1971BudgieBraithwaite
- 1970Chariot of FirePrison Governor
- 1968The House That Jigger BuiltHarry Garbutt
- 1967City '68Harry Garbutt
- 1965Six Shades of BlackMr. Willis
- 1964It's Dark OutsideArthur Tulk
- 1963Sergeant CorkGeorge Morton
- 1962The Scales of JusticeWilliam Milsom
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