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Richard Wilson

Acting

Born July 9, 1936 · Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Also known as ریچارد ویلسون

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • Order of the British Empire

Filmography30 titles

Butter

1994as Steven Williams

Father Ted

1995as Richard Wilson

Sherlock Holmes

1984as Duncan Ross

Mr. Bean

1990as Dentist

The Sweeney

1975as D.C.I. Anderson

Inspector Morse

1987as Brian Thornton

Merlin

2008as Gaius

Would I Lie to You?

2007as Self

One Foot in the Grave

as Victor Meldrew

Doctor Who

2005as Dr Constantine

Danger Man

1960as King [Kabuki Group]

The Last Place on Earth

as Scott Keltie

Around the World in 80 Days

2021as Grayson

Gulliver's Travels

1996as Professor of Language

Kingdom

2007as Professor Barkway

A Passage to India

1984as Mr. Turton

A Dry White Season

1989as Cloete

Prick Up Your Ears

1987as Psychiatrist

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997as Daggenhurst

How to Get Ahead in Advertising

1989as John Bristol

All Saints

1998

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011as Self - Participant

Gnomeo & Juliet

2011as Mr. Capulet

Sherlock Gnomes

2018as Mr. Capulet (voice)

Love and Other Disasters

2006as Registrar

A Midsummer Night's Dream

2016as Starveling

Women Talking Dirty

2001as Ronald

Foreign Body

1986as Colonel Partridge

Fellow Traveller

1989as Sir Hugo Armstrong

Carry on Columbus

1992as Don Juan Felipe