Personal Info
Richard Briers
Acting
Biography
Richard David Briers, CBE (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was an English actor. His fifty-year career encompassed television, stage, film and radio.
Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in Marriage Lines (1961–66), but it was a decade later, when he narrated Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1974–76) and when he played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life (1975–78), that he became a household name. Later, he starred as Martin in Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89), and he had a leading role as Hector in Monarch of the Glen (2000–05). From the late 1980s, with Ken…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Good Life: Inside Out
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
as (archive footage)
Roobarb and Custard: The Complete Collection
as Narrator, Roobarb, Custard / lot of characters. (uncredited)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
as Mouse (voice)
Cockneys vs Zombies
as Hamish
Run For Your Wife
as Newspaper Seller
Horror on the High Rise
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
as Mr. Adolphus Spanker
All About The Good Life
TV Shows
Kingdom
as Jim Wright · 1 ep.
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
1 ep.
That's What I Call Television
as Self · 1 ep.
Torchwood
as Parker · 1 ep.
My Appalling School Report
4 ep.
Extras
as Richard Briers · 1 ep.
Roobarb and Custard Too
as Narrator · 39 ep.
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Wilson · 1 ep.
New Tricks
as James Farlow · 1 ep.
Comedy Connections
1 ep.
