Richard Wilson
Acting
Born: July 9, 1936 (age 90) · Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Highest Rated
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
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
Mr. Bean
1990
Merlin
2008
Sherlock Gnomes
2018
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
Father Ted
1995
Love and Other Disasters
2006
A Passage to India
1984
Sherlock Holmes
1984
Around the World in 80 Days
2021
Inspector Morse
1987
Photos (2)
Movies (54)
Gnomeo & Juliet
Mr. Capulet (voice)
Sherlock Gnomes
Mr. Capulet (voice)
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Daggenhurst
A Dry White Season
Cloete
Love and Other Disasters
Registrar
A Passage to India
Mr. Turton
Prick Up Your Ears
Psychiatrist
One Foot in the Grave: Who's Listening
Victor Meldrew
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame
Victor Meldrew
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
Mr. McGregor (voice)
Women Talking Dirty
Ronald
Junket 89
1970
Selling Hitler
Henri Nannen
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. McGregor
One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The Witch
Victor Meldrew
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
John Bristol
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime
Sally the Cook
Carry On Columbus
Don Juan Felipe
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Starveling
G♭
Ceri
Whoops Apocalypse
Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)
One Foot in the Grave: Starbound
Victor Meldrew
Those Glory Glory Days
Arnold - Journalist
The Four Minute Mile
Harold Abrahams
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
Victor Meldrew
The One Ronnie
2010
One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle Dick
Victor Meldrew
Shaping Up
Tom McCann
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Uncle Salvatore
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Duke of Edinburgh
Danny & the Human Zoo
James Broughton
Fellow Traveller
Sir Hugo Armstrong
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse
Mr. McGregor (voice)
Foreign Body
Colonel Partridge
Murder by the Book
Sir Max Mallowan
One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The Bath
Victor Meldrew
Through the Night
Registrar
King of Fridges
Frank
A Harlot's Progress
Sir James Thornhill
The People’s Jack
George III
Virginia Fly is Drowning
Professor
One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat
Victor Meldrew
Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland
Narrator
Ted & Ralph
Landowner at Party
Kremlin Farewell
Lebedev
Byrne About Byrne
Eddie Clockerty
The Portland Millions
Albert Foster
Butter
Steven Williams
The Vision Thing
James Forth
Unnatural Pursuits
Hector Duff
Normal Service
Max
Pasmore
Abercrombie
Bet Your Life
Consultant
Sweetly It Turns
Len
TV Shows (79)
Doctor Who
2005
Doctor Who
Dr Constantine · 2 eps
Crown Court
Jeremy Parsons QC · 40 eps
Play for Today
Consultant · 1 eps
Play for Today
Abercrombie · 1 eps
Merlin
Gaius · 65 eps
Sherlock Holmes
Duncan Ross · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Herr Kalewski · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Trevor · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
George III · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Mr. O'Flanagan · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Det. Sgt. Sand · 1 eps
Screen Two
Sir Hugo Armstrong · 1 eps
Screen Two
Theodore Watts-Dunton · 1 eps
Screen Two
Lebedev · 1 eps
Mr. Bean
Dentist · 1 eps
Playhouse
Tom McCann · 1 eps
Playhouse
Professor · 1 eps
Inspector Morse
Brian Thornton · 1 eps
All Saints
1 eps
The Sweeney
D.C.I. Anderson · 1 eps
TFI Friday
1 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
1 eps
Danger Man
King [Kabuki Group] · 1 eps
Father Ted
Richard Wilson · 1 eps
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1 eps
Around the World in 80 Days
Grayson · 2 eps
ScreenPlay
James Forth · 1 eps
Howards' Way
Viscount Cunningham · 1 eps
Playhouse Presents
John · 1 eps
The Play on One
Max · 1 eps
Kingdom
Professor Barkway · 2 eps
Strangers
Steven Wardrope · 1 eps
Born and Bred
Dr. Donald Newman · 11 eps
One Foot in the Grave
Victor Meldrew · 36 eps
Countdown
5 eps
The F Word
1 eps
Cluedo
Reverend Green · 6 eps
Gulliver's Travels
Professor of Language · 2 eps
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Duncan Ross · 1 eps
The Last Place on Earth
Scott Keltie · 7 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Ramskill · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Dr Macburney · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Myers · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Fitch · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Fraser · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Jack Wainwright · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Kerr · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Perkins · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Dr Condon · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Reverend Ernest Plummley · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Prison Doctor · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Superintendent Redway · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Mr Cotterill · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Henshaw · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Basil Dawson · 1 eps
A Sharp Intake of Breath
Dad · 1 eps
Only When I Laugh
Gordon Thorpe · 29 eps
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Mr. McGregor (voice) · 1 eps
Life Support
John Doone · 6 eps
Demons
Father Simeon · 2 eps
Duck Patrol
PC Roland 'Prof' Rose · 7 eps
Victorian Scandals
Albert Foster · 1 eps
Monkey Trousers
7 eps
The First Lady
1 eps
Not on Your Nellie
Joshua McGrimble · 1 eps
In the Red
Lord Tone · 3 eps
Hot Metal
Dicky Lipton · 7 eps
Pickersgill People
Arthur MacKenzie Tooth · 1 eps
Selling Hitler
Henri Nannen · 5 eps
Tutti Frutti
Eddie Clockerty · 6 eps
Yanks Go Home
Reverend Desmond Brierley · 2 eps
Out There
13 eps
Soldier and Me
Dr Nixon · 3 eps
High Stakes
6 eps
Cilla's World Of Comedy
1 eps
Unnatural Pursuits
Hector Duff · 2 eps
Under the Hammer
Ben Glazier · 7 eps
Britain's Best Drives
6 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
Have I Got News for You
Self · 4 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
Room 101
Self · 1 eps
Shooting Stars
Self · 1 eps
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · 1 eps
Remembers…
Self · 1 eps
So Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
Live & Kicking
Self · 1 eps
Merlin: Secrets and Magic
Self · 14 eps
The Best of So Graham Norton
Self (archive footage)
Gerard Kelly: A Celebration
Self
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
Self - Host
