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Richard Briers

14 Jan, 1934 in Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK

Richard David Briers, CBE 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 Kenneth Branagh as director, he performed Shakespearean roles in Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996), and As You Like It (2006).

Also Known As:

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Hamlet
73% (1996)
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Fathom
61% (1967)
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The Bargee
68% (1964)
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Rentadick
44% (1972)
Swan Song
68% (1992)
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Girls at Sea
60% (1958)
Village Wooing
0% (1979)
Dad
100% (2005)
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Henry V
72% (1989)
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Bottoms Up!
64% (1960)
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P.Q. 17
0% (1981)
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Victoria & Albert
77% (2001)
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The Goodies
75% (1970)
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Roobarb
70% (1974)
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New Tricks
74% (2004)
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Wogan
45% (1982)
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One-Upmanship
90% (1976)
Tall Stories
0% (1971)
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Extras
78% (2005)
Ooh La La!
0% (1968)
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Kingdom
72% (2007)
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Brass Eye
76% (1997)
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Screen Two
68% (1985)
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Bird Bath
60% (1970)
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Parkinson
0% (1998)
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Tony Awards
50% (1956)
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Armchair Theatre
58% (1956)