All In Good Faith. The Reverend Philip Lambe (Richard Briers). Copyright: Thames Television
Richard Briers
- English
- Actor
Known for: Ever Decreasing Circles (Martin Bryce), The Good Life (Tom Good), All In Good Faith (The Reverend Philip Lambe), Marriage Lines (George Starling), Brothers In Law (Roger Thursby), The Other One (Ralph Tanner)
The Good Life. Tom Good (Richard Briers). Copyright: BBC
Richard Briers CBE was an English actor who specialised in comic roles. He attained stardom within 3 years of beginning work as an actor, alongside Prunella Scales in the hit domestic sitcom Marriage Lines. Briers is best remembered for his starring roles in 1970s sitcom smash-hit The Good Life, and 1980s comedy Ever Decreasing Circles.
More information
- Born
- Sunday 14th January 1934
- Died
- Sunday 17th February 2013
- Full name
- Richard David Briers
- Title
- Richard Briers CBE
- Nationality
- English
Awards
- BAFTA Television Awards 1977
- Best Light Entertainment Performance: Nominee
- BAFTA Television Awards 1965
- Best Actor: Nominee
Credits
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Morecambe & Wise In Pieces
|
Self (Archive Material) |
| 2013 | Richard Briers: A Tribute | Self (Archive Material) |
| 2013 | Run For Your Wife | Elderly Man |
| 2012 | Michael Grade's History Of The Pantomime Dame | Self |
| 2012 | Two Pipe Problems - Series 6 | William Parnes |
| 2012 | Cockneys Vs Zombies | Hamish |
| 2012 | A Month Of June
|
Actor |
| 2011 | Two Pipe Problems - Series 5 | William Parnes |
| 2010 | All About The Good Life | Self |
| 2010 | Two Pipe Problems - Series 4 | William Parnes |
| 2009 | The Moment You Feel It | Old Alf |
| 2009 | Beyond A Joke | Self |
| 2009 | Two Pipe Problems - Series 3 | William Parnes |
| 2008 | Two Pipe Problems - Series 2 | William Parnes |
| 2007 | Peacefully In Their Sleeps | Ensemble Actor |
| 2007 | Two Pipe Problems - Series 1 | William Parnes |
| 2006 | Extras - Series 2
|
Self |
| 2006 | The Ultimate Sitcom | Self |
| 2004 | Ronnie Barker: A BAFTA Tribute | Self |
| 2004 | Britain's Best Sitcom
|
Guest |
| 2003 | Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 5 | Guest |
| 2000 | The Nearly Complete And Utter History Of Everything | Ensemble Actor |
| 2000 | The Pitch | Howard Richard |
| 1999 | Laughter In The House: The Story Of British Sitcom
|
Self |
| 1997 | Harry Hill's Fruit Corner - Series 4
|
Self |
| 1997 | Brass Eye
|
Self |
| 1997 | Ronnie Barker - A Life In Comedy | Self |
| 1995 | Down To Earth | Tony Fairfax |
| 1994 | French And Saunders - Christmas Special 1994 | Ensemble Actor |
| 1993 | If You See God, Tell Him | Godfrey Spry |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends | Peter's Father |
| 1990 | Mr. Bean
|
Mr. Sprout |
| 1989 | Ever Decreasing Circles - Christmas Special | Martin Bryce |
| 1989 | A Chorus Of Disapproval | Ted Washbrook |
| 1988 | Hancock's Last Half Hour | Tony Hancock |
| 1987 | Ever Decreasing Circles - Series 4 | Martin Bryce |
| 1986 | Ever Decreasing Circles - Series 3 | Martin Bryce |
| 1985 | All In Good Faith - Series 1 | The Reverend Philip Lambe |
| 1984 | Ever Decreasing Circles - Series 2 | Martin Bryce |
| 1984 | Ever Decreasing Circles - Series 1 | Martin Bryce |
| 1982 | It's Your Move | Husband |
| 1982 | Goodbye Mr. Kent | Travis Kent |
| 1980 | What Ho, Jeeves! - What Ho! Jeeves: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves | Bertie Wooster |
| 1979 | What Ho, Jeeves! - What Ho! Jeeves: Jeeves And The Feudal Spirit | Bertie Wooster |
| 1979 | The Other One - Series 2 | Ralph Tanner |
| 1978 | The Good Life - When I'm 65 | Tom Good |
| 1978 | What Ho, Jeeves! - What Ho! Jeeves: Joy In The Morning | Bertie Wooster |
| 1977 | The Good Life - Silly, But It's Fun.... | Tom Good |
| 1977 | The Other One - Series 1 | Ralph Tanner |
| 1977 | The Norman Conquests | Reg |
| 1977 | The Good Life - Series 4 | Tom Good |
| 1977 | Swap You One Of These For One Of Those | Henry Fairlane |
| 1976 | The Good Life - Series 3 | Tom Good |
| 1975 | The Good Life - Series 2 | Tom Good |
| 1975 | What Ho, Jeeves! - Series 3 | Bertie Wooster |
| 1975 | What Ho, Jeeves! - Series 2 | Bertie Wooster |
| 1975 | The Good Life - Series 1 | Tom Good |
| 1974 | One-Upmanship | Actor |
| 1973 | What Ho, Jeeves! - Series 1 | Bertie Wooster |
| 1972 | Brothers In Law - Series 3 | Roger Thursby |
| 1971 | Brothers In Law - Series 2 | Roger Thursby |
| 1970 | Brothers In Law - Series 1 | Roger Thursby |
| 1970 | Tommy Cooper
|
Guest |
| 1970 | All The Way Up | Nigel Hadfield |
| 1969 | Doctor At Large | Simon Sparrow |
| 1968 | Doctor In The House | Simon Sparrow |
| 1967 | Marriage Lines - Series 2 | George Starling |
| 1966 | Marriage Lines - Series 5 | George Starling |
| 1965 | Marriage Lines - Series 4 | George Starling |
| 1965 | Marriage Lines - Series 1 | George Starling |
| 1965 | Marriage Lines - Series 3 | George Starling |
| 1964 | A Home Of Your Own | Fredrick Stanley Phipps The Husband |
| 1964 | Marriage Lines - Series 2 | George Starling |
| 1964 | The Bargee | Tomkins |
| 1963 | Marriage Lines - Series 1 | George Starling |
| 1962 | Brothers In Law | Roger Thursby |
| 1962 | The Girl On The Boat | Eustace Hignett |
| 1960 | Bottoms Up | Colbourne |
| 1958 | Girls At Sea | Popeye |
Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Richard Briers on IMDb