Richard Wilson

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Richard Wilson, OBE (born July 9, 1936) is a Scottish actor and theatre director, best known for playing Victor Meldrew in the popular BBC situation comedy One Foot in the Grave.

He was born as Ian Colquhoun Wilson (or Iain Richard Wilson, according to the Internet Movie Database¹) in Greenock, Inverclyde. When he went into acting, he had to change his name because another actor was already called Ian Wilson.

In 1994, Richard Wilson was awarded the OBE for services to drama as a director and actor.

In 1996, he was elected Rector of the University of Glasgow for a period of three years. He was installed at a ceremony to be held on 24 April that year.

Richard is also the half cousin of Terry Wogan.

James Roose-Evans wrote his biography One Foot on the Stage: The Biography of Richard Wilson ISBN:0752811150

Contents 1 Television 2 Films 3 Theatre Direction 4 External links

[edit] Television

• The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes (television) (1985) episode The Red Headed League as Duncan Ross
• Born and Bred
• Doctor Who — episodes The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances (2005)
• Duck Patrol
• Emmerdale
• "King Of Fridges (2004) (as Frank)
• Father Ted — episode The Mainland (a cameo role as himself)
• Inspector Morse
• Mr Bean — episode The Trouble With Mr Bean (a cameo role as Bean's dentist)
• My Good Woman
• Normal Service
• One Foot in the Grave (as Victor Meldrew)
• Only When I Laugh
• A Sharp Intake Of Breath
• Tutti Frutti
• Cluedo (television)
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
• Star Portraits with Rolf Harris - celebrity "sitter" in one episode of the portraiture contest.

He appeared as the Duke of Edinburgh in Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, a television comedy drama written by Guy Jenkin, which was first shown on BBC1 on the evening of 1 December 2002.

[edit] Films

• A Dry White Season
• A Passage to India
• Carry On Columbus
• Fellow Travellors
• Gulliver's Travels
• How to Get Ahead in Advertising
• Prick Up Your Ears
• Soft Top
• Hard Shoulder
• The Man Who Knew Too Little
• Women Talking Dirty

[edit] Theatre Direction

• The Woman Before by Roland Shimmelfenwick — Royal Court, May 2005
• East Coast Chicken Supper by Martin J Taylor — The Traverse, 2005
• Rainbow Kiss by Simon Farquhar — Royal Court, April 2006

[edit] External links

• ¹ Richard Wilson at the Internet Movie Database
• The Official Richard Wilson Archive
• Page on One Foot in the Grave from "British TV Heaven", a website run by M. David Bennett
• University of Glasgow Newsletter (20 March 1996 - Issue No: 178), announcing Wilson's election as Rector
• Exclusive Interview with Richard Wilson Here
• The New Richard Wilson TV IV WIKI Here

Preceded by: Johnny Ball

Rector of Glasgow University 1996—1999

Succeeded by: Ross Kemp