Acting
Richard Briers
- Titles
- 62movies61TV shows
- Career
Active from 1961 to 2022, busiest in 1994 and 1995 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 51top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Hamlet87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia6.3average 3.7
- Situational Comedy5.0average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.7average 3.7
- Wholesome5.0average 3.3
- Historical3.8average 2.6
- Satire & Parody3.1average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.0, average 4.9
- Violence2.5, average 4.2
- Tension4.3, average 6.0
- Psychological4.2, average 5.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- British Sitcom 8
- Gentle Humor 6
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Character-Driven 4
- Social Satire 4
- Classic Television 3
- Character-Driven Humor 3
- Period Drama 2
- Social Commentary 2
- British Television 2
- Animal Characters 2
- Episodic Adventures 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kenneth BranaghActorHamlet, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, In the Bleak Midwinter, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Swan Song
Imelda StauntonActorIf You See God, Tell Him, Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time, The Adventures of Mole, Mole's Christmas, The Adventures of Toad
Paul EddingtonActorThe Good Life, The Adventures of Mole, The Adventures of Toad, The Good Life: Secret & Scandals- JJohn EsmondeCreatorThe Good Life, Ever Decreasing Circles, Down to Earth, The Other One
Bob LarbeyCreatorThe Good Life, Ever Decreasing Circles, Down to Earth, The Other One- RRichard TateActorThe Adventures of Mole, Mole's Christmas, The Adventures of Toad
Bernard CribbinsActorIt's Your Move, The Girl on the Boat, A Home of Your Own
Peter DavisonActorThe Adventures of Mole, Mole's Christmas, The Adventures of Toad
Penelope KeithActorThe Good Life, The Good Life: Secret & Scandals, The Norman Conquests
Terence AlexanderActorBen Travers Farces, All the Way Up, All in Good Time
Ronald FraserActorFathom, Rentadick, Heavy Weather- MMartin GatesDirectorThe Adventures of Mole, Mole's Christmas, The Adventures of Toad
Movies and TV shows
114Upcoming
2 titles
TV show · as Narrator
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
2020s
1 title
as (archive footage)
2010s
6 titles · average score 38
as Narrator, Roobarb, Custard / lot of characters. (uncredited)
as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mouse (voice)
as Hamish
as Newspaper Seller
as Mr. Adolphus Spanker
2000s
20 titles · average score 68
as Roobarb/Custard (voice)
TV show · as Jim Wright
TV show · as Parker
as Larry James
TV show · as Narrator
as Herbert Brush
TV show · as Richard Briers
TV show · as Wilson
TV show · as James Farlow
as Robert (voice)
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
TV show · as Hector MacDonald
1990s
21 titles · average score 71
TV show · as Stephen Wentworth
as Polonius
as Henry
as The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
TV show · as Tony Fairfax
as Grandfather
as Rat
TV show · as Godfrey Spry
as Nikita
TV show · as Mr. Sprout
1980s
17 titles · average score 67
as Ted Washbrook
as Malvolio
as The Chief Caretaker
TV show · as Raymond Doncaster
TV show · as Reverend Philip Lambe
TV show · as Alias
as The Rector
as Bluntschli
TV show
as The Husband
as Jack Broome
1970s
25 titles · average score 67
TV show · as Albert Dobson
as Fiver (voice)
TV show · as Reg
TV show · as Ralph Tanner
as Mr. Smythe
TV show · as Stephen Potter
TV show · as Tom Good
TV show · as Narrator
as Isambard Kingdom Brunel
TV show
as Miles Gannet
1960s
19 titles · average score 63
as Flight Lt. Timothy Webb
TV show · as A
TV show · as Sandy Tyrell
as The Husband
as The Young Husband
TV show · as David Prentice
TV show · as Chief Caretaker
as Medical Student (uncredited)
as Eustace Hignett
TV show · as George Starling
as Jamieson
as 'Mrs Binster'
1950s
3 titles · average score 66
as 'Popeye' Lewis
TV show · as Stanley Frelaine
TV show · as Ken Tracey