Richard Wilson
Known for acting · Born 9 July 1936 · 90 · Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
156 credits
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
Merlin
2008
One Foot in the Grave
1990
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
Crown Court
1972
Only When I Laugh
1979
Doctor Who
2005
Merlin: Secrets and Magic
2009
Play for Today
1970
A Passage to India
1984
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993
Out There
2003
Acting (148)
2023Sweetly It TurnsLenFilm
2022G♭CeriFilm
2022Remembers…SelfSeries
2021Around the World in 80 DaysGrayson · 2 episodesSeries
2018Sherlock GnomesMr. Capulet (voice)Film
2016A Midsummer Night's DreamStarvelingFilm
2015Danny & the Human ZooJames BroughtonFilm
2015Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay ScotlandNarratorFilm
2013Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the ArmySelf - HostFilm
2012Playhouse PresentsJohnSeries
2012Confessions from the UndergroundSelf - Narrator(voice)Film
2011Gnomeo & JulietMr. Capulet (voice)Film
2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - ParticipantSeries
2010The One RonnieFilm
2010Gerard Kelly: A CelebrationSelfFilm
2009DemonsFather Simeon · 2 episodesSeries
2009Merlin: Secrets and MagicSelf · 14 episodesSeries
2009Britain's Best Drives · 6 episodesSeries
2008MerlinGaius · 65 episodesSeries
2007Would I Lie to You?SelfSeries
2007KingdomProfessor Barkway · 2 episodesSeries
2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelfSeries
2007Reichenbach FallsArthur Conan DoyleFilm
2006Love and Other DisastersRegistrarFilm
2006A Harlot's ProgressSir James ThornhillFilm
2006The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsMr. McGregorFilm
2006DavinaSeries
2005Doctor Who, Dr Constantine · 2 episodesSeries
2005Doctor Who ConfidentialSeries
2005The F WordSeries
2005Monkey Trousers · 7 episodesSeries
2004King of FridgesFrankFilm
2004The Best of So Graham NortonSelf (archive footage)Film
2003Out There · 13 episodesSeries
2002Jeffrey Archer: The TruthDuke of EdinburghFilm
2002Born and BredDr. Donald Newman · 11 episodesSeries
2002Dick Whittington: The ITV PantomimeSally the CookFilm
2001Women Talking DirtyRonaldFilm
2001High Stakes · 6 episodesSeries
2001One Foot in the Grave: Visiting Uncle DickVictor MeldrewFilm
2001Life as We Know It · 7 episodesSeries
2000I Don't Believe It!: The One Foot in the Grave StorySelf (uncredited)Film
1999Life SupportJohn Doone · 6 episodesSeries
1998All SaintsSeries
1998So Graham NortonSelfSeries
1998In the RedLord Tone · 3 episodesSeries
1998Ted & RalphLandowner at PartyFilm
1998Duck PatrolPC Roland 'Prof' Rose · 7 episodesSeries
1998Fantasy World CupSelfSeries
1998ParkinsonSelfSeries
1997The Man Who Knew Too LittleDaggenhurstFilm
1997One Foot in the Grave: EndgameVictor MeldrewFilm
1996Gulliver's TravelsProfessor of Language · 2 episodesSeries
1996TFI FridaySeries
1996One Foot in the Grave: StarboundVictor MeldrewFilm
1996Lord of MisruleBill WebsterFilm
1996The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. TittlemouseMr. McGregor (voice)Film
1995Father TedRichard WilsonSeries
1995One Foot in the Grave: The Wisdom Of The WitchVictor MeldrewFilm
1995The Frank Skinner ShowSelfSeries
1994Room 101SelfSeries
1994ButterSteven WilliamsFilm
1994Under the HammerBen Glazier · 7 episodesSeries
1993Shooting StarsSelfSeries
1993Soft Top Hard ShoulderUncle SalvatoreFilm
1993Live & KickingSelfSeries
1993One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveVictor MeldrewFilm
1993Selling HitlerHenri NannenFilm
1993One Foot in the Grave: Victor In The BathVictor MeldrewFilm
1993The Vision ThingJames ForthFilm
1992Carry On ColumbusDon Juan FelipeFilm
1992The World of Peter Rabbit and FriendsMr. McGregor (voice)Series
1992The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin BunnyMr. McGregor (voice)Film
1992Unnatural PursuitsHector Duff · 2 episodesSeries
1992Unnatural PursuitsHector DuffFilm
1992The Other Side Of ParadiseDoc Reid · 4 episodesSeries
1991One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black CoatVictor MeldrewFilm
1991Selling HitlerHenri Nannen · 5 episodesSeries
1990Mr. BeanDentistSeries
1990One Foot in the GraveVictor Meldrew · 36 episodesSeries
1990Have I Got News for YouSelf · 4 episodesSeries
1990CluedoReverend Green · 6 episodesSeries
1990Kremlin FarewellLebedevFilm
1990One Foot in the Grave: Who's ListeningVictor MeldrewFilm
1989A Dry White SeasonCloeteFilm
1989How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingJohn BristolFilm
1989Fellow TravellerSir Hugo ArmstrongFilm
1989Under the SunSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
1988The Four Minute MileHarold AbrahamsFilm
1988The Play on OneMaxSeries
1988ThompsonSeries
1988Normal ServiceMaxFilm
1988Byrne About ByrneEddie ClockertyFilm
1987Inspector MorseBrian ThorntonSeries
1987Prick Up Your EarsPsychiatristFilm
1987Tutti FruttiEddie Clockerty · 6 episodesSeries
1987High & DryRichard Talbot · 7 episodesSeries
1986Whoops ApocalypseNigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)Film
1986Hot MetalDicky Lipton · 7 episodesSeries
1986Foreign BodyColonel PartridgeFilm
1986Murder by the BookSir Max MallowanFilm
1986ScreenPlayJames ForthSeries
1986Room at the Bottom · 13 episodesSeries
1985Howards' WayViscount CunninghamSeries
1985Screen TwoSir Hugo Armstrong, Theodore Watts-Dunton, LebedevSeries
1985The Last Place on EarthScott Keltie · 7 episodesSeries
1985PoppylandTheodore Watts-DuntonFilm
1984A Passage to IndiaMr. TurtonFilm
1984Sherlock HolmesDuncan RossSeries
1984The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesDuncan RossSeries
1983Those Glory Glory DaysArnold - JournalistFilm
1982Countdown · 5 episodesSeries
1982Andy RobsonMr. Ridley · 3 episodesSeries
1981Virginia Fly is DrowningProfessorFilm
1980PasmoreAbercrombieFilm
1980Shaping UpTom McCannFilm
1979Only When I LaughGordon Thorpe · 29 episodesSeries
1978StrangersSteven WardropeSeries
1978Pickersgill PeopleArthur MacKenzie ToothSeries
1977A Sharp Intake of BreathMr Ramskill, Dr Macburney, Mr Myers, Mr Fitch, Mr Fraser, Jack Wainwright, Mr Kerr, Perkins, Dr Condon, Reverend Ernest Plummley, Prison Doctor, Superintendent Redway, Mr Cotterill, Henshaw, Basil Dawson, DadSeries
1977The Sunday DramaDr GrahamSeries
1977Caledonian CascadeFilm
1977The Sound of LaughterMr RamskillSeries
1976Yanks Go HomeReverend Desmond Brierley · 2 episodesSeries
1976Cilla's World Of ComedySeries
1976Victorian ScandalsAlbert FosterSeries
1976Bet Your LifeConsultantFilm
1976The Portland MillionsAlbert FosterFilm
1975The SweeneyD.C.I. AndersonSeries
1975Through the NightRegistrarFilm
1974Not on Your NellieJoshua McGrimbleSeries
1974Soldier and MeDr Nixon · 3 episodesSeries
1974PlayhouseTom McCann, ProfessorSeries
1972Crown CourtJeremy Parsons QC · 40 episodesSeries
1972The Trouble with 2BFilm
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years YoungerFilm
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Four, Parents' DayFilm
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Two, On the AirFilm
1972The Trouble with 2b: Part One, Happy DaysMr PotterFilm
1970Play for TodayConsultant, AbercrombieSeries
1970Junket 89Film
1970The People’s JackGeorge IIIFilm
1970The Day They Buried CleaverDet. Sgt. SandFilm
1970Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely WindowsMr. O'Flanagan, O'Leary, Tram ConductorFilm
1968The First LadySeries
1967ITV PlayhouseHerr Kalewski, Trevor, George III, Mr. O'Flanagan, Det. Sgt. SandSeries
1962Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries
1960Danger ManKing [Kabuki Group]Series
Directing (8)
2002What's Your Problem?DirectorSeries
1990Changing StepDirectorFilm
1988The Play on OneDirectorSeries
1988A Wholly Healthy GlasgowDirectorFilm
1984Under the HammerDirectorFilm
1982CommitmentsDirectorFilm
1982The Remainder ManDirectorFilm
1970Play for TodayDirectorSeries