Richard Briers

Actor. Born 14 January 1934 in Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK. Died 17 February 2013.

Titles on Fi1m11 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 11 titles

Born

14 January 1934, Raynes Park, Surrey, England, UK

Died

17 February 2013

Active

1975–2006

Frequently works with

Kenneth Branagh, Bob Larbey, John Esmonde

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

71Fi1m

62Critics

We rate Richard’s work 9 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 794

Under 601

Of 11 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 7 films, 4 series
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $253m across 6 films with figures
Active: 1975–2006

Genres

Drama8
Comedy6
Adventure2
Romance2
Action & Adventure1
Animation1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestThe Good Life1975

54WorstMary Shelley's Frankenstein1994

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31950s

191960s

241970s

171980s

211990s

202000s

82010s

22020s

Directors most worked with

Kenneth Branagh3 titles

Awards

Other awards1 nominated

Nominated1998Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.