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Richard Briers est un Acteur Britannique né le 14 janvier 1934 à Surrey (Royaume-uni)
Richard David Briers, CBE (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was an English actor. His fifty-year career encompassed television, stage, film and radio.
Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in Marriage Lines (1961–66), but it was a decade later, when he narrated Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1974–76) and when he played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life (1975–78), that he became a household name. Later, he starred as Martin in Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89), and he had a leading role as Hector in Monarch of the Glen (2000–02). From the late 1980s, with Kenneth Branagh as director, he performed Shakespearean roles.
Briers and his friend Paul Eddington shared a similar sense of humour, and knew each other before being cast in The Good Life. After Eddington was diagnosed with skin cancer, Briers accepted a role opposite him in David Storey's play Home in 1994, agreeing to take on all of the publicity interviews to allow Eddington time for his treatment. At Eddington's memorial service, Briers read both from Cymbeline and PG Wodehouse; he later read chapters from Eddington's autobiography on BBC Radio 4.
As a result of Terry-Thomas's Parkinson's, Briers became President of Parkinson's UK. He also helped to launch a Sense-National Deafblind and Rubella Association campaign. Briers was also a non-medical patron of the TOFS (Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula Support) charity, which supports children and the families of children born unable to swallow.
Interviewed by The Daily Telegraph in 2008, Briers admitted that, whilst on holiday, he enjoyed being recognised, saying, "I’m gregarious by nature, so I love chatting to people. It really cheers me up."
Briers was a keen visitor of Britain's historic churches and visited over one hundred for his book English Country Churches which was published in 1988. From his national service in the RAF, he was a supporter for a national memorial for RAF Bomber Command.
Briers was appointed OBE in 1989, and CBE in 2003.
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Nom de naissance Richard David Briers
Nationalité Royaume-uni
Naissance 14 janvier 1934 à Surrey (Royaume-uni)
Mort 17 février 2013 (à 79 ans) à Londres (Royaume-uni)
Récompenses Commandeur de l'ordre de l'Empire britannique
Nationalité Royaume-uni
Naissance 14 janvier 1934 à Surrey (Royaume-uni)
Mort 17 février 2013 (à 79 ans) à Londres (Royaume-uni)
Récompenses Commandeur de l'ordre de l'Empire britannique
Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in Marriage Lines (1961–66), but it was a decade later, when he narrated Roobarb and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1974–76) and when he played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life (1975–78), that he became a household name. Later, he starred as Martin in Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89), and he had a leading role as Hector in Monarch of the Glen (2000–02). From the late 1980s, with Kenneth Branagh as director, he performed Shakespearean roles.
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Briers met Ann Davies while both were at Liverpool Rep. Davies was employed as a stage manager, and had acted on television and in films from the mid-1950s. Soon after meeting, he borrowed £5 from his mother, bought an engagement ring and they were married within six months. They had two daughters, one of whom, Lucy, is also an actress; Kate (or Katie) has worked in stage management, and is a primary school teacher.Briers and his friend Paul Eddington shared a similar sense of humour, and knew each other before being cast in The Good Life. After Eddington was diagnosed with skin cancer, Briers accepted a role opposite him in David Storey's play Home in 1994, agreeing to take on all of the publicity interviews to allow Eddington time for his treatment. At Eddington's memorial service, Briers read both from Cymbeline and PG Wodehouse; he later read chapters from Eddington's autobiography on BBC Radio 4.
As a result of Terry-Thomas's Parkinson's, Briers became President of Parkinson's UK. He also helped to launch a Sense-National Deafblind and Rubella Association campaign. Briers was also a non-medical patron of the TOFS (Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula Support) charity, which supports children and the families of children born unable to swallow.
Interviewed by The Daily Telegraph in 2008, Briers admitted that, whilst on holiday, he enjoyed being recognised, saying, "I’m gregarious by nature, so I love chatting to people. It really cheers me up."
Briers was a keen visitor of Britain's historic churches and visited over one hundred for his book English Country Churches which was published in 1988. From his national service in the RAF, he was a supporter for a national memorial for RAF Bomber Command.
Briers was appointed OBE in 1989, and CBE in 2003.
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Filmographie de Richard Briers (35 films)
| Année | Nom | Métier | Rôle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cockneys vs Zombies | Acteur | Hamish |
| 2006 | Comme il vous plaira | Acteur | Adam |
| 2005 | Dad | Acteur | |
| 2003 | Peter Pan | Acteur | Monsieur Mouche (V.O. : Smee) |
| 2002 | Amours suspectes | Acteur | Barrymore Smith |
| 2000 | Peines d'amour perdues | Acteur | Sir Nathaniel |
| 1999 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | Acteur | |
| 1997 | Spice World, le film | Acteur | Bishop |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Acteur | Polonius, le lord Chambellan |
| 1995 | Au beau milieu de l'hiver | Acteur | Henry Wakefield (Claudius, le fantôme, et le roi) |
| 1995 | Heavy Weather | Acteur | |
| 1994 | Frankenstein | Acteur | Le grand-père aveugle |
| 1994 | Mole's Christmas | Acteur | |
| 1993 | Beaucoup de bruit pour rien | Acteur | Seigneur Leonato |
| 1992 | Peter's Friends | Acteur | |
| 1992 | Le chant du cygne | Acteur | Nikita |
| 1989 | Henry V | Acteur | Bardolph |
| 1989 | A Chorus of Disapproval | Acteur | |
| 1988 | La douzième nuit, ou ce que vous voudrez | Acteur | |
| 1978 | La folle escapade | Acteur | Fiver (Cinquain) |
| 1975 | Great | Acteur | |
| 1974 | On l'appelait Milady | Acteur | |
| 1973 | Les Trois Mousquetaires | Acteur | |
| 1972 | Rentadick | Acteur | |
| 1970 | All the Way Up | Acteur | |
| 1967 | Une fille nommée Fathom | Acteur | Lieutenant Timothy Webb |
| 1964 | The Bargee | Acteur | |
| 1964 | A Home of Your Own | Acteur | |
| 1963 | Docteur en détresse | Acteur | |
| 1963 | Hôtel international | Acteur | Le météorologiste |
| 1962 | The Girl on the Boat | Acteur | |
| 1961 | Le train de 16h50 | Acteur | Mme Binste |
| 1961 | Une question de l'OMS | Acteur | |
| 1960 | Bottoms Up! | Acteur | |
| 1958 | Girls at Sea | Acteur |