For other people named Richard Wilson, see Richard Wilson (disambiguation)

Richard Wilson (born July 9, 1936) is a British 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 the Scottish town of Greenock. 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 to be installed at a ceremony to be held on 24 April that year.

Television

• Duck Patrol
• Emmerdale
• Father Ted (a cameo role as himself)
• Inspector Morse
• My Good Woman
• Normal Service
• One Foot in the Grave (as Victor Meldrew)
• Only When I Laugh
• Sharp Intake of Breath
• Tutti Frutti

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

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
• Watch That Man
• Women Talking Dirty

External links

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• Richard Wilson's profile in TV Tome
• 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