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Richard Briers

1934 - 2013

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Richard David Briers (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was an English actor whose five-decade career encompassed film, radio, stage and television. Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in Marriage Lines (1961–66), but it was a few years later, when he narrated Roobarb (1974–76) and Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1976–77) and played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life (1975–78), that he became a household name. He starred as Martin in Ever Decreasing Circles (1984–89), and had a leading role as Hector in Monarch of the Glen (2000–05). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Briers is the 7,336th most popular actor (down from 6,138th in 2024), the 5,445th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,558th in 2019) and the 830th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Richard Briers ranks 7,336 out of 13,578. Before him are Kim Rae-won, Katie McGrath, Nanda, Lucy Hale, Terrence Mann, and Bruce Robinson. After him are Jeff Garlin, Anne Consigny, Gang Dong-won, Stanislas Merhar, Carmen Luvana, and Flora Finch.

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Among people born in 1934, Richard Briers ranks 528. Before him are Piers Anthony, Corey Allen, Sylvia Syms, Alfonso Portugal, Nidal Al Achkar, and Ron Flowers. After him are Ruskin Bond, Maurice Norman, Désiré Rakotoarijaona, Bob Uecker, Sydney Schanberg, and José María Maguregui. Among people deceased in 2013, Richard Briers ranks 459. Before him are Oscar Hijuelos, Luis Cruzado, Derek Kevan, Viktor Zinger, Allan Arbus, and Henry Taylor. After him are Bill Smith, Don Meineke, José María Maguregui, Vladimir Vikulov, Marina Solodkin, and Robin Sachs.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Briers ranks 5,447 out of 8,785. Before him are Andy Fairweather Low (1948), Andrea Riseborough (1981), Luke Goss (1968), Angela Cartwright (1952), Richard Eyre (1943), and Bruce Robinson (1946). After him are Pete Quaife (1943), Henry Vaughan (1621), Ray Cooper (1947), Flora Finch (1867), Margaret Oliphant (1828), and Ian McDonald (1960).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Richard Briers ranks 830. Before him are Peter Sallis (1921), W. Morgan Sheppard (1932), Andrea Riseborough (1981), Luke Goss (1968), Angela Cartwright (1952), and Bruce Robinson (1946). After him are Flora Finch (1867), Jane Leeves (1961), Judy Cornwell (1940), Laura Fraser (1976), Tony Curran (1969), and Juno Temple (1989).

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