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Richard Wilson

1936 - Today

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Richard Wilson (born Iain Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He is most famous for playing Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. Another notable role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Wilson is the 755th most popular actor (down from 639th in 2019), the 1,003rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 777th in 2019) and the 119th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Wilson ranks 755 out of 13,578. Before him are Karin Schubert, Michael Palin, Matthew Perry, Kelly LeBrock, Julie Walters, and Barbara Bel Geddes. After him are Shia LaBeouf, Anjelica Huston, Mark Margolis, Samy Naceri, Norman Lloyd, and Linda Harrison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Richard Wilson ranks 70. Before him are Steve Reich, Abdul Qadeer Khan, Jack Lousma, Iolanda Balaș, Samuel C. C. Ting, and Petar Mladenov. After him are Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Dražan Jerković, Raymond Poulidor, Assia Djebar, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Wilson ranks 1,003 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Bessemer (1813), Thomas Chippendale (1718), Julie Walters (1950), Edward B. Titchener (1867), Julia Gillard (1961), and Jony Ive (1967). After him are James Meade (1907), Robert Hichens (1882), James Thomson (1700), Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881), Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), and Peter Shilton (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Richard Wilson ranks 119. Before him are Natasha Richardson (1963), Rachel Weisz (1970), Boris Karloff (1887), Alfred Molina (1953), Michael Palin (1943), and Julie Walters (1950). After him are Ian McDiarmid (1944), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Tim Roth (1961), Anthony Head (1954), Tom Holland (1996), and Colin Baker (1943).

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