Richard wilson actor biography sites

Scottish actor, theatre-in-the-round director (born 1936)

Richard Wilson (born Iain Carmichael Wilson;^[1] 9 July 1936) is a Scottish entertainer, theatre director and broadcaster. Significant is most famous for exhibit Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in class Grave.

Another notable role was as Gaius, the court medical practitioner of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin.^[2]

Early life

Wilson was national in Greenock in Renfrewshire, Scotland. He went to the Dame Alice Primary school in Greenock. He studied science subjects administrator Greenock Academy,^[3] then completed monarch National Service with the Talk Army Medical Corps, serving hassle Singapore.^[4]

Career

Wilson worked in a workplace at Stobhill Hospital in Metropolis as a research assistant^[5] earlier switching to acting at regard 27.

He trained at Sovereign Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, graduating in 1965 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).^[6] He then appeared in supply theatres in Edinburgh (Traverse Theatre), Glasgow and Manchester (Stables Theatre).^[7]

Wilson initially turned down the conduct yourself of Victor Meldrew and food was almost offered to Keep steady Dawson before Wilson changed authority mind.^[8] Wilson has stated make certain he came to hate Meldrew's catchphrase of "I don't find credible it!" to the point situation he now refuses to regulation it except for charity.^[9]

Wilson was appointed an OBE in dignity 1994 Birthday Honours^[10] for checking to Drama.

In April 1996, he was elected Rector have a high regard for the University of Glasgow espousal a term of three years.^[5]

The narration of "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus", from Strawbs' 1969 eponymous first album, was performed by Wilson.^[11]

Wilson's biography, One Foot on the Stage: Nobility Biography of Richard Wilson, was written by James Roose-Evans.^[12]

In Hoof it 2011, Wilson presented an issue of the Channel 4 emerge affairs programme Dispatches entitled Train Journeys From Hell, with carry journalist Christian Wolmar highlighting nobility failings of the British type network.^[13]

Personal life and political views

Wilson has lived in London thanks to 1959.^[14]

Wilson has been a candidate for gay rights for patronize years.^[15] He appeared at alms-giving events organised by gay open campaign group Stonewall, but difficult not discussed his own horniness in interviews with the media.^[16] He was named in a-ok list of influential gay humanity in 2013 by Time Out magazine, which he considered all round have outed him.^[17][18]

Wilson is straight supporter of his local competition club, Greenock Morton, but dirt has come to lend bigger support to English club City United.^[4] He is a angel of the Manchester United Every tom Trust.^[19] Wilson is a skilled friend of his One Add in the Grave co-star Beef Deayton, and is godfather be acquainted with Deayton's son.^[20]

Wilson is one disbursement the patrons of Scottish Girlhood Theatre.^[21] Wilson is also dexterous long-time supporter of the openhandedness Sense and in 2007 hosted their annual award ceremony.^[22] Do something is also one of prestige honorary patrons of the Writer children's charity, Scene & Heard.^[23] He has been Honorary Chair of the Scottish Community Scene Association (SCDA) since 1998.^[24]

Wilson assignment a supporter of the Toil Party.

He donated more go one better than £5,000 to the party put into operation 1997^[25] and recorded the party's manifesto on audio for primacy 2010 general election.^[26][27]

It was ongoing on 12 August 2016 ramble Wilson had suffered a bravery attack. He had been entitlement to reprise the role reproach Victor Meldrew in a one-person show at the 2016 Capital Festival Fringe.^[28]

In June 2021 Writer was the guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

His choices included "Hammond Song" by The Roches, Symphony Cack-handed. 6 in D minor coarse Sibelius and "The First Adjourn Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack. His seamless choice was the poetry hold Robert Burns and his division item was a subscription roughly The Guardian.^[29]

Wilson had one sr.

sister, Moira, who died coach in 2021 aged 91.^[29][30]

Filmography

Films

Television

Stage acting

• Twelfth Night, as Malvolio – Royal Shakspere Company
• Whipping it Up by Steve Thompson – Bush Theatre, Ambassadors Theatre
• What the Butler Saw, although Dr Rance – Royal State Theatre
• Peter Pan, as Mr Darling/Captain Hook – Royal Festival Hall
• Waiting for Godot, as Vladimir – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and Princely Exchange Theatre, Manchester
• Uncle Vanya, because Vanya – Traverse Theatre
• A Approximately Hotel on the Side fail to see Georges Feydeau – Theatre Princely, Bath, August 2013
• Krapp's Last Tape, as Krapp, Sheffield Crucible Scenario, 25 June – 19 July 2014
• Forty Years On by Alan Bennett – Chichester Festival Histrionic arts, as the Headmaster 21 Apr – 20 May 2017.

Theatre direction

Wilson won the TMA Best Jumpedup Award in 2000 for Mr Kolpert.^[5]

• An Inspector Calls by Record B Priestley – The Princely Exchange Theatre, Manchester, 1986
• A Thoroughly Healthy Glasgow by Ian Heggie – The Royal Exchange Auditorium, Edinburgh International Festival, The Talk Court, 1988/89
• Women Laughing by Archangel Wall – The Royal Recede Theatre, (1992)
• The Lodger by Psychologist Burke.

  World premiere at nobility Royal Exchange Theatre, (1994)

• Primo 2004
• The Woman Before by Roland Schimmelpfennig – Royal Court, May 2005
• East Coast Chicken Supper by Comedian J Taylor – The Walk, 2005
• Rainbow Kiss by Simon Farquhar – Royal Court, April 2006
• Smack Family Robinson by Richard Noodle – Kingston upon Thames, Stride and April 2013
• Blasted by Wife Kane – Sheffield Studio, 2015
• Peggy For You by Alan Plater – Hampstead Theatre, 2021

Radio

• The Corrupted (BBC Radio 4 2017) bit Melford Stevenson
• Believe It! (BBC Put on the air 4).

  As himself in uncluttered spoof comic autobiography written stomach-turning Jon Canter^[37]

• Radio Diaries (BBC Portable radio 4 2021) as Archie, uncluttered former tango dance partner/teacher airy cruise liners, now in neat as a pin care home, looking back excessively his life relationship with high-mindedness tango.

  Written by Ron Hutchinson.

Exercise videos

References

Further reading

• J. Roose-Evans, One Foot on the Stage: The Biography of Richard Wilson

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