Richard Wilson is an actor and director from Scotland. His most famous roles are considered to be the images created in the television series Merlin and One Foot in the Grave. In the first, he played Gaius, in the second, Victor Mellrew.
Biography
In July 1936, on July 9, actor Wilson Richard was born in Greenock. In his youth, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps. But even earlier there was a childhood. It should be noted that in the early years, the future actor lived on Dunlop Street in apartment 141. He has a sister Moira. As a child, she quickly adopted her brother into her own world of games. They reincarnated as the store owners. The game took place in a wooden barn. Moira and Richard attended Sunday School. There was a youth club, as well as a drama club.
As a result, the future actor plunged into the world of amateur performances. At 11, the young man made his debut performance. In a production entitled “The Princess and the Pea”, he got the role of the king. At the same time, the young man wore black sports pants. They were filled with paper and looked like trousers. The young man did not believe in God. He was an incredibly thin boy. He often prayed that God would help him gain weight, but no one answered his requests. As a result, faith in God was finally undermined.
The boy began to feel somehow wrong. He wanted to be like his peers, then he would cease to be constantly teased. As today, in childhood this man was reserved and secretive. The young man spent most of his personal time in the attic, where he plunged into reading various comics. When the boy was nine years old, he sheltered a kitten. He called him Tuts. The cat chose a site under the stairs as its haven. He went exclusively to the smell of milk and egg powder. Toots was of great importance to the future actor.
The cat lived up to eighteen years of age. But back to Richard. When he was 13 years old, he decided to become an actor. He went to Mabel Irving, a high school drama teacher. Then she noted that the future actor - the boy is not stupid, but has difficulty with the ability to speak. Richard was depressed because he decided that he did not become an actor. Instead, he decided to devote himself to hospital activities in order to bring relief and kindness to people. It was in 1953, he was then 17 years old.
However, Richard left school. He armed himself with a Scottish certificate and boarded a train. He was at that time a laboratory assistant at Stobhill Hospital. Two years later, the young man moved to Greenock. Started working at Gateside Hospital. This allowed more time to devote to an amateur drama club. Then there was the military service, which we have already mentioned above. Then he first left the borders of Scotland. The educated officer was invited to join the Carey Garrison Theater.
Richard soon gained courage. However, in 1958, he returned home again and began work at Gateshead Hospital. In Greenock, everything remained the same, but the man himself changed.
Movie
You already know that Wilson Richard is an actor. His filmography will be given below. In 1984, he played Turton in the movie Trip to India. Next was the role of a psychiatrist in the 1987 film, “Point Your Ears.” In 1989, he played Cloete in the film "Dry White Season".
Richard Wilson - the actor who embodied the image of John Bristol in the film "How to succeed in advertising." In 1992, he played Don Juan Felipe in the movie "Columbus, for work!". Richard Wilson is an actor who in 1997 embodied the image of Sir Roger Duggenhurst in the film "The Man Who Knew Too Little". In 1999, he received the role of Ronald in the film "Women's Gossip"
A television
Richard Wilson is an actor who played Ian Wilson in Romeo and Juliet in 1965. He also took part in the following television projects: Dangerous Man, Some Moms Have Such Babies, Sherlock Holmes, One Foot in the Grave, Peter Push, Doctor Who, Demons, and "Merlin."
Interesting Facts
Richard Wilson is an actor who became an associate member of RADA. He is an active supporter of the
Labor Party. He served as rector of the University of Glasgow from 1996 to 1999. He graduated from RADA at 29 years old. Before becoming an actor, he worked as a research scientist.
It is known that sister Moira, being in a nightgown, was looking forward to news about the birth of the baby and was constantly wondering - sister or brother. Even the exact time of this event is known: at night at 10 o'clock and forty minutes Wilson Richard, the actor, was born. Photos in youth published above.