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Richard Wilson (born Iain Carmichael Wilson; [1] 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 .
Richard Wilson (director) (1915–1991), American director and producer involved with Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre and other Hollywood films Richard Wilson (Scottish actor) (born 1936), British actor who played the character Victor Meldrew in the sitcom One Foot in the Grave
Phil Wickham of the University of Exeter observed that "the whole point of the series is that Meldrew is the only sane voice in a mad world". [5]Jonathan Bignell in his book Media Semiotics observes that the reason people laugh at Victor Meldrew is not simply that his behaviour is excessive, but that it contrasts with how all the other characters in the TV series are behaving.
Wilson is best known internationally for his role as Mike Burns, younger brother to Guy Pearce's Charlie Burns, in the 2005 Australian Western film The Proposition. Richard played the lead role in the 2006 Australian film 48 Shades , based on the book 48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls .
Richard Alan Wilson [1] (December 25, 1915 – August 21, 1991) was an American director, actor, writer and producer closely associated with Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Select filmography
Richard Wilson also won Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1994 and Annette Crosbie was nominated for the same award in 1994. The series also won the Best Television Sitcom in 1992 from the Royal Television Society and the British Comedy Award for Best Sitcom in 1992, 1995 and 2001.
Richard Wilson (1744–1796) was an English stage actor. [1] He was born in Durham.After featuring in provincial theatre in Northern England and Scotland he appeared as King Lear at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh in 1772, gaining a reputation thereafter for performing in comedies.
Richard Karn Wilson was born in Seattle, Washington, on February 17, 1956. [1] His father, Gene, was a Seabee who served in World War II.Richard graduated from Roosevelt High School and the University of Washington Professional Actor Training Program, [2] where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi.