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Rik Mayall
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 56
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn07/03/1958Born inHarlow, Essex, EnglandDied09/06/2014 (aged 56)Died inBarnesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ439095 ↗Buried atEast AllingtonTMDb#14469 ↗

Richard Michael Mayall was an English comedian, actor and writer. He formed a close partnership with Adrian Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s.

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Filmography77 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024Bottom: ExposedMovieHimself (Archive footage)66
2019Completely Bad NewsMovieColin Grigson61
2018How The Young Ones Changed ComedyMovie(Archive Footage)60
2013Man DownSeriesDad55
2012EldoradoMovieChef Mario54
201230 Years of Comic StripMovie—54
2012Errors of the Human BodyMovieSamuel Mead54
2011The Itch of the Golden NitMoviePresident Pinky (voice)53
2008The Legend of Harrow WoodsMovieWinston Junior50
2008Blackadder Rides AgainMovieSelf50
2008Blackadder's Most Cunning MomentsMovieLord Flashheart/Self50
2007Snow White: The SequelMovieThe Seven Dwarves (voice)49
2005ValiantMovieCufflingk (voice)47
2005All About GeorgeSeriesGeorge Kinsey47
2005Sex ActuallyMovieBilbo47
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeriesAlec Nicholson46
2004Bottom Mindless ViolenceMovieRick / Richie Rich / Richard Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Richie Richard / Richard Twat (archive footage)46
2004Shoebox ZooSeriesEdwin the Eagle (voice)46
2004The Paul O'Grady ShowSeries—46
2004Churchill: The Hollywood YearsMovieBaxter46
2004ABBA - The Last VideoMovieRecord Producer46
2003Oh Marbella!MovieGreg Dubois45
2003More Great Comedy MomentsMovieRick / Richie Rich / Richie Richard (archive footage)45
2002Believe NothingSeriesProfessor Adonis Cnut44
2001Chilly DogsMovieCarter43
2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesSeriesLt. Daniel Blaney43
2000Four Men in a PlaneMovieAlan Sellars42
2000Making of Jesus Christ SuperstarMovieself42
1999Blackadder: Back & ForthMovieRobin Hood41
1999SpongeBob SquarePantsSeriesLord Reginald (voice)41
1998In the RedSeriesDominic De'Ath40
1998What's a Carry On?MovieSultan Abdul the Benevolent (archive footage) (uncredited)40
1997Midsomer MurdersSeriesDavid Roper39
1997Remember Me?MovieIan39
1996The Willows in WinterMovieToad38
1995The Wind in the WillowsMovieToad37
1995The Snow QueenMovieRobber King37
1995Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old TownMovieRaymond37
1995How to be a Little SodSeries—37
1993Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing QueenMovieNeil35
1993Rik Mayall PresentsSeries—35
1992Carry On ColumbusMovieThe Sultan34
1991BottomSeriesRichard Richard33
1991The Princess and the GoblinMoviePrince Froglip (voice)33
1991Drop Dead FredMovieDrop Dead Fred33
1990GLC: The Carnage ContinuesMovieLord Mayor of London32
1990Who Shot Alan B'Stard?MovieAlan B'Stard32
1988More Bad NewsMovieColin Grigson30
1988Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMovieDreamy Time Escort30
1987Hardwicke HouseSeriesLenny29
1987The New StatesmanSeriesAlan B'Stard29
1987Eat the RichMovieMicky29
1986Whoops ApocalypseMovieS.A.S Commander28
1986Omnibus Presents Comic ReliefSeriesAlan B'Stard28
1986Dangerous Brothers Present: World of DangerMovieRichard Dangerous28
1986Private EnterpriseMovieAli Kitson28
1986The Dangerous BrothersSeriesRichard Dangerous28
1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)MovieRichard28
1984A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesMovieCarlos26
1984Dirty MovieMovieToadstool26
1984Gino: Full Story and PicsMovieTim26
1983BlackadderSeriesSquadron Commander Lord Flasheart25
1983Bad NewsMovieColin Grigson25
1983The Beat GenerationMovieJeremy25
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Series—24
1982The Young OnesSeriesRick24
1982Wood and WaltersSeriesContestant Mitch24
1982Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green DoorMovieKevin Turvey24
1981Shock TreatmentMovie'Rest Home' Ricky23
1981WolcottSeriesPC Fell23
1981An American Werewolf in LondonMovieSecond Chess Player23
1981The Rocky Horror TreatmentMovie(archive footage)23
1981The Orchard End MurderMoviePoliceman23
1981A Kick Up the EightiesSeriesKevin Turney23
1980Russell HartySeriesKevin Turvey22
1980Boom Boom... Out Go the LightsSeriesRik22
1979The Cannon & Ball ShowSeriesClerk21