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| 3 | ->''"I knew absolutely nothing about acting, and had to be taught everything. Some people are born naturals and know how to walk, talk and hold themselves. I didn't and had to learn everything."'' |
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| 5 | Richard David Briers [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was a much loved British actor, most famous for his role as Tom Good in ''Series/TheGoodLife''. Briers had a long and prolific television and stage career and occasionally appeared in high profile Hollywood films such as the 1994 film version of ''Film/MaryShelleysFrankenstein''. Equally at home in sitcoms and Shakespearean roles, he was a favorite of Sir Creator/KennethBranagh, not only was he a member of Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company, but he played some role in nearly all of Branagh's film beginning with ''Henry V'' up until ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt''. |
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| 7 | His daughter, Lucy Briers, is also an actor. |
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| 9 | !!Works featuring Richard Briers with pages on this wiki include: |
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| 11 | * ''Series/EverDecreasingCircles'' - Martin Bryce |
| 12 | * ''Series/TheGoodLife'' - Tom Good |
| 13 | * ''Film/{{Henry V|1989}}'' - Lieutenant Bardolph |
| 14 | * ''Film/{{Much Ado About Nothing|1993}}'' - Leontes |
| 15 | * ''Film/{{Hamlet}}'' - Polonius |
| 16 | * ''Film/MaryShelleysFrankenstein'' - Grandfather |
| 17 | * ''Film/PeterPan'' - Mr. Smee |
| 18 | * ''Series/MonarchOfTheGlen'' - Hector [=MacDonald=] |
| 19 | * ''Film/MurderSheSaid'' - "Mrs. Binster" |
| 20 | * ''Series/MrBean'' - Mr Sprout |
| 21 | * ''Series/IfYouSeeGodTellHim'' - Godfrey Spry |
| 22 | * ''Series/BirdsOnTheWing'' - Charles Jackson |
| 23 | * ''{{Film/Doctor in Distress|1963}}'' - Medical Student (UncreditedRole) |
| 24 | * ''Advertising/MorrisTheCat'' - Morris (voice) |
| 25 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Great|1975}}'' - Brunel (voice) |
| 26 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Roobarb}}'' - Narrator (voice) |
| 27 | * ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown'' - Fiver (voice) |
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