Richard David Briers, CBE (born 14 January 1934) is an English actor, whose career has encompassed the theatre, television, film and radio.
He first came to fame as George Starling in Marriage Lines in the mid-1960s. The following decade, the role of Tom Good in the BBC sitcom The Good Life made him a household name. In the 1980s he starred in Ever Decreasing Circles, and from 2000 to 2002 came back to the spotlight with a leading role in Monarch of the Glen.
Father of Lucy Briers.
A second cousin of the late Terry-Thomas.
Appointed an OBE in 1989.
Grew up in a flat above a cinema.
Appointed CBE in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Attended RADA between 1954-1956. A member of the RADA Council.
Was nominated for Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as best actor (play) for Eugène Ionesco's "The Chairs.".
Plays Ian Holm (I)'s father in Frankenstein (1994). Two years later, he played Polonius in Hamlet (1996). The role had previously been played by Holm in Hamlet (1990/I).
