Rik Mayall
Acting • Born 1958-03-07 – Died 2014-06-09
Biography
Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was known for his comedy partnership with Adrian Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s.
Filmography
153 credits
An American Werewolf in London
Movie • 1981
Second Chess Player
Oh Marbella!
Movie • 2003
Greg Dubois
Drop Dead Fred
Movie • 1991
Drop Dead Fred
Guest House Paradiso
Movie • 1999
Richie Twat
Whoops Apocalypse
Movie • 1986
S.A.S Commander
Couples and Robbers
Movie • 1981
Morris David Boyd
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Movie • 1988
Dreamy Time Escort
Kevin Turvey Investigates
Movie • 1989
Kevin Turvey
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
Movie • 1997
Richie Richard
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
Movie • 2003
Richard Richard
Me & My Goldfish
Movie • 2008
Narrator (voice)
Shock Treatment
Movie • 1981
'Rest Home' Ricky
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
Movie • 2001
Richie
Valiant
Movie • 2005
Cufflingk (voice)
Bottom Mindless Violence
Movie • 2004
Rick / Richie Rich / Richard Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Richie Richard / Richard Twat (archive footage)
The Princess and the Goblin
Movie • 1991
Prince Froglip (voice)
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
Movie • 1995
Richie
Jesus Christ Superstar
Movie • 2000
King Herod
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
Movie • 1993
Richie
Carry On Columbus
Movie • 1992
The Sultan
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
Movie • 2008
Richard Dangerous
Merlin: The Return
Movie • 2000
Merlin
The Willows in Winter
Movie • 1996
Toad
The Wind in the Willows
Movie • 1995
Toad
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Movie • 1986
Richard Dangerous
Errors of the Human Body
Movie • 2012
Samuel Mead
Little Noises
Movie • 1992
Mathias Liechstenstein
ABBA - The Last Video
Movie • 2004
Record Producer
Out Of My Head
Movie • 1995
Ricky / The Doctor / Tobi
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Movie • 2016
Self
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Movie • 2011
President Pinky (voice)
Remember Me?
Movie • 1997
Ian
Don't Fear Death
Movie • 2013
Chaos and Cadavers
Movie • 2003
Lennox Crowley
Summer School
Movie • 1983
Tark
Four Men in a Car
Movie • 1998
Alan
War
Movie • 1983
Various Roles
Four Men in a Plane
Movie • 2000
Alan Sellars
The Beat Generation
Movie • 1983
Jeremy
Dirty Movie
Movie • 1984
Toadstool
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Movie • 1984
Tim
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Movie • 1986
Richard
Private Enterprise
Movie • 1986
Ali Kitson
Red Nose of Courage
Movie • 1992
James Huntington
Five Go to Rehab
Movie • 2012
Mr. McVitty
Jellikins: Christmas Special
Movie • 2000
Narrator
30 Years of Comic Strip
Movie • 2012
The Canterville Ghost
Movie • 1997
Reverend Dampier
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Movie • 1999
Robin Hood
The Escape
Movie • 2015
Eddie
One by One
Movie • 2015
Ernest
Sex Actually
Movie • 2005
Bilbo
Eat the Rich
Movie • 1987
Micky
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Movie • 2004
Baxter
Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen
Movie • 1993
Neil
Bottom: Exposed
Movie • 2024
Himself (Archive footage)
The Thief and the Cobbler
Movie • 1993
Brigand (uncredited)
Jake's Journey
Movie • 1988
Troll
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
Movie • 1982
Kevin Turvey
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Movie • 2011
Professor Predictor
The Comic Strip
Movie • 1981
Day of the Sirens
Movie • 2002
Domo Childs
Sindy The Fairy Princess
Movie • 2006
Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter
Movie • 1993
Greg
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
Movie • 1993
Micky Love
Eldorado
Movie • 2012
Chef Mario
The Strike
Movie • 1988
Speaker/Hunchback
The Orchard End Murder
Movie • 1981
Policeman
Snow White: The Sequel
Movie • 2007
The Seven Dwarves (voice)
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
Movie • 1999
Self
More Bad News
Movie • 1988
Colin Grigson
Bad News
Movie • 1983
Colin Grigson
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Movie • 2014
Self
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Movie • 1990
Lord Mayor of London
Completely Bad News
Movie • 2019
Colin Grigson
Horse Opera
Movie • 1993
Wyatt Earp
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
Movie • 1995
Raymond
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One
Movie • 1995
Lewis Fox
Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune
Movie • 1995
Toby
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
Movie • 1997
Marty Starr
Bottom Fluff
Movie • 1996
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
Movie • 1999
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Movie • 2018
(Archive Footage)
The Snow Queen
Movie • 1995
Robber King
Blackadder Rides Again
Movie • 2008
Self
The Best of Cannon & Ball
Movie • 1985
Self
Just for the Record
Movie • 2010
Andy Wiseman
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Movie • 2008
Lord Flashheart/Self
Chilly Dogs
Movie • 2001
Carter
Eye of the Needle
Movie • 1981
Sailor #2
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Movie • 1984
Carlos
Jellikins: Christmas Special
Movie • 2000
Narrator (Voice)
Employees From Hell
Movie • 1989
The Rocky Horror Treatment
Movie • 1981
(archive footage)
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Movie • 2007
Self (Archived Footage)
Northern Lights
Movie • 1982
Chris
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Movie • 1987
Richard Rich
What's a Carry On?
Movie • 1998
Sultan Abdul the Benevolent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
Movie • 1990
Alan B'Stard
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
Movie • 1992
Richard Richard
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Movie • 1996
Tom Thumb (voice)
Believe Nothing
Movie • 2002
Adonis Cnut
Happy Families
Movie • 1985
Nazi Pastor
All About George
Movie • 2005
George Kinsey
Believe Nothing
TV • 2002
Professor Adonis Cnut
Shoebox Zoo
TV • 2004
Edwin the Eagle (voice)
King Arthur's Disasters
TV • 2005
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV • 2004
Bottom
TV • 1991
Richard Richard
The Young Ones
TV • 1982
Rick
Wolcott
TV • 1981
PC Fell
The New Statesman
TV • 1987
Alan B'Stard
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV • 1986
Wood and Walters
TV • 1982
How to be a Little Sod
TV • 1995
Grim Tales
TV • 1989
Rik Mayall Presents
TV • 1993
A Kick Up the Eighties
TV • 1981
All About George
TV • 2005
George Kinsey
The Cannon & Ball Show
TV • 1979
Clerk
Man Down
TV • 2013
Dad
Blackadder
TV • 1983
Mad Gerald
Blackadder
TV • 1983
Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 2001
Lt. Daniel Blaney
Happy Families
TV • 1985
Priest
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
TV • 1980
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV • 2004
Alec Nicholson
Midsomer Murders
TV • 1997
David Roper
Saturday Live
TV • 1986
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Slug/General Erwin/Hovis
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Jeremy
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Colin Grigson
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Tark
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Toadstool
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Carlos
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Tim
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Richard
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Ali Kitson
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Speaker/Hunchback
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Dreamy Time Escort
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Lord Mayor
The Dangerous Brothers
TV • 1986
Richard Dangerous
Filthy Rich & Catflap
TV • 1987
Richard Rich
French & Saunders
TV • 1987
Cameo
The Comic Strip Presents...
TV • 1982
Watership Down
TV • 1999
Kehaar (voice)
Jellabies
TV • 1998
Narrator (Voice)
Crackanory
TV • 2013
Self
Look at the State We're In!
TV • 1995
Rattner
Hardwicke House
TV • 1987
Lenny
In the Red
TV • 1998
Dominic De'Ath
The Squad
TV • 1980
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