Rik Mayall

Profile

Rik Mayall

Acting
Born 1958-03-07 · Died 2014-06-09
1
Harlow, Essex, England

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

155 credits across movies and TV

An American Werewolf in London
Movie

An American Werewolf in London

1981 · Second Chess Player

Oh Marbella!
Movie

Oh Marbella!

2003 · Greg Dubois

Drop Dead Fred
Movie

Drop Dead Fred

1991 · Drop Dead Fred

Guest House Paradiso
Movie

Guest House Paradiso

1999 · Richie Twat

Whoops Apocalypse
Movie

Whoops Apocalypse

1986 · S.A.S Commander

Couples and Robbers
Movie

Couples and Robbers

1981 · Morris David Boyd

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Movie

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

1988 · Dreamy Time Escort

Kevin Turvey Investigates
Movie

Kevin Turvey Investigates

1989 · Kevin Turvey

Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
Movie

Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island

1997 · Richie Richard

Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
Movie

Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour

2003 · Richard Richard

Me & My Goldfish
Movie

Me & My Goldfish

2008 · Narrator (voice)

Shock Treatment
Movie

Shock Treatment

1981 · 'Rest Home' Ricky

Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
Movie

Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity

2001 · Richie

Valiant
Movie

Valiant

2005 · Cufflingk (voice)

Bottom Mindless Violence
Movie

Bottom Mindless Violence

2004 · Rick / Richie Rich / Richard Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Richie Richard / Richard Twat (archive footage)

The Princess and the Goblin
Movie

The Princess and the Goblin

1991 · Prince Froglip (voice)

Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
Movie

Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour

1995 · Richie

Jesus Christ Superstar
Movie

Jesus Christ Superstar

2000 · King Herod

Bottom Live: The Stage Show
Movie

Bottom Live: The Stage Show

1993 · Richie

Carry On Columbus
Movie

Carry On Columbus

1992 · The Sultan

The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
Movie

The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision

2008 · Richard Dangerous

Merlin: The Return
Movie

Merlin: The Return

2000 · Merlin

The Willows in Winter
Movie

The Willows in Winter

1996 · Toad

The Wind in the Willows
Movie

The Wind in the Willows

1995 · Toad

Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Movie

Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger

1986 · Richard Dangerous

Errors of the Human Body
Movie

Errors of the Human Body

2012 · Samuel Mead

Little Noises
Movie

Little Noises

1992 · Mathias Liechstenstein

ABBA - The Last Video
Movie

ABBA - The Last Video

2004 · Record Producer

Out Of My Head
Movie

Out Of My Head

1995 · Ricky / The Doctor / Tobi

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Movie

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

2016 · Self

The Itch of the Golden Nit
Movie

The Itch of the Golden Nit

2011 · President Pinky (voice)

Remember Me?
Movie

Remember Me?

1997 · Ian

Don't Fear Death
Movie

Don't Fear Death

2013

Chaos and Cadavers
Movie

Chaos and Cadavers

2003 · Lennox Crowley

Summer School
Movie

Summer School

1983 · Tark

Four Men in a Car
Movie

Four Men in a Car

1998 · Alan

War
Movie

War

1983 · Various Roles

Four Men in a Plane
Movie

Four Men in a Plane

2000 · Alan Sellars

The Beat Generation
Movie

The Beat Generation

1983 · Jeremy

Dirty Movie
Movie

Dirty Movie

1984 · Toadstool

Gino: Full Story and Pics
Movie

Gino: Full Story and Pics

1984 · Tim

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Movie

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

1986 · Richard

Private Enterprise
Movie

Private Enterprise

1986 · Ali Kitson

Red Nose of Courage
Movie

Red Nose of Courage

1992 · James Huntington

Five Go to Rehab
Movie

Five Go to Rehab

2012 · Mr. McVitty

Jellikins: Christmas Special
Movie

Jellikins: Christmas Special

2000 · Narrator

30 Years of Comic Strip
Movie

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

The Canterville Ghost
Movie

The Canterville Ghost

1997 · Reverend Dampier

Blackadder: Back & Forth
Movie

Blackadder: Back & Forth

1999 · Robin Hood

The Escape
Movie

The Escape

2015 · Eddie

One by One
Movie

One by One

2015 · Ernest

Sex Actually
Movie

Sex Actually

2005 · Bilbo

Eat the Rich
Movie

Eat the Rich

1987 · Micky

Churchill: The Hollywood Years
Movie

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

2004 · Baxter

Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen
Movie

Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen

1993 · Neil

Bottom: Exposed
Movie

Bottom: Exposed

2024 · Himself (Archive footage)

The Thief and the Cobbler
Movie

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 · Brigand (uncredited)

Jake's Journey
Movie

Jake's Journey

1988 · Troll

Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
Movie

Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door

1982 · Kevin Turvey

The Hunt for Tony Blair
Movie

The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011 · Professor Predictor

The Comic Strip
Movie

The Comic Strip

1981

Day of the Sirens
Movie

Day of the Sirens

2002 · Domo Childs

Sindy The Fairy Princess
Movie

Sindy The Fairy Princess

2006

Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter
Movie

Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter

1993 · Greg

Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
Movie

Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

1993 · Micky Love

Eldorado
Movie

Eldorado

2012 · Chef Mario

The Strike
Movie

The Strike

1988 · Speaker/Hunchback

The Orchard End Murder
Movie

The Orchard End Murder

1981 · Policeman

Snow White: The Sequel
Movie

Snow White: The Sequel

2007 · The Seven Dwarves (voice)

The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
Movie

The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'

1999 · Self

More Bad News
Movie

More Bad News

1988 · Colin Grigson

Bad News
Movie

Bad News

1983 · Colin Grigson

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Movie

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

2014 · Self

GLC: The Carnage Continues
Movie

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990 · Lord Mayor of London

Completely Bad News
Movie

Completely Bad News

2019 · Colin Grigson

Horse Opera
Movie

Horse Opera

1993 · Wyatt Earp

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
Movie

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

1995 · Raymond

Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One
Movie

Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One

1995 · Lewis Fox

Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune
Movie

Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune

1995 · Toby

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
Movie

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

1997 · Marty Starr

Bottom Fluff
Movie

Bottom Fluff

1996

Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
Movie

Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live

1999

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Movie

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

2018 · (Archive Footage)

The Snow Queen
Movie

The Snow Queen

1995 · Robber King

Blackadder Rides Again
Movie

Blackadder Rides Again

2008 · Self

The Best of Cannon & Ball
Movie

The Best of Cannon & Ball

1985 · Self

Just for the Record
Movie

Just for the Record

2010 · Andy Wiseman

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Movie

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

2008 · Lord Flashheart/Self

Chilly Dogs
Movie

Chilly Dogs

2001 · Carter

Eye of the Needle
Movie

Eye of the Needle

1981 · Sailor #2

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Movie

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

1984 · Carlos

Jellikins: Christmas Special
Movie

Jellikins: Christmas Special

2000 · Narrator (Voice)

Employees From Hell
Movie

Employees From Hell

1989

The Rocky Horror Treatment
Movie

The Rocky Horror Treatment

1981 · (archive footage)

The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Movie

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

2007 · Self (Archived Footage)

Northern Lights
Movie

Northern Lights

1982 · Chris

Filthy Rich & Catflap
Movie

Filthy Rich & Catflap

1987 · Richard Rich

What's a Carry On?
Movie

What's a Carry On?

1998 · Sultan Abdul the Benevolent (archive footage) (uncredited)

Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
Movie

Who Shot Alan B'Stard?

1990 · Alan B'Stard

Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
Movie

Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special

1992 · Richard Richard

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
Movie

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse

1996 · Tom Thumb (voice)

Believe Nothing
Movie

Believe Nothing

2002 · Adonis Cnut

Happy Families
Movie

Happy Families

1985 · Nazi Pastor

All About George
Movie

All About George

2005 · George Kinsey

The Legend of Harrow Woods
Movie

The Legend of Harrow Woods

2008 · Winston Junior

Believe Nothing
TV

Believe Nothing

2002 · Professor Adonis Cnut

Shoebox Zoo
TV

Shoebox Zoo

2004 · Edwin the Eagle (voice)

King Arthur's Disasters
TV

King Arthur's Disasters

2005

The Paul O'Grady Show
TV

The Paul O'Grady Show

2004

Bottom
TV

Bottom

1991 · Richard Richard

The Young Ones
TV

The Young Ones

1982 · Rick

Wolcott
TV

Wolcott

1981 · PC Fell

The New Statesman
TV

The New Statesman

1987 · Alan B'Stard

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

1986

Wood and Walters
TV

Wood and Walters

1982

How to be a Little Sod
TV

How to be a Little Sod

1995

Grim Tales
TV

Grim Tales

1989

Rik Mayall Presents
TV

Rik Mayall Presents

1993

A Kick Up the Eighties
TV

A Kick Up the Eighties

1981

All About George
TV

All About George

2005 · George Kinsey

The Cannon & Ball Show
TV

The Cannon & Ball Show

1979 · Clerk

Man Down
TV

Man Down

2013 · Dad

Blackadder
TV

Blackadder

1983 · Mad Gerald

Blackadder
TV

Blackadder

1983 · Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
TV

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001 · Lt. Daniel Blaney

Happy Families
TV

Happy Families

1985 · Priest

Wogan
TV

Wogan

1982 · Self

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
TV

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights

1980

Agatha Christie's Marple
TV

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004 · Alec Nicholson

Midsomer Murders
TV

Midsomer Murders

1997 · David Roper

Saturday Live
TV

Saturday Live

1986

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Slug/General Erwin/Hovis

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Jeremy

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Colin Grigson

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Tark

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Toadstool

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Carlos

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Tim

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Richard

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Ali Kitson

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Speaker/Hunchback

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Dreamy Time Escort

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Lord Mayor

The Dangerous Brothers
TV

The Dangerous Brothers

1986 · Richard Dangerous

Filthy Rich & Catflap
TV

Filthy Rich & Catflap

1987 · Richard Rich

French & Saunders
TV

French & Saunders

1987 · Cameo

The Comic Strip Presents...
TV

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982

Watership Down
TV

Watership Down

1999 · Kehaar (voice)

Jellabies
TV

Jellabies

1998 · Narrator (Voice)

Crackanory
TV

Crackanory

2013 · Self

Look at the State We're In!
TV

Look at the State We're In!

1995 · Rattner

Hardwicke House
TV

Hardwicke House

1987 · Lenny

In the Red
TV

In the Red

1998 · Dominic De'Ath

The Squad
TV

The Squad

1980 · Supporter

Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement
TV

Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement

2001 · Mrs. Ffine Carmody