Rik Mayall

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-03-07 (56 years old)

Deathday

2014-06-09

Place of Birth

Harlow, Essex, England

Rik Mayall

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.

Acting

1981

An American Werewolf in London

as Second Chess Player

2003

Oh Marbella!

as Greg Dubois

1991

Drop Dead Fred

as Drop Dead Fred

1986

Whoops Apocalypse

as S.A.S Commander

1981

Couples and Robbers

as Morris David Boyd

1988

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

as Dreamy Time Escort

1989

2008

Me & My Goldfish

as Narrator (voice)

1981

Shock Treatment

as 'Rest Home' Ricky

2005

Valiant

as Cufflingk (voice)

2004

Bottom Mindless Violence

as Ritchard Ritchard

1991

2000

1992

Carry On Columbus

as The Sultan

2000

2012

1992

Little Noises

as Mathias Liechstenstein

2004

ABBA - The Last Video

as Record Producer

1995

Out Of My Head

as Ricky / The Doctor / Tobi

2011

The Itch of the Golden Nit

as President Pinky (voice)

2003

Chaos and Cadavers

as Lennox Crowley

1983

1983

War

as Various Roles

2000

Four Men in a Plane

as Alan Sellars

1983

1984

Dirty Movie

as Toadstool

1986

Private Enterprise

as Ali Kitson

1992

Red Nose of Courage

as James Huntington

2012

Five Go to Rehab

as Mr. McVitty

1997

The Canterville Ghost

as Reverend Dampier

1999

2015

The Escape

as Eddie

2015

One by One

as Ernest

2005

Sex Actually

as Bilbo

1987

Eat the Rich

as Micky

2024

Bottom: Exposed

as Himself (Archive footage)

1993

The Thief and the Cobbler

as Brigand (uncredited)

1988

2011

The Hunt for Tony Blair

as Professor Predictor

2002

Day of the Sirens

as Domo Childs

2012

Eldorado

as Chef Mario

1988

The Strike

as Speaker/Hunchback

1981

2007

Snow White: The Sequel

as The Seven Dwarves (voice)

1988

More Bad News

as Colin Grigson

1983

Bad News

as Colin Grigson

1990

GLC: The Carnage Continues

as Lord Mayor of London

2019

Completely Bad News

as Colin Grigson

1993

Horse Opera

as Wyatt Earp

2018

1995

The Snow Queen

as Robber King

2010

Just for the Record

as Andy Wiseman

2008

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

as Lord Flashheart/Self

2001

Chilly Dogs

as Carter

1981

Eye of the Needle

as Sailor #2

2000

Jellikins: Christmas Special

as Narrator (Voice)

1981

The Rocky Horror Treatment

as (archive footage)

2007

The Making of 'The Young Ones'

as Self (Archived Footage)

1982

1987

Filthy Rich & Catflap

as Richard Rich

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