Rik Mayall

Acting

Rik Mayall

Born March 7, 1958Harlow, Essex, England142 credits

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.

Known For

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5.5

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Movie

2024

Completely Bad News

Completely Bad News

Movie

2019

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
7.0

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

Movie

2018

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
8.0

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

Movie

2016

One by One
5.4

One by One

Movie

2015

The Escape
4.8

The Escape

Movie

2015

Filmography

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2024Bottom: Exposedas Himself (Archive footage)Movie
Completely Bad News
2019Completely Bad Newsas Colin GrigsonMovie
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018How The Young Ones Changed Comedyas (Archive Footage)Movie
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Bookas SelfMovie
One by One
2015One by Oneas ErnestMovie
The Escape
2015The Escapeas EddieMovie
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014Rik Mayall: Lord of Misruleas SelfMovie
Crackanory
2013Crackanoryas SelfTV
Man Down
2013Man Downas DadTV
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2013Don't Fear DeathMovie
Five Go to Rehab
2012Five Go to Rehabas Mr. McVittyMovie
30 Years of Comic Strip
201230 Years of Comic StripMovie
Errors of the Human Body
2012Errors of the Human Bodyas Samuel MeadMovie
Eldorado
2012Eldoradoas Chef MarioMovie
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011The Hunt for Tony Blairas Professor PredictorMovie
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011The Itch of the Golden Nitas President Pinky (voice)Movie
Just for the Record
2010Just for the Recordas Andy WisemanMovie
Blackadder Rides Again
2008Blackadder Rides Againas SelfMovie
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008Blackadder's Most Cunning Momentsas Lord Flashheart/SelfMovie
The Legend of Harrow Woods
2008The Legend of Harrow Woodsas Winston JuniorMovie
Me & My Goldfish
2008Me & My Goldfishas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervision
2008The Dangerous Brothers - Dangervisionas Richard DangerousMovie
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007The Making of 'The Young Ones'as Self (Archived Footage)Movie
Snow White: The Sequel
2007Snow White: The Sequelas The Seven Dwarves (voice)Movie
Sindy The Fairy Princess
2006Sindy The Fairy PrincessMovie
Sex Actually
2005Sex Actuallyas BilboMovie
All About George
2005All About Georgeas George KinseyMovie
All About George
2005All About Georgeas George KinseyTV
King Arthur's Disasters
2005King Arthur's DisastersTV
Valiant
2005Valiantas Cufflingk (voice)Movie
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Alec NicholsonTV
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004Churchill: The Hollywood Yearsas BaxterMovie
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004Bottom Mindless Violenceas Rick / Richie Rich / Richard Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Richie Richard / Richard Twat (archive footage)Movie
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004The Paul O'Grady ShowTV
Shoebox Zoo
2004Shoebox Zooas Edwin the Eagle (voice)TV
ABBA - The Last Video
2004ABBA - The Last Videoas Record ProducerMovie
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
2003Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Touras Richard RichardMovie
Chaos and Cadavers
2003Chaos and Cadaversas Lennox CrowleyMovie
Oh Marbella!
2003Oh Marbella!as Greg DuboisMovie
Believe Nothing
2002Believe Nothingas Adonis CnutMovie
Believe Nothing
2002Believe Nothingas Professor Adonis CnutTV
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2002Day of the Sirensas Domo ChildsMovie
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
2001Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddityas RichieMovie
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmesas Lt. Daniel BlaneyTV
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2001Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvementas Mrs. Ffine CarmodyTV
Chilly Dogs
2001Chilly Dogsas CarterMovie
Merlin: The Return
2000Merlin: The Returnas MerlinMovie
Jesus Christ Superstar
2000Jesus Christ Superstaras King HerodMovie
Jellikins: Christmas Special
2000Jellikins: Christmas Specialas NarratorMovie
Jellikins: Christmas Special
2000Jellikins: Christmas Specialas Narrator (Voice)Movie
Four Men in a Plane
2000Four Men in a Planeas Alan SellarsMovie
Guest House Paradiso
1999Guest House Paradisoas Richie TwatMovie
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
1999The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'as SelfMovie
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
1999Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom LiveMovie
Watership Down
1999Watership Downas Kehaar (voice)TV
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999Blackadder: Back & Forthas Robin HoodMovie
What's a Carry On?
1998What's a Carry On?as Sultan Abdul the Benevolent (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
In the Red
1998In the Redas Dominic De'AthTV
Jellabies
1998Jellabiesas Narrator (Voice)TV
Four Men in a Car
1998Four Men in a Caras AlanMovie
The Canterville Ghost
1997The Canterville Ghostas Reverend DampierMovie
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
1997Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Islandas Richie RichardMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas David RoperTV
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
1997Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davisas Marty StarrMovie
Remember Me?
1997Remember Me?as IanMovie
The Willows in Winter
1996The Willows in Winteras ToadMovie
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
1996The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouseas Tom Thumb (voice)Movie
Bottom Fluff
1996Bottom FluffMovie
The Wind in the Willows
1995The Wind in the Willowsas ToadMovie
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
1995Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Touras RichieMovie
How to be a Little Sod
1995How to be a Little SodTV
Out Of My Head
1995Out Of My Headas Ricky / The Doctor / TobiMovie
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1995Look at the State We're In!as RattnerTV
Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune
1995Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Luneas TobyMovie
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
1995Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Townas RaymondMovie
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One
1995Rik Mayall Presents: The Big Oneas Lewis FoxMovie
The Snow Queen
1995The Snow Queenas Robber KingMovie
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
1993Bottom Live: The Stage Showas RichieMovie
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993The Thief and the Cobbleras Brigand (uncredited)Movie
Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen
1993Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queenas NeilMovie
Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter
1993Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounteras GregMovie
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Loveas Micky LoveMovie
Rik Mayall Presents
1993Rik Mayall PresentsTV
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1993Horse Operaas Wyatt EarpMovie
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992Holy - Bottom: Christmas Specialas Richard RichardMovie
Carry On Columbus
1992Carry On Columbusas The SultanMovie
Little Noises
1992Little Noisesas Mathias LiechstensteinMovie
Red Nose of Courage
1992Red Nose of Courageas James HuntingtonMovie
The Princess and the Goblin
1991The Princess and the Goblinas Prince Froglip (voice)Movie
Drop Dead Fred
1991Drop Dead Fredas Drop Dead FredMovie
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990GLC: The Carnage Continuesas Lord Mayor of LondonMovie
Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
1990Who Shot Alan B'Stard?as Alan B'StardMovie
Kevin Turvey Investigates
1989Kevin Turvey Investigatesas Kevin TurveyMovie
Oh No, Not Them
1989Oh No, Not ThemCreatorMovie
Grim Tales
1989Grim TalesTV
Employees From Hell
1989Employees From HellMovie
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988Mr Jolly Lives Next Dooras Dreamy Time EscortMovie
More Bad News
1988More Bad Newsas Colin GrigsonMovie
The Strike
1988The Strikeas Speaker/HunchbackMovie
Jake's Journey
1988Jake's Journeyas TrollMovie
Eat the Rich
1987Eat the Richas MickyMovie
The New Statesman
1987The New Statesmanas Alan B'StardTV
French & Saunders
1987French & Saundersas CameoTV
Hardwicke House
1987Hardwicke Houseas LennyTV
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987Filthy Rich & Catflapas Richard RichMovie
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987Filthy Rich & Catflapas Richard RichTV
Whoops Apocalypse
1986Whoops Apocalypseas S.A.S CommanderMovie
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986Omnibus Presents Comic ReliefTV
Saturday Live
1986Saturday LiveTV
Private Enterprise
1986Private Enterpriseas Ali KitsonMovie
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Dangeras Richard DangerousMovie
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)as RichardMovie
The Dangerous Brothers
1986The Dangerous Brothersas Richard DangerousTV
Happy Families
1985Happy Familiesas Nazi PastorMovie
Happy Families
1985Happy Familiesas PriestTV
The Best of Cannon & Ball
1985The Best of Cannon & Ballas SelfMovie
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984Gino: Full Story and Picsas TimMovie
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984A Fistful of Travellers' Chequesas CarlosMovie
Dirty Movie
1984Dirty Movieas ToadstoolMovie
Blackadder
1983Blackadderas Mad GeraldTV
Summer School
1983Summer Schoolas TarkMovie
Bad News
1983Bad Newsas Colin GrigsonMovie
The Beat Generation
1983The Beat Generationas JeremyMovie
War
1983Waras Various RolesMovie
The Young Ones
1982The Young Onesas RickTV
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Slug/General Erwin/HovisTV
Northern Lights
1982Northern Lightsas ChrisMovie
Wogan
1982Woganas SelfTV
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
1982Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Dooras Kevin TurveyMovie
Wood and Walters
1982Wood and WaltersTV
The Orchard End Murder
1981The Orchard End Murderas PolicemanMovie
Couples and Robbers
1981Couples and Robbersas Morris David BoydMovie
A Kick Up the Eighties
1981A Kick Up the EightiesTV
An American Werewolf in London
1981An American Werewolf in Londonas Second Chess PlayerMovie
Shock Treatment
1981Shock Treatmentas 'Rest Home' RickyMovie
Eye of the Needle
1981Eye of the Needleas Sailor #2Movie
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1981The Rocky Horror Treatmentas (archive footage)Movie
Wolcott
1981Wolcottas PC FellTV
The Comic Strip
1981The Comic StripMovie
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980Boom Boom... Out Go the LightsTV
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1980The Squadas SupporterTV
The Cannon & Ball Show
1979The Cannon & Ball Showas ClerkTV