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Richard Wilson (II) More at IMDbPro »
Date of Birth
7 July 1936, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UKBirth Name
Ian Colquhoun WilsonHeight
5' 11" (1.80 m)Trivia
He was a supporter of the Labour Party and an opponent of the Iraq war.
He has never married.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1994 for his services to drama.
He was the Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1996 to 1999.
He is an Associate Member of RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England).
He graduated from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England) in 1965, having made his professional debut in the previous year.
He appeared with actors James Fox and Edward Fox in both A Passage to India (1984) and Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV): the only productions the two brothers appeared in together.
He is Patron of Shareholders United, a not-for-profit, democratic and non-party political organization whose members are Manchester United supporters holding shares in Manchester United football team as part of their emotional stake in the club.
He initially turned down his most famous role as Victor Meldrew, since he was only 53 and the character was supposed to be over 60.
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