Rik Mayall

Born: 1958-03-07, Harlow, Essex, England

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

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
• The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
• Blackadder (1983)
• SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
• The Young Ones (1982)
• Bottom (1991)
• An American Werewolf in London (1981)
• French & Saunders (1987)
• The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
• Happy Families (1985)
• Believe Nothing (2002)
• Valiant (2005)
• Drop Dead Fred (1991)
• Guest House Paradiso (1999)
• Eye of the Needle (1981)
• The Cannon & Ball Show (1979)
• Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
• The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
• Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)
• Errors of the Human Body (2012)
• Bottom: Exposed (2024)
• Oh Marbella! (2003)
• Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
• Remember Me? (1997)
• How to be a Little Sod (1995)
• The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
• Carry On Columbus (1992)
• The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse (1996)
• Wolcott (1981)