7.8Acting
Rik Mayall
- Born
- 1958-03-07
- Died
- 2014-06-09
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
144 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Partridge and Moulding Want To Get Laid
2026 · Movie
Thanks
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
2026 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
2026 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bottom: Exposed
2024 · Movie
Himself (Archive footage)
Completely Bad News
2019 · Movie
Colin Grigson
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018 · Movie
(Archive Footage)
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016 · Movie
Self
One by One
2015 · Movie
Ernest
The Escape
2015 · Movie
Eddie
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014 · Movie
Self
Crackanory
2013 · TV Show
Self
Don't Fear Death
2013 · Movie
Cast
Man Down
2013 · TV Show
Dad
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012 · Movie
Cast
Eldorado
2012 · Movie
Chef Mario
Errors of the Human Body
2012 · Movie
Samuel Mead
Five Go to Rehab
2012 · Movie
Mr. McVitty
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011 · Movie
Professor Predictor
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011 · Movie
President Pinky (voice)
Just for the Record
2010 · Movie
Andy Wiseman
Blackadder Rides Again
2008 · Movie
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008 · Movie
Lord Flashheart/Self
Me & My Goldfish
2008 · Movie
Narrator (voice) · Writer
The Legend of Harrow Woods
2008 · Movie
Winston Junior
Snow White: The Sequel
2007 · Movie
The Seven Dwarves (voice)
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
2007 · Movie
Self (Archived Footage)
Sindy The Fairy Princess
2006 · Movie
Cast
All About George
2005 · TV Show
George Kinsey
King Arthur's Disasters
2005 · TV Show
Cast
Sex Actually
2005 · Movie
Bilbo
Valiant
2005 · Movie
Cufflingk (voice)
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · TV Show
Alec Nicholson
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 · Movie
Rick / Richie Rich / Richard Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Richie Richard / Richard Twat (archive footage)
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004 · Movie
Baxter · Additional Dialogue
Shoebox Zoo
2004 · TV Show
Edwin the Eagle (voice)
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 · TV Show
Cast
Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour
2003 · Movie
Richard Richard
Chaos and Cadavers
2003 · Movie
Lennox Crowley
Oh Marbella!
2003 · Movie
Greg Dubois
Believe Nothing
2002 · TV Show
Professor Adonis Cnut
Day of the Sirens
2002 · Movie
Domo Childs
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
2001 · Movie
Richie · Writer
Chilly Dogs
2001 · Movie
Carter
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001 · TV Show
Lt. Daniel Blaney
Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement
2001 · TV Show
Mrs. Ffine Carmody
Four Men in a Plane
2000 · Movie
Alan Sellars
Jellikins: Christmas Special
2000 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
Jesus Christ Superstar
2000 · Movie
King Herod
Making of Jesus Christ Superstar
2000 · Movie
self
Merlin: The Return
2000 · Movie
Merlin
Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
1999 · Movie
Cast
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999 · Movie
Robin Hood
Guest House Paradiso
1999 · Movie
Richie Twat · Screenplay
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · TV Show
Lord Reginald (voice)
The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso'
1999 · Movie
Self
Watership Down
1999 · TV Show
Kehaar (voice)
Four Men in a Car
1998 · Movie
Alan
In the Red
1998 · TV Show
Dominic De'Ath
Jellabies
1998 · TV Show
Narrator (Voice)
What's a Carry On?
1998 · Movie
Sultan Abdul the Benevolent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island
1997 · Movie
Richie Richard
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
1997 · Movie
Marty Starr
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV Show
David Roper
Remember Me?
1997 · Movie
Ian
The Canterville Ghost
1997 · Movie
Reverend Dampier
Bottom Fluff
1996 · Movie
Cast
The Willows in Winter
1996 · Movie
Toad
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
1996 · Movie
Tom Thumb (voice)
Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour
1995 · Movie
Richie
How to be a Little Sod
1995 · TV Show
Cast
Look at the State We're In!
1995 · TV Show
Rattner
Out Of My Head
1995 · Movie
Ricky / The Doctor / Tobi
Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune
1995 · Movie
Toby
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
1995 · Movie
Raymond
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One
1995 · Movie
Lewis Fox
The Snow Queen
1995 · Movie
Robber King
The Wind in the Willows
1995 · Movie
Toad (voice)
Bottom Live: The Stage Show
1993 · Movie
Richie
Horse Opera
1993 · Movie
Wyatt Earp
Rik Mayall Presents
1993 · TV Show
Cast
Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter
1993 · Movie
Greg
Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen
1993 · Movie
Neil
Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love
1993 · Movie
Micky Love
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · Movie
Brigand (uncredited)
Carry On Columbus
1992 · Movie
The Sultan
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992 · Movie
Richard Richard · Writer
Little Noises
1992 · Movie
Mathias Liechstenstein
Red Nose of Courage
1992 · Movie
James Huntington
Bottom
1991 · TV Show
Richard Richard · Writer · Creator
Drop Dead Fred
1991 · Movie
Drop Dead Fred
The Princess and the Goblin
1991 · Movie
Prince Froglip (voice)
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990 · Movie
Lord Mayor of London
The Turnip
1990 · Movie
Cast
Who Shot Alan B'Stard?
1990 · Movie
Alan B'Stard
Employees From Hell
1989 · Movie
Cast
Grim Tales
1989 · TV Show
Narrator
Kevin Turvey Investigates
1989 · Movie
Kevin Turvey · Writer
Oh No, Not Them
1989 · Movie
Creator
Jake's Journey
1988 · Movie
Troll
More Bad News
1988 · Movie
Colin Grigson
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988 · Movie
Dreamy Time Escort · Writer
The Strike
1988 · Movie
Speaker/Hunchback
Eat the Rich
1987 · Movie
Micky
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987 · TV Show
Richard Rich · Writer
French & Saunders
1987 · TV Show
Cameo
Hardwicke House
1987 · TV Show
Lenny
The New Statesman
1987 · TV Show
Alan B'Stard
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986 · Movie
Richard
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
1986 · Movie
Richard Dangerous
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986 · TV Show
Alan B'Stard
Private Enterprise
1986 · Movie
Ali Kitson
Saturday Live
1986 · TV Show
Richard Dangerous
The Dangerous Brothers
1986 · TV Show
Richard Dangerous · Creator
Whoops Apocalypse
1986 · Movie
S.A.S Commander
Happy Families
1985 · TV Show
Priest
The Best of Cannon & Ball
1985 · Movie
Self
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984 · Movie
Carlos · Writer
Dirty Movie
1984 · Movie
Toadstool · Writer
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984 · Movie
Tim
Bad News
1983 · Movie
Colin Grigson
Blackadder
1983 · TV Show
Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart · Mad Gerald
Summer School
1983 · Movie
Tark
The Beat Generation
1983 · Movie
Jeremy
War
1983 · Movie
Various Roles
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
1982 · Movie
Kevin Turvey · Writer
Northern Lights
1982 · Movie
Chris
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · TV Show
Carlos · Slug/General Erwin/Hovis · Jeremy · Richard · Colin Grigson · Tark · Tim · Toadstool · Ali Kitson · Dreamy Time Escort · Speaker/Hunchback · Lord Mayor · Cast · Writer
The Young Ones
1982 · TV Show
Rick · Writer · Creator
Whoops Apocalypse
1982 · TV Show
Biff
Wogan
1982 · TV Show
Self
Wood and Walters
1982 · TV Show
Contestant Mitch
A Kick Up the Eighties
1981 · TV Show
Kevin Turney
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · Movie
Second Chess Player
Couples and Robbers
1981 · Movie
Morris David Boyd
Eye of the Needle
1981 · Movie
Sailor #2
Shock Treatment
1981 · Movie
'Rest Home' Ricky
The Comic Strip
1981 · Movie
Richard Dangerous · Writer
The Orchard End Murder
1981 · Movie
Policeman
The Rocky Horror Treatment
1981 · Movie
(archive footage)
Wolcott
1981 · TV Show
PC Fell
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980 · TV Show
Rik
Russell Harty
1980 · TV Show
Kevin Turvey
The Squad
1980 · TV Show
Supporter
The Cannon & Ball Show
1979 · TV Show
Clerk