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Rik Mayall Biography (1958-)
Full name, Richard Michael Mayall; born March 7, 1958, in Harlow, Essex, England; son of John (a drama teacher) and Gillian (a drama teacher) Mayall; married Barbara (a makeup artist), 1985; children: Rosie, Sydney, Bonnie.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, comedian, writer, television series creator
- Birth Details
- March 7, 1958
- Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- "Rest Home" Ricky, Shock Treatment, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
- Himself, Fundamental Frolics, 1981
- Second chess player, An American Werewolf in London (also known asAmerican Werewolf), Universal, 1981
- Three Sailors, Eye of the Needle, United Artists, 1981
- Kevin Turvey, Kevin Turvey Investigates, 1981
- Specialist Catering Commander, Whoops Apocalypse, 1986
- Richard Dangerous, Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger, 1986
- Micky, Eat the Rich, 1987
- Mathias Lichtenstein, Little Noises, Prism Entertainment, 1991
- Title role, Drop Dead Fred, New Line Cinema, 1991
- The Sultan, Carry On Columbus, Lauren Films, 1992
- Voice of Froglip, The Princess and the Goblin (also known as AHercegno es a kobold), Hemdale, 1993
- Richard Richard, Bottom Live, 1993
- Himself, Out of My Head, 1995
- Richard Richard, Bottom Live: The Big Number 2 Tour, 1995
- Richard Richard, Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island, 1997
- Ian, Remember Me?, Manuel Salvador, 1997
- Marty Starr, Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis, 1998
- Richard Richard, Guest House Paradiso, Universal, 1999
- Merlin, Merlin: The Return, 1999
- (English version) Voice of Gerard the Gormless, Le chateau des singes (animated; also known as Kwom und der Konig der Affen and A Monkey's Tale), Harvey Entertainment, 1999
- Robin Hood, Blackadder: Back & Forth, 1999
- Richie, Bottom 2001: An Arse Oddity (also known as Bottom Live4), 2001
- Carter, Kevin of the North (also known as Chilly Dogs), Screen Media Ventures LLC, 2001
- Domo Childs, Day of the Sirens, 2002
- Lennox Crowly, Chaos and Cadavers, 2003
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Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts, 2003
- Greg Dubois, Oh Marbella!, 2003
- Vet, Cold Dark, 2003
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Churchill: The Hollywood Years, Pathe, 2004
- Peeves the Poltergeist, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,Warner Bros., 2004
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Film Work
- Executive producer, Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island, 1997
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Title role, Kevin Turvey Investigates, BBC, 1981
- Kevin Turvey, A Kick Up the Eighties, BBC, 1981
- Rick, The Young Ones, BBC, 1982, 1984, MTV, 1984-1989
- Various characters, The Comic Strip Presents, Channel 4, 1983-1984, 1986, 1988-1990, 1998, 2000
- Lord Flashheart, Blackadder II (also known as Black Adder II), BBC, 1985
- Richard Dangerous, The Dangerous Brothers Present, 1986
- Richard Dangerous, Saturday Live, 1986
- Richard Rich, Filthy Rich and Catflap, BBC, 1987
- Alan B'Stard, The New Statesman, ITV1, 1987-1992
- Narrator, Grim Tales, 1989
- Richard "Ritchie" Richard, Bottom, BBC, 1991
- Voice of Tom Thumb, The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, 1993
- Alan B'Stard, A. B'Stard Exposed, BBC, 1994
- Voice of Little Sod, How to Be a Little Sod, 1995
- Himself, Wham! Bam! Strawberry Jam!, BBC, 1995
- Voice of narrator, Jellabies (also known as Jellabies and Friends and Jellikins), Fox Family Channel, 1999
- Voice, Tom and Vicky, ITV, 1999
- Voice of Kehaar, Watership Down, YTV, 1999
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Dirty Work, 2000
- Reid, The Knock, ITV, 2000
- Mrs. Ffine Carmody, Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement, 2001
- Professor Adonis Cnut, Believe Nothing, ITV, 2002
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Miniseries
- Biff, "Autumn Cannibalism," Whoops Apocalypse, ITV, 1982
- Dominic De'Ath, In the Red, BBC, 1998
- Himself/"Lord Flashheart," Laughter in the House: The Story of the British Sitcom, 1999
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Movies
- Title role, Kevin Turvey: The Man behind the Green Door, BBC, 1982
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Weekend in Wallop, ITV, 1984
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Jake's Journey, CBS, 1988
- Wyatt Earp, Horse Opera, 1993
- Neil, Rik Mayall Presents Dancing Queen (also known as DancingQueen), Granada Television, 1993
- Greg, Rik Mayall Presents Briefest Encounter (also known as Briefest Encounter), 1993
- Title role, Rik Mayall Presents Micky Love (also known as MickyLove), Granada Television, 1993
- Lewis Fox, Rik Mayall Presents The Big One (also known as The Big One), 1995
- Raymond, Rik Mayall Presents Dirty Old Town (also known as Dirty Old Town), 1995
- Toby, Rik Mayall Presents Clair de Lune (also known as Clare delune), 1995
- Voice of Toad, The Wind in the Willows, 1995
- Voice of Toad, The Willows in Winter (animated), 1996
- Reverend Dampier, The Canterville Ghost, 1997
- Lieutenant Daniel Blaney, Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem, 2001
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Specials
- Himself, Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights, BBC, 1981
- Rick, Comic Relief (also known as The Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live), BBC, 1986
- (Archive footage) The sultan, What's a Carry On? (documentary), 1998
- King Herod, Jesus Christ Superstar (also known as Andrew LloydWebber's Jesus Christ Superstar), PBS, 2000
- (Archive footage) Alan B'Stard, The 100 Greatest TV Characters, Channel 4, 2001
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Blackadder: Back & Forth, PBS, 2001
- Himself, 40 Years of University Challenge, BBC, 2002
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Episodic
- Mad Gerald, "The Black Seal," The Black Adder (also known as Blackadder), BBC, 1983
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The Lenny Henry Show, BBC, 1984
- Priest, "Madeline," Happy Families, BBC, 1985
- Lord Flashheart, "Bells," Blackadder II (also known as Black Adder II), BBC, 1986
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French and Saunders, BBC, 1987
- Squadron Commander Lord Flashheart, "Plan D: Private Plane," Blackadder Goes Forth, BBC, 1989
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Late Night with David Letterman, 1991
- Himself, The Full Wax, BBC, 1992
- Reader, "Jack and the Beanstalk," Jackanory, BBC, 1995
- Rattner, "The Organisation," Look at the State We're In!, 1995
- Patrick Massey, "Humpty Dumpty: Parts 1, 2 & 3," The Bill, ITV1, 1997
- DI Gideon Pryke, "Black Canary," Jonathan Creek, BBC, 1998
- Also appeared as reader, "George's Marvelous Medicine," Jackanory,BBC.
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Television Work
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Series
- Creator, The Young Ones, BBC, 1982
- Creator, The Dangerous Brothers Present, 1986
- Creator, Bottom, BBC, 1991
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Stage Appearances
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Cell Mates, London, 1996
- Made stage debut in The Good Woman of Setzuan.
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Voice, Hogs of War, Infogames Entertainment, 2000
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Music Videos
- Appeared in The Art of Noise's "Peter Gunn."
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Album Tracks
- "Look What I Did to My Id," Shock Treatment, 1981
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Kevin Turvey Investigates, 1981
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Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger, 1986
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Bottom Live, 1993
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Bottom Live: The Big Number 2 Tour, 1995
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Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island, 1997
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Guest House Paradiso, 1999
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Bottom 2001: An Arse Oddity (also known as Bottom Live 4),2001
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Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts, 2003
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Television Movies
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Kevin Turvey: The Man behind the Green Door, BBC, 1982
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Television Specials
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Comic Relief (also known as The Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live), BBC, 1986
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Television Episodes
- (With Adrian Edmondson) "Dirty Movie," The Comic Strip Presents, 1984
- (With Peter Richardson and Pete Richens) "A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques," The Comic Strip Presents, 1984
- (With Edmondson and Rowland Rivron) "Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door," The Comic Strip Presents, 1988
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Bottom, BBC, 1991
- Also wrote The Young Ones, BBC and MTV; Saturday Live; and(additional material) Filthy Rich and Catflap, BBC.
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