Richard Briers (1934 - 2013)
Film Deaths[]
- Henry V (1989) [Bardolph]: Executed by hanging for looting, as Kenneth Branagh looks on stoically.
- Peter's Friends (1992) [Lord Morton, Peter's Father]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes, in the interim between the opening prologue and the rest of the movie.
- Hamlet (1996) [Polonius]: Stabbed to death through a curtain by Kenneth Branagh, who had mistaken him for Derek Jacobi. Following his death, Kenneth moves Richard's body and hides it inside the palace, forcing Derek's men to search for it.
- Peter Pan (2003) [Mr. Smee]: Possibly drowns after he jumped off the boat when Freddie Popplewell threatened him with a sword.
Television Deaths[]
- Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (1987) [Chief Caretaker/Kroagnon]: Playing a dual role, Richard is first killed when he is forced to have his mind taken over by Kroagnon. As the alien, Richard is handed a stick of dynamite, before being pushed down a lift shaft by Howard Cooke, causing them to both die in the resulting explosion.
- Midsomer Murders: Death's Shadow (1999) [Reverend Stephen Wentworth]: Commits suicide by jumping from the scaffolding around the bell tower, after being cornered by the police.
- Monarch Of The Glen: Episode 3.2 (2002) [Hector MacDonald]: Blown up by his own bomb when he pushes a 'boat' with 3 sticks of dynamite with a lit fuse into the loch to lure a killer pike. He ducks behind a boulder but his Spaniel, Useless, swims out and retrieves the bomb and leaves it on the ground as Richard stands up. The dog survives.
- Torchwood: A Day in the Death (2008) [Parker]: Dies of a heart attack while lying in his oxygen tent. Although Burn Gorman attempts to save him with CPR, due to Burn being undead, he is unable to supply Richard with more breath.
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Notable Connections[]
- Brother of Jane Briers
- Mr. Ann Davies
- Father of Lucy Briers
- Cousin of Terry-Thomas