Brian Rix

Biography

Brian Rix was a British actor and activist. After a stage and television career spanning more than three decades, Rix became a campaigner for disability causes. He entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher in 1992 and was president of the disability charity Mencap from 1998 until his death.

Known For

Dry Rot

as Fred Phipps

And the Same to You

as Dickie 'Dreadnought' Marchant

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

as Aircraftsman Arthur Atwood / Wing Cmdr. Blenkinsop

Not Wanted on Voyage

as Hollebone

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

as Barry Ovis

The Night We Got the Bird

as Bertie Skidmore

Nothing Barred

as Wilfred Sapling

What Every Woman Wants

as Herbert Brown

Thark

as Ronald Gamble

Up to His Neck

as Wiggy