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Director
Rik Mayall
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 14469
IMDb ID: nm0562201
Known for: Acting
Born: March 7, 1958
Died: June 9, 2014
Age: 56
Place of birth: Harlow, Essex, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2026
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Wikidata: Q439095
Frequent jobs
Writer (14)Creator (2)Additional Dialogue (1)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Rik Mayall.
as Second Chess Player
An American Werewolf in London
1981 • Movie
as Brigand (uncredited)
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 • Movie
as Robin Hood
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999 • Movie
as Sailor #2
Eye of the Needle
1981 • Movie
Screenplay
Guest House Paradiso
1999 • Movie
as Drop Dead Fred
Drop Dead Fred
1991 • Movie
as 'Rest Home' Ricky
Shock Treatment
1981 • Movie
as Cufflingk (voice)
Valiant
2005 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Rik Mayall.
as Mad Gerald • 1 eps
Blackadder
1983 • Series
Writer • 12 eps
The Young Ones
1982 • Series
Writer • 18 eps
Bottom
1991 • Series
as Alec Nicholson • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 • Series
as Lord Reginald (voice) • 1 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 • Series
as David Roper • 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
1997 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Rik Mayall.
as Second Chess Player
An American Werewolf in London
1981 • Movie
as Cufflingk (voice)
Valiant
2005 • Movie
as Himself (Archive footage)
Bottom: Exposed
2024 • Movie
as Tark
Summer School
1983 • Movie
Screenplay
Guest House Paradiso
1999 • Movie
as Ian
Remember Me?
1997 • Movie
as Adonis Cnut
Believe Nothing
2002 • Movie
Employees From Hell
1989 • Movie
as Drop Dead Fred
Drop Dead Fred
1991 • Movie
as Brigand (uncredited)
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 • Movie
as Chris
Northern Lights
1982 • Movie
as Nazi Pastor
Happy Families
1985 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Rik Mayall.
as David Roper • 1 eps
Midsomer Murders
1997 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Wogan
1982 • Series
as Alec Nicholson • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 • Series
as Lord Reginald (voice) • 1 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 • Series
1 eps
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 • Series
as Mad Gerald • 1 eps
Blackadder
1983 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 • Series
Writer • 12 eps
The Young Ones
1982 • Series
Writer • 18 eps
Bottom
1991 • Series
as Cameo • 1 eps
French & Saunders
1987 • Series
as Dad • 6 eps
Man Down
2013 • Series
as Alan B'Stard • 26 eps
The New Statesman
1987 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Rik Mayall.
Thanks
Partridge and Moulding Want To Get Laid
2026 • Movie
Writer
Me & My Goldfish
2008 • Movie
Additional Dialogue
Churchill: The Hollywood Years
2004 • Movie
Writer
Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity
2001 • Movie
Screenplay
Guest House Paradiso
1999 • Movie
Writer
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992 • Movie
Writer
Kevin Turvey Investigates
1989 • Movie
Creator
Oh No, Not Them
1989 • Movie
Writer
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988 • Movie
Writer
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987 • Movie
Writer
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984 • Movie
Writer
Dirty Movie
1984 • Movie
Writer
Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door
1982 • Movie
Writer
The Comic Strip
1981 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Rik Mayall.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Rik Mayall.
as Self (Archive Material)
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
2026 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
2026 • Movie
as Himself (Archive footage)
Bottom: Exposed
2024 • Movie
as Colin Grigson
Completely Bad News
2019 • Movie
as (Archive Footage)
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018 • Movie
as Self
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016 • Movie
as Ernest
One by One
2015 • Movie
as Eddie
The Escape
2015 • Movie
as Self
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014 • Movie
as Mr. McVitty
Five Go to Rehab
2012 • Movie
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012 • Movie
as Samuel Mead
Errors of the Human Body
2012 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Rik Mayall.
as Self • 1 eps
Crackanory
2013 • Series
as Dad • 6 eps
Man Down
2013 • Series
as George Kinsey • 6 eps
All About George
2005 • Series
26 eps
King Arthur's Disasters
2005 • Series
as Alec Nicholson • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 • Series
1 eps
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 • Series
as Edwin the Eagle (voice) • 26 eps
Shoebox Zoo
2004 • Series
as Professor Adonis Cnut • 6 eps
Believe Nothing
2002 • Series
as Lt. Daniel Blaney • 1 eps
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001 • Series
as Kehaar (voice) • 26 eps
Watership Down
1999 • Series
as Lord Reginald (voice) • 1 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 • Series
as Dominic De'Ath • 3 eps
In the Red
1998 • Series