Rik Mayall
Acting
1958-03-07 — 2014-06-09Harlow, Essex, England
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
tv
7.5
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997 · tv
tv
7.8
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · tv
tv
5.3
1982
Wogan
1982 · tv
tv
8.0
1983
Blackadder
1983 · tv
tv
7.4
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 · tv
tv
7.9
1982
The Young Ones
1982 · tv
tv
5.1
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 · tv
movie
7.4
1981
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · movie
tv
7.4
1987
The New Statesman
1987 · tv
tv
7.7
2004
Shoebox Zoo
2004 · tv
movie
5.6
2005
Valiant
2005 · movie
tv
7.9
1991
Bottom
1991 · tv
tv
7.5
1987
French & Saunders
1987 · tv
tv
7.4
1999
Watership Down
1999 · tv
tv
7.9
2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001 · tv
tv
6.6
2013
Man Down
2013 · tv
tv
7.0
1986
Saturday Live
1986 · tv
tv
7.3
1993
Rik Mayall Presents
1993 · tv
tv
6.8
2013
Crackanory
2013 · tv
tv
6.6
1987
Filthy Rich & Catflap
1987 · tv
tv
1979
The Cannon & Ball Show
1979 · tv
tv
5.2
1987
Hardwicke House
1987 · tv
tv
6.1
1998
In the Red
1998 · tv
movie
5.8
1991
Drop Dead Fred
1991 · movie
movie
6.7
1981
Eye of the Needle
1981 · movie
tv
7.3
1985
Happy Families
1985 · tv
tv
6.0
1981
Wolcott
1981 · tv
tv
2005
All About George
2005 · tv
tv
5.5
2005
King Arthur's Disasters
2005 · tv
movie
7.1
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · movie