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Richard Wilson (Ian Carmichael Wilson, born 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He is best known for the popular BBC sitcom ''One Foot in the Grave''. | Richard Wilson (Ian Carmichael Wilson, born 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He is best known for the popular BBC sitcom ''One Foot in the Grave''. | ||
| − | He was born in [[Greenock]] and did National Service with the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in Singapore. He worked as a research scientist in [[Glasgow]. He took up acting at the age of 27. He trained at RADA and then appeared in repertory theatres in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester. He played Victor Meldrew in ''One Foot in the Grave'' from 1990 to 2000. | + | He was born in [[Greenock]] and did National Service with the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in Singapore. He worked as a research scientist in [[Glasgow]]. He took up acting at the age of 27. He trained at RADA and then appeared in repertory theatres in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester. He played Victor Meldrew in ''One Foot in the Grave'' from 1990 to 2000. |
Wilson has been a campaigner for gay rights for many years and came out officially as gay in a ''Daily Mail'' interview in March 2013<ref>1st March 2013 dailymail.co.uk</ref> | Wilson has been a campaigner for gay rights for many years and came out officially as gay in a ''Daily Mail'' interview in March 2013<ref>1st March 2013 dailymail.co.uk</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:39, 26 December 2013
Richard Wilson (Ian Carmichael Wilson, born 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He is best known for the popular BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave.
He was born in Greenock and did National Service with the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in Singapore. He worked as a research scientist in Glasgow. He took up acting at the age of 27. He trained at RADA and then appeared in repertory theatres in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester. He played Victor Meldrew in One Foot in the Grave from 1990 to 2000.
Wilson has been a campaigner for gay rights for many years and came out officially as gay in a Daily Mail interview in March 2013[1]
References
- ↑ 1st March 2013 dailymail.co.uk
