Richard Briers

Richard Briers (1934–2013) was an English actor whose fifty-year career involved roles on television, stage, film, and radio. He became a household name during the 1970s due to his popular role in the British sitcom The Good Life. He also began narrating the children’s cartoon series Roobarb and Custard during this time in addition to lending his voice to the animated version of Watership Down. Although best known for his comedy roles in film and on television, he also joined Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987 where he went on to perform a number of classical roles.