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Vale: Richard Briers

Richard Briers, best known as Tom in 1970s UK series The Good Life, has died at the age of 79.

2013-02-19_0028Richard Briers, best known as Tom in 1970s UK series The Good Life, has died at the age of 79.

He had been ill for a number of years with emphysema.

The actor, who also starred in shows such as Ever Decreasing Circles and Monarch Of The Glen as well as a number of stage productions, died peacefully at his London home on Sunday, his agent said.

On addition to classical stage roles, his film credits included A Chorus Of Disapproval (1989) and Watership Down (1978), for which he supplied the voice of Fiver. He narrated the children’s cartoon series Roobarb and Custard.

Briers spoke publicly about his illness in an interview  in January and blamed years of smoking for his condition. “It’s totally my fault,” he said. “So, I get very breathless, which is a pain in the backside. Trying to get upstairs … oh God, it’s ridiculous. Of course, when you’re bloody nearly 80 it’s depressing, because you’ve had it anyway.”

Source: The Guardian.

8 Responses

  1. Richard had great comic timming. I remember his first series in the 60’s the Marriage Lines, of his best role was in the Good Life. Don’t forgot his role in Doctor Who
    He will be Missed.

  2. He was a wonderful actor,
    but from what I’ve heard a really lovely man.
    He will be missed.
    I loved “The Good Life”
    and “The Monarch of The Glen”
    Rest In Peace Mr Briers.

  3. My mother who is English, when visiting London a fewyears ago saw Mr Briers, and mum couldn’t resist approaching him. She said he was the nicest fella!

  4. Oh, I was so sad to find out Richard had died. He was a great actor, The Good Life is one of the best TV shows of all time, and he seems to have been such a nice person too. He’ll be missed.

  5. For me, a few tears shed over this news. I loved ‘The Good Life’ – one of my all time fave comedies and Richard was the heart and soul of Larbey/Esmonde’s beautiful scripts. He will be missed.

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