Brian Rix

Known for

Acting

Born

January 27, 1924

Birthplace

Cottingham, England

Died

January 1, 1998 (aged 73)

Biography

Brian Rix was a British actor and activist. After a stage and television career spanning more than three decades, Rix became a campaigner for disability causes. He entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher in 1992 and was president of the disability charity Mencap from 1998 until his death.

Best known work

Dry Rot

1956

And the Same to You

1960

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

1973

What Every Woman Wants

1954

Not Wanted on Voyage

1957

The Night We Got the Bird

1960

Nothing Barred

1961

Reluctant Heroes

1952

Men of Affairs

1973

Filmography

2015
Britain's Greatest GenerationTV
as Himself (1 episode)
1977
A Roof Over My HeadTV
1973
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
as Barry Ovis
1973
Men of AffairsTV
as Barry Ovis MP (17 episodes), as Dad (1 episode)
1962
Dial RIXTV
as Basil Rix (1 episode), as Bert Rix (1 episode), as Barrington Rix (1 episode), as Barney Rix (1 episode), as Boy Rix (1 episode), as Bruce Rix (1 episode), as Bunny Rix (1 episode), as Bobby Rix (1 episode), Creator
1961
Nothing Barred
as Wilfred Sapling, Producer
1960
The Night We Got the Bird
as Bertie Skidmore, Producer
1960
And the Same to You
as Dickie 'Dreadnought' Marchant
1959
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
as Aircraftsman Arthur Atwood / Wing Cmdr. Blenkinsop
1957
Thark
as Ronald Gamble
1957
Not Wanted on Voyage
as Hollebone
1956
Dry Rot
as Fred Phipps
1954
What Every Woman Wants
as Herbert Brown
1954
Up to His Neck
as Wiggy
1952
Reluctant Heroes
as Horace Gregory