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Richard Butler

Actor
Born October 30, 1924Died April 23, 2003 (78 years)
Richard Butler was a Bradford born British actor who appeared mostly on television in a career that stretched back to the live broadcasts of the early 1950s. He is perhaps best known for playing the vicar officiating at Charles and Henrietta's abortive wedding in the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral. He died on April 23, 2003 in Surrey, England.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Coronation Street
  • Jim Henson's The Storyteller
  • Heartbeat
  • Boon
  • Peak Practice
  • Hide and Seek

Known For

  • The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

Filmography

2002
White Teeth (TV Series) · as Mr. Hamilton
2000
Never Never (TV Series) · as Len
2000
North Square (TV Series) · as Mr Roberts
1996
Some Mother's Son · as Mp (uncredited)
1994
Four Weddings and a Funeral · as Vicar - Wedding Four
1994
Middlemarch (TV Series) · as Mr Powderell
1993
Peak Practice (TV Series) · as Sam Wilson
1993
1992
Heartbeat (TV Series) · as Ernest
1991
Scum · as Governor
1991
A Perfect Hero (TV Series) · as Medic
1989
Traffik (TV Series) · as Cast
1988
This is David Lander (TV Series) · as Lord Bensingham
1987
The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) · as Second King
1987
Bust (TV Series) · as Official Receiver
1987
Jim Henson's The Storyteller (TV Series) · as Second King
1986
The Singing Detective (TV Series) · as Grancher
1986
Strong Medicine · as Martin's Father
1986
Boon (TV Series) · as Ingram
1985
C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV Series) · as Vicar
1985
The Pickwick Papers (TV Series) · as Smangle
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Mr. Watson
1983
Birth of a Nation · as Mr Griff
1982
The Final Option · as Dignitary
1982
Scrubbers · as Governor
1981
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow · as Nostradamus
1979
Terry and June (TV Series) · as Chelsea Supporter
1978
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) · as Dr. Allinson
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Ellis
1976
Bill Brand (TV Series) · as Tom Mapson
1976
When the Boat Comes In (TV Series) · as Mine Owners' Representative
1976
The Prince and the Pauper (TV Series) · as Court Secretary
1975
The Naked Civil Servant · as Senior Doctor
1975
Days of Hope (TV Series) · as Walter Citrine
1975
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose (TV Series) · as Solicitor
1975
Angels (TV Series) · as Mr. Pointer
1974
The Nearly Man (TV Series) · as Geoff
1973
Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mr. Harris
1973
Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Janet's Father
1972
Crown Court (TV Series) · as John Furness
1971
Budgie (TV Series) · as Braithwaite
1970
Man At The Top (TV Series) · as Ernest Lewis
1970
Play for Today (TV Series) · as Ellis
1970
A Family At War (TV Series) · as Mr Drake
1969
Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Dr. Jackley
1969
The Flaxton Boys (TV Series) · as Wilf Padgett
1969
Special Branch (TV Series) · as Commander Nicols
1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (TV Series) · as Chief Inspector Payne
1966
Softly Softly (TV Series) · as Maitland
1965
Public Eye (TV Series) · as Drummond
1964
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Prison Governor
1964
Hide and Seek · as Party Guest
1964
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Harold Baker
1963
Sergeant Cork (TV Series) · as George Morton
1962
The Scales of Justice (TV Series) · as William Milsom
1962
Z Cars (TV Series) · as James Cregan
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) · as Herbert Truscott
1960
Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Jim Schofield
1960
Suspense (TV Series) · as Mr. Fenton
1959
Probation Officer (TV Series) · as Mr. Barrow
1956
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as George
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Harry Dennis
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Harold

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