Brian Rix

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.

Known For

Not Wanted on Voyage

Hollebone

What Every Woman Wants

Herbert Brown

And the Same to You

Dickie 'Dreadnought' Marchant

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

Aircraftsman Arthur Atwood / Wing Cmdr. Blenkinsop

Nothing Barred

Wilfred Sapling

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1973	Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!	Barry Ovis
1961	Nothing Barred	Wilfred Sapling
1960	And the Same to You	Dickie 'Dreadnought' Marchant
1960	The Night We Got the Bird	Bertie Skidmore
1959	The Night We Dropped a Clanger	Aircraftsman Arthur Atwood / Wing Cmdr. Blenkinsop
1957	Thark	Ronald Gamble
1957	Not Wanted on Voyage	Hollebone
1956	Dry Rot	Fred Phipps
1954	What Every Woman Wants	Herbert Brown
1954	Up to His Neck	Wiggy
1952	Reluctant Heroes	Horace Gregory

Year	TV Show	Role
2015	Britain's Greatest Generation	Himself
1977	A Roof Over My Head
1973	Men of Affairs	Barry Ovis MP