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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

16

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-01-27

Day of Death

1998-01-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Cottingham, England

Also Known As

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

Acting

Dry Rot

1956

Dry Rot

as

Fred Phipps

And the Same to You

1960

And the Same to You

as

Dickie 'Dreadnought' Marchant

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

1959

The Night We Dropped a Clanger

as

Aircraftsman Arthur Atwood / Wing Cmdr. Blenkinsop

The Night We Got the Bird

1960

The Night We Got the Bird

as

Bertie Skidmore

Nothing Barred

1961

Nothing Barred

as

Wilfred Sapling

Thark

1957

Thark

as

Ronald Gamble

What Every Woman Wants

1954

What Every Woman Wants

as

Herbert Brown

Up to His Neck

1954

Up to His Neck

as

Wiggy

Not Wanted on Voyage

1957

Not Wanted on Voyage

as

Hollebone

Reluctant Heroes

1952

Reluctant Heroes

as

Horace Gregory

Production

Crew

Directing