What is Richard Wilson?
[[File:Richard Wilson.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Wilson in February 2007]] '''Richard Wilson''', [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born '''Iain Carmichael Wilson'''; 9 July 1936) is an [[Scottish people|Scottish]] actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He is best known for playing Victor Meldrew in the popular [[BBC]] sitcom ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' from 1990 until 2000. He also appeared in the BBC drama ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' as Gaius, the court physician of [[Camelot]]. Wilson was born on 9 July 1936 in [[Greenock]], [[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]], Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Wilson |url=http://www.joinmust.org/about/patrons/richard-wilson.php |work=joinmust.org |publisher=Manchester United Supporters Trust |accessdate=11 June 2011 }}</ref> He studied at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]. In March 2013, Wilson came out as [[gay]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/03/02/richard-wilson-magazine-gay-list-blatantly-outed-me-but-i-dont-mind-people-knowing-im-gay/|title = Richard Wilson: Magazine gay list ‘blatantly outed’ me, but I don’t mind people knowing I’m gay |work=Pink News}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|Richard Wilson (actor born 1936)}} * {{IMDb name|id=0934014|name=Richard Wilson}} * [http://www.richardwilsonarchive.com The Official Richard Wilson Archive] * [http://www.richardwilsonarchive.com/interview.htm Exclusive Interview with Richard Wilson] {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Richard}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:LGBT actors]] [[Category:Scottish LGBT people]] [[Category:Scottish movie actors]] [[Category:Scottish stage actors]] [[Category:Scottish television actors]] [[Category:Scottish voice actors]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:Scottish theatre directors]] [[Category:People from Greenock]]