Rik Mayall

Actor and writer. Born 7 March 1958 in Harlow, Essex, England. Died 9 June 2014.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 4 titles

Emmy1 won

Born

7 March 1958, Harlow, Essex, England

Died

9 June 2014

Active

1981–1991

Frequently works with

Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Alexei Sayle, Ben Elton, Ed Bye, Paul Jackson

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 790

Under 601

Of 4 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 3 billed first or second
Reviewed: 2 films, 2 series
Screen time: 3 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $46m across 2 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 1 Emmy1 won
Active: 1981–1991

Genres

Comedy4
Fantasy2
Drama1
Family1
Horror1

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestBlackadder1983

48WorstDrop Dead Fred1991

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11970s

451980s

431990s

272000s

132010s

12020s

Directors most worked with

Adrian Edmondson3 titles

Ed Bye2 titles

Paul Jackson2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Nigel Planer3 titles

Alexei Sayle2 titles

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won1997Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.