Actor

Rik Mayall

1981–present1958–2014ComedyDramaAnimationDocumentary

Comic Visionary

Also wrote 11 screenplays ↗

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Known For

104 acting credits

as Second Chess Player

An American Werewolf in London

as Second Chess Player

1981

An American Werewolf in London

as Cufflingk (voice)

Valiant

as Cufflingk (voice)

2005

Valiant

Filmography

2024Bottom: ExposedHimself (Archive footage)5.5 2019Completely Bad NewsColin Grigson 2018How The Young Ones Changed Comedy(Archive Footage)7.0 2016Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous BookSelf8.0 2015The EscapeEddie4.8 2015One by OneErnest5.4

About

Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was known for his comedy partnership with Adrian Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s.

As Screenwriter

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1999Guest House Paradiso 2001Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity 1988Mr Jolly Lives Next Door 1984Dirty Movie 1984A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques 1982Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door

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