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Richard Butler

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedOct 30, 1924 (Died at 79)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthBradford, Yorkshire, England
Career Span1962 – 2003
Known Credits27 Titles
Official Links
IMDb
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Richard Butler

Total Works

27

16 movies • 11 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Richard Butler was a Bradford born British actor who appeared mostly on television in a career that stretched back to the live broadcasts of the early 1950s. He is perhaps best known for playing the vicar officiating at Charles and Henrietta's abortive wedding in the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral. He died on April 23, 2003 in Surrey, England.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Four Weddings and a Funeral
6.8
as Vicar - Wedding Four
Scum
7.2
Scum
1977•movie
as Governor
Who Dares Wins
6.3
Who Dares Wins
1982•movie
as Dignitary
The Naked Civil Servant
6.7
as Senior Doctor

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 27 titles featuring Richard Butler

Four Weddings and a Funeral
6.8

as Vicar - Wedding Four

Scum
7.2
Scum
1977•movie

as Governor

Who Dares Wins
6.3
Who Dares Wins
1982•movie

as Dignitary

The Naked Civil Servant
6.7

as Senior Doctor

Some Mother's Son
6.8
Some Mother's Son
1996•movie

as MP (uncredited)

Heartbeat
7.1
1 eps
Heartbeat
1992•series

as Ernest

Scrubbers
5.2
Scrubbers
1982•movie

as Governor

Terry and June
6.5
1 eps
Terry and June
1979•series

as Chelsea Supporter

Peak Practice
6.5
1 eps
Peak Practice
1993•series

as Sam Wilson

Birth of a Nation
7.8
Birth of a Nation
1983•movie

as Mr Griff

Budgie
7.2
1 eps
Budgie
1971•series

as Braithwaite

Sergeant Cork
7.2
1 eps
Sergeant Cork
1963•series

as George Morton

The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
6.8
1 eps

as Solicitor

The Scales of Justice
6.7
1 eps

as William Milsom

Chariot of Fire
9.0
Chariot of Fire
1970•movie

as Prison Governor

The Man with the Power
7.0

as Mr. Harris

Tales Out of School
10.0
1 eps
Tales Out of School
1983•series

as Mr Griff

Holly
2 eps
Holly
1972•series

as Mr Elliot

The Nearly Man
The Nearly Man
1974•movie

as Geoff

The Vanishing Army
The Vanishing Army
1978•movie

as Ellis

Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
1990•movie

as Chief Constable Colin Sampson

One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time
1977•movie

as Ronald

'That Crazy Woman'
'That Crazy Woman'
1980•movie

as Harry Moore

Further and Particular
7.0

as Paul

The Storyteller: The Three Ravens

as Second King

It's Dark Outside
1 eps
It's Dark Outside
1964•series

as Arthur Tulk

Bedtime Stories
1 eps
Bedtime Stories
1974•series

as Major Burton