Portrait of Brian Rix

Brian Rix

Acting

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.

Born: January 27, 1924

Place of Birth: Cottingham, England

Filmography

1961
Nothing Barred

as Wilfred Sapling

1960
The Night We Got the Bird

as Bertie Skidmore

1960
And the Same to You

as Dickie 'Dreadnought' Marchant

1959
The Night We Dropped a Clanger

as Aircraftsman Arthur Atwood / Wing Cmdr. Blenkinsop

1957
1956
Dry Rot

as Fred Phipps

1954
What Every Woman Wants

as Herbert Brown

1954