Portrait of Richard Butler

Richard Butler

Acting

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.

Born: October 30, 1924

Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Filmography

1996
Some Mother's Son

as MP (uncredited)

1994
Four Weddings and a Funeral

as Vicar - Wedding Four

1993
Peak Practice

as Sam Wilson

1992
Heartbeat

as Ernest

1990
Shoot to Kill

as Chief Constable Colin Sampson

1983
1983
1982
Scrubbers

as Governor

1982
Who Dares Wins

as Dignitary

1980
'That Crazy Woman'

as Harry Moore

1979
Terry and June

as Chelsea Supporter

1978
1977
1977
Scum

as Governor

1976
1975
The Naked Civil Servant

as Senior Doctor

1974
1971
Budgie

as Braithwaite

1970
Chariot of Fire

as Prison Governor

1964
It's Dark Outside

as Arthur Tulk

1963
Sergeant Cork

as George Morton

1962
The Scales of Justice

as William Milsom