Richard Wilson Net Worth

Richard Wilson's Quotes

• I don't mind people saying I'm gay, because I am. But I don't live in a gay relationship. That is probably why I go to counseling.

Interesting Facts about Richard Wilson

1. He was a supporter of the Labour Party and an opponent of the Iraq war.
2. He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
3. He was the Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1996 to 1999.
4. He is an Associate Member of RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England).
5. He graduated from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England) in 1965, having made his professional debut in the previous year.
6. He is Patron of Shareholders United, a not-for-profit, democratic and non-party political organization whose members are Manchester United supporters holding shares in Manchester United football team as part of their emotional stake in the club.
7. He initially turned down his most famous role as Victor Meldrew, since he was only 53 and the character was supposed to be over 60.
8. He is a strong supporter of the gay rights group Stonewall. He is also a close friend of fellow actor and prominent campaigner Ian McKellen. He served as best man at Antony Sher's civil partnership ceremony in December 2005.
9. He studied medicinal science and worked as a hospital laboratory technician at Paddington General before applying to RADA to train to be an actor at the age of 27.
10. He was a possible for the role of Sir Percy Heseltine in Lifeforce (1985). Aubrey Morris won the role.
11. He gave up smoking in 1975.
12. He is the son of Euphemia Wilson.
13. David Jason described him as someone who had great timing, someone he admired enormously and was very pleased about the success he went on to have.
14. He received the Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television accolade at the 2013 British Academy Scotland Awards.
15. He is the godfather to Angus Deayton's son.
16. He suffered a heart attack in August 2016 at the age of 80.
17. He has a sister, Moira, who is roughly six years older than him.
18. He grew up in Greenock, near Glasgow, the son of a shipyard timekeeper.
19. Wilson is famed for his parties, which he organises with meticulous attention to detail.
20. He favours flamboyant clothes, yellows and pinks.