Sir Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe OBE DL (born 28 March 1943) is a British songwriter, lyricist and musician, and broadcaster best known for his humorous songs and frequent television appearances. His output includes collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Peter Skellern. He is also a keen puzzler who has hosted several quiz shows and written several books on the subject. Stilgoe is also notable for his charity work and fundraising. In the 1980s, he founded the Alchemy Foundation from his royalties from the American productions of Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera. He is patron of the Surrey Care Trust in Woking. In the late 1990s, Stilgoe founded the Orpheus Centre which offers performing arts experiences to young people with disabilities. In 2012, Stilgoe was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for his extensive charity work.

Filmography

• 2025Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025 — Music
• 2011The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall — Writer, Lyricist
• 2004The Phantom of the Opera — Lyricist, Writer
• Celebrity Mastermind
• Countdown
• A Kick Up the Eighties
• And Now The Good News
• Our Mutual Friend — Mr Boots
• That's Life!
• Pebble Mill at One
• A Class by Himself — Barnaby Locke, Writer, Creator
• Don't Ask Us - We're New Here
• Psst!
• Theatre 625 — Desmond
• Starlight Express — Lyricist

Appearances as themselves (6)

• The Story of Musicals — Self
• 2006Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask — Self - Lyricist
• Pebble Mill — Self
• 1986Comedians Do It On Stage — self
• Finders Keepers — Self - Host
• The Paul Daniels Magic Show — Self