Richard Michael "Rik" Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was known for his comedy partnership with Adrian Edmondson, his over-the-top, energetic portrayal of characters, and as a pioneer of alternative comedy in the early 1980s.

Filmography

• 2026Partridge and Moulding Want To Get Laid — Thanks
• 2019Completely Bad News — Colin Grigson
• 2018How The Young Ones Changed Comedy — (Archive Footage)
• 2015One by One — Ernest
• 2015The Escape — Eddie
• 2013Don't Fear Death
• Man Down — Dad
• 201230 Years of Comic Strip
• 2012Eldorado — Chef Mario
• 2012Errors of the Human Body — Samuel Mead
• 2012Five Go to Rehab — Mr. McVitty
• 2011The Hunt for Tony Blair — Professor Predictor
• 2011The Itch of the Golden Nit — President Pinky (voice)
• 2010Just for the Record — Andy Wiseman
• 2008Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments — Lord Flashheart/Self
• 2008Me & My Goldfish — Narrator (voice), Writer
• 2008The Legend of Harrow Woods — Winston Junior
• 2007Snow White: The Sequel — The Seven Dwarves (voice)
• 2006Sindy The Fairy Princess
• All About George — George Kinsey
• King Arthur's Disasters
• 2005Sex Actually — Bilbo
• 2005Valiant — Cufflingk (voice)
• Agatha Christie's Marple — Alec Nicholson
• 2004Bottom Mindless Violence — Rick / Richie Rich / Richard Dangerous / Dreamy Time Escort / Richie Richard / Richard Twat (archive footage)
• 2004Churchill: The Hollywood Years — Baxter, Additional Dialogue
• Shoebox Zoo — Edwin the Eagle (voice)
• The Paul O'Grady Show
• 2003Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour — Richard Richard
• 2003Chaos and Cadavers — Lennox Crowley
• 2003Oh Marbella! — Greg Dubois
• Believe Nothing — Professor Adonis Cnut
• 2002Day of the Sirens — Domo Childs
• 2001Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity — Richie, Writer
• 2001Chilly Dogs — Carter
• Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes — Lt. Daniel Blaney
• Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement — Mrs. Ffine Carmody
• 2000Four Men in a Plane — Alan Sellars
• 2000Jellikins: Christmas Special — Narrator (voice)
• 2000Jesus Christ Superstar — King Herod
• 2000Merlin: The Return — Merlin
• 1999Big Bottom Live - The Best of Bottom Live
• 1999Blackadder: Back & Forth — Robin Hood
• 1999Guest House Paradiso — Richie Twat, Screenplay
• SpongeBob SquarePants — Lord Reginald (voice)
• Watership Down — Kehaar (voice)
• 1998Four Men in a Car — Alan
• In the Red — Dominic De'Ath
• Jellabies — Narrator (Voice)
• 1998What's a Carry On? — Sultan Abdul the Benevolent (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1997Bottom Live 3: Hooligan's Island — Richie Richard
• 1997Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis — Marty Starr
• Midsomer Murders — David Roper
• 1997Remember Me? — Ian
• 1997The Canterville Ghost — Reverend Dampier
• 1996Bottom Fluff
• 1996The Willows in Winter — Toad
• 1996The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse — Tom Thumb (voice)
• 1995Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour — Richie
• How to be a Little Sod
• Look at the State We're In! — Rattner
• 1995Out Of My Head — Ricky / The Doctor / Tobi
• 1995Rik Mayall Presents: Clair de Lune — Toby
• 1995Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town — Raymond
• 1995Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One — Lewis Fox
• 1995The Snow Queen — Robber King
• 1995The Wind in the Willows — Toad (voice)
• 1993Bottom Live: The Stage Show — Richie
• 1993Horse Opera — Wyatt Earp
• Rik Mayall Presents
• 1993Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter — Greg
• 1993Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen — Neil
• 1993Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love — Micky Love
• 1993The Thief and the Cobbler — Brigand (uncredited)
• 1992Carry On Columbus — The Sultan
• 1992Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special — Richard Richard, Writer
• 1992Little Noises — Mathias Liechstenstein
• 1992Red Nose of Courage — James Huntington
• Bottom — Richard Richard, Writer, Creator
• 1991Drop Dead Fred — Drop Dead Fred
• 1991The Princess and the Goblin — Prince Froglip (voice)
• 1990GLC: The Carnage Continues — Lord Mayor of London
• 1990The Turnip
• 1990Who Shot Alan B'Stard? — Alan B'Stard
• 1989Employees From Hell
• Grim Tales — Narrator
• 1989Kevin Turvey Investigates — Kevin Turvey, Writer
• 1989Oh No, Not Them — Creator
• 1988Jake's Journey — Troll
• 1988More Bad News — Colin Grigson
• 1988Mr Jolly Lives Next Door — Dreamy Time Escort, Writer
• 1988The Strike — Speaker/Hunchback
• 1987Eat the Rich — Micky
• Filthy Rich & Catflap — Richard Rich, Writer
• French & Saunders — Cameo
• Hardwicke House — Lenny
• The New Statesman — Alan B'Stard
• 1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) — Richard
• 1986Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger — Richard Dangerous
• Omnibus Presents Comic Relief — Alan B'Stard
• 1986Private Enterprise — Ali Kitson
• Saturday Live — Richard Dangerous
• The Dangerous Brothers — Richard Dangerous, Creator
• 1986Whoops Apocalypse — S.A.S Commander
• Happy Families — Priest
• 1984A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques — Carlos, Writer
• 1984Dirty Movie — Toadstool, Writer
• 1984Gino: Full Story and Pics — Tim
• 1983Bad News — Colin Grigson
• Blackadder — Squadron Commander Lord Flasheart, Mad Gerald
• 1983Summer School — Tark
• 1983The Beat Generation — Jeremy
• 1983War — Various Roles
• 1982Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door — Kevin Turvey, Writer
• 1982Northern Lights — Chris
• The Comic Strip Presents... — Jeremy, Tark, Colin Grigson, Slug/General Erwin/Hovis, Speaker/Hunchback, Toadstool, Tim, Carlos, Ali Kitson, Richard, Dreamy Time Escort, Lord Mayor, Writer
• The Young Ones — Rick, Writer, Creator
• Whoops Apocalypse — Biff
• Wood and Walters — Contestant Mitch
• A Kick Up the Eighties — Kevin Turney
• 1981An American Werewolf in London — Second Chess Player
• 1981Couples and Robbers — Morris David Boyd
• 1981Eye of the Needle — Sailor #2
• 1981Shock Treatment — 'Rest Home' Ricky
• 1981The Comic Strip — Richard Dangerous, Writer
• 1981The Orchard End Murder — Policeman
• 1981The Rocky Horror Treatment — (archive footage)
• Wolcott — PC Fell
• Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights — Rik
• Russell Harty — Kevin Turvey
• The Squad — Supporter
• The Cannon & Ball Show — Clerk

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2026Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen — Self (archive footage)
• 2026Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Bottom: Exposed — Himself (Archive footage)
• 2016Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book — Self
• 2014Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule — Self
• Crackanory — Self
• 2008Blackadder Rides Again — Self
• 2007The Making of 'The Young Ones' — Self (Archived Footage)
• 2000Making of Jesus Christ Superstar — self
• 1999The Making of 'Guest House Paradiso' — Self
• 1985The Best of Cannon & Ball — Self
• Wogan — Self