Biography

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.

Known for

★7.7

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999

★7.4

An American Werewolf in London

1981

★5.7

Valiant

2005

★8.0

Blackadder

1983

★5.8

Drop Dead Fred

1991

★7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997

★6.7

Eye of the Needle

1981

★7.0

Blackadder: Back & Forth

1999

★6.1

Guest House Paradiso

1999

★7.9

The Young Ones

1982

★7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

★7.9

Bottom

1991

★7.1

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993

★5.9

Shock Treatment

1981

★5.2

Errors of the Human Body

2012

★5.0

Merlin: The Return

2000

★7.5

The New Statesman

1987

★6.7

Man Down

2013