FILE - This Nov. 13, 2003 photo from files shows veteran actor Richard Briers, 69, at Buckingham Palace, London after receiving an award. British actor Richard Briers, an avuncular presence on TV and ...

1961: Richard Briers and Eileen Atkins in 'The Diabolical Liberty'Picture: ITV / Rex Features Credit: ITV / Rex Features 1963: James Robertson Justice, Richard Briers and Dirk Bogarde in 'Doctors in ...

LONDON — British actor Richard Briers, an avuncular comic presence on TV and movie screens for decades, has died at the age of 79. Briers’ agent, Christopher Farrar, said the actor died at his London ...

The sad news broke today (Monday, February 18) that actor Richard Briers has died, following a battle with lung disease. Perhaps best known for his role in '70s BBC sitcom The Good Life, Briers had a ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. According to published reports, stage and screen star Richard Briers passed ...

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Fry are among the stars who have voiced their sadness following the death of veteran actor Richard Briers. The Good Life actor passed away at his home in London on Sunday at ...

Richard Briers has died at the age of 79. The Good Life actor had recently revealed that he was battling with emphysema as a result of his smoking addiction and his agent confirmed that he died ...

British actor Richard Briers, an avuncular comic presence on TV and movie screens for decades, has died at the age of 79. Briers’ agent, Christopher Farrar, said the actor died at his London home on ...

British actor Richard Briers, who enjoyed a prolific TV career in his home country, died Sunday, BBC News reports. He was 79. Briers' agent told the BBC that he died "peacefully" at his home in London ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Richard Briers, best known for the 1970s TV sit-com "The Good Life" but also for his Shakespearean roles, has died at the age of 79, prompting a flood of tributes for ...

British actor Richard Briers, an avuncular presence on TV and movie screens for decades who appeared in a number of films directed Kenneth Branagh, including as Polonius in “Hamlet,” died at his ...

Godfrey at his peak was an Oscar-winning film maker who took his statuette for his short film Great, which was a biography on the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. However, he was by far and away best ...