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Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)
Scottish actor, theatre director (born 1936)
Richard Wilson (born Iain Carmichael Wilson;[1] 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster.
He is most famous for playing Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave.
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Another notable role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin.[2]
Early life
Wilson was born in Greenock in Renfrewshire, Scotland. He went to the Lady Alice Primary school in Greenock.
He studied science subjects at Greenock Academy,[3] then completed his National Service with the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in Singapore.[4]
Career
Wilson worked in a laboratory at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow as a research assistant[5] before switching to acting at age 27.
He trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, graduating in 1965 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).[6] He then appeared in repert