Richard Butler

Biography

Richard Butler was a Bradford born British actor who appeared mostly on television in a career that stretched back to the live broadcasts of the early 1950s. He is perhaps best known for playing the vicar officiating at Charles and Henrietta's abortive wedding in the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral. He died on April 23, 2003 in Surrey, England.

Known for

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Some Mother's Son

1996 ⭐ 6.8

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Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994 ⭐ 6.8

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Further and Particular

1988 ⭐ 7.0

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Birth of a Nation

1983 ⭐ 7.8

Career timeline

1996

Some Mother's Son

MP (uncredited) · 1996

⭐ 6.8

1994

Four Weddings and a Funeral Notable

Vicar - Wedding Four · 1994

⭐ 6.8

1990

Shoot to Kill

Chief Constable Colin Sampson · 1990

1988

Further and Particular Notable

Paul · 1988

⭐ 7.0

1983

Birth of a Nation Notable

Mr Griff · 1983

⭐ 7.8

1982

Scrubbers

Governor · 1982

⭐ 5.2

Who Dares Wins

Dignitary · 1982

⭐ 6.3

1980

'That Crazy Woman'

Harry Moore · 1980

1978

The Vanishing Army

Ellis · 1978

1977

One Day at a Time

Ronald · 1977

Scum Notable

Governor · 1977

⭐ 7.3

1976

The Man with the Power Notable

Mr. Harris · 1976

⭐ 7.0

1975

The Naked Civil Servant

Senior Doctor · 1975

⭐ 6.7

1974

The Nearly Man

Geoff · 1974

1970

Chariot of Fire Notable

Prison Governor · 1970

⭐ 9.0

Frequently appears with

Helen Mirren

Kathleen Quigley

Fionnula Flanagan

Annie Higgins

Aidan Gillen

Gerard Quigley

David O'Hara

Frank Higgins

John Lynch

Bobby Sands

Hugh Grant

Charles

Andie MacDowell

Carrie

Kristin Scott Thomas

Fiona

Simon Callow

Gareth

James Fleet

Tom

Full filmography

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Some Mother's Son

1996 ⭐ 6.8

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Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994 ⭐ 6.8

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Shoot to Kill

1990

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Further and Particular

1988 ⭐ 7.0

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Birth of a Nation

1983 ⭐ 7.8

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Scrubbers

1982 ⭐ 5.2

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Who Dares Wins

1982 ⭐ 6.3

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'That Crazy Woman'

1980

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The Vanishing Army

1978

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One Day at a Time

1977

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Scum

1977 ⭐ 7.3

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The Man with the Power

1976 ⭐ 7.0

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The Naked Civil Servant

1975 ⭐ 6.7

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The Nearly Man

1974

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Chariot of Fire

1970 ⭐ 9.0