Rik Mayall

Rik Mayall

March 7, 1958 · 68 years old

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

11 titles
1
An American Werewolf in London

An American Werewolf in London

1981 · 1h 37m · Movie

American college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Jack dies. David recovers in a hospital, where he has nightmares.

7.5
2
Drop Dead Fred

Drop Dead Fred

1991 · 1h 43m · Movie

A young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood.

6.0
3
Valiant

Valiant

2005 · 1h 16m · Movie

At the height of World War II, a tiny wood pigeon enlists in the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service to serve Britain, as the fearsome General Von Talon (Tim Curry) and his deadly squadron of falcons patrol the English Channel. Is h...

5.5
4
Blackadder Back & Forth

Blackadder Back & Forth

1999 · 33m · Movie

At a New Millennium Eve party, Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.

7.6
5
Guest House Paradiso

Guest House Paradiso

1999 · 1h 29m · Movie

Richie and Eddie, a perverted loser and his alcoholic partner-in-crime, run the worst hotel in Britain: the Guest House Paradiso.

6.1
6
Carry on Columbus

Carry on Columbus

1992 · 1h 31m · Movie

History is only slightly rewritten: instead of experienced sailors, there are only convicts whose last and only meeting with H2O was their prison diet of bread and water. And Columbus doesn't have his own map.

3.4
7
Churchill: The Hollywood Years

Churchill: The Hollywood Years

2004 · 1h 24m · Movie

In this irreverent parody, the British court and war government consist mainly of idiots and/or traitors. Hitler moves into Buckingham palace and plans to marry into the Windsors. A US Army officer claims the cigar-smoking iconic ...

4.9
8
Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

1986 · 1h 33m · Movie

A British satire on the beginning of WWIII.

6.0
9
Highway to Hell

Highway to Hell

2012 · 1h 34m · Movie

The Stranger, a tall striking creature dressed in white sets into motions a series of events while reciting the Edgar Allen Poe Poem "Eldorado", which will have an effect on those heading ...

2.3
10
The Orchard End Murder

The Orchard End Murder

1981 · 48m · Movie

In 1966, a woman has an enigmatic interaction with a stationmaster and his aide, setting off an intriguing chain of events that unfolds throughout the narrative.

5.9
11
Bottom: Exposed

Bottom: Exposed

2024 · 1h 30m · Movie

Adrian Edmondson gives a first-hand account of making the hit show, Bottom, with the late, great Rik Mayall, alongside contributions from a host of the show's cast, crew and famous fans.

5.5