Cast & creator
Richard O'Sullivan
Best known for The Wednesday Play, The Wednesday Play, Play for Today
Richard O'Sullivan (7 May 1944 – 4 September 2026) was an English actor known for his roles in popular TV sitcoms such as "Man About the House" and its spin-off "Robin's Nest". He was active in the entertainment industry from the early 1950s until the late 1990s, also appearing in films like "Cleopatra".
Also known as: ریچارد اوسالیوان, ریچارد سالیوان, Richard Thomas O'Sullivan
39
film credits
30
television credits
68
1953–2023 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (69)
Showing 69 of 69 credits
The Wednesday Play
Christopher Tenterden
1964The Wednesday Play
Mark
1964
Play for Today
Whiteley
1970
BBC Play of the Month
Michael Barnes
1965
No Hiding Place
1959
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Will Dale
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Prince Arthur
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
Cris Patros
1955Drama 61-67
Lieut. Charles Reed
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
Hugo
1954
Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin
1979
Redcap
1964
Man About the House
Robin Tripp
1973
Sherlock Holmes
1954
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Roger
1956Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Thomaso
1957
Cleopatra
Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII
1963
Robin's Nest
Robin Tripp
1977Robin's Nest
Original Music Composer
1977
Me & My Girl
Simon Harrap
1984
Romeo!
2003
Strange Report
Perk
1969
The Nun's Story
Pierre (uncredited)
1959
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
George Ransley
1963Fantasy World Cup
Self
1998
Doctor in Charge
Dr. Lawrence Bingham
1972
Doctor at Large
Dr. Bingham
1971Six Shades of Black
Dingo Jubb
1965
Great Expectations
Herbert Pocket
1967
A Dandy in Aspic
Nevil
1968The Ronnie Barker Playhouse
Arthur
1968
Loves of Three Queens
Benoni (segment "I Cavalieri dell'illusione")
1954Alcock and Gander
1972
Now Look Here...
1971
Mr. H Is Late
1988
Carry On Teacher
Robin Stevens
1959
The Dark Avenger
Thomas Holland
1955The Giftie
Paul
1988
Man About the House
Robin Tripp
1974
The Stranger's Hand
Roger Court
1954
It's Great to be Young!
Lawson, The Angel Hill Kids
1956
The Fate of Two Queens
1954
Can You Keep It Up for a Week?
Mr. Rose
1975
No Time for Tears
William
1957
Wonderful Life
Edward
1964
The Haunted House of Horror
Peter
1969
Au Pair Girls
Stephen
1972
The Young Ones
Ernest
1961
Every Day's a Holiday
Jimmy Dainty
1965
Dangerous Exile
Louis XVII / Richard de Beauvais
1957Trouble In Mind
Adam Charlesworth
1991
Make Me an Offer!
Charlie as a Boy
1954
Witness in the Dark
Don Theobald
1959The Male Animal
Michael Barnes
1968
The Webster Boy
Jimmy Webster
1962
Man About the House: 50 Years of Laughs
Archive Footage
2023
Futtocks End
The Boots
1970
Spare the Rod
Fred Harkness
1961
Father Dear Father
Richard
1973
The Lie
Whiteley
1970
Jacqueline
Michael McNeil, Jacqueline's Brother
1956
The Yellow Balloon
Boy Singing at Sunday School (uncredited)
1953
Dance Little Lady
Peter
1954And Women Shall Weep
Godfrey Lumsden
1960
The Secret
John Martin
1955
Time Well Spent
1975
The Green Scarf
Child Jacques
1954
The Connoisseur
Christopher Tenterden
1966