Cast & creator
Richard Butler
Best known for Peak Practice, Heartbeat, Budgie
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.
17
film credits
17
television credits
34
1962–1996 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (34)
Showing 34 of 34 credits
Peak Practice
Sam Wilson
1993
Heartbeat
Ernest
1992
Budgie
Braithwaite
1971
Terry and June
Chelsea Supporter
1979
Sergeant Cork
George Morton
1963Sergeant Cork
John Sinclair
1963
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Vicar - Wedding Four
1994Second City Firsts
Janet's father
1973
The Scales of Justice
William Milsom
1962
It's Dark Outside
Arthur Tulk
1964
Holly
Mr Elliot
1972
Bedtime Stories
Major Burton
1974
Tales Out of School
Mr Griff
1983
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose
Solicitor
1975
Who Dares Wins
Dignitary
1982Six Shades of Black
Mr Willis
1965City '68
Harry Garbutt
1967
Some Mother's Son
MP (uncredited)
1996
The Naked Civil Servant
Senior Doctor
1975Rich Tea and Sympathy
Alderman Potter
1991Yesterday's Dreams
Frank
1987
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
Second King
1988
Birth of a Nation
Mr Griff
1983
The Vanishing Army
Ellis
1978
Scum
Governor
1977
Scrubbers
Governor
1982
One Day at a Time
Ronald
1977
The Nearly Man
Geoff
1974
Chariot of Fire
Prison Governor
1970The House That Jigger Built
Harry Garbutt
1968
Shoot to Kill
Chief Constable Colin Sampson
1990
The Man with the Power
Mr. Harris
1976
'That Crazy Woman'
Harry Moore
1980
Further and Particular
Paul
1988