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Richard Stilgoe

Richard Stilgoe

Actor · b. 1943 · Camberley, Surrey, England, UK

Sir Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe OBE DL (born 28 March 1943) is a British songwriter, lyricist and musician, and broadcaster best known for his humorous songs and frequent television appearances. His output includes collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Peter Skellern. He is also a keen puzzler who has hosted several quiz shows and written several books on the subject. Stilgoe is also notable for his charity work and fundraising. In the 1980s, he founded the Alchemy Foundation from his royalties from the American productions of Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera. He is patron of the Surrey Care Trust in Woking. In the late 1990s, Stilgoe founded the Orpheus Centre which offers performing arts experiences to young people with disabilities. In 2012, Stilgoe was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for his extensive charity work.

Series11

  • TV4.1

    Pebble Mill

    1991 · 5 votes

  • TV7.2

    Theatre 625

    1964 · 5 votes

  • TV7.5

    That's Life!

    1973 · 2 votes

  • TV6.0

    Celebrity Mastermind

    2003 · 2 votes

  • TV7.7
  • TV6.0

    Countdown

    1982 · 20 votes

  • TV6.6

    A Kick Up the Eighties

    1981 · 5 votes

  • TV
  • TV7.0

    Our Mutual Friend

    1976 · 1 votes

  • TV8.0

    Finders Keepers

    1981 · 1 votes

  • TV8.0

    A Class by Himself

    1971 · 1 votes

Movies1

  • Movie5.6