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Richard Wilson (born Ian Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He played Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom ''One Foot in the Grave'', and Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama ''Merlin''. == Life and career == Wilson was born in Greenock, Scotland. He studied science in Greenock, and did National Service with the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving in Singapore. He worked in a laboratory at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow as a research scientist, before switching to acting at age 27. He trained at RADA and then appeared in repertory theatres in Edinburgh (Traverse Theatre), Glasgow and Manchester (Stables Theatre). Wilson was awarded the OBE for services to drama as a director and actor in 1994. In April 1996, he was elected Rector of the University of Glasgow for a term of three years.〔 Wilson has worked for the gay rights campaign group Stonewall and the Labour Party. He is one of the patrons of Scottish Youth Theatre. Wilson is also a long-time supporter of the charity Sense and in 2007 hosted their annual award ceremony. He is also one of the honorary patrons of the London children's charity, Scene & Heard. The narration of "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus", from Strawbs' eponymous first album, was performed by Wilson. Wilson's biography, ''One Foot on the Stage: The Biography of Richard Wilson'' (ISBN 0752811150), was written by James Roose-Evans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=One Foot on the Stage on Vialibri )〕 He is a major supporter of the Labour Party, and he recorded the party's manifesto for the 2010 General Election. In March 2011, Wilson presented an edition of the Channel 4 current affairs programme ''Dispatches'' entitled ''Train Journeys From Hell'', with transport journalist Christian Wolmar highlighting the failings of the British rail network. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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