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Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, CBE, DL (27 January 1924 – 20 August 2016) was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including Dry Rot, Simple Spymen and One for the Pot. His one-night TV shows made him the joint-highest paid star on the BBC.
Aug 20, 2016 · Brian Rix was a successful actor-manager and farce writer who starred in many TV and film comedies. He also campaigned for people with learning difficulties, becoming president of Mencap and a life peer.
Brian Rix (1924-2016) was a British actor who starred in Whitehall farces and other comedies on stage and screen. He was also a life peer, a president of Mencap and a champion of people with learning disabilities.
Aug 20, 2016 · Lord Rix, who died aged 92, was a popular stage and TV actor and a long-time supporter of Mencap. He changed his mind to support assisted dying after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Aug 20, 2016 · Brian Rix, a British comic actor who used his fame to draw attention to the struggles of people with learning disabilities, has died. He was 92.
Brian Rix was a British actor, director and president of Mencap, a charity for people with learning disabilities. He was known for his roles in Whitehall farces and his campaign for assisted dying legislation.
Learn about Brian Rix, a master of farce on stage, film and TV, who also produced and managed the Whitehall Theatre. He was the highest paid BBC star in the 1960s and later became a disability activist and Mencap president.
