Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ian Colquhoun Wilson OBE (born 9 July 1936), better known as Richard Wilson, is a Scottish actor, theatre director and presenter, best known for playing Victor Meldrew in the popular BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. He also had a high-profile role in Demons and currently stars in Merlin.Wilson was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire (now part of Inverclyde). He was educated in Greenock and studied science 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).