
Richard Stilgoe
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday28 March 1943 (83 years old)
Place of birthCamberley, Surrey, England, UK
Known credits21
Biography
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 patr…

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2025 · Music

The Story of Musicals
2012 · Self

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
2011 · Writer

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
2011 · Lyricist

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
2006 · Self - Lyricist

The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Lyricist

The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Writer

Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Pebble Mill
1991 · Self

Comedians Do It On Stage
1986 · self

Countdown
1982

A Kick Up the Eighties
1981
Finders Keepers
1981 · Self - Host

The Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979 · Self
And Now The Good News
1978

Our Mutual Friend
1976 · Mr Boots

That's Life!
1973

Pebble Mill at One
1972
A Class by Himself
1971 · Barnaby Locke
A Class by Himself
1971 · Writer
A Class by Himself
1971 · Creator
Don't Ask Us - We're New Here
1969
Psst!
1969

Theatre 625
1964 · Desmond
Starlight Express
Lyricist
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