Richard Briers: Richard Briers. Actor: Watership Down. Richard Briers was born on 14 January 1934 in Merton, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Watership Down (1978), Peter Pan (2003) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). He was married to Ann Davies. He died on 17 February 2013 in London, England, UK.