3/14/2024 0 Comments Rix youtube![]() Rix was born in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, the youngest of four children. ![]() He entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher in 1992 and was president of Mencap from 1998 until his death. He often worked with his wife Elspet Gray and sister Sheila Mercier, who became the matriarch in Emmerdale Farm.Īfter his first child was born with Down syndrome, Rix became a campaigner for disability causes, among others. His one-night TV shows made him the joint-highest paid star on the BBC. ![]() Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandįarces (particularly at the Whitehall Theatre and on the BBC)Ĭampaigning for those with learning disabilitiesīrian 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. ![]()
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