Robert Kerr Fulton Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert Kerr "Rikki" Fulton, OBE (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, Scotch and Wry. He was also known for his appearances as one half of the double act, Francie and Josie, alongside Jack Milroy. Suffering from Alzheimer's disease in his later years, Fulton died in 2004, aged 79 years.
I just watched '633 Squadron' filmed in England 1963. I just noticed in the control room at the airfield Rikki Fulton sitting in at desk with headphones, no lines just as an extra. The main Glaswegian in the movie is Angus Lennie; who I'm sure new one another as they were both very popular on the Glasgow stage.
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Formed a 35 year, mainly stage, partnership with Jack Milroy as "Francie and Josie".
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His second wife, Kate Matheson, had been married to Graham Roberts, famously the voice of "George Barford" in the long running BBC radio series, "The Archers". They were married in 1959 and divorced in 1969.
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His first professional engagement with the BBC was for a radio schools programme, 'The Gowrie Conspiracy', on 15th Jan 1947. However his first major acting role on Radio Scotland was 'The McFlannels', playing the young minister the Rev David McCrepe.
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Suffered from Alzheimer's disease in later life, first noticed signs in 1998, when he had trouble remembering lines during the recording of a Rab C. Nesbitt episode, he had previously been well known for remembering lines, earning the nickname within his profession - 'One Take Fulton'. His battle with Alzheimer's became public in July 2002, and he later took part in a TV documentary highlighting the illness.
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Educated at Whitehill Secondary School.
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Began to suffer blackouts as a result of his experiences in WWII.
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He was serving on the HMS Ibis when it was topedoed in the Mediterranean in 1942. She sank with her captain and over two-thirds of her crew but Fulton was rescued after five hours in the water.
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His father was a master locksmith who had turned to running a newsagent and stationery business.
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One of his most famous characters was the Rev I.M. Jolly, a well meaning but dour minister. This character was not based on any one minister but rather a collection of ministers who are full of doom and gloom. The character first surfaced in 1978 on the programme 'Scotch & Wry', it became the most popular of the Last Call characters and it was such that Hogmanay TV in Scotland was not complete without the annual message of 'hope' from the Rev IM Jolly. The very last 'Last Call' was in 1999.
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Co-author of book "For God's Sake Ask" with Alastair Symington, former minister of New Kilpatrick Church, Bearsden, Glasgow (published 1993).
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Television Personality of the Year 1979 by (TRICS)
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Personality of the Year 1963 by (TRICS)
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Presidents Award for Most Notable Contribution to Broadcasting 1987 (TRICS)
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Lifetime Achievement Award 1993 by Bafta Scotland, UK
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Awarded honorory Doctor of Letters from St Andrews University, laureation by Ian Wright, Clerk to the Court, Senate and General Council (22/6/2000).
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He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to entertainment.
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Awarded Honorory Doctor of Letters by University of Strathclyde, 1994
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Awarded Honorory Doctor of Arts by University of Abertay, Dundee, 1995
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rikki Fulton's Rev. IM Jolly & Friends
2004
Video
Various Characters
It's a Jolly Life
1999
TV Movie
Rev. I.M. Jolly
Rab C. Nesbitt
1988-1998
TV Series
Mr. McCutcheon / Man in Pub
Francie & Josie: The Farewell Performance
1996
Video
Josie
Jolly: A Life
1995
TV Movie
Rev. I.M. Jolly
The Tales of Para Handy
1994-1995
TV Series
McPhail
Jolly a Man for All Seasons
1994
TV Movie
Rev I.M.Jolly
Tis' the Season to be Jolly
1993
TV Movie
Rev. I.M. Jolly
Scotch & Wry 4: Rikki Fulton Prince of Pochlers
1992
Video
Various
Triple Scotch & Wry
1990
Video
Francie and Josie
1989
TV Movie
Josie
Double Scotch & Wry
1987
Video
Various
Scotch & Wry
1986
Video
Various
The Holy City
1986
TV Movie
Super Gran
1986
TV Series
Mac McLock
The Girl in the Picture
1985
The Minister
Scotland's Story
1984
TV Series
Lord Braxfield / William Seton of Pitmedden
Comfort and Joy
1984
Hilary
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
1984
TV Series
Donovan Adam
Gorky Park
1983
Maj. Pribluda
Boswell for the Defence
1983
TV Movie
Lord Justice Clerk
Local Hero
1983
Geddes
Bergerac
1983
TV Series
Andy Galbraith
The House on the Hill
1981
TV Series
Robbie Kerr
The Winter's Tale
1981
TV Movie
Autolycus
The Dollar Bottom
1981
Short
Karl
Scotch & Wry
1978-1980
TV Series
Various
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
1980
TV Series
Colonel Bridges
Charles Endell, Esq
1979-1980
TV Series
Alastair Vint
Square Mile of Murder
1980
TV Series
John Fleming Senior
Scottish Playbill
1979
TV Series
James
The Miser
1979
TV Movie
Laird o' Grippy
The Sunday Drama
1977
TV Series
Mickey
Rob Roy
1977
TV Series
Andrew Fairservice
The Scotched Earth Show
1977
TV Movie
Various Characters
The Adventures of Francie and Josie
1962-1965
TV Series
Josie
The Rikki Fulton Show
1960
TV Movie
Various Characters
Scotch on the Rocks
1953
First Poacher
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rikki Fulton's Rev. IM Jolly & Friends
2004
Video
It's a Jolly Life
1999
TV Movie
The Best of Rikki Fulton: Rikki Fulton's Scotch & Wry Hogmanay 1996
1997
TV Special
Francie & Josie: The Farewell Performance
1996
Video
Jolly: A Life
1995
TV Movie
Jolly a Man for All Seasons
1994
TV Movie
Tis' the Season to be Jolly
1993
TV Movie
Francie and Josie
1989
TV Movie
Double Scotch & Wry
1987
Video scripts
Scotch & Wry
1986
Video
The Rikki Fulton Show
1960
TV Movie
Make Mine Music
1959-1960
TV Series material by - 2 episodes
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lives Less Ordinary
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Rikki Fulton: The Time of his Life
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Best of Rikki Fulton: Rikki Fulton's Scotch & Wry Hogmanay 1996
$1.3 Million
