Rik Mayall, the comic actor who pioneered a new wave of British television comedy in the 1980s, died on Monday, aged 56, his management company said. Famed for his anarchic comic style, Mayall ...

British comedy actor Rik Mayall died of an “acute cardiac event” after his regular morning run. The 56-year-old “Drop Dead Fred” actor suffered the heart attack in his home Monday morning, his wife ...

“The Young Ones” and “Drop Dead Fred” actor Rik Mayall has died at age 56, his management team told the BBC. The British comedian played the obnoxious, poetry-writing anarchist Rick in “The Young Ones ...

Comedian Rik Mayall plays the part of Adolf Hitler in an advertisment campaign launched in London July 2, 2002 by at an anti Euro campaign group. REUTERS/Stephen Hird LONDON (Reuters) - British actor ...

British actor Rik Mayall has died today (June 9) at age 56, TMZ reports. Strangely, the actor -- best known for his role as the titular character in the 1991 comedy film 'Drop Dead Fred' -- apparently ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor and comedian Rik Mayall, best known for his appearances in BBC shows "The Young Ones" and "Blackadder," has died aged 56, his manager said on Monday. LONDON (Reuters) ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Rik Mayall, the comic actor who pioneered a new wave of British television comedy in the 1980s, died on Monday, aged 56, his management company said. LONDON (Reuters) - Rik Mayall, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Rik Mayall, the comic actor who pioneered a new wave of British television comedy in the 1980s, died on Monday, aged 56, his management company said. Famed for his anarchic comic ...