David Richards was born on February 28, 1956 in Croydon, Surrey, England. He is known for Queen: I'm Going Slightly Mad (1991), When the Wind Blows (1986) and Queen: These Are the Days of Our Lives (1991). He was married to Collette Nora McCready and Vivian Wong. He died on December 20, 2013 in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland.