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Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

Acting October 9, 1936 (90 years old) Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Brian Blessed OBE (born 9 October 1936)is an English actor. He is known for his distinctive bushy beard, booming voice, and exuberant personality and performances. He portrayed PC "Fancy" Smith in Z-Cars; Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of I, Claudius; King Richard IV in the first series of Blackadder; Prince Vultan in Flash Gordon; Bustopher Jones and Old Deuteronomy in the 1981 original London production of Cats at the New London Theatre; Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, in Henry V; Boss Nass in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace; and the voice of Clayton and the Tarzan yell in Disney's Tarzan. In 2016, Blessed was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the arts and charity. Blessed was born on 9 October 1936 at Montagu Hospital in Mexborough, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of William Blessed, a socialist coal miner at Hickleton Main Colliery (and himself the son of a coal miner) and cricketer for the Yorkshire second team, and Hilda (née Wall). He had a brother Alan, seven years younger, and the pair "went everywhere together" when they were growing up. Alan Blessed died from leukaemia aged 52; their mother died aged 87, and their father died aged 99. Blessed's great-great-grandfather, Jabez Blessed, was the father of 13 children and worked as a china and glass dealer in Brigg, Lincolnshire; many of Blessed's relatives hail from Brigg. Blessed went to Bolton on Dearne Secondary Modern School, and completed his national service in the RAF, in Bicester, before enrolling at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in 1956.

Movies 100

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 6.6

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Boss Nass (voice)

1999
Tarzan 7.4

Tarzan

as Clayton (voice)

1999
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 6.9

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

as Lord Locksley

1991
Alexander 6.0

Alexander

as Wrestling Trainer

2004
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! 6.5

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

as The Pirate King (voice)

2012
Flash Gordon 6.3

Flash Gordon

as Prince Vultan

1980
Hamlet 7.3

Hamlet

as Ghost of Hamlet's Father

1996
Much Ado About Nothing 6.9

Much Ado About Nothing

as Antonio

1993
The Eagle Has Landed 6.7

The Eagle Has Landed

as Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)

1976
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans 7.5

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

as Charlemagne (voice)

2021
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return 6.2

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

as Judge Jawbreaker (voice)

2014
Henry V 7.1

Henry V

as Exeter

1989
High Road to China 6.0

High Road to China

as Suleman Khan

1983
As You Like It 5.8

As You Like It

as Duke Senior/Duke Frederick

2006
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out 6.5

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

as Boss Nass (voice)

2012
The Last Valley 6.5

The Last Valley

as Korski

1971
Robin Hood: The Rebellion 5.0

Robin Hood: The Rebellion

as Friar Tuck

2018
Henry VIII and His Six Wives 5.8

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Suffolk

1972
Peppa's Cinema Party 4.0

Peppa's Cinema Party

as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

2024
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots 10.0

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

2015
Man of La Mancha 6.6

Man of La Mancha

as Pedro

1972
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis 6.3

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

as Atticus

1994
Catherine the Great 5.6

Catherine the Great

as Bestuzhev

1996
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments 4.5

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

as Self

2008
Day of Wrath 4.5

Day of Wrath

as Lord Francisco del Ruiz

2006
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 6.5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as King Richard IV (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005
The Greatest Store in the World 5.6

The Greatest Store in the World

as Mr. Scottley

1999
Back in the USSR 5.0

Back in the USSR

as Chazov

1992
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self

2007
Blake's 7: The Beginning 9.0

Blake's 7: The Beginning

as Vargas

1985
Time Travel Is Dangerous! 5.1

Time Travel Is Dangerous!

as Gavin the Octopus (voice)

2025
Shed of the Dead 4.9

Shed of the Dead

as Narrator (voice)

2019
Prisoner of Honor 6.1

Prisoner of Honor

as Gen. Gonse

1991
The Hound of the Baskervilles 6.5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Geoffrey Lyons

1983
Freddie As F.R.O.7. 5.2

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

as El Supremo (voice)

1992
So You Want To Be A Pirate! 6.2

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

as The Pirate King

2012
Brotherly Love 6.5

Brotherly Love

as Jack Baird

1970
The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity 4.6

The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity

as Dr. Tom Bowen

1975
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh 6.7

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

as Old Deuteronomy

1998
Dudley & the Invasion of the Space Slugs

Dudley & the Invasion of the Space Slugs

as Arthur (voice)

2027
David Macaulay: Pyramid

David Macaulay: Pyramid

as Ankhaf (voice)

1989
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph

Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph

as Mentor

2026
The Trojan Women 6.2

The Trojan Women

as Talthybius

1971
The Making of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The Making of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

as Self - Actor

2002
Life After Flash 5.6

Life After Flash

as Self

2017
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party! 10.0

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

2024
Doctor Who: Mindwarp 7.7

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

as King Yrcanos

1986
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

2008
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond 7.0

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

1995
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba 7.3

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self

2022
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

as Detective Jack Noonan

1979
I, Claudius: A Television Epic 7.0

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

as Self

2002
The Master of Ballantrae 6.2

The Master of Ballantrae

as Captain Teach

1984
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy 7.0

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

as Sir Gregory (voice)

2006
The Legend of the Tamworth Two 5.0

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

as Wild Boar (voice)

2004
Son of Man 10.0

Son of Man

as Peter

1969
The Dark Side of Everest 9.0

The Dark Side of Everest

as Self

2003
Chasing the Deer 5.7

Chasing the Deer

as Maj. Elliot

1994
Till Death Us Do Part 7.4

Till Death Us Do Part

as Sergeant

1969
The Mumbo Jumbo 7.0

The Mumbo Jumbo

as Lucifer Bounder

2000
The Seventeenth Kind

The Seventeenth Kind

as The Voice (voice)

2014
Tales of Television Centre 8.0

Tales of Television Centre

as Self

2012
Blood and Dust 7.0

Blood and Dust

as Chatillon

1992
Cosmic Princess 5.4

Cosmic Princess

as Mentor

1982
A Christmas Carol 6.7

A Christmas Carol

as Narrator (voice)

1977
The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

as Self

2022
The Bruce 6.4

The Bruce

as Edward I

1996
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

as Sir Gregory(voice)

2005
David Macaulay: Roman City 9.0

David Macaulay: Roman City

as Gaius Valerius (voice)

1994
Back in Business 5.0

Back in Business

as Trevor Pilkington

2007
King Arthur, the Young Warlord 7.0

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

as Mark of Cornwall

1975
Peter O'Toole Réalta & Rógaire

Peter O'Toole Réalta & Rógaire

as Self

2021
448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas 8.0

448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas

as Narrator

2004
Agent Crush 4.8

Agent Crush

as Boris Goudphater (voice)

2008
Kidnapped 6.3

Kidnapped

as Cluny MacPherson

1995
Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!

Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!

as Narrator

2022
The Conclave 5.9

The Conclave

as Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomin

2006
Eric and the Barbarian

Eric and the Barbarian

as Odin

2018
David Macaulay: Cathedral

David Macaulay: Cathedral

as Master Guillaume (voice)

1986
The Castle of Adventure 7.8

The Castle of Adventure

as Sam

1990
Wine of India 10.0

Wine of India

as Will

1970
The Christmas Tree 7.0

The Christmas Tree

1966
Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War 5.8

Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War

as Narrator

2011
Exam Conditions

Exam Conditions

as Mr. Carksdale

1992
Eugenius! 8.5

Eugenius!

as Space Lord

2020
Macbeth 7.0

Macbeth

as Edward the Confessor

1997
The Bristol Entertainment

The Bristol Entertainment

as Cabot / Wolstan / Pocock / Colston / Pope Gregory / Dr. Beddoes

1971
A Midsummer Nightmare 8.0

A Midsummer Nightmare

as Det Sgt George Briggs

1975
Old Rococo: The Life of Gioacchino Rossini

Old Rococo: The Life of Gioacchino Rossini

as Voice of Rossini

1992
Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape

Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape

as Self

2014
Devil's Harvest 2.4

Devil's Harvest

as Father Gabriel Norton

2003
The Old Man Of The Mountain 9.0

The Old Man Of The Mountain

as Narrator

1989
The Double Agent

The Double Agent

as Reg Sugden

1969
David Macaulay: Castle 6.0

David Macaulay: Castle

as Voice

1983
Galahad of Everest 8.7

Galahad of Everest

as George Mallory/Self

1991
King Lear 9.0

King Lear

as King Lear

1999
Dear Mr. Burton

Dear Mr. Burton

as Narrator

2020
Genius: Pythagoras

Genius: Pythagoras

as Self

1996
Mr. Bojagi

Mr. Bojagi

as Mr. Bojagi

2010
Summit Fever

Summit Fever

as Self

1996

TV Shows 98

Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Prince Vultan (voice)

1999
Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as King Yrcanos

1963
Peppa Pig 6.5

Peppa Pig

as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

2004
The Amazing World of Gumball 8.5

The Amazing World of Gumball

as Santa Claus (voice)

2011
Have I Got News for You 7.1

Have I Got News for You

as Self - Host

1990
QI 7.9

QI

as Self

2003
GMTV 5.8

GMTV

as Self

1993
The Avengers 7.8

The Avengers

as Sergeant Hearn

1961
The Avengers 7.8

The Avengers

as Mark Dayton

1961
Natural World 7.4

Natural World

1983
Have I Got a Bit More News for You 7.0

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Presenter

The Paul O'Grady Show 5.1

The Paul O'Grady Show

2004
Z-Cars 7.3

Z-Cars

as PC Smith

1962
Z-Cars 7.3

Z-Cars

as PC Fancy Smith

1962
Z-Cars 7.3

Z-Cars

as PC William "Fancy" Smith

1962
Minder 7.2

Minder

as Freddie Dyer

1979
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Sgt. Kite

1965
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Peter

1964
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Will

1964
Would I Lie to You? 7.8

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

2007
Pebble Mill 4.1

Pebble Mill

as Self

1991
Soccer AM 6.3

Soccer AM

as Self

1995
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan

1979
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Reg Sugden

1967
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Jim Carter

1967
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg 2.8

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self – Actor

2022
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2011
The Heaven and Earth Show 4.4

The Heaven and Earth Show

1998
Space: 1999 7.1

Space: 1999

as Mentor

1975
Space: 1999 7.1

Space: 1999

as Cabot Rowland

1975
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 6.1

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

as Self

2002
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Ted Gissing

1969
Blackadder 8.0

Blackadder

as King Richard IV

1983
The Sweeney 8.1

The Sweeney

as Frank Kemble

1975
Churchill's People 5.0

Churchill's People

as Guthrum

1974
Who Do You Think You Are? 7.0

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

2004
The Troubleshooters 7.3

The Troubleshooters

as Eddie Barnaby

1965
Close Enough 7.9

Close Enough

as Sir Jack Kleghorn (voice)

2020
Blake's 7 7.3

Blake's 7

as Vargas

1978
Danger Mouse 6.3

Danger Mouse

as Santa Claus (voice)

2015
Boon 5.8

Boon

as Lambert Sampson

1986
Thriller 7.0

Thriller

as Det Sgt George Briggs

1973
The Russell Howard Hour 8.0

The Russell Howard Hour

as Self

2017
Lovejoy 7.4

Lovejoy

as Harry Catapodis

1986
The Expert 9.0

The Expert

as Hubert Innes

1968
Public Eye 8.3

Public Eye

as Rev. William Pratt

1965
Crossbow 6.3

Crossbow

1987
Blankety Blank 7.0

Blankety Blank

as Self - Panellist

2021
Britain's Got More Talent 2.7

Britain's Got More Talent

as Self - Narrator

2007
Justice 7.3

Justice

as Tiger Lawson

1971
I, Claudius 7.8

I, Claudius

as Augustus

1976
Survivors 7.9

Survivors

as Brod

1975
War and Remembrance 7.9

War and Remembrance

as Yevlenko

1988
The Kenny Everett Television Show 7.3

The Kenny Everett Television Show

as Self

1982
Best & Bester 10.0

Best & Bester

as Shouty Shirt (Voice)

2022
Sooty & Co. 7.2

Sooty & Co.

as Santa Claus

1993
All Star Mr & Mrs

All Star Mr & Mrs

2008
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) 7.0

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Jim Lawsey

1969
Comic Relief 6.0

Comic Relief

1988
Wizards vs Aliens 7.5

Wizards vs Aliens

as The Nekross King (voice)

2012
Sooty 7.5

Sooty

as Father Christmas

2011
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher 6.3

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Captain (voice)

1996
Arthur of the Britons 8.0

Arthur of the Britons

as Mark of Cornwall

1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Teach

1951
Take Me Out 6.0

Take Me Out

as Announcer (voice)

2010
Shirley's World 6.0

Shirley's World

1972
Lady Chatterley 6.3

Lady Chatterley

as Petty Officer

1993
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling 7.5

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as Squire Western

1997
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island 8.8

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

as Long John Silver

1986
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers 7.7

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

as Porthos

1967
The Last Days of Pompeii 7.5

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Olinthus

1984
The Kumars 5.0

The Kumars

as Self

2014
The Three Musketeers 6.0

The Three Musketeers

as Porthos

1966
Fun at the Funeral Parlour 7.0

Fun at the Funeral Parlour

2001
Was It Something I Said? 6.6

Was It Something I Said?

as Self - Narrator

2013
Fantasy World Cup 5.0

Fantasy World Cup

as Self

1998
Boy Dominic 8.0

Boy Dominic

as William Woodcock

1974
A Question of Entertainment

A Question of Entertainment

1988
Saving Planet Earth UK

Saving Planet Earth UK

as Himself - Presenter

2007
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

2000
My Family and Other Animals 6.0

My Family and Other Animals

as Spiro

1987
In Confidence

In Confidence

2010
I Love 1980's 7.0

I Love 1980's

2001
Notorious Woman 6.5

Notorious Woman

as Albert Grzymala

1974
The Aphrodite Inheritance 7.8

The Aphrodite Inheritance

as Basileos

1979
The Castle of Adventure

The Castle of Adventure

as Sam

1990
The Underdog Show

The Underdog Show

2008
Nobody's House 8.5

Nobody's House

as Jack Treadful

1976
Johnny and the Dead 6.3

Johnny and the Dead

as William Stickers

1995
Cold Comfort Farm 8.0

Cold Comfort Farm

as Reuben Starkadder

1968
The Big Knights 9.0

The Big Knights

as Sir Morris (voice)

1999
The Gnostics

The Gnostics

as Guilhabert De Castres

1987
The Little World of Don Camillo 10.0

The Little World of Don Camillo

as Peppone

1981
The Day After Tomorrow 4.5

The Day After Tomorrow

as Dr. Tom Bowen

1975
The Royal 7.8

The Royal

as Sir Edward Fawcett

2003
European Heritage

European Heritage

as Narrator (voice)

1973
Fee Fi Fo Yum

Fee Fi Fo Yum

as GTV Announcer

2010
小猪佩奇国语版

小猪佩奇国语版

as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

2004

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