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Brian Blessed

Actor / Television Presenter / Comedian / Film Director | * 10/09/1937 (86) | Mexborough, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Brian Blessed (born 9 October 1936) is an English actor known for his trademark 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 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Adventure

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Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that ...

Tarzan

G

1999 | 3.7/5 | 1h 28min
Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation, Drama
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A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. ...

Flash Gordon

PG

1980 | 3.1/5 | 1h 51min
Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy
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Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi. ...

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

PG

1999 | 3.3/5 | 2h 16min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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In this Shakespearean farce, Hero and her groom-to-be, Claudio, team up with Claudio's commanding officer, Don Pedro, the week before their wedding to hatch a matchmaking scheme. Their targets are sha ...

Much Ado About Nothing

PG-13

1993 | 3.5/5 | 1h 51min
Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Brian Blessed

Officer of The Order of The British Empire
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Movies with Brian Blessed as Actor(64)

2022 Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!
as Charlemagne (voice)2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
as Narrator (voice)2019 Shed of the Dead
as Friar Tuck2018 Robin Hood: The Rebellion
as himself2017 Life After Flash
as Judge Jawbreaker (voice)2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
as The Voice (voice)2014 The Seventeenth Kind
as The Pirate King (voice)2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Boss Nass (voice)2012 LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012 Tales of Television Centre
as The Pirate King2012 So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as Narrator2011 Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War
as Mr. Bojagi2010 Mr. Bojagi
2008 The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
as himself2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as himself2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Trevor Pilkington2007 Back in Business
as Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomin2006 The Conclave
as Duke Senior/Duke Frederick2006 As You Like It
as Lord Francisco del Ruiz2006 Day of Wrath
as Sir Gregory2006 Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
as Wrestling Trainer2004 Alexander
as Wild Boar (voice)2004 The Legend of the Tamworth Two
as Narrator2004 448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas
as Father Gabriel Norton2003 Devil's Harvest
as himself2002 I, Claudius: A Television Epic
as King Lear1999 King Lear
as Mr. Scottley1999 The Greatest Store in the World
as Boss Nass (voice)1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Mr. Clayton, the Gorilla Hunter (voice)1999 Tarzan
as Old Deuteronomy1998 Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
as Edward the Confessor1997 Macbeth
as Bestuzhev1996 Catherine the Great
as Ghost of Hamlet's Father1996 Hamlet
as Edward I1996 The Bruce
1995 The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
as Cluny MacPherson1995 Kidnapped
as Atticus1994 MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
as Gaius Valerius (voice)1994 David Macaulay: Roman City
as Maj. Elliot1994 Chasing the Deer
as Antonio1993 Much Ado About Nothing
as Chazov1992 Back in the USSR
as El Supremo (voice)1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7.
as Gen. Gonse1991 Prisoner of Honor
as Lord Locksley1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
as Sam1990 The Castle of Adventure
as Ankhaf (voice)1989 David Macaulay: Pyramid
as Exeter1989 Henry V
as Master Guillaume (voice)1986 David Macaulay: Cathedral
as Captain Teach1984 The Master of Ballantrae
as Suleman Khan1983 High Road to China
as Voice1983 David Macaulay: Castle
as Geoffrey Lyons1983 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Prince Vultan1980 Flash Gordon
as Narrator1977 A Christmas Carol
as Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)1976 The Eagle Has Landed
as Mark of Cornwall1975 King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975 A Midsummer Nightmare
as Pedro1972 Man of La Mancha
as Suffolk1972 Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Korski1971 The Last Valley
as Talthybius1971 The Trojan Women
as Jack Baird1970 Brotherly Love
as Sergeant1969 Till Death Us Do Part

TV Shows/Series with Brian Blessed as Actor(58)

as Sir Jack Kleghorn (voice)2020 Close Enough
as Santa Claus (voice)2015 Danger Mouse
as himself2014 The Kumars
as The Nekross King (voice)2012 Wizards vs Aliens
as Father Christmas2011 Sooty
as Announcer (voice)2010 Take Me Out
as Self - Narrator2007 Britain's Got More Talent
as himself2007 Would I Lie to You?
as himself2004 Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 The Paul O'Grady Show
as Grampy Rabbit (voice)2004 Peppa Pig
as Sir Edward Fawcett2003 The Royal
as himself2003 QI
as himself2002 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Prince Vultan (voice)1999 Family Guy
1998 The Heaven and Earth Show
as Squire Western1997 The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Captain (voice)1996 Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1995 Soccer AM
as Stickers1995 Johnny And The Dead
as himself1993 GMTV
as Santa Claus1993 Sooty & Co.
as himself1991 Pebble Mill
as Spiro1987 My Family and Other Animals
as Harry Catapodis1986 Lovejoy
as Olinthus1984 The Last Days of Pompeii
as King Richard IV1983 Blackadder
1983 Natural World
as himself1982 The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Peppone1981 The Little World of Don Camillo
as Basileos1979 The Aphrodite Inheritance
as Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Freddie Dyer1979 Minder
as Vargas1978 Blake's 7
as Dr. Tom Bowen1975 The Day After Tomorrow
as Frank Kemble1975 The Sweeney
as Cabot Rowland1975 Space: 1999
as Mentor1975 Space: 1999
1975 Survivors
1974 Notorious Woman
as Det Sgt George Briggs1973 Thriller
1972 Shirley's World
as Mark of Cornwall1972 Arthur of the Britons
as Tiger Lawson1971 Justice
as Hubert Innes1968 The Expert
as Reuben Starkadder1968 Cold Comfort Farm
as Porthos1967 The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
as Porthos1966 The Three Musketeers
as Sgt. Kite1965 Play of the Month
as Rev. William Pratt1965 Public Eye
1964 The Wednesday Play
as King Yrcanos1963 Doctor Who
as PC Smith1962 Z-Cars
as PC Fancy Smith1962 Z-Cars
as PC William "Fancy" Smith1962 Z-Cars
as Sergeant Hearn1961 The Avengers
as Mark Dayton1961 The Avengers
as Captain Teach1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Brian Blessed as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1999 King Lear

Additional Information

Official websites:
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Full Name: Brian Blessed
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 10/09 1937 (October) in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 86 years + 199 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Yardley Court
Spouses (current/former): Hildegarde Neil
Children: Rosalind Blessed
Other names for Brian Blessed (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"B. Blessed"
Brian Blessed frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (53x, Actor)
Terry Walsh (41x, Actor)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Mae Whitman (21x, Actress)
Kenneth Branagh (15x, Actor)
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