Brian Blessed
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About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1936-10-0989
Place of birth:Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender:Male
Popularity:2
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Time Travel Is Dangerous!Gavin the Octopus (voice)2025-03-285.312
- Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!Grampy Rabbit (voice)2024-03-2710.01
- Peppa's Cinema PartyGrampy Rabbit (voice)2024-02-074.01
- Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to AqabaSelf2022-11-267.86
- Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!Narrator2022-10-070.00
- Best & BesterShouty Shirt (Voice)2022-06-2710.01
- The Queen: 70 Glorious YearsSelf2022-02-060.00
- Blankety BlankSelf - Panellist2021-10-027.01
- Trollhunters: Rise of the TitansCharlemagne (voice)2021-07-217.5360
- Close EnoughSir Jack Kleghorn (voice)2020-07-097.9386
- Shed of the DeadNarrator (voice)2019-05-204.941
- Robin Hood: The RebellionFriar Tuck2018-11-055.075
- Life After FlashSelf2017-10-025.823
- Danger MouseSanta Claus (voice)2015-09-286.323
- Peppa Pig: The Golden BootsGrampy Rabbit (voice)2015-02-1410.01
- Brian Cox: Space, Time & VideotapeSelf2014-11-090.00
- The Seventeenth KindThe Voice (voice)2014-07-010.00
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy's ReturnJudge Jawbreaker (voice)2014-05-086.3377
- Was It Something I Said?Self - Narrator2013-10-066.615
- Wizards vs AliensThe Nekross King (voice)2012-10-297.510
- LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes OutBoss Nass (voice)2012-09-266.4108
- So You Want To Be A Pirate!The Pirate King2012-07-096.237
- Tales of Television CentreSelf2012-05-178.01
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!The Pirate King (voice)2012-03-126.51,218
- Wojtek: The Bear That Went to WarNarrator2011-10-225.86
- SootyFather Christmas2011-09-057.53
- The Amazing World of GumballSanta Claus (voice)2011-05-038.51,748
- Blackadder's Most Cunning MomentsSelf2008-10-164.52
- The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord2008-09-300.00
- Agent CrushBoris Goudphater (voice)2008-01-014.84
- Saving Planet Earth UKHimself - Presenter2007-07-040.00
- Would I Lie to You?Self2007-06-167.8129
- Back in BusinessTrevor Pilkington2007-02-095.07
- The 50 Greatest Television DramasSelf2007-02-030.00
- The ConclaveAeneas Sylvius Piccolomin2006-09-075.918
- As You Like ItDuke Senior/Duke Frederick2006-09-015.8100
- Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog PuppySir Gregory (voice)2006-08-047.02
- Day of WrathLord Francisco del Ruiz2006-06-274.334
- Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog PuppySir Gregory(voice)2005-12-250.00
- The Funny Blokes of British ComedyKing Richard IV (archive footage) (uncredited)2005-03-036.52
- 448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient HellasNarrator2004-12-128.02
- AlexanderWrestling Trainer2004-11-216.03,521
- Who Do You Think You Are?Self2004-10-127.027
- Peppa PigGrampy Rabbit (voice)2004-05-316.6749
- The Legend of the Tamworth TwoWild Boar (voice)2004-04-125.02
- The RoyalSir Edward Fawcett2003-01-197.810
- Devil's HarvestFather Gabriel Norton2003-01-012.47
- The Dark Side of EverestSelf2003-01-019.03
- The Making of Chitty Chitty Bang BangSelf - Actor2002-12-110.00
- I, Claudius: A Television EpicSelf2002-09-307.01
- Fun at the Funeral Parlour2001-01-017.01
- The Mumbo JumboLucifer Bounder2000-10-247.01
- The Greatest Store in the WorldMr. Scottley1999-12-245.67
- TarzanClayton (voice)1999-06-177.47,369
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceBoss Nass (voice)1999-05-196.615,908
- Family GuyPrince Vultan (voice)1999-01-317.44,991
- King LearKing Lear1999-01-019.01
- Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron MackintoshOld Deuteronomy1998-11-076.73
- The History of Tom Jones: A FoundlingSquire Western1997-11-097.52
- MacbethEdward the Confessor1997-05-167.02
- HamletGhost of Hamlet's Father1996-12-257.3513
- Catherine the GreatBestuzhev1996-04-285.634
- The BruceEdward I1996-04-126.47
- Dennis the Menace and GnasherCaptain (voice)1996-04-026.320
- Genius: PythagorasSelf1996-02-220.00
- KidnappedCluny MacPherson1995-11-056.311
- The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond1995-09-017.02
- Johnny and the DeadWilliam Stickers1995-04-046.52
- Chasing the DeerMaj. Elliot1994-12-165.76
- MacGyver: Lost Treasure of AtlantisAtticus1994-05-146.364
- David Macaulay: Roman CityGaius Valerius (voice)1994-02-159.02
- Sooty & Co.Santa Claus1993-09-067.29
- Lady ChatterleyPetty Officer1993-06-066.325
- Much Ado About NothingAntonio1993-05-077.0813
- Blood and DustChatillon1992-09-067.01
- Freddie As F.R.O.7.El Supremo (voice)1992-08-145.334
- Exam ConditionsMr. Carksdale1992-07-030.00
- Back in the USSRChazov1992-02-075.07
- Old Rococo: The Life of Gioacchino RossiniVoice of Rossini1992-01-010.00
- Galahad of EverestGeorge Mallory/Self1991-12-078.73
- Prisoner of HonorGen. Gonse1991-11-026.315
- Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesLord Locksley1991-06-146.93,602
- The Castle of AdventureSam1990-04-190.00
- Henry VExeter1989-10-057.1413
- David Macaulay: PyramidAnkhaf (voice)1989-01-040.00
- The Old Man Of The MountainNarrator1989-01-019.01
- War and RemembranceYevlenko1988-11-137.937
- My Family and Other AnimalsSpiro1987-10-175.86
- Crossbow1987-08-306.310
- The GnosticsGuilhabert De Castres1987-04-010.00
- Doctor Who: MindwarpKing Yrcanos1986-10-257.77
- David Macaulay: CathedralMaster Guillaume (voice)1986-04-300.00
- John Silver's Return to Treasure IslandLong John Silver1986-04-058.84
- LovejoyHarry Catapodis1986-01-107.453
- Blake's 7: The BeginningVargas1985-09-099.01
- The Last Days of PompeiiOlinthus1984-05-067.417
- The Master of BallantraeCaptain Teach1984-01-316.34
- The Hound of the BaskervillesGeoffrey Lyons1983-11-036.546
- Natural World1983-10-307.431
- BlackadderKing Richard IV1983-06-158.0555
- High Road to ChinaSuleman Khan1983-03-185.9105
- David Macaulay: CastleVoice1983-01-016.01
- Cosmic PrincessMentor1982-12-015.48
- The Kenny Everett Television ShowSelf1982-02-257.312
- The Little World of Don CamilloPeppone1981-01-0810.01
- Flash GordonPrince Vultan1980-12-056.31,103
- MinderFreddie Dyer1979-10-297.229
- Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the SlaughterDetective Jack Noonan1979-04-140.00
- Tales of the UnexpectedDetective Sergeant Jack Nolan1979-03-246.849
- The Aphrodite InheritanceBasileos1979-01-037.85
- Blake's 7Vargas1978-01-027.350
- A Christmas CarolNarrator (voice)1977-12-246.723
- The Eagle Has LandedArthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)1976-12-246.7387
- I, ClaudiusAugustus1976-09-207.9136
- Nobody's HouseJack Treadful1976-07-278.52
- Into InfinityDr. Tom Bowen1975-12-094.65
- The Day After TomorrowDr. Tom Bowen1975-12-094.52
- A Midsummer NightmareDet Sgt George Briggs1975-09-168.01
- Space: 1999Mentor1975-09-047.1159
- Space: 1999Cabot Rowland1975-09-047.1159
- SurvivorsBrod1975-04-167.925
- The SweeneyFrank Kemble1975-01-028.027
- King Arthur, the Young WarlordMark of Cornwall1975-01-017.02
- Churchill's PeopleGuthrum1974-12-305.02
- Notorious WomanAlbert Grzymala1974-11-036.52
- Boy DominicWilliam Woodcock1974-03-248.01
- ThrillerDet Sgt George Briggs1973-04-146.911
- Man of La ManchaPedro1972-12-126.673
- Arthur of the BritonsMark of Cornwall1972-12-068.04
- Henry VIII and His Six WivesSuffolk1972-07-135.821
- Shirley's World1972-04-076.04
- The Bristol EntertainmentCabot / Wolstan / Pocock / Colston / Pope Gregory / Dr. Beddoes1971-12-030.00
- JusticeTiger Lawson1971-10-087.33
- The Trojan WomenTalthybius1971-05-016.235
- The Last ValleyKorski1971-01-286.560
- Wine of IndiaWill1970-04-1510.01
- Brotherly LoveJack Baird1970-01-076.55
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Jim Lawsey1969-09-217.018
- Son of ManPeter1969-04-1610.01
- Till Death Us Do PartSergeant1969-01-017.615
- The ExpertHubert Innes1968-07-059.02
- ITV PlayhouseReg Sugden1967-09-257.03
- ITV PlayhouseJim Carter1967-09-257.03
- The Further Adventures of the MusketeersPorthos1967-05-217.73
- The Christmas Tree1966-12-027.02
- The Three MusketeersPorthos1966-11-136.02
- BBC Play of the MonthSgt. Kite1965-10-195.38
- The TroubleshootersEddie Barnaby1965-07-077.33
- Public EyeRev. William Pratt1965-01-238.26
- The Wednesday PlayPeter1964-09-305.25
- The Wednesday PlayWill1964-09-305.25
- Doctor WhoKing Yrcanos1963-11-237.9701
- Z-CarsPC Smith1962-01-027.37
- Z-CarsPC Fancy Smith1962-01-027.37
- Z-CarsPC William "Fancy" Smith1962-01-027.37
- The AvengersSergeant Hearn1961-01-077.8150
- The AvengersMark Dayton1961-01-077.8150
- Hallmark Hall of FameCaptain Teach1951-12-248.88