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Brian Blessed

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Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed is an actor born on October 9, 1936 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is known for Tarzan, Henry V and LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
October 9, 1936
Place of birth
Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as
B. Blessed · برایان بلسد

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.

Filmography

  1. 2025Time Travel Is Dangerous!as Gavin the Octopus (voice)
  2. 2021Trollhunters: Rise of the Titansas Charlemagne (voice)
  3. 2020Close Enoughas Sir Jack Kleghorn (voice) · 1 episode
  4. 2019Shed of the Deadas Narrator (voice)
  5. 2018Robin Hood: The Rebellionas Friar Tuck
  6. 2017Life After Flashas Self
  7. 2015Danger Mouseas Santa Claus (voice) · 1 episode
  8. 2014Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Returnas Judge Jawbreaker (voice)
  9. 2013Was It Something I Said?as Self - Narrator · 1 episode
  10. 2012LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Outas Boss Nass (voice)
  11. 2012So You Want To Be A Pirate!as The Pirate King
  12. 2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!as The Pirate King (voice)
  13. 2011The Amazing World of Gumballas Santa Claus (voice) · 1 episode
  14. 2007Would I Lie to You?as Self · 1 episode
  15. 2006The Conclaveas Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomin
  16. 2006As You Like Itas Duke Senior/Duke Frederick
  17. 2006Day of Wrathas Lord Francisco del Ruiz
  18. 2004Alexanderas Wrestling Trainer
  19. 2004Who Do You Think You Are?as Self · 1 episode
  20. 2004Peppa Pigas Grampy Rabbit (voice) · 388 episodes
  21. 2002Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeawayas Self · 1 episode
  22. 1999Tarzanas Clayton (voice)
  23. 1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceas Boss Nass (voice)
  24. 1999Family Guyas Prince Vultan (voice) · 1 episode
  25. 1996Hamletas Ghost of Hamlet's Father
  26. 1996Catherine the Greatas Bestuzhev
  27. 1996Dennis the Menace and Gnasheras Captain (voice) · 1 episode
  28. 1994MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantisas Atticus
  29. 1993Lady Chatterleyas Petty Officer · 1 episode
  30. 1993Much Ado About Nothingas Antonio
  31. 1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.as El Supremo (voice)
  32. 1991Prisoner of Honoras Gen. Gonse
  33. 1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thievesas Lord Locksley
  34. 1989Henry Vas Exeter
  35. 1988War and Remembranceas Yevlenko · 1 episode
  36. 1986Lovejoyas Harry Catapodis · 2 episodes
  37. 1984The Last Days of Pompeiias Olinthus · 3 episodes
  38. 1983The Hound of the Baskervillesas Geoffrey Lyons
  39. 1983Natural World1 episode
  40. 1983Blackadderas King Richard IV · 6 episodes
  41. 1983High Road to Chinaas Suleman Khan
  42. 1980Flash Gordonas Prince Vultan
  43. 1979Minderas Freddie Dyer · 1 episode
  44. 1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan · 1 episode
  45. 1978Blake's 7as Vargas · 1 episode
  46. 1977A Christmas Carolas Narrator (voice)
  47. 1976The Eagle Has Landedas Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)
  48. 1976I, Claudiusas Augustus · 5 episodes
  49. 1975Space: 1999as Mentor · 1 episode
  50. 1975Survivorsas Brod · 1 episode
  51. 1975The Sweeneyas Frank Kemble · 1 episode
  52. 1973Thrilleras Det Sgt George Briggs · 1 episode
  53. 1972Man of La Manchaas Pedro
  54. 1972Henry VIII and His Six Wivesas Suffolk
  55. 1971The Trojan Womenas Talthybius
  56. 1971The Last Valleyas Korski
  57. 1969Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)as Jim Lawsey · 1 episode
  58. 1969Till Death Us Do Partas Sergeant
  59. 1963Doctor Whoas King Yrcanos · 4 episodes
  60. 1961The Avengersas Sergeant Hearn · 1 episode