Brian Blessed



First NameBrian
Last NameBlessed
Age74
Date of BirthOctober 9, 1937
BirthplaceGoldthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Height5' 9" (175 cm)
BuildLarge
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper
Star SignLibra
EthnicityWhite
NationalityBritish
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameFlash Gordon
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Brian Blessed (* 9 October 1936) is one of Britain's most recognisable actors He is known for his sonorous voice and "hearty, king-sized portrayals". Besides that he has also distinguished himself as an author and adventurer.


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Filmography

Selected Brian Blessed film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
King Dain

2012
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Pirate King

2011
The Hobbit: Part 2
King Dain

2011
Katherine of Alexandria
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2010
Re-Evolution
Mr Finney

2010
Fee Fi Fo Yum
GTV Announcer

2009
Mr. Bojagi
Mr. Bojagi

2009
The Legend of Dick and Dom
King

2008
Agent Crush
Boris Goudphater

2008
Kika & Bob
Bob

2008
The Wrong Door
Captain Goiter

2007
Back in Business
Trevor Pilkington

2006
As You Like It
Duke Senior, Duke Frederick

2006
Day of Wrath
Lord Francisco del Ruiz

2006
The Conclave
Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomin

2006
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Sir Gregory

2006
Little Princess
Great Uncle Walter

2005
Midsummer Dream
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2004
Alexander
Wrestling Trainer

2004
Peppa Pig
Granpy Rabbit

2004
Olympiad 448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas
Narrator

2004
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Wild Boar

2004
Let's Write a Story
Dr. Batch

2003
Devil's Harvest
Father Gabriel Norton

2003
Winter Solstice
Max

2003
The Royal
Sir Edward Fawcett

2000
The Mumbo Jumbo
Lucifer Bounder

2000
Doctors
Dominic Duvall, Micky 'Rebel' Becket

1999
King Lear
King Lear

1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Boss Nass

1999
Tarzan
Clayton

1999
The Greatest Store in the World
Mr. Scottley

1999
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
King Henry VIII

1999
Family Guy
Prince Vultan

1999
The Big Knights
Sir Morris

1997
Macbeth
Edward the Confessor

1997
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Squire Western

1997
Adam's Family Tree
Cavalier

1996
Hamlet
Ghost of Hamlet's Father

1996
The Bruce
Edward I

1996
Dennis the Menace
Captain

1995
Catherine the Great
Bestuzhev

1995
Kidnapped
Cluny MacPherson

1995
Johnny and the Dead
William 'Bill' Sticker

1994
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
Atticus

1994
Chasing the Deer
Maj. Elliot

1993
Much Ado About Nothing
Antonio

1993
Lady Chatterley
Petty Officer

1992
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Chazov

1992
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
El Supremo

1992
Blood and Dust
Chatillon

1992
Exam Conditions
Mr. Carksdale

1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Lord Locksley

1991
Waiting for Godot
Pozzo

1991
Prisoner of Honor
Gen. Gonse

1990
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
Hereward The Wake

1990
The Castle of Adventure
Sam

1989
Asterix and the Big Fight
Caous

1989
Henry V
Duke Thomas Beaufort of Exeter

1988
War and Remembrance
Gen. Yevlenko

1988
David Macaulay: Pyramid
Ankhaf

1988
Once in a Life Time
-

1987
Crossbow
Gaston

1987
My Family and Other Animals
Spiro

1986
Return to Treasure Island
Long John Silver

1986
Boon
Lambert Sampson

1986
Lovejoy
Harry Catapodis

1984
The Last Days of Pompeii
Olinthus

1984
The Master of Ballantrae
Captain Teach

1983
High Road to China
Suleman Khan

1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Geoffrey Lyons

1983
The Black Adder
King Richard IV, Richard IV, Richard IV, A King, Richard IV, A King

1981
The Kenny Everett Television Show
-

1981
The Little World of Don Camillo
Peppone

1980
Flash Gordon
Prince Vultan

1979
The Aphrodite Inheritance
Basileos

1979
Minder
Inspector Freddie Dyer

1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan

1978
Blakes 7
Vargas

1977
A Christmas Carol
Narrator

1976
I, Claudius
Augustus

1976
The Story of David
Abner

1976
The Day After Tomorrow
Dr. Tom Bowen

1975
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
Mark of Cornwall

1975
NBC Special Treat
Dr. Tom Bowen

1975
Space: 1999
Dr. Cabot Rowland, Mentor

1975
Survivors
Brod

1975
The Sweeney
Frank Kemble

1975
The Great Alfred
-

1974
Notorious Woman
Albert Grzymala

1974
Churchill's People
Guthrum

1974
Boy Dominic
William Woodcock

1973
Thriller
Detective Sergeant George Briggs

1973
Leap in the Dark
Thomas Myers

1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Suffolk

1972
Man of La Mancha
Pedro

1972
Arthur of the Britons
Mark of Cornwall

1972
The Venturers
Harry Shannon

1971
The Trojan Women
Talthybius

1971
Justice
Tiger Lawson

1971
Shirley's World
Sir Nigel

1970
Brotherly Love
Jack Baird

1970
The Last Valley
Korski

1970
Whom God Hath Joined
Brian Ridware

1969
Till Death Us Do Part
Sergeant

1969
Hadleigh
Joseph Roper

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Ted Gissing

1969
My Partner the Ghost
Jim Lawsey

1969
Barrister at Law
Tom Gardner

1968
Cold Comfort Farm
Reuben Starkadder

1968
The Expert
Hubert Innes

1967
ITV Playhouse
Jim Carter, Reg Sugden

1967
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
Porthos

1966
The Three Musketeers
Porthos

1966
The Christmas Tree
Policeman

1965
Jackanory
Storyteller

1965
Mogul
Eddie Barnaby

1965
BBC Play of the Month
Sgt. Kite

1965
Public Eye
Rev. William Pratt

1964
The Wednesday Play
Peter, Will

1963
Doctor Who
King Yrcanos

1963
Love Story
Andrew

1962
Z Cars
PC Smith, PC Fancy Smith, Member of Public, Member of Public

1961
Ghost Squad
Policeman

1961
The Avengers
Major Mark Dayton, Sergeant Hearn

Director Credits

1999
King Lear
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Soundtrack Credits

1997
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
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