

Brian Blessed
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
9 Oct 1936
Age
90 Years
Born In
Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Total Projects
185
Years Active
74 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
as Gavin the Octopus (voice)

movie
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

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Peppa's Cinema Party
Peppa's Cinema Party
as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

movie
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self

movie
Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!
Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!
as Narrator

tv
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self – Actor

tv
Best & Bester
Best & Bester
as Shouty Shirt (Voice)

movie
The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
as Self

tv
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank
as Self - Panellist

movie
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
as Charlemagne (voice)

movie
Dear Mr. Burton
Dear Mr. Burton
as Narrator

tv
Close Enough
Close Enough
as Sir Jack Kleghorn (voice)

movie
Eugenius!
Eugenius!
as Space Lord

movie
Shed of the Dead
Shed of the Dead
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Robin Hood: The Rebellion
Robin Hood: The Rebellion
as Friar Tuck

movie
Life After Flash
Life After Flash
as Self

tv
The Russell Howard Hour
The Russell Howard Hour
as Self

tv
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
as Santa Claus (voice)

movie
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

movie
Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape
Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape
as Self

movie
The Seventeenth Kind
The Seventeenth Kind
as The Voice (voice)

movie
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
as Judge Jawbreaker (voice)

tv
The Kumars
The Kumars
as Self

tv
Wizards vs Aliens
Wizards vs Aliens
as The Nekross King (voice)

movie
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
as Boss Nass (voice)

movie
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as The Pirate King

movie
Tales of Television Centre
Tales of Television Centre
as Self

movie
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as The Pirate King (voice)

tv
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant

movie
Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War
Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War
as Narrator

tv
Sooty
Sooty
as Father Christmas

tv
The Amazing World of Gumball
The Amazing World of Gumball
as Santa Claus (voice)

tv
Fee Fi Fo Yum
Fee Fi Fo Yum
as GTV Announcer

movie
Mr. Bojagi
Mr. Bojagi
as Mr. Bojagi

tv
In Confidence
In Confidence

tv
Take Me Out
Take Me Out
as Announcer (voice)

movie
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self

movie
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

tv
The Underdog Show
The Underdog Show

tv
All Star Mr & Mrs
All Star Mr & Mrs

movie
Agent Crush
Agent Crush
as Boris Goudphater (voice)

tv
Saving Planet Earth UK
Saving Planet Earth UK
as Himself - Presenter

tv
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
as Self

tv
Britain's Got More Talent
Britain's Got More Talent
as Self - Narrator

movie
Back in Business
Back in Business
as Trevor Pilkington

movie
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self

movie
The Conclave
The Conclave
as Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomin

movie
As You Like It
As You Like It
as Duke Senior/Duke Frederick

movie
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
as Sir Gregory (voice)

movie
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
as Lord Francisco del Ruiz

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Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
as Sir Gregory(voice)

movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as King Richard IV (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas
448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas
as Narrator

movie
Alexander
Alexander
as Wrestling Trainer

tv
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self

tv
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show

tv
Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig
as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

movie
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
as Wild Boar (voice)

tv
QI
QI
as Self

tv
The Royal
The Royal
as Sir Edward Fawcett

movie
Devil's Harvest
Devil's Harvest
as Father Gabriel Norton

movie
The Dark Side of Everest
The Dark Side of Everest
as Self

movie
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
as Self

tv
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self

tv
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
Fun at the Funeral Parlour

movie
The Mumbo Jumbo
The Mumbo Jumbo
as Lucifer Bounder

tv
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

movie
The Greatest Store in the World
The Greatest Store in the World
as Mr. Scottley

tv
The Big Knights
The Big Knights
as Sir Morris

movie
Tarzan
Tarzan
as Clayton (voice)

movie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Boss Nass (voice)

tv
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Prince Vultan (voice)

movie
King Lear
King Lear
as King Lear

movie
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
as Old Deuteronomy

tv
The Heaven and Earth Show
The Heaven and Earth Show

tv
Fantasy World Cup
Fantasy World Cup
as Self

tv
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Squire Western

movie
Macbeth
Macbeth
as Edward the Confessor

movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Ghost of Hamlet's Father

movie
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
as Bestuzhev

movie
The Bruce
The Bruce
as Edward I

tv
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
as Captain (voice)

movie
Genius: Pythagoras
Genius: Pythagoras
as Self

movie
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
as Cluny MacPherson

movie
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

tv
Soccer AM
Soccer AM
as Self

tv
Johnny and the Dead
Johnny and the Dead
as William Stickers

movie
Chasing the Deer
Chasing the Deer
as Maj. Elliot

movie
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
as Atticus

movie
David Macaulay: Roman City
David Macaulay: Roman City
as Gaius Valerius (voice)

tv
Sooty & Co.
Sooty & Co.
as Santa Claus

tv
Lady Chatterley
Lady Chatterley
as Petty Officer

movie
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
as Antonio

tv
GMTV
GMTV
as Self

movie
Blood and Dust
Blood and Dust
as Chatillon

movie
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
as El Supremo (voice)

movie
Exam Conditions
Exam Conditions
as Mr. Carksdale

movie
Back in the USSR
Back in the USSR
as Chazov

movie
Old Rococo: The Life of Gioacchino Rossini
Old Rococo: The Life of Gioacchino Rossini
as Voice of Rossini

movie
Galahad of Everest
Galahad of Everest
as George Mallory/Self

movie
Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor
as Gen. Gonse

tv
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill
as Self

movie
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
as Lord Locksley

tv
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host

movie
The Castle of Adventure
The Castle of Adventure
as Sam

tv
The Castle of Adventure
The Castle of Adventure
as Sam

movie
Henry V
Henry V
as Exeter

movie
David Macaulay: Pyramid
David Macaulay: Pyramid
as Ankhaf (voice)

movie
The Old Man Of The Mountain
The Old Man Of The Mountain
as Narrator

tv
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
as Yevlenko

tv
A Question of Entertainment
A Question of Entertainment

tv
My Family and Other Animals
My Family and Other Animals
as Spiro

tv
Crossbow
Crossbow

tv
The Gnostics
The Gnostics
as Guilhabert De Castres

movie
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
as King Yrcanos

movie
David Macaulay: Cathedral
David Macaulay: Cathedral
as Master Guillaume (voice)

tv
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
as Long John Silver

tv
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Harry Catapodis

movie
Blake's 7: The Beginning
Blake's 7: The Beginning
as Vargas

tv
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii
as Olinthus

movie
The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae
as Captain Teach

movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Geoffrey Lyons

tv
Natural World
Natural World

tv
Blackadder
Blackadder
as King Richard IV

movie
High Road to China
High Road to China
as Suleman Khan

movie
David Macaulay: Castle
David Macaulay: Castle
as Voice

movie
Cosmic Princess
Cosmic Princess
as Mentor

tv
The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Self

tv
The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo
as Peppone

movie
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
as Prince Vultan

tv
Minder
Minder
as Freddie Dyer

movie
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter
as Detective Jack Noonan

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan

tv
The Aphrodite Inheritance
The Aphrodite Inheritance
as Basileos

tv
Blake's 7
Blake's 7
as Vargas

movie
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Narrator (voice)

movie
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
as Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)

tv
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
as Augustus

tv
Nobody's House
Nobody's House
as Jack Treadful

movie
Into Infinity
Into Infinity
as Dr. Tom Bowen

tv
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
as Dr. Tom Bowen

movie
A Midsummer Nightmare
A Midsummer Nightmare
as Det Sgt George Briggs

tv
Space: 1999
Space: 1999
as Mentor

tv
Space: 1999
Space: 1999
as Cabot Rowland

tv
Survivors
Survivors
as Brod

tv
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
as Frank Kemble

movie
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
as Mark of Cornwall

tv
Churchill's People
Churchill's People
as Guthrum

tv
Notorious Woman
Notorious Woman
as Albert Grzymala

tv
Boy Dominic
Boy Dominic
as William Woodcock

tv
European Heritage
European Heritage
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Det Sgt George Briggs

movie
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha
as Pedro

tv
Arthur of the Britons
Arthur of the Britons
as Mark of Cornwall

movie
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Suffolk

tv
Shirley's World
Shirley's World

movie
The Bristol Entertainment
The Bristol Entertainment
as Cabot / Wolstan / Pocock / Colston / Pope Gregory / Dr. Beddoes

tv
Justice
Justice
as Tiger Lawson

movie
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
as Talthybius

movie
The Last Valley
The Last Valley
as Korski

movie
Wine of India
Wine of India
as Will

movie
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love
as Jack Baird

tv
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
as Jim Lawsey

movie
The Double Agent
The Double Agent
as Reg Sugden

movie
Son of Man
Son of Man
as Peter

movie
Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part
as Sergeant

tv
The Expert
The Expert
as Hubert Innes

tv
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm
as Reuben Starkadder

tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Reg Sugden

tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as Jim Carter

tv
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
as Porthos

movie
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree

tv
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
as Porthos

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Sgt. Kite

tv
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters
as Eddie Barnaby

tv
Public Eye
Public Eye
as Rev. William Pratt

tv
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Peter

tv
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as King Yrcanos

tv
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
as PC Smith

tv
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
as PC Fancy Smith

tv
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
as PC William "Fancy" Smith

tv
The Avengers
The Avengers
as Sergeant Hearn

tv
The Avengers
The Avengers
as Mark Dayton

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Teach

tv
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter