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Brian Blessed
Acting

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...

Filmography

Time Travel Is Dangerous!

movie

Time Travel Is Dangerous!

2025

Time Travel Is Dangerous!

as Gavin the Octopus (voice)

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

movie

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

2024

Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!

as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

Peppa's Cinema Party

movie

Peppa's Cinema Party

2024

Peppa's Cinema Party

as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

movie

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self

Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!

movie

Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!

2022

Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!

as Narrator

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

tv

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self – Actor

Best & Bester

tv

Best & Bester

2022

Best & Bester

as Shouty Shirt (Voice)

The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

movie

The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

2022

The Queen: 70 Glorious Years

as Self

Blankety Blank

tv

Blankety Blank

2021

Blankety Blank

as Self - Panellist

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

movie

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

2021

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

as Charlemagne (voice)

Dear Mr. Burton

movie

Dear Mr. Burton

2020

Dear Mr. Burton

as Narrator

Close Enough

tv

Close Enough

2020

Close Enough

as Sir Jack Kleghorn (voice)

Eugenius!

movie

Eugenius!

2020

Eugenius!

as Space Lord

Shed of the Dead

movie

Shed of the Dead

2019

Shed of the Dead

as Narrator (voice)

Robin Hood: The Rebellion

movie

Robin Hood: The Rebellion

2018

Robin Hood: The Rebellion

as Friar Tuck

Life After Flash

movie

Life After Flash

2017

Life After Flash

as Self

The Russell Howard Hour

tv

The Russell Howard Hour

2017

The Russell Howard Hour

as Self

Danger Mouse

tv

Danger Mouse

2015

Danger Mouse

as Santa Claus (voice)

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

movie

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

2015

Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape

movie

Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape

2014

Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape

as Self

The Seventeenth Kind

movie

The Seventeenth Kind

2014

The Seventeenth Kind

as The Voice (voice)

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

movie

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

2014

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

as Judge Jawbreaker (voice)

CineRaya

tv

The Kumars

2014

The Kumars

as Self

Wizards vs Aliens

tv

Wizards vs Aliens

2012

Wizards vs Aliens

as The Nekross King (voice)

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

movie

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

2012

LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

as Boss Nass (voice)

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

movie

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

2012

So You Want To Be A Pirate!

as The Pirate King

Tales of Television Centre

movie

Tales of Television Centre

2012

Tales of Television Centre

as Self

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

movie

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

2012

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

as The Pirate King (voice)

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

tv

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

CineRaya

movie

Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War

2011

Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War

as Narrator

Sooty

tv

Sooty

2011

Sooty

as Father Christmas

The Amazing World of Gumball

tv

The Amazing World of Gumball

2011

The Amazing World of Gumball

as Santa Claus (voice)

CineRaya

tv

Fee Fi Fo Yum

2010

Fee Fi Fo Yum

as GTV Announcer

CineRaya

movie

Mr. Bojagi

2010

Mr. Bojagi

as Mr. Bojagi

CineRaya

tv

In Confidence

2010

In Confidence

Take Me Out

tv

Take Me Out

2010

Take Me Out

as Announcer (voice)

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

movie

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

2008

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

as Self

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

movie

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

2008

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

CineRaya

tv

The Underdog Show

2008

The Underdog Show

All Star Mr & Mrs

tv

All Star Mr & Mrs

2008

All Star Mr & Mrs

Agent Crush

movie

Agent Crush

2008

Agent Crush

as Boris Goudphater (voice)

CineRaya

tv

Saving Planet Earth UK

2007

Saving Planet Earth UK

as Himself - Presenter

Would I Lie to You?

tv

Would I Lie to You?

2007

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

Britain's Got More Talent

tv

Britain's Got More Talent

2007

Britain's Got More Talent

as Self - Narrator

Back in Business

movie

Back in Business

2007

Back in Business

as Trevor Pilkington

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

movie

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self

The Conclave

movie

The Conclave

2006

The Conclave

as Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomin

As You Like It

movie

As You Like It

2006

As You Like It

as Duke Senior/Duke Frederick

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

movie

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

2006

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

as Sir Gregory (voice)

Day of Wrath

movie

Day of Wrath

2006

Day of Wrath

as Lord Francisco del Ruiz

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

movie

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

2005

Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy

as Sir Gregory(voice)

CineRaya

movie

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as King Richard IV (archive footage) (uncredited)

448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas

movie

448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas

2004

448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas

as Narrator

Alexander

movie

Alexander

2004

Alexander

as Wrestling Trainer

Who Do You Think You Are?

tv

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

The Paul O'Grady Show

tv

The Paul O'Grady Show

2004

The Paul O'Grady Show

Peppa Pig

tv

Peppa Pig

2004

Peppa Pig

as Grampy Rabbit (voice)

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

movie

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

as Wild Boar (voice)

QI

tv

QI

2003

QI

as Self

The Royal

tv

The Royal

2003

The Royal

as Sir Edward Fawcett

Devil's Harvest

movie

Devil's Harvest

2003

Devil's Harvest

as Father Gabriel Norton

The Dark Side of Everest

movie

The Dark Side of Everest

2003

The Dark Side of Everest

as Self

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

movie

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

2002

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

as Self

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

tv

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Fun at the Funeral Parlour

2001

Fun at the Funeral Parlour

The Mumbo Jumbo

movie

The Mumbo Jumbo

2000

The Mumbo Jumbo

as Lucifer Bounder

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

tv

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

2000

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Greatest Store in the World

movie

The Greatest Store in the World

1999

The Greatest Store in the World

as Mr. Scottley

The Big Knights

tv

The Big Knights

1999

The Big Knights

as Sir Morris

Tarzan

movie

Tarzan

1999

Tarzan

as Clayton (voice)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

movie

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Boss Nass (voice)

Family Guy

tv

Family Guy

1999

Family Guy

as Prince Vultan (voice)

King Lear

movie

King Lear

1999

King Lear

as King Lear

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

movie

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

1998

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

as Old Deuteronomy

CineRaya

tv

The Heaven and Earth Show

1998

The Heaven and Earth Show

CineRaya

tv

Fantasy World Cup

1998

Fantasy World Cup

as Self

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

tv

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

1997

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as Squire Western

Macbeth

movie

Macbeth

1997

Macbeth

as Edward the Confessor

Hamlet

movie

Hamlet

1996

Hamlet

as Ghost of Hamlet's Father

Catherine the Great

movie

Catherine the Great

1996

Catherine the Great

as Bestuzhev

The Bruce

movie

The Bruce

1996

The Bruce

as Edward I

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

tv

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

1996

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Captain (voice)

Genius: Pythagoras

movie

Genius: Pythagoras

1996

Genius: Pythagoras

as Self

Kidnapped

movie

Kidnapped

1995

Kidnapped

as Cluny MacPherson

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

movie

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

1995

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

Soccer AM

tv

Soccer AM

1995

Soccer AM

as Self

Johnny and the Dead

tv

Johnny and the Dead

1995

Johnny and the Dead

as William Stickers

Chasing the Deer

movie

Chasing the Deer

1994

Chasing the Deer

as Maj. Elliot

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

movie

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

1994

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

as Atticus

David Macaulay: Roman City

movie

David Macaulay: Roman City

1994

David Macaulay: Roman City

as Gaius Valerius (voice)

Sooty & Co.

tv

Sooty & Co.

1993

Sooty & Co.

as Santa Claus

Lady Chatterley

tv

Lady Chatterley

1993

Lady Chatterley

as Petty Officer

Much Ado About Nothing

movie

Much Ado About Nothing

1993

Much Ado About Nothing

as Antonio

GMTV

tv

GMTV

1993

GMTV

as Self

Blood and Dust

movie

Blood and Dust

1992

Blood and Dust

as Chatillon

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

movie

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

as El Supremo (voice)

CineRaya

movie

Exam Conditions

1992

Exam Conditions

as Mr. Carksdale

Back in the USSR

movie

Back in the USSR

1992

Back in the USSR

as Chazov

CineRaya

movie

Old Rococo: The Life of Gioacchino Rossini

1992

Old Rococo: The Life of Gioacchino Rossini

as Voice of Rossini

Galahad of Everest

movie

Galahad of Everest

1991

Galahad of Everest

as George Mallory/Self

Prisoner of Honor

movie

Prisoner of Honor

1991

Prisoner of Honor

as Gen. Gonse

CineRaya

tv

Pebble Mill

1991

Pebble Mill

as Self

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

movie

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1991

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

as Lord Locksley

Have I Got News for You

tv

Have I Got News for You

1990

Have I Got News for You

as Self - Host

CineRaya

movie

The Castle of Adventure

1990

The Castle of Adventure

as Sam

The Castle of Adventure

tv

The Castle of Adventure

1990

The Castle of Adventure

as Sam

Henry V

movie

Henry V

1989

Henry V

as Exeter

David Macaulay: Pyramid

movie

David Macaulay: Pyramid

1989

David Macaulay: Pyramid

as Ankhaf (voice)

CineRaya

movie

The Old Man Of The Mountain

1989

The Old Man Of The Mountain

as Narrator

War and Remembrance

tv

War and Remembrance

1988

War and Remembrance

as Yevlenko

CineRaya

tv

A Question of Entertainment

1988

A Question of Entertainment

My Family and Other Animals

tv

My Family and Other Animals

1987

My Family and Other Animals

as Spiro

Crossbow

tv

Crossbow

1987

Crossbow

The Gnostics

tv

The Gnostics

1987

The Gnostics

as Guilhabert De Castres

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

movie

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

1986

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

as King Yrcanos

David Macaulay: Cathedral

movie

David Macaulay: Cathedral

1986

David Macaulay: Cathedral

as Master Guillaume (voice)

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

tv

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

1986

John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

as Long John Silver

Lovejoy

tv

Lovejoy

1986

Lovejoy

as Harry Catapodis

Blake's 7: The Beginning

movie

Blake's 7: The Beginning

1985

Blake's 7: The Beginning

as Vargas

The Last Days of Pompeii

tv

The Last Days of Pompeii

1984

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Olinthus

The Master of Ballantrae

movie

The Master of Ballantrae

1984

The Master of Ballantrae

as Captain Teach

The Hound of the Baskervilles

movie

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Geoffrey Lyons

Natural World

tv

Natural World

1983

Natural World

Blackadder

tv

Blackadder

1983

Blackadder

as King Richard IV

High Road to China

movie

High Road to China

1983

High Road to China

as Suleman Khan

David Macaulay: Castle

movie

David Macaulay: Castle

1983

David Macaulay: Castle

as Voice

Cosmic Princess

movie

Cosmic Princess

1982

Cosmic Princess

as Mentor

The Kenny Everett Television Show

tv

The Kenny Everett Television Show

1982

The Kenny Everett Television Show

as Self

CineRaya

tv

The Little World of Don Camillo

1981

The Little World of Don Camillo

as Peppone

Flash Gordon

movie

Flash Gordon

1980

Flash Gordon

as Prince Vultan

Minder

tv

Minder

1979

Minder

as Freddie Dyer

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

movie

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

1979

Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter

as Detective Jack Noonan

Tales of the Unexpected

tv

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

as Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan

The Aphrodite Inheritance

tv

The Aphrodite Inheritance

1979

The Aphrodite Inheritance

as Basileos

Blake's 7

tv

Blake's 7

1978

Blake's 7

as Vargas

A Christmas Carol

movie

A Christmas Carol

1977

A Christmas Carol

as Narrator (voice)

The Eagle Has Landed

movie

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

The Eagle Has Landed

as Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)

I, Claudius

tv

I, Claudius

1976

I, Claudius

as Augustus

Nobody's House

tv

Nobody's House

1976

Nobody's House

as Jack Treadful

Into Infinity

movie

Into Infinity

1975

Into Infinity

as Dr. Tom Bowen

CineRaya

tv

The Day After Tomorrow

1975

The Day After Tomorrow

as Dr. Tom Bowen

A Midsummer Nightmare

movie

A Midsummer Nightmare

1975

A Midsummer Nightmare

as Det Sgt George Briggs

Space: 1999

tv

Space: 1999

1975

Space: 1999

as Mentor

Space: 1999

tv

Space: 1999

1975

Space: 1999

as Cabot Rowland

Survivors

tv

Survivors

1975

Survivors

as Brod

The Sweeney

tv

The Sweeney

1975

The Sweeney

as Frank Kemble

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

movie

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

1975

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

as Mark of Cornwall

Churchill's People

tv

Churchill's People

1974

Churchill's People

as Guthrum

Notorious Woman

tv

Notorious Woman

1974

Notorious Woman

as Albert Grzymala

Boy Dominic

tv

Boy Dominic

1974

Boy Dominic

as William Woodcock

CineRaya

tv

European Heritage

1973

European Heritage

as Narrator (voice)

Thriller

tv

Thriller

1973

Thriller

as Det Sgt George Briggs

Man of La Mancha

movie

Man of La Mancha

1972

Man of La Mancha

as Pedro

Arthur of the Britons

tv

Arthur of the Britons

1972

Arthur of the Britons

as Mark of Cornwall

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

movie

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Suffolk

Shirley's World

tv

Shirley's World

1972

Shirley's World

CineRaya

movie

The Bristol Entertainment

1971

The Bristol Entertainment

as Cabot / Wolstan / Pocock / Colston / Pope Gregory / Dr. Beddoes

Justice

tv

Justice

1971

Justice

as Tiger Lawson

The Trojan Women

movie

The Trojan Women

1971

The Trojan Women

as Talthybius

The Last Valley

movie

The Last Valley

1971

The Last Valley

as Korski

CineRaya

movie

Wine of India

1970

Wine of India

as Will

Brotherly Love

movie

Brotherly Love

1970

Brotherly Love

as Jack Baird

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

tv

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

1969

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Jim Lawsey

CineRaya

movie

The Double Agent

1969

The Double Agent

as Reg Sugden

Son of Man

movie

Son of Man

1969

Son of Man

as Peter

Till Death Us Do Part

movie

Till Death Us Do Part

1969

Till Death Us Do Part

as Sergeant

The Expert

tv

The Expert

1968

The Expert

as Hubert Innes

Cold Comfort Farm

tv

Cold Comfort Farm

1968

Cold Comfort Farm

as Reuben Starkadder

ITV Playhouse

tv

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

as Reg Sugden

ITV Playhouse

tv

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

as Jim Carter

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

tv

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

1967

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

as Porthos

The Christmas Tree

movie

The Christmas Tree

1966

The Christmas Tree

The Three Musketeers

tv

The Three Musketeers

1966

The Three Musketeers

as Porthos

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Sgt. Kite

The Troubleshooters

tv

The Troubleshooters

1965

The Troubleshooters

as Eddie Barnaby

Public Eye

tv

Public Eye

1965

Public Eye

as Rev. William Pratt

The Wednesday Play

tv

The Wednesday Play

1964

The Wednesday Play

as Peter

Doctor Who

tv

Doctor Who

1963

Doctor Who

as King Yrcanos

Z-Cars

tv

Z-Cars

1962

Z-Cars

as PC Smith

Z-Cars

tv

Z-Cars

1962

Z-Cars

as PC Fancy Smith

Z-Cars

tv

Z-Cars

1962

Z-Cars

as PC William "Fancy" Smith

The Avengers

tv

The Avengers

1961

The Avengers

as Sergeant Hearn

The Avengers

tv

The Avengers

1961

The Avengers

as Mark Dayton

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Teach

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

tv

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TBA

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Presenter

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