Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayOct 9, 1936
BiographyBrian Blessed ( BLES-id; 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.

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Known For

Peppa Pig
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Peppa Pig

as Grampy Rabbit
Arthur of the Britons
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Arthur of the Britons

as Mark of Cornwall
Blackadder
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Blackadder

as King Richard IV of England
Crash Test Dummies
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Crash Test Dummies

as Narrator
Fee Fi Fo Yum
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Fee Fi Fo Yum

as GTV Announcer
I, Claudius
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I, Claudius

as Augustus
Little Princess
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Little Princess

as Great Uncle Walter
My Family and Other Animals
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My Family and Other Animals

as Spiro
Return to Treasure Island
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Return to Treasure Island

as Long John Silver
Small Fortune
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Small Fortune

as Voiceover
The Aphrodite Inheritance
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The Aphrodite Inheritance

as Basileos
The Big Knights
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The Big Knights

as Sir Morris
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
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The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

as Porthos
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
Ended

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

as Squire Western
The Legend of Dick and Dom
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The Legend of Dick and Dom

as King
Wizards vs Aliens
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Wizards vs Aliens

as Nekross King
Worzel Gummidge
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Worzel Gummidge

as Abraham Longshanks
Z Cars
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Z Cars

as PC "Fancy" Smith (1962–1965)

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