Brian Blessed
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
Peppa Pig: Wedding Party!
2024
Peppa's Cinema Party
2024
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022
Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
Best & Bester
2022
The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
2022
Blankety Blank
2021
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021
Dear Mr. Burton
2020
Close Enough
2020
Eugenius!
2020
Shed of the Dead
2019
Robin Hood: The Rebellion
2018
Life After Flash
2017
The Russell Howard Hour
2017
Danger Mouse
2015
Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots
2015
Brian Cox: Space, Time & Videotape
2014
The Seventeenth Kind
2014
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014
The Kumars
The Kumars
2014
Was It Something I Said?
2013
Wizards vs Aliens
2012
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
Tales of Television Centre
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War
Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War
2011
Sooty
2011
The Amazing World of Gumball
2011
Fee Fi Fo Yum
Fee Fi Fo Yum
2010
Mr. Bojagi
Mr. Bojagi
2010
In Confidence
In Confidence
2010
Take Me Out
2010
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008
The Underdog Show
The Underdog Show
2008
All Star Mr & Mrs
2008
Agent Crush
2008
Saving Planet Earth UK
Saving Planet Earth UK
2007
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Britain's Got More Talent
2007
Back in Business
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
The Conclave
2006
As You Like It
2006
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2006
Day of Wrath
2006
Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas
2004
Alexander
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Peppa Pig
2004
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
QI
2003
The Royal
2003
Devil's Harvest
2003
The Dark Side of Everest
2003
The Making of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
2002
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
The Greatest Store in the World
1999
The Big Knights
1999
Tarzan
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Family Guy
1999
King Lear
1999
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998
The Heaven and Earth Show
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
Fantasy World Cup
Fantasy World Cup
1998
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
Macbeth
1997