Cast

Brian Blessed

1936

Active years (films on this site)

1971–1996

Genres

DramaBiographyHistoryComedyRomance

Schools and movements

British CinemaBalkan Cinema

Directors worked with

Kenneth Branagh3 filmsMichael Cacoyannis1 film

Biography

Brian Blessed is an English actor. He is known for his distinctive bushy beard, loud 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; Prince Vultan in Flash Gordon; Bustopher Jones and Old Deuteronomy in the 1981 original London production of Cats at the New London Theatre; King Richard IV in the first series of Blackadder; 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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire

4 films on this site

1. The Trojan Women 1971 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
2. Henry V 1989 · Kenneth Branagh · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
3. Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Kenneth Branagh · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
4. Hamlet 1996 · Kenneth Branagh · IMDb 7.7 · Cast