Brian Blessed
British actor (born 1936)
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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 5 films (1972–2006) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha | Arthur Hiller | 120 min | 16mm | Color | |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Kenneth Branagh | 111 min | Color | ||
| 1993 | Much ado about nothing | Kenneth Branagh | 111 min | Color | ||
| 1995 | Catherine the Great | Marvin J. Chomsky | 180 min | 16mm | sound | |
| 2006 | AS YOU LIKE IT | Kenneth Branagh | 127 min | Color |