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Biography

Brian Blessed, a boisterous British actor known for his roles in many of Shakespeare's television and movie adaptations. Born on the 9th of October…more

Born

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

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Gender

Male

Credits

Star (8)

Role
- Let's Dance for Sport Relief
  Voiceover
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sport Relief 2010 - The Final
    3/13/10
  - S 2: Ep 3 Sport Relief 2010 - Week Three
    3/6/10
  - S 2: Ep 2 Sport Relief 2010 - Week Two
    2/27/10
  - S 2: Ep 1 Sport Relief 2010 - Week One
    2/20/10
  - S 1: Ep 3 Comic Relief 2009 - Week Three
    3/7/09
  - + 2 More Credits
- Return to Treasure Island
  Long John Silver
  - S 1: Ep 10 Treasure Island
    6/7/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Spanish Gold
    5/31/86
  - S 1: Ep 8 In Chains
    5/24/86
  - S 1: Ep 7 Fugitives
    5/17/86
  - S 1: Ep 6 Crows Nest
    5/10/86
  - + 5 More Credits
- Blackadder
  Richard IV [ 1 ]
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Black Seal
    7/20/83
  - S 1: Ep 5 Witchsmeller Pursuivant
    7/13/83
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Queen of Spain's Beard
    7/6/83
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Archbishop
    6/29/83
  - S 1: Ep 2 Born to Be King
    6/22/83
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Aphrodite Inheritance
  Basileos
  - S 1: Ep 5 Come into my Parlour
    1/31/79
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Friend in Need
    1/24/79
  - S 1: Ep 3 Here We Come Gathering
    1/17/79
  - S 1: Ep 2 A Lamb to Slaughter
    1/10/79
  - S 1: Ep 1 A Death in the Family
    1/3/79
- I, Claudius
  Augustus
  - S 1: Ep 13 Old King Log
    12/6/76
  - S 1: Ep 5 Poison is Queen
    10/11/76
  - S 1: Ep 4 What Shall We Do About Claudius?
    10/4/76
  - S 1: Ep 3 Waiting in the Wings
    9/27/76
  - S 1: Ep 2 Family Affairs
    9/20/76
  - + 1 More Credits
- Arthur of the Britons
  Mark of Cornwall
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Girl from Rome
    11/28/73
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Treaty
    11/21/73
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Games
    11/14/73
  - S 2: Ep 9 Daughter of the King
    11/7/73
  - S 2: Ep 8 Six Measures of Silver
    10/31/73
  - + 19 More Credits
- Johnny and the Dead
  William 'Bill' Sticker
  - S 1: Ep 4 Ep. 4
  - S 1: Ep 3 Ep. 3
  - S 1: Ep 2 Ep. 2
  - S 1: Ep 1 Ep. 1
- Z Cars
  P.C. Smith
  - S 5: Ep 12 That's the Way It Is
    12/21/65
  - S 5: Ep 11 But the Crying…
    12/14/65
  - S 5: Ep 10 Celebration
    12/7/65
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Good Life
    11/30/65
  - S 5: Ep 7 A Morning's Sport
    11/16/65
  - + 111 More Credits
Guest Star (54)

Role
- Pointless Celebrities
  Contestant
  - S 2: Ep 2 Episode 7
    3/3/12
- QI
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 15 Ice
    12/29/11
- That Sunday Night Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 1.8
    2/27/11
- Daybreak
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Thursday 9/9/10
    9/9/10
- All Star Mr. & Mrs.
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Tina Hobley, Brian Blessed, Gary Lucy
    5/23/09
- The Royal
  Sir Edward Fawcett
  - S 7: Ep 8 Pastures New
    12/28/08
- Family Guy
  Prince Vultan
  - S 7: Ep 3 Road to Germany
    10/19/08
- Loose Women
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 225 Tuesday 29th July
    7/29/08
- Have I Got News for You
  Guest Host
  - S 35: Ep 3 Brian Blessed, Marcus Brigstocke, Alan Duncan MP
    5/2/08
- Doctors
  Micky 'Rebel' Becket
  - S 9: Ep 101 Rebel, Rebel
    10/3/07
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 73 Episode 73
    12/21/05
  - S 3: Ep 48 Episode 48
    11/16/05
  - S 1: Ep 38 Series 1 - Episode 38
    12/1/04
- Room 101
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 1 Kirsty Young
    9/13/04
- Britain's Best Sitcom
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Blackadder
    1/17/04
- The Best Of British
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 Patrick Stewart
    5/30/01
- Fun at the Funeral Parlour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Mountains of Doom
    1/22/01
- The Generation Game
  Show Guest
  - S 21: Ep 12 Jim Davidson's Generation Game
    12/23/00
  - S 21: Ep 6 Jim Davidson's Generation Game
    11/4/00
  - S 19: Ep 16 Jim Davidson's Generation Game
    12/19/98
  - S 19: Ep 8 Jim Davidson's Generation Game
    10/24/98
- Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 6 Brian Blessed and Gloria Hunniford
    4/19/00
- Telly Addicts
  himself
  - S 10: Ep 16 Series 10, Episode 16
    12/28/94
- MacGyver
  Atticus
  - S 8: Ep 1 Lost Treasure of Atlantis
    5/14/94
- Pebble Mill
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 100 Episode 150
    10/20/92
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9
    10/24/91
- Lovejoy
  Harry Catapodis
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Black Virgin of Vladimir
    3/17/91
- Minder (1979)
  Freddie Dyer
  - S 7: Ep 4 The Last Video Show
    1/23/89
- Boon
  Lambert Sampson
  - S 4: Ep 10 Banbury Blue
    1/3/89
- Crossbow
  Gaston
  - S 1: Ep 13 Misalliance
    11/22/87
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Pass
    11/15/87
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Impostor
    11/8/87
- Doctor Who (1963)
  King Yrcanos
  - S 23: Ep 8 The Trial of a Time Lord, Part Eight
    10/25/86
  - S 23: Ep 6 The Trial of a Time Lord, Part Six
    10/11/86
  - S 23: Ep 5 The Trial of a Time Lord, Part Five
    10/4/86
- Roland Rat, the Series
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    9/27/86
- Roland Rat, the Series
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    9/6/86
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 24 Brian Blessed
    4/4/84
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Captain Teach
  - S 33: Ep 2 The Master of Ballantrae
    1/31/84
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lamb to the Slaughter
    4/14/79
- Z Cars
  First Visitor
  - S 12: Ep 13 Pressure
    9/20/78
- Omnibus (UK)
  Voice
  - S 12: Ep 2 Gustave Courbet: Engine Of Revolution
    1/19/78
- Blake's 7
  Vargas
  - S 1: Ep 3 Cygnus Alpha
    1/16/78
- Survivors (1975)
  Brod
  - S 3: Ep 3 Law of the Jungle
    3/30/77
- Space: 1999
  Mentor
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Metamorph
    9/4/76
- Thriller (1973)
  Detective Sergeant Briggs
  - S 6: Ep 6 A Midsummer Nightmare
    5/15/76
- Space: 1999
  Doctor Cabot Rowland
  - S 1: Ep 5 Death's other Dominion
    11/14/75
- The Sweeney
  Frank Kemble
  - S 1: Ep 1 Ringer
    1/2/75
- Play of the Month
  Sergeant Kite
  - S 9: Ep 3 The Recruiting Officer
    11/18/73
- Hadleigh
  Joseph Roper
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Last Rent Dinner
    7/6/73
- Public Eye
  Rev. William Pratt
  - S 6: Ep 12 Egg and Cress Sandwiches
    2/7/73
- Drama Playhouse
  Harry Shannon
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Venturers: The Chancer
    8/30/72
- Shirley's World
  Sir Nigel
  - S 1: Ep 16 Knightmare
    7/18/72
- Masterpiece Theatre
  Reuben Starkadder
  - S 1: Ep 39 Cold Comfort Farm
    12/26/71
- The Expert
  Hubert Innes
  - S 3: Ep 13 A Clear and Easy Duty
    3/28/71
- The Wednesday Play
  Will
  - S 9: Ep 27 Wine of India
    4/15/70
- Sooty & Co
  Santa
  - S 5: Ep 2 Fun In The Snow
- The Legend of Tarzan
  Clayton
  - S 1: Ep 1 Tarzan
- Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969)
  Lawsey
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo
    11/30/69
- Drama Playhouse
  Tom Gardner
  - S 1: Ep 1 Barrister at Law: Winner Take Nothing
    7/17/69
- The Wednesday Play
  Peter
  - S 8: Ep 24 Son of Man
    4/16/69
- The Avengers
  Sergeant Hern
  - S 6: Ep 18 The Morning After
    1/29/69
- The Troubleshooters (1965)
  Eddie Barnaby
  - S 4: Ep 17 Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart
    2/19/68
- The Avengers
  Mark Dayton
  - S 5: Ep 12 The Superlative Seven
    4/8/67
Special Guest Star (3)

Role
- The Gadget Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Super Hero, Home Security and Boots
    9/21/09
- Celebrity Stars in their Eyes
  Himself/Luciana Pavaroti
  - S 1: Ep 17 2004 (1)
    4/24/04
- The Kenny Everett Television Show
  Various
  - S 4: Ep 5 Episode 4-5
    11/13/86
  - S 4: Ep 4 Episode 4-4
    11/6/86

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- Brian is a third-dan judo black-belt.
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- His directorial debut was for the film King Lear. A film in which he also starred.
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- Has published 5 books. The Turquoise Mountain: Brian Blessed on Everest (1991), Dynamite Kid (1992), Nothing's Impossible (1994), To the Top of the World (1995), Quest for the Lost World (1999)
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- Brian Blessed: My friend Patrick Stewart, who I grew up with in Yorkshire, keeps crying, 'You're going to die on that next mountain, Brian.' I have to tell him, no I'm not, don't worry. I'm going to get to 100.
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- Brian Blessed: (Talking about his second attempt at climbing Everest)I'm going back there next spring, my third attempt. I've got to 8,500m without oxygen, virtually to the top, but I helped save a man whose oxygen had packed up and was dying, by getting him down, otherwise I would have done it. But I'll get to the top this time, and I'll be the oldest man to have done it. It's my magnificent obsession-well, one of them!
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- Brian Blessed: I work to feed the animals, The wild ones too, of course, because they all know I'm a sucker! And when I go away on long expeditions it has brought us close to bankruptcy a few times. But I have to do my adventuring, This, however, is my Shangri-la! My little bit of wilderness! I love peace and nature.
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