Brian Blessed
CountryUnited 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.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Brian Blessed. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
In 2016, Blessed was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the arts and charity.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Brian Blessed. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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