Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed
OBE
Blessed in 2012
Born (1936-10-09) 9 October 1936
Mexborough, England
EducationBristol Old Vic Theatre School (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • presenter
  • writer
  • explorer
Years active1956–present
WorksFilmography
Spouses
  • Ann Bomann
    ​
    (divorced)​
  • Hildegarde Neil
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1978; died 2023)​
Children2

Brian Blessed OBE (/ˈblɛsɪd/ BLES-id; born 9 October 1936) 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; King Richard IV in the first series of Blackadder; 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.

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