Comic life biography of the blessed
Comic life biography of the blessed one...
Comic life biography of the blessed
Brian Blessed
English actor (born 1936)
Brian Blessed OBE | |
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Blessed in 2012 | |
Born | (1936-10-09) 9 October 1936 (age 88) Mexborough, England |
Education | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BA) |
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Years active | 1957–present |
Works | Filmography |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 |
Brian BlessedOBE (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;