Acting
Brian Blessed
1936 · Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
30 films
Bio
Brian Blessed OBE (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.
Filmography
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Boss Nass (voice)
Tarzan
Clayton (voice)
Alexander
Wrestling Trainer
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Lord Locksley
Flash Gordon
Prince Vultan
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirate King (voice)
Hamlet
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Judge Jawbreaker (voice)
Day of Wrath
Lord Francisco del Ruiz
The Eagle Has Landed
Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited)
Much Ado About Nothing
Antonio
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Charlemagne (voice)