List of Brian Blessed performances
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Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The Christmas Tree | The Policeman | |
| 1969 | Till Death Us Do Part | Sergeant | |
| 1970 | Country Dance | Jack Baird | |
| The Last Valley | Korski | ||
| 1971 | The Trojan Women | Talthybius | |
| 1972 | Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Earl of Suffolk | |
| Man of La Mancha | Pedro | ||
| 1975 | King Arthur, the Young Warlord | Mark of Cornwall | |
| 1979 | The Aphrodite Inheritance | Basileos | |
| 1980 | Flash Gordon | Prince Vultan | |
| 1983 | High Road to China | Suleman Khan | |
| 1989 | Asterix and the Big Fight | Caous | Voice only English dubbed version |
| Henry V | Duke Thomas Beaufort of Exeter | ||
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Lord Locksley | |
| 1992 | Back in the USSR | Chazov | |
| Freddie as F.R.O.7 | El Supremo | Voice only | |
| 1993 | Much Ado About Nothing | Signor Antonio | |
| 1994 | Chasing the Deer | Maj. Elliot | |
| 1996 | The Bruce | King Edward I of England | |
| Hamlet | Ghost | ||
| 1999 | King Lear | King Lear | Also director |
| Tarzan | Clayton | Voice only Also the yelling voice of Tarzan | |
| Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Boss Nass | Voice only | |
| 2000 | The Mumbo Jumbo | Lucifer Bounder | |
| 2003 | Devil's Harvest | Father Gabriel Norton | |
| 2004 | 448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas | Narrator | |
| Alexander | Wrestling trainer | ||
| 2006 | The Conclave | Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini | |
| As You Like It | Duke Frederick Duke Senior | ||
| Day of Wrath | Lord Francisco del Ruiz | ||
| 2007 | Back in Business | Trevor Pilkington | |
| 2008 | Agent Crush | Boris Goudphater | Voice only |
| 2009 | Mr. Bojagi | Mr. Bojagi | Short film |
| 2011 | Re-Evolution | Mr Finney | |
| 2012 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists | Pirate King | Voice only |
| So You Want to Be a Pirate! | |||
| Santa's Blotto | Santa | Short film | |
| 2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Judge Jawbreaker | Voice only |
| Death Knight Love Story | Arthas, the Lich King | Short film Voice only | |
| The Seventeenth Kind | The Voice | Short film Voice only | |
| Decline of an Empire | Modern Day Priest | ||
| 2015 | Dragon | Sir Rory of Puddleton | Short film |
| 2016 | The Harklets in Reality Capture for Cinema | Unnamed | Voice only |
| 2018 | Eric and the Barbarian | Odin | Short film |
| Robin Hood: The Rebellion | Friar Tuck | ||
| Ode to Saint Cecilia | George F. Handel | Direct-to-video | |
| 2019 | Shed of the Dead | Narrator | Voice only |
| Gandidean | Jim | Short | |
| 2020 | Dear Mr. Burton | Narrator | Short; Voice only |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Charlemagne | Voice only |
| 2022 | Banking on Mr. Toad | Frederick James Furnivall | Pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–1965 | Z-Cars | PC "Fancy" Smith | |
| 1963 | Ghost Squad | Policeman | Episode: "Catspaw" |
| 1966-1967 | The Three Musketeers | Porthos | |
| 1967 | The Further Adventures of the Musketeers | Porthos | |
| 1967–1969 | The Avengers | Mark Dayton Sergeant Hearn | Episodes: "The Superlative Seven" "The Morning After" |
| 1968 | The Troubleshooters | Eddie Barnaby | Episode: "Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart" |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Reuben Starkadder | Episodes: "Folk" "Woodshed" "Doom" | |
| 1969 | Barrister at Law | Tom Gardner | TV movie |
| Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Jim Lawsey | Episode: "The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo" | |
| 1969–1970 | The Wednesday Play | Peter Will | Episodes: "Son of Man" "Wine of India" |
| 1970 | Crime of Passion | Pierre Lombard | Episode: "Pierre" |
| Whom God Hath Joined | Mark Ridware | TV movie | |
| 1971 | Jackanory | Storyteller | Episodes: "The Miller and the Smiling Cat – Part 1" "The Miller and the Smiling Cat – Part 2" "The Imp and the Nagging Wife" "The Crow-Fairy – Part 1" "The Crow-Fairy – Part 2" |
| The Expert | Hubert Innes | Episode: "A Clear and Easy Duty" | |
| Owen, M.D. | Bill Tulley | Episodes: "I Love You, But: Part 1" "I Love You, But: Part 2" | |
| Shirley's World | Sir Nigel | Episode: "Knightmare" | |
| 1972 | The Venturers | Harry Shannon | TV movie |
| 1972–1973 | Arthur of the Britons | Mark of Cornwall | Episodes: "Arthur Is Dead" "The Duel" "Rolf the Preacher" "The Prize" "The Prisoner" "The Marriage Feast" "The Games" |
| 1973 | Public Eye | Rev. William Pratt | Episode: "Egg and Cress Sandwiches" |
| Justice | Tiger Lawson | Episode: "The Whole Truth?" | |
| Love Story | Andrew | Episode: "Reflections" | |
| ITV Sunday Night Theatre | Ted Gissing | Episode: "Lorna and Ted" | |
| Hadleigh | Joseph Roper | Episode: "The Last Rent Dinner" | |
| BBC Play of the Month | Sgt. Kite | Episode: "The Recruiting Officer" | |
| 1974 | Boy Dominic | William Woodcock | |
| 1975 | Notorious Woman | Albert Grzymala | TV mini-series |
| The Sweeney | Frank Kemble | Episode: "Ringer" | |
| 1975–1976 | Space: 1999 | Dr. Cabot Rowland Mentor | Episodes: "Death's Other Dominion" "The Metamorph" |
| 1976 | The Day After Tomorrow | Dr Tom Bowen | |
| Thriller | Detective Sargeant Briggs | Episode: "A Midsummer Nightmare" | |
| I, Claudius | Augustus | Episodes: "A Touch of Murder" "Waiting in the Wings" "What Shall We Do About Claudius?" "Poison Is Queen" "Old King Log" | |
| 1977 | Survivors | Brod | Episode: "Law of the Jungle" |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 | Vargas | Episode: "Cygnus Alpha" |
| 1980 | The Joy of Bach | J.S. Bach himself | |
| 1981 | The Little World of Don Camillo | Peppone | |
| 1983 | Great Little Railways | Himself | |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Geoffrey Lyons | ||
| The Black Adder | Richard IV | Episodes: "The Foretelling" "Born to Be King" "The Archbishop" "The Queen of Spain's Beard" "Witchsmeller Pursuivant" "The Black Seal" | |
| Castle | Master James of Babbington | Voiceover role; also narrator of introductory segment | |
| 1984 | The Last Days of Pompeii | Olinthus | |
| The Master of Ballantrae | Captain Teach | ||
| 1986 | Cathedral | Master Guillaume de Solis | Voiceover role |
| Doctor Who | King Yrcanos | Episode: "Mindwarp" | |
| Return to Treasure Island | Long John Silver | ||
| 1987 | My Family and Other Animals | Spiro | |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | General Yevlenko | |
| Pyramid | Grand Vizier Ankhaf | Voiceover role; also narrator at the start of the first animated sequence | |
| 1989 | Minder | Detective Inspector Dyer | Episode: "The Last Video Show" |
| 1990 | The Castle of Adventure | Sam Scar | |
| 1991 | Lovejoy | Harry Catapodis | Episode: "The Black Virgin of Vladimir" |
| Prisoner of Honor | General Gonse | ||
| Galahad of Everest | George Mallory | ||
| 1993 | Lady Chatterley | Petty Officer | Episode: "Episode #1.4" |
| 1994 | Roman City | General Gaius Valerius | Voiceover role |
| MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis | Atticus | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Johnny and the Dead | William 'Bill' Sticker | |
| Kidnapped | Cluny MacPherson | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Catherine the Great | Bestuzhev | |
| 1997 | The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling | Squire Western | |
| Sooty & Co | Santa Claus | "Fun in the Snow" | |
| 1998 | Dennis the Menace | Captain | Episode: "Skull and Crossbones" |
| 1999 | Adam's Family Tree | Cavalier | Episode: "A Cavalier Spirit" |
| 1999-2000 | The Big Knights | Sir Morris (voice) | |
| 1999 | The Greatest Store in the World | Mr. Scottley | TV movie |
| The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | King Henry VIII | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Sooty Heights | Practical Joker | Episode: "You Must Be Joking" |
| 2001 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | Himself | Episode: "The Mountains of Doom" |
| The Human Spinning-Top | Captain John Silver (voice) | ||
| Alexander the Great | Narrator | Video documentary | |
| 2003 | Winter Solstice | Max | TV movie |
| 2004 | The Legend of the Tamworth Two | Wild Boar (voice) | |
| 2006 | Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy | Sir Gregory | TV movie |
| 2007–2011 | Doctors | Dominic Duvall / Micky 'Rebel' Becket | Episodes: "Rebel, Rebel" "The Devil's Daughter" |
| 2008 | Kika & Bob | Bob | |
| The Wrong Door | Captain Goiter | Episodes: "The Train Pirates" "Bondo" | |
| Family Guy | Prince Vultan | Episode: "Road to Germany" | |
| The Royal | Sir Edward Fawcett | Episode: "Pastures New" | |
| Have I Got News for You | Guest Presenter | Episodes: "Episode #35.3" "Episode #36.10" | |
| 2009 | Henry 8.0 | Henry Tudor | |
| 2010 | Fee Fi Fo Yum | GTV Announcer (voice) | |
| Little Princess | Great Uncle Walter | Episode: "I Want My Horace" | |
| 2010–present | Peppa Pig | Grampy Rabbit | Recurring role |
| 2010–2011 | The Legend of Dick and Dom | King | Episodes: "Beastly" "Home" |
| 2011 | Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War | Narrator | Video documentary |
| QI | Himself | Episode: "Ice"[1] | |
| 2012 | Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out | Boss Nass (voice) | TV Special |
| 2012–13 | Wizards vs Aliens | Nekross King (voice) | Series 1 and 2 only |
| 2012-19 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Santa Claus (voice) | Episodes: "Christmas" "The Finale" "The Future" |
| 2013 | Have I Got News for You | Guest Presenter | Episode: "Episode #45.2" |
| Piers Morgan's Life Stories | Himself | Episode: "Brian Blessed"[2] | |
| Sooty | Santa Claus | Episode: "Pranks and Presents" | |
| Russell Howard's Good News | Himself | Series: 8 "Episode 10" | |
| 2013–15 | Henry Hugglemonster | Eduardo Enormomonster (voice) | |
| 2015 | Toast of London | Col. Gonville Toast | Episode: "Hamm on Toast" |
| 2015-16 | Danger Mouse | Santa Claus (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Would I Lie to You? | Himself | Series 10, Episode 5 |
| 2017 | Santa Blessed's Christmas Sleighlist | Santa Blessed | Festive Music TV Special |
| The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe | The Moany Mountain | Episode: "The Prince and the Moany Mountain" | |
| 2019 | Small Fortune | Big Voice | 3 episodes; Voice only |
| 2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Charlemagne | Episode: Dragon's Den |
| Worzel Gummidge | Abraham Longshanks (voice) | Episode: "Saucy Nancy" | |
| The Apeman of the Amazon | The Host | TV Short | |
| 2022 | Close Enough | Sir Jack Kleghorn (voice) | Episode: "Never Meet Your Heroes" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Uncle Kashumai |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Clayton |
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Clayton |
| 2003 | Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior | Admiral Constantine |
| 2006 | Rome Total War: Alexander | Narrator |
| 2008 | Viking: Battle for Asgard | Narrator |
| 2009 | Invizimals | Professor Dawson |
| Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon | Zeus | |
| 2010 | Invizimals: Shadow Zone | Professor Dawson |
| 2011 | Invizimals: The Lost Tribes | Professor Dawson |
| 2012 | War of the Roses | Narrator |
| 2013 | Invizimals: The Alliance | Professor Dawson |
| 2014 | Elite Dangerous | Vasco |
| 2016 | LEGO Dimensions | Battle Arena Announcer |
| 2017 | Loco Dojo | The Grand Sensei |
| Total War: Warhammer II | Gotrek Gurnisson | |
| 2018 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance | Konrad Kyeser |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Jonathan Warwick | |
| 2021 | Evil Genius 2 | Red Ivan |
| 2022 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Boss Nass[3] |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Cats | Bustopher Jones Old Deuteronomy | Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical at the New London Theatre in West End |
| 1989 | Metropolis | John Freeman | Joseph Brooks and Dusty Hughes's musical adaptation of the 1927 silent movie at the Piccadilly Theatre in West End |
| 2002 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Baron Bomburst | The Sherman Brothers' musical adaptation of the 1968 movie at the London Palladium in West End |
| 2016 | Eugenius! | Space Lord | Voice only Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins' musical at the London Palladium in West End |
Audio dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: Under Drake's Flag | G.A. Henty | |
| 2014 | The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: In Freedom's Cause | G.A. Henty | (Post-Production) |
| 2015 | The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: The Dragon And The Raven | G.A. Henty | |
| 2018 | Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realmslayer | Gotrek Gurnisson | |
| 2019 | Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realmslayer - Blood of the Old World | Gotrek Gurnisson | |
References
- "QI - Ice". BBC. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "Piers Morgan's Life Stories". itv.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "https://twitter.com/wingedrobot/status/1511759111637114884". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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