Brian Blessed: Biography, Facts and Career

Brian Blessed ( 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; Bustopher Jones and Old Deuteronomy in the 1981 original London production of Cats at the New London Theatre; King Richard IV in the first series of Blackadder; 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.

Quick facts about Brian Blessed

• Full name: Brian Blessed
• Born: 1936-10-09
• Nationality: United Kingdom
• Known as: Comedian
• Wikidata ID: Q449118

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