Brian Blessed

Career timeline

1. 1936 · Born

   Born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK

2. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

3. 1999 · Breakthrough

   Family Guy (TV)

4. 2022 · Latest release

   Best & Bester (TV)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

11 1960s

14 1970s

13 1980s

12 1990s

8 2000s

9 2010s

3 2020s

• Drama38
• Comedy21
• Animation13
• Family11
• Action & Adventure10
• Adventure10

Highest-rated title The Amazing World of Gumball 2011 8.5 Most popular title Family Guy 1999 7.4

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Brian Blessed in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

8 titles together

Patrick Doyle

4 titles together

Derek Jacobi

3 titles together

Morwenna Banks

2 titles together

Ahmed Best

2 titles together

Ben Elton

2 titles together

Richard Curtis

2 titles together

Andy Secombe

2 titles together

Lenny Henry

2 titles together

Bob Baker

2 titles together

1. 2022 Best & Bester as Shouty Shirt (Voice) TV
2. 2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans as Charlemagne (voice) 7.6 Movie
3. 2020 Close Enough as Sir Jack Kleghorn (voice) 7.9 TV
4. 2018 Robin Hood: The Rebellion as Friar Tuck 5.0 Movie
5. 2015 Danger Mouse as Santa Claus (voice) 6.3 TV
6. 2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return as Judge Jawbreaker (voice) 6.3 Movie
7. 2012 Wizards vs Aliens as The Nekross King (voice) TV
8. 2012 LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out as Boss Nass (voice) 6.5 Movie
9. 2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as The Pirate King (voice) 6.5 Movie
10. 2011 Sooty as Father Christmas TV
11. 2011 The Amazing World of Gumball as Santa Claus (voice) 8.5 TV
12. 2010 Take Me Out as Announcer (voice) TV
13. 2008 The Underdog Show TV
14. 2008 All Star Mr & Mrs TV
15. 2006 As You Like It as Duke Senior/Duke Frederick 5.8 Movie
16. 2004 Alexander as Wrestling Trainer 6.0 Movie
17. 2004 The Paul O'Grady Show TV
18. 2004 小猪佩奇国语版 as Grampy Rabbit (voice) TV
19. 2004 Peppa Pig as Grampy Rabbit (voice) 6.5 TV
20. 2001 Fun at the Funeral Parlour TV
21. 1999 Tarzan as Clayton (voice) 7.4 Movie
22. 1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Boss Nass (voice) 6.6 Movie
23. 1999 Family Guy as Prince Vultan (voice) 7.4 TV
24. 1998 The Heaven and Earth Show TV
25. 1997 The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling as Squire Western TV
26. 1997 Macbeth as Edward the Confessor Movie
27. 1996 Hamlet as Ghost of Hamlet's Father 7.3 Movie
28. 1996 Dennis the Menace and Gnasher as Captain (voice) 6.3 TV
29. 1993 Sooty & Co. as Santa Claus TV
30. 1993 Lady Chatterley as Petty Officer 6.3 TV
31. 1993 Much Ado About Nothing as Antonio 6.9 Movie
32. 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as Lord Locksley 6.9 Movie
33. 1989 Henry V as Exeter 7.1 Movie
34. 1988 War and Remembrance as Yevlenko 7.8 TV
35. 1988 Comic Relief TV
36. 1987 My Family and Other Animals as Spiro TV
37. 1986 John Silver's Return to Treasure Island as Long John Silver TV
38. 1986 Boon as Lambert Sampson TV
39. 1986 Lovejoy as Harry Catapodis 7.4 TV
40. 1984 The Last Days of Pompeii as Olinthus TV
41. 1983 The Hound of the Baskervilles as Geoffrey Lyons 6.5 Movie
42. 1983 Natural World 7.4 TV
43. 1983 Blackadder as King Richard IV 8.0 TV
44. 1983 High Road to China as Suleman Khan 6.0 Movie
45. 1980 Flash Gordon as Prince Vultan 6.3 Movie
46. 1979 Minder as Freddie Dyer 7.2 TV
47. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan 6.8 TV
48. 1978 Blake's 7 as Vargas 7.3 TV
49. 1976 The Eagle Has Landed as Arthur Seymour (voice) (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
50. 1976 I, Claudius as Augustus 7.8 TV
51. 1975 Space: 1999 as Mentor 7.1 TV
52. 1975 Survivors as Brod 7.9 TV
53. 1975 The Sweeney as Frank Kemble 8.1 TV
54. 1974 Churchill's People as Guthrum TV
55. 1974 Boy Dominic as William Woodcock TV
56. 1972 Man of La Mancha as Pedro 6.6 Movie
57. 1972 Arthur of the Britons as Mark of Cornwall TV
58. 1972 Shirley's World TV
59. 1971 The Last Valley as Korski 6.5 Movie
60. 1969 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) as Jim Lawsey TV
61. 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Ted Gissing TV
62. 1967 ITV Playhouse as Reg Sugden TV
63. 1967 The Further Adventures of the Musketeers as Porthos TV
64. 1966 The Three Musketeers as Porthos TV
65. 1965 BBC Play of the Month as Sgt. Kite TV
66. 1965 The Troubleshooters as Eddie Barnaby TV
67. 1964 The Wednesday Play as Peter TV
68. 1963 Doctor Who as King Yrcanos 7.9 TV
69. 1962 Z-Cars as PC Smith TV
70. 1961 The Avengers as Sergeant Hearn 7.8 TV
71. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Teach TV

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