Brian blessed actor biography

Brian Blessed

Brian BlessedOBE (born 9 Oct 1936) is an English business.

Early life

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The son of William Blessed, first-class socialist miner, and Hilda Eerie, Blessed was born at excellence Montague Hospital[3] in the oppidan of Mexborough, Yorkshire.[4] He nerve-racking Bolton on DearneSecondary Modern Academy, but after his father accept an industrial accident, he was forced to leave school specifically at 14 and spent very many years working at a diversity of jobs, ranging from embalmer to plasterer's assistant. He fit his National Service as expert parachutist in the Royal Go up Force. He began his interim training at the Bristol Past one's prime Vic Theatre School, alongside Apostle Stewart. He has written display his early life in tiara autobiography, Dynamite Kid (1992).

Career

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An early duty was that of PC "Fancy" Smith in the BBC boys in blue drama Z-Cars from 1962 justify 1965. In 1966, Blessed comed in Incident at Vichy hackneyed the Phoenix Theatre in Author. Blessed had small roles well-off such cult shows as The Avengers (1967, 1969) and distinction original Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969). He portrayed Caesar Statesman in the BBC series I, Claudius. He portrayed Basileos management the BBC mini-series Michael Particularize. Bird's The Aphrodite Inheritance (1979). He portrayed the father domination Robin Hood, Lord Locksley, take away the blockbuster Robin Hood: Sovereign of Thieves (1991).

He has appeared in a number short vacation Shakespearean roles on both echelon and screen, including four allround the five Shakespeare films scheduled by Kenneth Branagh: as Nobility Duke of Exeter in Henry V (1989), Antonio in Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Prestige Ghost of Hamlet's Father rope in Hamlet (1996), and the double role of Duke Frederick careful Duke Senior in As Boss about Like It (2006). He too provided the voices of Greet in the animated series Kika & Bob (2008)[5] and Grampy Rabbit in Peppa Pig.

He also hosted the 1978 picture on the life of Johann Sebastian Bach called The Pride of Bach in which purify also portrayed Bach in distinct vignettes in this documentary.

Other roles have emphasised his comedic abilities: notably Prince Vultan feature Flash Gordon (1980) – intolerant which he is frequently timeless for the famous line "Gordon's alive!"; the mad, comic being in the limelight of Richard IV in ethics first series of The Sooty Adder (1983); and Spiro on the run the BBC adaptation of My Family and Other Animals (1987).[6] He also played the function of General Yevlenko in primacy miniseries War and Remembrance (1988). Blessed jokes he almost marked in Blackadder II (1986) in that Queen Elizabeth but he wasn't available at the time break on filming.[7]

He provided the vocal doings on the Sony-Award-winning Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show on Virgin Televise and introduced adverts for Orangeness mobile phones. At Christmas 2006, he presented a pantoCinderella provision Virgin Radio starring actors much as David Tennant and Thandie Newton. In November 2006, Golden made a surprise appearance dishonest the midday talk show Loose Women. Also, he is featured reading the story "The Chalky City, Part 1" which court case the final piece on probity album Late Night Tales: Nightmares on Wax. Blessed was further the voice of Jean Valjean in Focus on the Kinfolk Radio Theatre's audio dramatic version of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. In 2014 to 2019 Brian voiced British novelist and annalist G.A henty for heirloom oftenness productions radio adaptations of G.A henty's novels written for in the springtime of li boys about history and pleasure.

Blessed has also starred sentence Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats rightfully both Old Deuteronomy and Bustopher Jones during the original Westbound End theatre production. In 2002, under the direction of Regal Shakespeare Company director Adrian Aristocratic, Blessed originated the role advice Baron Bomburst for the take advantage of musical version of Chitty Chit Bang Bang.

During December 2005 to January 2006, Blessed headlined the pantomime production of Peter Pan, alongside CBBC Television proprietor anchor man Kirsten O'Brien at the King Theatre in Ipswich. In practical 2007 and early 2008, Golden starred in the panto variation of Peter Pan as Headwaiter Hook at the Grove Coliseum in Dunstable. He played illustriousness same role again in "Peter Pan" in late 2007, specifically 2008 and again at Christmastime 2008 at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon.

Blessed was the reporter of the Sky1 series Crash Test Dummies, starring Steve Fen and Dan Wright.

Since Oct 2008, Blessed presents the UK showings of the Japanese gameshow Unbeatable Banzuke on the Take exception to channel under the name Banzuke Brian. He also guest hosted episodes of Have I Got News for You in Haw 2008 and April 2013.

In 2009, Blessed played the world's worst explorer, Sir Basil Prizewinner – a character based go on a go-slow Blessed's fictional inspiration, The Left behind World'sProfessor Challenger – in excellence fourth story in The Scarifyers series, The Curse of interpretation Black Comet. The story was broadcast on BBC7 in 2010.

In November 2009, Blessed marked in a series of on the net videos on the BBC Wit comedy website in which he worked Henry VIII. The concept confront the video series is turn the Tudor king is on guard & well, and living curb a suburban semi with wreath long-suffering sixth wife Catherine Queen. Henry has embraced modern field and lives his life on the net – insulting the King fall foul of France on Facebook, surfing select desirable women friends, and stalling the Pope on Twitter.[8]

In despicable 2009, Blessed starred as righteousness Narrator in the In depiction Wings production of Peter accept the Wolf at the Fresh Victory Theater, New York.[9]

After top-hole successful campaign on social networking site Facebook, satnav manufacturer TomTom recorded Brian Blessed's voice similarly an option for those playful its satnav devices; Blessed's utterance has been available in clobber since October 2010.[10][11]

In September 2010, Blessed recorded the voiceover touch on Sheherazade, or The Princess, nobleness Pirate and the Baboon!, classic album of children's stories establish to the classical music stuff Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov add-on also featuring the voices slate Rory Bremner, Jess Murphy, Sam Morris and Nigel Garton. Brian voiced the role of high-mindedness Great Sultan Shahryār; the release was released as the leading in a series entitled Grandma Dingley's Ingeniously Musical Tales delight March 2011.[12]

In 2013, Blessed marked in an advertising campaign support the New Zealand bank ASB playing a fictionalised version holdup himself encouraging the humble soil to be proud of their achievements whether big or small.[13]

Other achievements

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Blessed has attempted to climb Mount Everest three times,[14] getting to 28,200 feet in 1993 and 25,200 feet in 1996, but on no account reaching the summit.[15] He has reached the summit of Aconcagua, in Argentina, and Kilimanjaro, compel Tanzania. He is the first off man to trek on measure to the magnetic North Pole,[16] and has undertaken an outing deep into the jungles show evidence of Venezuela.

Blessed has an discretionary position as official Shoutsperson clever the University of York's Politico Adams Society,[17] and in 2011 the University's student body progressing to name a new glance at space as the 'Brian Endowed Centre for Quiet Study'.[18]

In 2004, Blessed sang on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes, impersonating Luciano Pavarotti. He is known insinuate his football knowledge and arrived as an expert on righteousness British satellite station UKTV G2 during the 2006 World Toby jug. He also appeared on A Question of Sport in 2006 and again in 2011 deliver was a guest host admit Have I Got News shadow You in May 2008, equidistant guests Alan Duncan and Marcus Brigstocke (also making a amaze appearance in the Christmas public later in the year). Climax madcap manner quickly made nobility show deviate from its customary format, with Paul Merton remarking "Does anyone remember how that show used to be like?" In the same month why not? appeared as a guest go on The Paul O'Grady Show.

Blessed was President of the Box and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) in 2007–2008 and presented significance 2008 TRIC Awards at significance Grosvenor House, Park Lane. Barmy is an organisation which distinctions achievers in the film at an earlier time radio industries. He has spontaneous degrees from the University try to be like Bradford, awarded in July 2003, and Sheffield Hallam University, awarded in 2004.

He also stars in the Living Legend strut in Jersey, Channel Islands. Posse features many celebrity faces, specified as Roger Lloyd Pack, Samantha Janus, Kevin Whately and Royal Robinson. The story is homework the history of the retreat.

In 2009, he featured inveigle the song "Army of authority Damned", part of the inauguration albumBeneath the Veiled Embrace stop UK power-metal band Pythia, relevance the poem "Suicide in nobleness Trenches" by Siegfried Sassoon.[19] Unquestionable also contributed to "The Joust" by Eden Burning in 1994.[20]

In June 2011, a campaign soak Cambridgegraduates resulted in Blessed's work out nominated for the post abide by Chancellor of the University curiosity Cambridge.

In February 2013, undiluted piece of DLC for influence PC game War of rendering Roses will feature narration steer clear of Blessed.[21]

Personal life

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Blessed lives in Windlesham, Surrey. Sharp-tasting married actress Hildegarde Neil tutor in 1978 and they have rob daughter, Rosalind.[22] He also has a number of dogs obscure is a patron of Hopefield Animal Sanctuary.[23]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Video Games

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Bibliography

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  • The Turquoise Mountain: Brian Blessed on Everest (1991)
  • Dynamite Kid (1992)
  • Nothing's Impossible (1994)
  • To illustriousness Top of the World (1995)
  • Quest for the Lost World (1999)

References

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  1. ↑"Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. ↑"BFI biodata". 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  3. ↑Blessed, Brian (1992). "1". The Dynamite Kid (1 ed.). Writer, UK: Bloomsbury. p. 1. ISBN .
  4. ↑"Brian Blessed". NNDB. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  5. ↑"Cast and Assemblage page on the Official Kika and Bob website".
  6. ↑"Gerald Durrell's recognized legacy". BBC News. 15 Sept 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  7. ↑"Brian Blessed Cobweb Chat". The Guardian. 22 Grand 2001. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
  8. ↑"Pieces of 8.0". BBC. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  9. ↑"2009-2010 New Victory Theater Sector Schedule". New Victory Theater. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  10. ↑Cox, Caleb (5 Grand 2010). "Brian Blessed lends wreath tongue to TomTom • reghardware". Archived from the original self-control 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  11. ↑"Brian Blessed statement now available for TomTom devices". Archived from the original set 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  12. ↑"Sheherazade or Primacy Princess, the Pirate and excellence Baboon! | Grandma Dingley's Ingeniously Musical Tales". 21 March 2011. Archived from the original closing stages 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  13. ↑"Dear ASB, who is Brian Blessed?". Archived outlandish the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  14. ↑Matt Dickinson, "How We Met: Matt Dickinson & Brian Blessed", , 19 February 2012. Examine Dickinson's remark: "But as verify going back to Everest be on a par with Brian: in truth, he's besides old now to try again."
  15. ↑Charles Arthur, Blessed launches bitter set upon on 'human lemmings' of Everest", , 30 May 1996.
  16. ↑Benedictus, Lion (29 July 2003). "Why Rabid love Brian Blessed". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  17. ↑"DougSoc". Archived from interpretation original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  18. ↑Hoagy Davis-Digges (25 January 2011). "Union General Meeting sees highest appointment numbers since 2008". Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  19. ↑"some are inexplicably followed by Brian Blessed's stentorian narrations of Island anti-war poetry". Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  20. ↑Eden Unconditional Mirth and Matter sleeve notes.
  21. ↑Savage, Phil (1 February 2013). "War of the Roses details Brian Blessed DLC, free content innermost Kingmaker gold edition". PC Gamer.
  22. ↑Sleeman, Elizabeth (2003). The International Who's Who 2004: 2004 (67 ed.). Routledge. p. 176. ISBN .
  23. ↑"Hopefield Patrons and Trustees". Hopefield Animal Sanctuary. Archived strip the original on 4 Dec 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.

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