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| − | {{Infobox_Cast|name = Brian Blessed|image = Brian Blessed 2012.jpg|gender = Male|birth = October 9, 1936|age = 83|nationality = British|occupation = Actor|active = 1962- present}}'''Brian Blessed '''(b. October 9, 1936) is an |
+ | {{Infobox_Cast|name = Brian Blessed|image = Brian Blessed 2012.jpg|gender = Male|birth = October 9, 1936|age = 83|nationality = British|occupation = Actor|active = 1962- present}}'''Brian Blessed '''(b. October 9, 1936) is an English actor, writer, television presenter, and singer. He is known for portraying PC "Fancy" Smith in ''Z-Cars'', Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of ''I, Claudius'', Prince Vultan in the 1980 adaptation of ''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 the 1989 film adaptation of ''Henry V'', Boss Nass in ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and the voice of Clayton in Disney's'' Tarzan''. |
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+ | He voices [[Charlemagne]] in [[Wizards|''Wizards'']] and the upcoming ''[[Trollhunters]]'' film, ''[[Rise of the Titans]]''. |
== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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| + | * Blessed is the second person within the ''Tales of Arcadia'' franchise to have starred in ''Tarzan'', the first being [[Glenn Close]], who voiced Kala in the film, and provided the voice of the [[Mothership]] in ''[[3Below]]''. |
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| − | * In October 2015, he published his autobiography, Absolute Pandemonium. |
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Revision as of 00:23, 15 August 2020
Brian Blessed (b. October 9, 1936) is an English actor, writer, television presenter, and singer. He is known for portraying PC "Fancy" Smith in Z-Cars, Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of I, Claudius, Prince Vultan in the 1980 adaptation of 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 the 1989 film adaptation of Henry V, Boss Nass in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and the voice of Clayton in Disney's Tarzan.
He voices Charlemagne in Wizards and the upcoming Trollhunters film, Rise of the Titans.
Trivia
- Blessed is the second person within the Tales of Arcadia franchise to have starred in Tarzan, the first being Glenn Close, who voiced Kala in the film, and provided the voice of the Mothership in 3Below.