Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed might be the most gloriously loud presence British acting ever produced, and I mean that as the highest compliment. That booming voice carried him from Z-Cars to Augustus in I, Claudius to Prince Vultan bellowing "Gordon's alive!" in Flash Gordon, and somehow he was also a genuine mountaineer who's pushed himself up toward Everest. The OBE feels almost understated for someone this larger-than-life. What I love is that he never seems to dial it down for anyone. In an industry full of careful, mannered performances, Blessed is a force of nature who simply refuses to whisper.

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Name (English)

Brian Blessed

Name (Japanese)

ブライアン・ブレスド

Reading

ぶらいあん・ぶれすど

Born

October 9, 1936 (age 89)

Origin

Mexborough, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / television presenter / mountaineer / film actor / writer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

Awards & achievements

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.brianblessed.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Blessed
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449118

Tags

• actor
• television presenter
• mountaineer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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