Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966The Christmas TreeThe PolicemanBFI filmography[1]
1969Till Death Us Do PartSergeant
1970Country DanceJack Baird
The Last ValleyKorski
1971The Trojan WomenTalthybius
1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesEarl of Suffolk
Man of La ManchaPedro
1975King Arthur, the Young WarlordMark of Cornwall
1979The Aphrodite InheritanceBasileos
1980Flash GordonPrince Vultan
1983High Road to ChinaSuleman Khan
1989Asterix and the Big FightCaousVoice, English dub
Henry VDuke Thomas Beaufort of Exeter
1991Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesLord Locksley
1992Back in the USSRChazov
Freddie as F.R.O.7El SupremoVoice
1993Much Ado About NothingSignor Antonio
1994Chasing the DeerMaj. Elliot
1996The BruceKing Edward I of England
HamletGhost
1999King LearKing LearAlso director
TarzanClayton, Tarzan yellVoice
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceBoss Nass
2000The Mumbo JumboLucifer Bounder
2003Devil's HarvestFather Gabriel Norton
2004448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient HellasNarrator
AlexanderWrestling trainer
2006The ConclaveAeneas Sylvius Piccolomini
As You Like ItDuke Frederick
Duke Senior
Day of WrathLord Francisco del Ruiz
2007Back in BusinessTrevor Pilkington
2008Agent CrushBoris GoudphaterVoice
2009Mr. BojagiMr. BojagiShort film
2011Re-EvolutionMr Finney
2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with ScientistsPirate KingVoice
So You Want to Be a Pirate!
Santa's BlottoSantaShort film
2014Legends of Oz: Dorothy's ReturnJudge JawbreakerVoice
Death Knight Love StoryArthas, the Lich KingVoice, short film
The Seventeenth KindThe Voice
Decline of an EmpireModern Day Priest
2015DragonSir Rory of PuddletonShort film
2016The Harklets in Reality Capture for CinemaUnnamedVoice
2018Eric and the BarbarianOdinShort film
Robin Hood: The RebellionFriar Tuck
Ode to Saint CeciliaGeorge F. HandelDirect-to-video
2019Shed of the DeadNarratorVoice
GandideanJimShort
2020Dear Mr. BurtonNarratorVoice, short
2021Trollhunters: Rise of the TitansCharlemagneVoice
TBABanking on Mr. ToadFrederick James FurnivallPre-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1962–1965Z-CarsPC "Fancy" Smith
1963Ghost SquadPolicemanEpisode: "Catspaw"
1966-1967The Three MusketeersPorthos
1967The Further Adventures of the MusketeersPorthos
1967–1969The AvengersMark Dayton, Sergeant Hearn2 episodes
1968The TroubleshootersEddie BarnabyEpisode: "Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart"
Cold Comfort FarmReuben Starkadder3 episodes
1969Barrister at LawTom GardnerTelevision film
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)Jim LawseyEpisode: "The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo"
1969–1970The Wednesday PlayPeter
Will
2 episodes
1970Crime of PassionPierre LombardEpisode: "Pierre"
Whom God Hath JoinedMark RidwareTelevision film
1971JackanoryStoryteller5 episodes
The ExpertHubert InnesEpisode: "A Clear and Easy Duty"
Owen, M.D.Bill Tulley2 episodes
Shirley's WorldSir NigelEpisode: "Knightmare"
1972The VenturersHarry ShannonTelevision film
1972–1973Arthur of the BritonsMark of Cornwall7 episodes
1973Public EyeRev. William PrattEpisode: "Egg and Cress Sandwiches"
JusticeTiger LawsonEpisode: "The Whole Truth?"
Love StoryAndrewEpisode: "Reflections"
ITV Sunday Night TheatreTed GissingEpisode: "Lorna and Ted"
HadleighJoseph RoperEpisode: "The Last Rent Dinner"
BBC Play of the MonthSgt. KiteEpisode: "The Recruiting Officer"
1974Boy DominicWilliam Woodcock
1975Notorious WomanAlbert GrzymalaMiniseries
The SweeneyFrank KembleEpisode: "Ringer"
1975–1976Space: 1999Dr. Cabot Rowland
Mentor
2 episodes
1976The Day After TomorrowDr Tom Bowen
ThrillerDetective Sargeant BriggsEpisode: "A Midsummer Nightmare"
I, ClaudiusAugustus5 episodes
1977SurvivorsBrodEpisode: "Law of the Jungle"
1978Blake's 7VargasEpisode: "Cygnus Alpha"
1979 Tales of the Unexpected Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter"
1980The Joy of BachJ.S. Bach
himself
1981The Little World of Don CamilloPeppone
1983Great Little RailwaysHimself
The Hound of the BaskervillesGeoffrey Lyons
The Black AdderRichard IV6 episodes
The Winds of WarGeneral Yevlenko1 Episode (uncredited)
CastleMaster James of BabbingtonVoice; also narrator of introductory segment
1984The Last Days of PompeiiOlinthus
The Master of BallantraeCaptain Teach
1986CathedralMaster Guillaume de SolisVoice
Doctor WhoKing YrcanosSerial: "Mindwarp"
Return to Treasure IslandLong John Silver
1987My Family and Other AnimalsSpiro
1988War and RemembranceGeneral Yevlenko
PyramidGrand Vizier AnkhafVoice; also narrator at the start of the first animated sequence
1989MinderDetective Inspector DyerEpisode: "The Last Video Show"
1990The Castle of AdventureSam
Scar
1991LovejoyHarry CatapodisEpisode: "The Black Virgin of Vladimir"
Prisoner of HonorGeneral Gonse
Galahad of EverestGeorge Mallory
1993Lady ChatterleyPetty OfficerEpisode: "Episode #1.4"
1994Roman CityGeneral Gaius ValeriusVoice
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of AtlantisAtticusTelevision film
1995Johnny and the DeadWilliam 'Bill' Sticker
KidnappedCluny MacPhersonTelevision film
1996Catherine the GreatBestuzhev
Summit FeverSelfDocumentary[2]
1997The History of Tom Jones: a FoundlingSquire Western
Sooty & CoSanta ClausEpisode: "Fun in the Snow"
1998Dennis the MenaceCaptainEpisode: "Skull and Crossbones"
1999Adam's Family TreeCavalierEpisode: "A Cavalier Spirit"
1999-2000The Big KnightsSir MorrisVoice
1999The Greatest Store in the WorldMr. ScottleyTelevision film
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of EverythingKing Henry VIIITelevision film
2000Sooty HeightsPractical JokerEpisode: "You Must Be Joking"
2001Fun at the Funeral ParlourHimselfEpisode: "The Mountains of Doom"
Alexander the GreatNarratorVideo documentary
I Love ChristmasFather Christmas, Host/SelfTelevision documentary
2003Winter SolsticeMaxTelevision film
2004The Legend of the Tamworth TwoWild BoarVoice
2006Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog PuppySir Gregory Television film
2007–2011DoctorsDominic Duvall / Micky 'Rebel' Becket2 episodes
2008Kika & BobBob
The Wrong DoorCaptain Goiter2 episodes
Family GuyPrince VultanVoice, episode: "Road to Germany"
The RoyalSir Edward FawcettEpisode: "Pastures New"
Have I Got News for YouGuest PresenterEpisodes: "Episode #35.3"
"Episode #36.10"
2009Henry 8.0Henry Tudor
2010Fee Fi Fo YumGTV AnnouncerVoice
Little PrincessGreat Uncle WalterEpisode: "I Want My Horace"
2010–presentPeppa PigGrampy RabbitRecurring role
2010–2011The Legend of Dick and DomKingEpisodes: "Beastly"
"Home"
2011Wojtek: The Bear That Went to WarNarratorVideo documentary
QIHimselfEpisode: "Ice"[3]
2012Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes OutBoss NassVoice, television special
2012–13Wizards vs AliensNekross KingVoice, series 1 and 2
2012-19The Amazing World of GumballSanta ClausVoice, 3 episodes
2013Have I Got News for YouGuest PresenterEpisode: "Episode #45.2"
Piers Morgan's Life StoriesHimselfEpisode: "Brian Blessed"[4]
SootySanta ClausEpisode: "Pranks and Presents"
Russell Howard's Good NewsHimselfSeries: 8 "Episode 10"
2013–15Henry HugglemonsterEduardo EnormomonsterVoice
2015Toast of LondonCol. Gonville ToastEpisode: "Hamm on Toast"
2015-16Danger MouseSanta ClausVoice, 2 episodes
2016Would I Lie to You?HimselfSeries 10, Episode 5
2017The LodgeWalterEpisode: "No Hard Feelings"
Santa Blessed's Christmas SleighlistSanta BlessedFestive Music TV Special
The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince IvandoeThe Moany MountainEpisode: "The Prince and the Moany Mountain"
2019Small FortuneBig VoiceVoice, 3 episodes
2020Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaCharlemagneEpisode: "Dragon's Den"
Worzel GummidgeAbraham LongshanksVoice, episode: "Saucy Nancy"
The Apeman of the AmazonThe HostTV Short
2022Close EnoughSir Jack KleghornVoice, episode: "Never Meet Your Heroes"

Video games

YearTitleVoice role
1996Privateer 2: The DarkeningUncle Kashumai
1999TarzanClayton
2002Kingdom Hearts
2003Warhammer 40,000: Fire WarriorAdmiral Constantine
2006Rome Total War: AlexanderNarrator
2008Viking: Battle for Asgard
2009InvizimalsProfessor Dawson
Pinball Pulse: The Ancients BeckonZeus
2010Invizimals: Shadow ZoneProfessor Dawson
2011Invizimals: The Lost Tribes
2012War of the RosesNarrator
2013Invizimals: The AllianceProfessor Dawson
2014Elite DangerousVasco
2016LEGO DimensionsBattle Arena Announcer
2017Loco DojoThe Grand Sensei
Total War: Warhammer IIGotrek Gurnisson
2018Kingdom Come: DeliveranceKonrad Kyeser
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4Jonathan Warwick
2021Evil Genius 2Red Ivan
2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Boss Nass[5]

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957 Blood Wedding Unknown Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
1957-8 The Room National Student Drama Festival.
Camino Real Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
1959 The Man with the Golden Arm 'Zero' Schweifka / McTigue Nottingham Playhouse
The Rape of the Belt Zeus Nottingham Theatre Trust
A Midsummer Night's Dream Snug Nottingham Playhouse (Goldsmith Street)
1960 Henry IV, Part 2 Justice Silence Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Henry IV, Part 1 Unknown
The School for Scandal Unknown
The Cherry Orchard Lopakhin
One Man’s Meat Big Mac's Voice
Lysistrata Unknown
Family First Swedenhelm
The Bastard Country John Willy Birmingham Repertory Company
One Way Pendulum Unknown Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Strange to Relate The Policeman Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company
Hobson’s Choice Tubby Wadlow Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Three Cavaliers Sgt. Tidy
1961 Antony and Cleopatra Lepidus/Guard to Antony
1966 Incident at Vichy Bayard, the Electrician Phoenix Theatre, London
1975 The Exorcism Edmund Comedy Theatre, London
1977 State of Revolution Gorky National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
1979 The Devil’s Disciple Rev Anthony Anderson Chichester Festival Theatre
The Eagle Has Two Heads Baron Foehn
1980MacbethBanquoA production starring Peter O'Toole at The Old Vic Theatre.
1981-2002CatsBustopher Jones
Old Deuteronomy
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical at the New London Theatre in West End
1983-4 Henry V Duke of Exeter Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-Upon-Avon
1984-5 Richard III Lord Hastings
1984-5 Hamlet Claudius RSC production, directed by Ron Daniels. Roger Rees as Hamlet and Virginia McKenna as Gertrude. Kenneth Branagh was also in the cast as Laertes.
1989MetropolisJohn FreemanJoseph Brooks and Dusty Hughes's musical adaptation of the 1927 silent film at the Piccadilly Theatre in West End
1994-5 The Wizard of Oz Zeke/Cowardly Lion Theatre Royal, Bath
2000 Hard Times: The Musical Charles Dickens Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London and Theatre Royal, Windsor.
2001 The Relapse Sir Tunbelly Clumsy National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre
2002Chitty Chitty Bang BangBaron BomburstThe Sherman Brothers' musical adaptation of the 1968 film at the London Palladium in West End
2004 The Haunted Hotel Sir Francis Westwick Mercury Theatre Colchester, and Theatre Royal Windsor
2005-6 Peter Pan Mr Darling / Captain Regent Theatre, Ipswich
2009-10 Jack and the Beanstalk Voice of the Giant Towngate Theatre, Basildon
Aladdin Unknown New Wimbledon Theatre
2016Eugenius!Space LordVoice only
Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins' musical at the London Palladium in West End

Audio dramas

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Les MisérablesJean ValjeanFocus on the Family Radio Theatre
2013The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: Under Drake's FlagG.A. Henty
2014The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: In Freedom's Cause(Post-Production)
2015The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: The Dragon And The Raven
2018Warhammer Age of Sigmar: RealmslayerGotrek Gurnisson
2019Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realmslayer - Blood of the Old World

References

  1. "Brian Blessed filmography". BFI. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.
  2. "Summit Fever (1996)". BFI website. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016.
  3. "QI - Ice". BBC. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Piers Morgan's Life Stories". itv.com. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. WingedRobot #BlackLivesMatter [@WingedRobot] (April 6, 2022). "Started Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga last night. My partner and I wanted to know who voices young Anikin, so we decided to watch the credits. Fast forward what felt like 15 minutes or so later, and this is what we got. What the hell, @wbgames, @TTGames, @Disney? https://t.co/5rVjChULBc" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022 via Twitter.
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