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Brian Blessed

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Brian Blessed ( BLES-id; born 9 October 1936) is an English actor. He is known for his distinctive bushy beard, loud booming voice, and exuberant personality and performances. He portrayed PC "Fancy" Smith in Z-Cars; Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of I, Claudius; Prince Vultan in Flash Gordon; King Richard IV in the first series of Blackadder; Bustopher Jones and Old Deuteronomy in the 1981 original London production of Cats at the New London Theatre; Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, in Henry V; Boss Nass in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace; and the voice of Clayton and the Tarzan yell in Disney's Tarzan. In 2016, Blessed was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the arts and charity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Blessed is the 3,794th most popular actor (down from 3,727th in 2019), the 3,302nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,017th in 2019) and the 458th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Blessed ranks 3,794 out of 13,578. Before him are Kim Bodnia, Robert Urich, John Vernon, Diana Bracho, Shammi Kapoor, and Felicia Farr. After him are Lauren Cohan, Mischa Auer, Leonard Whiting, Elizabeth Wilson, Raimu, and Donovan Scott.

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Among people born in 1936, Brian Blessed ranks 322. Before him are Agnieszka Osiecka, Anthony Zerbe, Thelma Hopkins, Victor Lanoux, Troy Donahue, and Evelyn Fox Keller. After him are Tomáš Pospíchal, Ong Teng Cheong, Edén Pastora, Robert W. Floyd, Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, and Edward Gibson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Blessed ranks 3,303 out of 8,785. Before him are Enoch Powell (1912), Fish (1958), Dave Holland (1948), Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443), Edward Granville Browne (1862), and Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749). After him are Robin Cook (1946), Eddie Owen (1886), Leonard Whiting (1950), John Anderson (1833), Billy Meredith (1874), and Lydia Becker (1827).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Brian Blessed ranks 458. Before him are Leo G. Carroll (1886), Madeleine Carroll (1906), Adrian Paul (1959), John Bradley (1988), Patsy Kensit (1968), and Terry-Thomas (1911). After him are Leonard Whiting (1950), Warren Clarke (1947), Jeremy Bulloch (1945), Natalie Dormer (1982), Benedict Wong (1971), and Joseph Quinn (1994).

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