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[[File:Brian Blessed.png|200px]]'''Brian Blessed''' ([[October 9]], [[1937]]) is a British actor. Blessed, notorious for his large red beard, played the similarly red-bearded [[Farmer Giles]]. | [[File:Brian Blessed.png|right|200px]]'''Brian Blessed''' ([[9 October|October 9]], [[1937]]) is a British actor. Blessed, notorious for his large red beard, played the similarly red-bearded [[Farmer Giles]] in the [[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|''Tales from the Perilous Realm'' radio series]]. | ||
Blessed broke through as Police Constable Smith in long-running police series ''[[wikipedia:Z-Cars|Z-Cars]]'', and after that, most of his roles were influenced by his imposing appearance and voice. He appeared in ''[[wikipedia:I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'', served as a narrator at ''[[Jackanory]]'', played [[wikipedia: | Blessed broke through as Police Constable Smith in long-running police series ''[[wikipedia:Z-Cars|Z-Cars]]'', and after that, most of his roles were influenced by his imposing appearance and voice. He appeared in ''[[wikipedia:I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'', served as a narrator at ''[[Jackanory]]'', played [[wikipedia:Richard IV of England (Blackadder)|King Richard IV]] in [[wikipedia:blackadder|Blackadder]], and many other iconic performances. It was initially rumoured that Blessed would be offered a role in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' film series]],<ref>[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2010/10/31/39971-brian-blessed-in-gdts-hobbit/ Brian Blessed in GDT’s Hobbit?], [http://www.theonering.net/torwp/ The One Ring], accessed [[28 May|May 28]], [[2011]]</ref> but this later proved to be unfounded. | ||
==Roles== | ==Roles== | ||
* [[1992]]: '' | * [[1992]]: [[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|''Tales from the Perilous Realm'' (1992 radio series)]]: [[Farmer Giles]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{WP|Brian Blessed}} | * {{WP|Brian Blessed}} | ||
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000306/ Brian Blessed] at [http://www.imdb.com/ IMDb] | * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000306/ Brian Blessed] at [http://www.imdb.com/ IMDb] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 27 May 2014
Brian Blessed (October 9, 1937) is a British actor. Blessed, notorious for his large red beard, played the similarly red-bearded Farmer Giles in the Tales from the Perilous Realm radio series.
Blessed broke through as Police Constable Smith in long-running police series Z-Cars, and after that, most of his roles were influenced by his imposing appearance and voice. He appeared in I, Claudius, served as a narrator at Jackanory, played King Richard IV in Blackadder, and many other iconic performances. It was initially rumoured that Blessed would be offered a role in The Hobbit film series,[1] but this later proved to be unfounded.
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References
- ↑ Brian Blessed in GDT’s Hobbit?, The One Ring, accessed May 28, 2011