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==Filmography==
{{R with history}}
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 1966 || '']'' || The Policeman || || <ref name="BFI">{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fa3eb48|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311180210/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fa3eb48|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2016|title=Brian Blessed filmography|website=BFI}}</ref>
|-
| 1969 || '']'' || Sergeant || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|1970 || '']'' || Jack Baird || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| '']'' || Korski || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| 1971 || '']'' || Talthybius || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|1972 || '']'' || Earl of Suffolk || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| '']'' || Pedro || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| 1975 || '']'' || Mark of Cornwall || || <ref>{{cite web |title=King Arthur, the Young Warlord - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/king-arthur-the-young-warlord/cast/2000118336/ |website=] |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/BKSiW |archive-date=4 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1979 || '']'' || Basileos ||
|-
| 1980 || '']'' || ] || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| 1983 || '']'' || Suleman Khan || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|1989 || '']'' || Caous || Voice, English dub
|-
| '']'' || ] || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| 1991 || '']'' || Lord Locksley || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|1992 || '']'' || Chazov || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| '']'' || El Supremo || Voice || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| 1993 || '']'' || Signor Antonio || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| 1994 || '']'' || Maj. Elliot || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|1996 || '']'' || ] || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| '']'' || Ghost || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| rowspan="3"|1999 || '']'' || ] || Also director || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| '']'' || Clayton, ] || rowspan="2" | Voice || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| '']'' || ] || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| 2000 || ''The Mumbo Jumbo'' || Lucifer Bounder || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| 2003 || ''Devil's Harvest'' || Father Gabriel Norton ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004 || ''448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas'' || Narrator || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| '']'' || Wrestling trainer || || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2006 || '']'' || ] ||
|-
| '']'' || Duke Frederick<br>Duke Senior ||
|-
| '']'' || Lord Francisco del Ruiz ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Back in Business'' || Trevor Pilkington ||
|-
| 2008 || ''Agent Crush'' || Boris Goudphater || Voice
|-
| 2009 || ''Mr. Bojagi'' || Mr. Bojagi || Short film
|-
| 2011 || ''Re-Evolution'' || Mr Finney ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012 || '']'' || rowspan="2"|Pirate King || rowspan="2"|Voice
|-
| ''So You Want to Be a Pirate!''
|-
| ''Santa's Blotto'' || ] || Short film
|-
| rowspan="4"|2014 || '']'' || Judge Jawbreaker || Voice || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| ''Death Knight Love Story'' || Arthas, the Lich King || rowspan="2" | Voice, short film
|-
| ''The Seventeenth Kind'' || The Voice
|-
| '']'' || Modern Day Priest ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Dragon'' || Sir Rory of Puddleton || Short film
|-
| 2016 || ''The Harklets in Reality Capture for Cinema'' || Unnamed || Voice
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018 || ''Eric and the Barbarian'' || Odin || Short film
|-
| ''Robin Hood: The Rebellion'' || ] ||
|-
| ''Ode to Saint Cecilia'' || George F. Handel || Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || '']'' || Narrator || Voice
|-
| ''Gandidean'' || Jim || Short
|-
| 2020 || ''Dear Mr. Burton'' || Narrator || Voice, short
|-
| 2021 || '']'' || Charlemagne || Voice
|-
| TBA || ''Banking on Mr. Toad'' || Frederick James Furnivall|| Pre-production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 1962–1965 || '']'' || PC "Fancy" Smith || || <ref name="BFI2">{{cite web |title=Blessed, Brian (1936-) |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/473045/index.html |website=BFI Screenonline |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421175839/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/473045/index.html |archive-date=21 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1963 || '']'' || Policeman || Episode: "Catspaw"
|-
| 1966-1967 || '']'' || ] || || <ref name="BFI2"/>
|-
| 1967 || '']'' || Porthos ||
|-
| 1967–1969 || '']'' || Mark Dayton, Sergeant Hearn || 2 episodes || <ref name="BFI2"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|1968 || '']'' || Eddie Barnaby || Episode: "Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart"
|-
| '']'' || Reuben Starkadder || 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1969 || ''Barrister at Law'' || Tom Gardner || Television film
|-
| '']'' || Jim Lawsey|| Episode: "]" || <ref name="BFI2"/>
|-
| 1969–1970 || '']'' || Peter<br>Will || 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1970 || ''Crime of Passion'' || Pierre Lombard || Episode: "Pierre"
|-
| ''Whom God Hath Joined'' || Mark Ridware || Television film
|-
| rowspan="4"|1971 || '']'' || Storyteller || 5 episodes
|-
| '']'' || Hubert Innes || Episode: "A Clear and Easy Duty"
|-
| '']'' || Bill Tulley || 2 episodes
|-
| '']'' || Sir Nigel || Episode: "Knightmare"
|-
| 1972 || ''The Venturers'' || Harry Shannon || Television film
|-
| 1972–1973 || '']'' || ] || 7 episodes || <ref>{{cite web |title=Arthur of the Britons - Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/arthur-of-the-britons/cast/1000167240/ |website=] |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/GaItS |archive-date=4 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"|1973 || '']'' || Rev. William Pratt || Episode: "Egg and Cress Sandwiches"
|-
| '']'' || Tiger Lawson || Episode: "The Whole Truth?"
|-
| '']'' || Andrew || Episode: "Reflections"
|-
| '']'' || Ted Gissing || Episode: "Lorna and Ted"
|-
| '']'' || Joseph Roper || Episode: "The Last Rent Dinner"
|-
| '']'' || Sgt. Kite || Episode: "The Recruiting Officer"
|-
| 1974 || ''Boy Dominic'' || William Woodcock ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1975 || '']'' || Albert Grzymala || Miniseries
|-
| '']'' || Frank Kemble || Episode: "Ringer"
|-
| 1975–1976 || '']'' || Dr. Cabot Rowland<br>Mentor || 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|1976 || '']'' || Dr Tom Bowen ||
|-
| '']'' || Detective Sargeant Briggs || Episode: "A Midsummer Nightmare"
|-
| '']'' || ] || 5 episodes || <ref name="BFI2"/>
|-
| 1977 || '']'' || Brod || Episode: "Law of the Jungle"
|-
| 1978 || '']'' || Vargas || Episode: "Cygnus Alpha"
|-
|1979 || '']'' || Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan || Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter"
|-
| 1980 || ''The Joy of Bach'' || J.S. Bach<br>himself ||
|-
| 1981 || '']'' || Peppone ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|1983 || '']'' || Himself ||
|-
| '']'' || Geoffrey Lyons ||
|-
| '']'' || ] || 6 episodes
|-
| '']'' || General Yevlenko || 1 Episode (uncredited)
|-
| '']'' || Master James of Babbington || Voice; also narrator of introductory segment
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984 || '']'' || Olinthus ||
|-
| '']'' || Captain Teach ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|1986 || ''Cathedral'' || Master Guillaume de Solis || Voice
|-
| '']'' || King Yrcanos || Serial: "]"
|-
| '']'' || ] ||
|-
| 1987 || '']'' || Gaston || Episodes: "The Pass"<br>"Misalliance"
|-
| 1987 || '']'' || Spiro ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1988 || '']'' || General Yevlenko ||
|-
| ''Pyramid'' || Grand Vizier Ankhaf || Voice; also narrator at the start of the first animated sequence
|-
| 1989 || '']'' || Detective Inspector Dyer || Episode: "The Last Video Show"
|-
| 1990 || '']'' || Sam<br>Scar ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|1991 || '']'' || Harry Catapodis || Episode: "The Black Virgin of Vladimir"
|-
| '']'' || General Gonse ||
|-
| ''Galahad of Everest'' || ] ||
|-
| 1993 || '']'' || Petty Officer || Episode: "Episode #1.4"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1994 || ''Roman City'' || General Gaius Valerius || Voice
|-
| '']'' || Atticus || Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"|1995 || '']'' || William 'Bill' Sticker ||
|-
| '']'' || Cluny MacPherson || Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"|1996 || '']'' || Bestuzhev
|
|-
| ''Summit Fever'' || Self || Documentary || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f96f638|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227073959/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f96f638|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2016|title=Summit Fever (1996)|website=BFI website}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|1997 || '']'' || Squire Western ||
|-
| '']'' || Santa Claus || Episode: "Fun in the Snow"
|-
| 1998 || '']'' || Captain || Episode: "Skull and Crossbones"
|-
| 1999 || '']'' || Cavalier || Episode: "A Cavalier Spirit"
|-
| 1999-2000 || '']'' || Sir Morris ||Voice
|-
| rowspan="2"|1999 || '']'' || Mr. Scottley || Television film
|-
| ''The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything'' || ]|| Television film
|-
| 2000 || '']'' || Practical Joker || Episode: "You Must Be Joking"
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2001 || '']'' || Himself || Episode: "The Mountains of Doom"
|-
| '']'' || Narrator || Video documentary
|-
| ''I Love Christmas'' || Father Christmas, Host/Self || Television documentary
|-
| 2003 || ''Winter Solstice'' || Max || Television film
|-
| 2004 || '']'' || Wild Boar ||Voice
|-
| 2006 || '']''|| Sir Gregory
|Television film
|-
| 2007–2011 || '']'' || Dominic Duvall / Micky 'Rebel' Becket || 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5"|2008 || ''Kika & Bob'' || Bob ||
|-
| '']'' || Captain Goiter || 2 episodes
|-
| '']'' || Prince Vultan || Voice, episode: "]"
|-
| '']'' || Sir Edward Fawcett || Episode: "Pastures New"
|-
| '']'' || Guest Presenter || Episodes: "Episode #35.3"<br>"Episode #36.10"
|-
| 2009 || ''Henry 8.0'' || Henry Tudor ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010 || '']'' || GTV Announcer ||Voice
|-
| '']'' || Great Uncle Walter || Episode: "I Want My Horace"
|-
| 2010–present || '']'' || Grampy Rabbit || Recurring role
|-
| 2010–2011 || '']'' || King || Episodes: "Beastly"<br>"Home"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2011 || ''Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War'' || Narrator || Video documentary
|-
| '']'' || Himself || Episode: "Ice"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018z813|title=QI - Ice|website=BBC|accessdate=29 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 || ''Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out'' || Boss Nass || Voice, television special
|-
| 2012–13 || '']'' || Nekross King || Voice, series 1 and 2
|-
| 2012-19 || '']'' || Santa Claus || Voice, 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4"|2013 || '']'' || Guest Presenter || Episode: "Episode #45.2"
|-
| '']'' || Himself || Episode: "Brian Blessed"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep3week40/piers-morgans-life-stories|title=Piers Morgan's Life Stories|website=itv.com|accessdate=29 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| '']'' || Santa Claus || Episode: "Pranks and Presents"
|-
| '']'' || Himself || Series: 8 "Episode 10"
|-
| 2013–15 || '']'' || Eduardo Enormomonster ||Voice
|-
| 2015 || '']'' || Col. Gonville Toast || Episode: "Hamm on Toast"
|-
| 2015-16 || '']'' || Santa Claus || Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| 2016 || '']'' || Himself || Series 10, Episode 5
|-
| rowspan="3"|2017 || '']'' || Walter || Episode: "No Hard Feelings"
|-
| ''Santa Blessed's Christmas Sleighlist'' || Santa Blessed || Festive Music TV Special
|-
| '']'' || The Moany Mountain || Episode: "The Prince and the Moany Mountain"
|-
| 2019 || '']'' || Big Voice || Voice, 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2020 || '']'' || Charlemagne || Episode: "Dragon's Den"
|-
| '']'' || Abraham Longshanks || Voice, episode: "Saucy Nancy"
|-
| ''The Apeman of the Amazon'' || The Host || TV Short
|-
| 2022 || '']'' || Sir Jack Kleghorn|| Voice, episode: "Never Meet Your Heroes"
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Voice role !! Notes !! Ref
|-
| 1996 || '']'' || Uncle Kashumai || Live-action || <ref name="BFI"/>
|-
| 1999 || '']'' || rowspan="2" | Clayton ||
|-
| 2002 || '']'' || Clayton || <ref>{{cite web |title=Clayton |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Kingdom-Hearts/Clayton/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |publisher=Inyxception Enterprises, Inc. |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323114830/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Kingdom-Hearts/Clayton/ |archive-date=23 March 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2003 || '']'' || Admiral Constantine ||
|-
| 2006 || '']'' || rowspan="2" | Narrator || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Troy |title=Rome: Total War Alexander |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/rome-total-war-alexander-2/2/ |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915221807/https://www.gamesradar.com/rome-total-war-alexander-2/2/ |archive-date=15 September 2016 |date=10 June 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2008 || '']'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009 || '']'' || Professor Dawson ||
|-
| '']'' || Zeus ||
|-
| 2010 || '']'' || rowspan="2" | Professor Dawson ||
|-
| 2011 || '']'' ||
|-
| 2012 || '']'' || Narrator || || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=Phil |title=War of the Roses unleashes its most lethal weapon: Brian Blessed |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/war-of-the-roses-unleashes-its-most-lethal-weapon-brian-blessed/ |website=] |publisher=] |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814232822/https://www.pcgamer.com/war-of-the-roses-unleashes-its-most-lethal-weapon-brian-blessed/ |archive-date=14 August 2020 |date=8 March 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || '']'' || Professor Dawson ||
|-
| 2014 || '']'' || Vasco || || <ref name="live">{{cite web |title=Vasco - Performed by Brian Blessed |url=https://www.hcsvoicepacks.com/products/vasco?variant=3390136708 |website=HCS Voice Packs Ltd |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526202122/https://www.hcsvoicepacks.com/products/vasco?variant=3390136708 |archive-date=26 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Purslow |first1=Matt |title=Elite: Dangerous voice pack plugs William Shatner into your ship computer |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/elite-dangerous/elite-dangerous-voice-pack-plugs-william-shatner-into-your-ship-computer |website=] |publisher=Network N |access-date=4 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326214144/https://www.pcgamesn.com/elite-dangerous/elite-dangerous-voice-pack-plugs-william-shatner-into-your-ship-computer |archive-date=26 March 2016 |date=24 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || '']'' || Battle Arena Announcer ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || Loco Dojo || The Grand Sensei ||
|-
| '']'' || Gotrek Gurnisson ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 ||'']'' || ] ||
|-
| '']'' || Jonathan Warwick ||
|-
| 2021 || '']'' || Red Ivan||
|-
| 2022 || '']'' || Boss Nass || <ref>{{cite tweet |author=WingedRobot #BlackLivesMatter |user=WingedRobot |number=1511759111637114884 |date=6 April 2022 |title=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 |language=en |access-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406190625/https://twitter.com/wingedrobot/status/1511759111637114884 |archive-date=6 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> ||
|}

==Stage==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1957
|'']''
| rowspan="3" |Unknown
|]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1957-8
|]
|National Student Drama Festival.
|-
|'']''
|Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
|-
| rowspan="3" |1959
|''The Man with the Golden Arm''
|'Zero' Schweifka / McTigue
|]
|-
|''The Rape of the Belt''
|]
|Nottingham Theatre Trust
|-
|'']''
|]
|Nottingham Playhouse (Goldsmith Street)
|-
| rowspan="12" |1960
|'']''
|Justice Silence
| rowspan="8" |]
|-
|'']''
| rowspan="4" |Unknown
|-
|'']''
|-
|'']''
|-
|'']''
|-
|'']''
|Lopakhin
|-
|''One Man’s Meat''
|Big Mac's Voice
|-
|''Family First''
|Swedenhelm
|-
|'']''
|John Willy
|]
|-
|'']''
|The Policeman
|]
|-
|'']''
|Tubby Wadlow
| rowspan="3" |]
|-
|''The Three Cavaliers''
|Sgt. Tidy
|-
|1961
|'']''
|]/Guard to ]
|-
|1966
|'']''
|Bayard, the Electrician
|]
|-
|1975
|''The Exorcism''
|Edmund
|]
|-
|1977
|'']''
|Gorky
|National Theatre – Lyttelton, National Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
|-
| rowspan="2" |1979
|'']''
|Rev Anthony Anderson
| rowspan="2" |]
|-
|'']''
|Baron Foehn
|-
| 1980 || '']'' || Banquo || A production starring ] at ].
|-
| 1981-2002 || '']'' || ]<br>] || ]'s musical at the ] in ]
|-
|1983-4
|]
|]
| rowspan="2" |], ]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1984-5
|]
|Lord Hastings
|-
|'']''
|Claudius
|RSC production, directed by Ron Daniels. ] as Hamlet and ] as Gertrude. ] was also in the cast as Laertes.
|-
| 1989 || '']'' || John Freeman || ] and ]'s musical adaptation of the ] at the ] in ]
|-
|1994-5
|''The Wizard of Oz''
|]
|]
|-
|2000
|'']''
|]
|Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London and Theatre Royal, Windsor.
|-
|2001
|'']''
|Sir Tunbelly Clumsy
|National Theatre – Olivier, National Theatre
|-
| 2002 || '']'' || Baron Bomburst || The ]' musical adaptation of the ] at the ] in ]
|-
|2004
|''The Haunted Hotel''
|Sir Francis Westwick
|Mercury Theatre Colchester, and Theatre Royal Windsor
|-
|2005-6
|'']''
|Mr Darling / Captain
|]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009-10
|'']''
|Voice of the Giant
|Towngate Theatre, Basildon
|-
|'']''
|Unknown
|]
|-
| 2016 || '']'' || Space Lord || Voice only<br>] and Chris Wilkins' musical at the ] in ]
|}

==Audio dramas==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2001 || ''Les Misérables'' || Jean Valjean || ]
|-
| 2013 || ''The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: Under Drake's Flag'' || rowspan="3" | ]
|
|-
| 2014 || ''The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: In Freedom's Cause'' || (Post-Production)
|-
| 2015 || ''The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: The Dragon And The Raven''
|
|-
| 2018 || ''Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realmslayer'' || rowspan="2" | Gotrek Gurnisson
|
|-
| 2019 || ''Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realmslayer - Blood of the Old World''
|
|-
|}

==References==
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Brian Blessed is an English actor.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1966 The Christmas Tree The Policeman
1969 Till Death Us Do Part Sergeant
1970 Country Dance Jack Baird
The Last Valley Korski
1971 The Trojan Women Talthybius
1972 Henry VIII and His Six Wives Earl of Suffolk
Man of La Mancha Pedro
1975 King Arthur, the Young Warlord Mark of Cornwall
1979 The Aphrodite Inheritance Basileos
1980 Flash Gordon Prince Vultan
1983 High Road to China Suleman Khan
1989 Asterix and the Big Fight Caous Voice, English dub
Henry V Duke Thomas Beaufort of Exeter
1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Lord Locksley
1992 Back in the USSR Chazov
Freddie as F.R.O.7 El Supremo Voice
1993 Much Ado About Nothing Signor Antonio
1994 Chasing the Deer Maj. Elliot
1996 The Bruce King Edward I of England
Hamlet Ghost
1999 King Lear King Lear Also director
Tarzan Clayton, Tarzan yell Voice
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Boss Nass
2000 The Mumbo Jumbo Lucifer Bounder
2003 Devil's Harvest Father Gabriel Norton
2004 448 BC: Olympiad of Ancient Hellas Narrator
Alexander Wrestling trainer
2006 The Conclave Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini
As You Like It Duke Frederick
Duke Senior
Day of Wrath Lord Francisco del Ruiz
2007 Back in Business Trevor Pilkington
2008 Agent Crush Boris Goudphater Voice
2009 Mr. Bojagi Mr. Bojagi Short film
2011 Re-Evolution Mr Finney
2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists Pirate King Voice
So You Want to Be a Pirate!
Santa's Blotto Santa Short film
2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Judge Jawbreaker Voice
Death Knight Love Story Arthas, the Lich King Voice, short film
The Seventeenth Kind The Voice
Decline of an Empire Modern Day Priest
2015 Dragon Sir Rory of Puddleton Short film
2016 The Harklets in Reality Capture for Cinema Unnamed Voice
2018 Eric and the Barbarian Odin Short film
Robin Hood: The Rebellion Friar Tuck
Ode to Saint Cecilia George F. Handel Direct-to-video
2019 Shed of the Dead Narrator Voice
Gandidean Jim Short
2020 Dear Mr. Burton Narrator Voice, short
2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Charlemagne Voice
TBA Banking on Mr. Toad Frederick James Furnivall Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1962–1965 Z-Cars PC "Fancy" Smith
1963 Ghost Squad Policeman Episode: "Catspaw"
1966-1967 The Three Musketeers Porthos
1967 The Further Adventures of the Musketeers Porthos
1967–1969 The Avengers Mark Dayton, Sergeant Hearn 2 episodes
1968 The Troubleshooters Eddie Barnaby Episode: "Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart"
Cold Comfort Farm Reuben Starkadder 3 episodes
1969 Barrister at Law Tom Gardner Television film
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Jim Lawsey Episode: "The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo"
1969–1970 The Wednesday Play Peter
Will		 2 episodes
1970 Crime of Passion Pierre Lombard Episode: "Pierre"
Whom God Hath Joined Mark Ridware Television film
1971 Jackanory Storyteller 5 episodes
The Expert Hubert Innes Episode: "A Clear and Easy Duty"
Owen, M.D. Bill Tulley 2 episodes
Shirley's World Sir Nigel Episode: "Knightmare"
1972 The Venturers Harry Shannon Television film
1972–1973 Arthur of the Britons Mark of Cornwall 7 episodes
1973 Public Eye Rev. William Pratt Episode: "Egg and Cress Sandwiches"
Justice Tiger Lawson Episode: "The Whole Truth?"
Love Story Andrew Episode: "Reflections"
ITV Sunday Night Theatre Ted Gissing Episode: "Lorna and Ted"
Hadleigh Joseph Roper Episode: "The Last Rent Dinner"
BBC Play of the Month Sgt. Kite Episode: "The Recruiting Officer"
1974 Boy Dominic William Woodcock
1975 Notorious Woman Albert Grzymala Miniseries
The Sweeney Frank Kemble Episode: "Ringer"
1975–1976 Space: 1999 Dr. Cabot Rowland
Mentor		 2 episodes
1976 The Day After Tomorrow Dr Tom Bowen
Thriller Detective Sargeant Briggs Episode: "A Midsummer Nightmare"
I, Claudius Augustus 5 episodes
1977 Survivors Brod Episode: "Law of the Jungle"
1978 Blake's 7 Vargas Episode: "Cygnus Alpha"
1979 Tales of the Unexpected Detective Sergeant Jack Nolan Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter"
1980 The Joy of Bach J.S. Bach
himself
1981 The Little World of Don Camillo Peppone
1983 Great Little Railways Himself
The Hound of the Baskervilles Geoffrey Lyons
The Black Adder Richard IV 6 episodes
The Winds of War General Yevlenko 1 Episode (uncredited)
Castle Master James of Babbington Voice; also narrator of introductory segment
1984 The Last Days of Pompeii Olinthus
The Master of Ballantrae Captain Teach
1986 Cathedral Master Guillaume de Solis Voice
Doctor Who King Yrcanos Serial: "Mindwarp"
Return to Treasure Island Long John Silver
1987 Crossbow_(TV_series) Gaston Episodes: "The Pass"
"Misalliance"
1987 My Family and Other Animals Spiro
1988 War and Remembrance General Yevlenko
Pyramid Grand Vizier Ankhaf Voice; also narrator at the start of the first animated sequence
1989 Minder Detective Inspector Dyer Episode: "The Last Video Show"
1990 The Castle of Adventure Sam
Scar
1991 Lovejoy Harry Catapodis Episode: "The Black Virgin of Vladimir"
Prisoner of Honor General Gonse
Galahad of Everest George Mallory
1993 Lady Chatterley Petty Officer Episode: "Episode #1.4"
1994 Roman City General Gaius Valerius Voice
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis Atticus Television film
1995 Johnny and the Dead William 'Bill' Sticker
Kidnapped Cluny MacPherson Television film
1996 Catherine the Great Bestuzhev
Summit Fever Self Documentary
1997 The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling Squire Western
Sooty & Co Santa Claus Episode: "Fun in the Snow"
1998 Dennis the Menace Captain Episode: "Skull and Crossbones"
1999 Adam's Family Tree Cavalier Episode: "A Cavalier Spirit"
1999-2000 The Big Knights Sir Morris Voice
1999 The Greatest Store in the World Mr. Scottley Television film
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything King Henry VIII Television film
2000 Sooty Heights Practical Joker Episode: "You Must Be Joking"
2001 Fun at the Funeral Parlour Himself Episode: "The Mountains of Doom"
Alexander the Great Narrator Video documentary
I Love Christmas Father Christmas, Host/Self Television documentary
2003 Winter Solstice Max Television film
2004 The Legend of the Tamworth Two Wild Boar Voice
2006 Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy Sir Gregory Television film
2007–2011 Doctors Dominic Duvall / Micky 'Rebel' Becket 2 episodes
2008 Kika & Bob Bob
The Wrong Door Captain Goiter 2 episodes
Family Guy Prince Vultan Voice, episode: "Road to Germany"
The Royal Sir Edward Fawcett Episode: "Pastures New"
Have I Got News for You Guest Presenter Episodes: "Episode #35.3"
"Episode #36.10"
2009 Henry 8.0 Henry Tudor
2010 Fee Fi Fo Yum GTV Announcer Voice
Little Princess Great Uncle Walter Episode: "I Want My Horace"
2010–present Peppa Pig Grampy Rabbit Recurring role
2010–2011 The Legend of Dick and Dom King Episodes: "Beastly"
"Home"
2011 Wojtek: The Bear That Went to War Narrator Video documentary
QI Himself Episode: "Ice"
2012 Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out Boss Nass Voice, television special
2012–13 Wizards vs Aliens Nekross King Voice, series 1 and 2
2012-19 The Amazing World of Gumball Santa Claus Voice, 3 episodes
2013 Have I Got News for You Guest Presenter Episode: "Episode #45.2"
Piers Morgan's Life Stories Himself Episode: "Brian Blessed"
Sooty Santa Claus Episode: "Pranks and Presents"
Russell Howard's Good News Himself Series: 8 "Episode 10"
2013–15 Henry Hugglemonster Eduardo Enormomonster Voice
2015 Toast of London Col. Gonville Toast Episode: "Hamm on Toast"
2015-16 Danger Mouse Santa Claus Voice, 2 episodes
2016 Would I Lie to You? Himself Series 10, Episode 5
2017 The Lodge Walter Episode: "No Hard Feelings"
Santa Blessed's Christmas Sleighlist Santa Blessed Festive Music TV Special
The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe The Moany Mountain Episode: "The Prince and the Moany Mountain"
2019 Small Fortune Big Voice Voice, 3 episodes
2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Charlemagne Episode: "Dragon's Den"
Worzel Gummidge Abraham Longshanks Voice, episode: "Saucy Nancy"
The Apeman of the Amazon The Host TV Short
2022 Close Enough Sir Jack Kleghorn Voice, episode: "Never Meet Your Heroes"

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes Ref
1996 Privateer 2: The Darkening Uncle Kashumai Live-action
1999 Tarzan Clayton
2002 Kingdom Hearts Clayton
2003 Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior Admiral Constantine
2006 Rome Total War: Alexander Narrator
2008 Viking: Battle for Asgard
2009 Invizimals Professor Dawson
Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon Zeus
2010 Invizimals: Shadow Zone Professor Dawson
2011 Invizimals: The Lost Tribes
2012 War of the Roses Narrator
2013 Invizimals: The Alliance Professor Dawson
2014 Elite Dangerous Vasco
2016 Lego Dimensions Battle Arena Announcer
2017 Loco Dojo The Grand Sensei
Total War: Warhammer II Gotrek Gurnisson
2018 Kingdom Come: Deliverance Konrad Kyeser
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Jonathan Warwick
2021 Evil Genius 2 Red Ivan
2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Boss Nass

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
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
Lysistrata
One Way Pendulum
The Cherry Orchard Lopakhin
One Man’s Meat Big Mac's Voice
Family First Swedenhelm
The Bastard Country John Willy Birmingham Repertory Company
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
1980 Macbeth Banquo A production starring Peter O'Toole at The Old Vic Theatre.
1981-2002 Cats Bustopher 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
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.
1989 Metropolis John Freeman Joseph 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
2002 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Baron Bomburst The 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
2016 Eugenius! Space Lord Voice only
Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins' musical at the London Palladium in West End

Audio dramas

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Les Misérables Jean Valjean Focus on the Family Radio Theatre
2013 The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: Under Drake's Flag G.A. Henty
2014 The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: In Freedom's Cause (Post-Production)
2015 The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty: The Dragon And The Raven
2018 Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realmslayer Gotrek Gurnisson
2019 Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realmslayer - Blood of the Old World

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