Brian Blessed (pronounced /ˈblɛsɪd/; born 9 October 1937, Goldthorpe, Yorkshire, England) is an English actor, author and adventurer. He is known for his loud, booming voice and "hearty, king-sized portrayals".
The son of William Blessed, a socialist miner, and Hilda Wall, Blessed was born in the village of Goldthorpe in Yorkshire, England. He attended Bolton on Dearne Secondary Modern School, but was forced to leave school early and spent severa...
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Brian Blessed (pronounced /ˈblɛsɪd/; born 9 October 1937, Goldthorpe, Yorkshire, England) is an English actor, author and adventurer. He is known for his loud, booming voice and "hearty, king-sized portrayals".
The son of William Blessed, a socialist miner, and Hilda Wall, Blessed was born in the village of Goldthorpe in Yorkshire, England. He attended Bolton on Dearne Secondary Modern School, but was forced to leave school early and spent several years working at a variety of jobs, ranging from undertaker to plasterer's assistant to time in the RAF. He began his training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has written about his early life in his autobiography, Dynamite Kid (1992).
At the beginning of his career, Blessed had small roles in such cult shows as The Avengers and the original Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). His first well-known role was that of PC 'Fancy' Smith in the BBC police drama Z Cars from 1962 to 1965.
He then went on to portray Caesar Augustus in the BBC...
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