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->''"On a still day, how far away can one hear Brian Blessed?"''
-->-- Hugh Dennis, ''MockTheWeek'', ''(If This Is The Answer What Is The Question'': "[[AmericanCustomaryMeasurements 85,000 miles]]")
->''"HELLO, I'M [[AC: BRIAN BLESSED!]] AND I'M DOING THIS WEEK'S BBC RADIO FOUR APPEAL ON BEHALF [[AC:OF THE DEAF]]!!!!"''
-->--DeadRingers
->''"DRIVE, MY HAWKMEN, [[AC: DRIIVE]]!!"''
-->--[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4 Prototype]] Brian Blessed Sat Nav.
To protect your eyes, try [[BrianBlessed this page]] instead.
Perhaps best known in America as Prince Vultan of the Hawkmen in the ''FlashGordon'' movie ("GORDON'S ALIVE?!" "DIIIIIIIIIVVEEEEE!!"), he is widely regarded as one of the [[LargeHam Largest Hams]] in existence. However, he is by nature a stage actor, and his hamming is by design, not by ineptitude or accident. As he has proven on (very) occasional films, he is actually capable of delivering a subtle and understated performance; he just usually doesn't bother (and is probably aware of why people hire him). His crowning moment of hamness is the ''[[BlakesSeven Blake's 7]]'' episode "Cygnus Alpha" in which just about every line he speaks could be replaced with "Did somebody order a [[LargeHam LARGE HAM]]?". He keeps in shape by climbing up large mountains. About the only thing on Earth larger than BRIAN BLESSED is Mount Everest, which he has attempted to scale three times without quite reaching the summit each time. No doubt due to his hamminess causing an avalanche to send him tumbling down.
He served up not one, but '''two''' large portions in ''[[{{Space 1999}} Space: 1999]]''; the first as Dr. Cabot Rowland in first season episode "Death's Other Dominion", the second as Maya's father Mentor in second season opener "The Metamorph". In real life his favorite food is cows, which he eats whole and in one gulp.
Was also in the first season of ''{{Blackadder}}'' as King Richard IV ("Chiswick! Fresh horses!"). Was far less hammy as the ghost in fellow large ham {{Kenneth Branagh}}'s ''[[StealthPun Ham]][[{{Hamlet}} let]]'' (he even managed to ''whisper'' loudly) and Signore Antonio in Branagh's ''MuchAdoAboutNothing''. Also, the Duke of Exeter in Branagh's ''{{Henry V}}''. ("What treasure, Uncle?" "Tennis balls, my liege!") Surprisingly, Keanu Reeves claimed in an interview on British radio that during filming of ''MuchAdoAboutNothing'' Blessed befriended him and taught him to meditate. Moviegoers who are sympathetic to Reeves might have thought it more likely [[DullSurprise the other way round]]. Blessed may be [[GentleGiant calmer than apparent]].
IT IS SAID BY SOME THAT THE CHARACTER OF DESTRUCTION (A SENTIENT PERSONIFICATION OF DIFFICULT CHANGES WHO HAS QUIT HIS JOB TO BECOME AN ARTIST) FROM ''{{THE SANDMAN}}'' IS BASED ON HIM. SINCE AUTHOR {{NEIL GAIMAN}} IS [[{{WORD OF GOD}} ONE OF THE ONES WHO SAYS THIS]], IT IS PERHAPS TRUE BUT NO LESS UNLIKELY.
PLAYED HIS BEST AND HIS FAVOURITE ROLE AS THE SYMPATHETIC, TRAGICALLY NAIVE (YET STILL OCCASIONALLY [[{{LARGE HAM}} BOMBASTIC]]) EMPEROR AUGUSTUS IN THE ACCLAIMED BRITISH MINI-SERIES ''[[{{I CLAUDIUS}} I, CLAVDIVS]]''. ("IS THERE ANYONE IN ROME WHO HAS NOT SLEPT WITH MY DAUGHTER?!!!")
''THIS ROMAN ROLE, AND SEEMINGLY HIS DELIVERY, WERE [[{{REALITY SUBTEXT}} REFERENCED]] WITH A CAMEO IN {{GLADIATOR}}, IN WHICH - DESPITE APPEARING IN ONLY THREE FRAMES OF FILM - BLESSED'S CHARACTERISTIC ROAR CAN BE HEARD TO DEMAND 'KILL HIM!' CLEARLY ABOVE THE DIN OF THE CROWD.''
''PLAYED HIS PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH COP SHOW BY BEING {{COWBOY COP}} "FANCY" SMITH IN ''{{Z CARS}}'', THE VILLAIN IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF ''{{THE SWEENEY}}'' AND A CORRUPT COP IN AN EPISODE OF ''{{MINDER}}''.''
'''KNOWN TO BRITISH VIEWERS AS SPIRO IN THE 1987 VERSION OF THE TV SERIES ''{{MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS}}''.'''
'''OUTSIDE OF ACTING HE HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST, ALTHOUGH IT'S HARD TO SEE WHY - ALL HE REALLY NEEDS TO DO IS STAND NEXT TO IT (OR POSSIBLY GLARE FEROCIOUSLY UNTIL IT CROUCHES DOWN IN SUBMISSION).'''
'''APPEARED IN ''{{HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU}}'', IN A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__VFxOI99E&feature=related BIZARRE PERFORMANCE]] WHICH WAS POSSIBLY SO GOOD IT BROKE TIME. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.'''
'''RECENTLY APPEARED IN ''{{THE WRONG DOOR}}'' AS CAPTAIN GOLTIER THE TRAIN PIRATE.'''
'''''HE'S ALSO APPEARED IN [[{{DISNEY ANIMATED CANON}} DISNEY'S]] ANIMATED ADAPTATION OF ''{{TARZAN}}'' AS CLAYTON, AND WENT ON TO REPEAT THE SAME ROLE IN ''{{KINGDOM HEARTS}}''. HIS PERFORMANCE WAS STILL QUITE HAMLIKE. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE "TARZAN YELL" FOR THE FILM. HIS VOICE PERFORMANCE OF BOSS NASS (THE GUNGAN KING) IN ''{{STAR WARS}}: THE PHANTOM MENACE'' WAS EQUALLY OVER THE TOP AND POSSIBLY THE MOST FUN PERFORMANCE IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE. ADDITIONALLY, HE NARRATED ''[[{{VIKING BATTLE FOR ASGARD}} VIKING: BATTLE FOR ASGARD]]'' IN WHICH HIS NARRATION STOLE THE SHOW AND CATAPULTED SAID GAME INTO THE HALLS OF AWESOME!'''''
'''''HE ALSO APPEARED IN ORIGINAL SERIES {{DOCTOR WHO}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "TRIAL OF A TIME LORD: MINDWARP"]]) AND UTTERED THE [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1k-pvCZ2Kw IMMORTAL LINE]]: "TODAY PRUDENCE SHALL BE OUR WATCHWORD. TOMORROW WE SHALL SOAK THE LAND IN BLOOD!" HAMTASTIC! HE THEN ENDED UP EITHER MARRYING PERI OR KILLING HER, DEPENDING ON WHICH OF THE {{UNRELIABLE NARRATOR}}S YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE.'''''
'''''HE HAD NO LINES IN THE ALMOST-DIALOGUE-FREE SHORT FILM ''EXAM CONDITIONS'', AND STILL MANAGED TO BE THE LOUDEST PERSON IN THE FILM.'''''
'''''HE WAS THE FIRST TO PLAY OLD DEUTERONOMY IN ''{{CATS}}''. HE WAS THE ONE WHO CAME OUT AFTER THE SHOW FINISHED TO TELL THE AUDIENCE THAT THERE WAS A BOMB ALERT.'''''
'''''[+HE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO RAISE A SON WITH AN AMERICAN ACCENT IN ''{{ROBIN HOOD}}: PRINCE OF THIEVES'', AND STILL WAS THE LOUDEST PERSON IN THE FILM, EVEN ON HIS CHARACTER'S ''LAST LINE'': "{{GOD}}!! AND KINNNG RICHAARRD!!! YAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!"+]'''''
'''''[+HE TAUGHT [[{{MAC GYVER}} MACGYVER]] ARCHAEOLOGY AS PART OF MAC'S {{EXPANSION PACK PAST}} AS SEEN IN THE ''LOST TREASURE OF ATLANTIS'' TELEMOVIE.+]'''''
'''''[+HE HAS ALSO BEEN SIGHTED PRESENTING {{UNBEATABLE BANZUKE}}, ENTHUSIASTICALLY, IN THE GUISE OF BANZUKE BRIAN ATTIRED IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE RED PLASTIC FAUX-SAMURAI ARMOUR SEVERAL SIZES TOO SMALL, ON THE UK'S CHALLENGE TELLY CHANNEL.+]'''''
'''''[+HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FORM OF {{KNIGHT FEVER}} YET, POSSIBLY FOR FEARS HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH WOULD BURST EARDRUMS.+]'''''
'''''[+WHEN NOT ACTIVELY BEING A {{LARGE HAM}} (OR SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME, ACTUALLY), BLESSED IS ALSO AN ARCHETYPAL {{BOISTEROUS BRUISER}}.+]'''''
'''''[++BEFORE BEING LOST IN A GENERAL REVAMP, HIS PAGE ON WIKIPEDIA DESCRIBED HIM AS "HIGHLY CHARISMATIC" IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. APPARENTLY, THEIR STRICT NPOV POLICY HAS NO BEARING HERE: "HE IS A HIGHLY CHARISMATIC MAN" IS NOT SIMPLY AN OPINION, BUT AN OBJECTIVE STATEMENT OF FACT.++]'''''
'''''[++ EVEN WHEN PLAYING SANTA TO INTRODUCE THE MUSIC CHANNEL'S 'MAGIC'S CHRISTMAS TOP 50' HE MANAGES TO BE A WONDERFUL HO-HO-HAM.++]'''''
'''''[++ALONG WITH [[{{THE AVENGERS}} DIANA RIGG]] AND [[{{TOP GEAR}} JEREMY CLARKSON]], HE'S FROM DONCASTER. THE FACT THAT DONCASTER IS NOW ALSO HOME TO AN EXTENSIVE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOR THE DEAF MAY NOT BE COINCIDENTAL.++]'''''
'''''[++IN LATE 2009, BLESSED PLAYED A TIME-DISPLACED HENRY VIII IN THE SHORT INTERNET SERIES [[https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6FA9FA57E38F0AE6&search_query=henry+ 8.0 HENRY 8.0]].++]'''''
'''''[+++ POPE GREGORY'S BLOCKED ME ON {{TWITTER}}!+++]'''''
'''''[++ I DON'T WANT A BLOODY RICE CAKE, THEY DON'T FILL ME UP! ++] [+++ IT'S LIKE EATING CRUNCHY AIR!!! +++]'''''
'''''[++ THE ANCIENT WELSH HAD A GOD BY THE NAME "BRAN THE BLESSED." ++] [+++ [[{{A GOD AM I}} THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE!!!]] +++] [+++ {{HAMLET}} [[HilariousInHindsight THINKS SO!]] +++]'''''[[hottip:*:As stated before, BrianBlessed played as the ghost of Hamlet's father in KennethBranagh's film adaptation of Hamlet. Within the play's lines, Hamlet compares his blood father to Hyperion (A Greek god of light), while he calls his stepfather a satyr (A Greek mythological creature which were hedonistic, lustful, half-man, and half-goat) and an infected ear of corn.]]
'''''[+++ AS SUCH, I WAS CAST AS ODIN IN THE UPCOMING FILM ADAPTATION OF {{THE MIGHTY THOR}}, [[{{WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN}} BUT THEN ANTHONY HOPKINS GOT THE PART INSTEAD]].+++]'''''
'''''[+++ AFTER A CAMPAIGN BY FANS, TOM TOM HAVE AGREED TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH HIM TO RECORD A VOICE TRACK FOR THEIR SATNAV APPLIANCES IF THEY REACH 25,000 MEMBERS ON [[http://www.briansatnav.com/ THEIR FACEBOOK GROUP]]. A DEMO VIDEO STARRING BRIAN HIMSELF CAN BE FOUND [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4 HERE]] ON [[YouTube YOUTUBE]]! +++]'''''[[hottip:* :[[{{Futurama}} GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!]] I'VE DONE GONE OFF AND BUGGERED YOUR MINDS AGAIN!!!!]]
'''''[+++ [[{{SKYWARD SCREAM}} HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!]]+++]'''''
----
[--- ...we told you. Now, unless you want to try reading this [[BrianBlessed again...]]---]
----
[+[[caption-width-right:203:'''''CHISWICK! FRESH HORSES!!''''']]+]
->''"On a still day, how far away can one hear Brian Blessed?"''
-->-- Hugh Dennis, ''MockTheWeek'', ''(If This Is The Answer What Is The Question'': "[[AmericanCustomaryMeasurements 85,000 miles]]")
->''"HELLO, I'M [[AC: BRIAN BLESSED!]] AND I'M DOING THIS WEEK'S BBC RADIO FOUR APPEAL ON BEHALF [[AC:OF THE DEAF]]!!!!"''
-->--DeadRingers
->''"DRIVE, MY HAWKMEN, [[AC: DRIIVE]]!!"''
-->--[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4 Prototype]] Brian Blessed Sat Nav.
To protect your eyes, try [[BrianBlessed this page]] instead.
Perhaps best known in America as Prince Vultan of the Hawkmen in the ''FlashGordon'' movie ("GORDON'S ALIVE?!" "DIIIIIIIIIVVEEEEE!!"), he is widely regarded as one of the [[LargeHam Largest Hams]] in existence. However, he is by nature a stage actor, and his hamming is by design, not by ineptitude or accident. As he has proven on (very) occasional films, he is actually capable of delivering a subtle and understated performance; he just usually doesn't bother (and is probably aware of why people hire him). His crowning moment of hamness is the ''[[BlakesSeven Blake's 7]]'' episode "Cygnus Alpha" in which just about every line he speaks could be replaced with "Did somebody order a [[LargeHam LARGE HAM]]?". He keeps in shape by climbing up large mountains. About the only thing on Earth larger than BRIAN BLESSED is Mount Everest, which he has attempted to scale three times without quite reaching the summit each time. No doubt due to his hamminess causing an avalanche to send him tumbling down.
He served up not one, but '''two''' large portions in ''[[{{Space 1999}} Space: 1999]]''; the first as Dr. Cabot Rowland in first season episode "Death's Other Dominion", the second as Maya's father Mentor in second season opener "The Metamorph". In real life his favorite food is cows, which he eats whole and in one gulp.
Was also in the first season of ''{{Blackadder}}'' as King Richard IV ("Chiswick! Fresh horses!"). Was far less hammy as the ghost in fellow large ham {{Kenneth Branagh}}'s ''[[StealthPun Ham]][[{{Hamlet}} let]]'' (he even managed to ''whisper'' loudly) and Signore Antonio in Branagh's ''MuchAdoAboutNothing''. Also, the Duke of Exeter in Branagh's ''{{Henry V}}''. ("What treasure, Uncle?" "Tennis balls, my liege!") Surprisingly, Keanu Reeves claimed in an interview on British radio that during filming of ''MuchAdoAboutNothing'' Blessed befriended him and taught him to meditate. Moviegoers who are sympathetic to Reeves might have thought it more likely [[DullSurprise the other way round]]. Blessed may be [[GentleGiant calmer than apparent]].
IT IS SAID BY SOME THAT THE CHARACTER OF DESTRUCTION (A SENTIENT PERSONIFICATION OF DIFFICULT CHANGES WHO HAS QUIT HIS JOB TO BECOME AN ARTIST) FROM ''{{THE SANDMAN}}'' IS BASED ON HIM. SINCE AUTHOR {{NEIL GAIMAN}} IS [[{{WORD OF GOD}} ONE OF THE ONES WHO SAYS THIS]], IT IS PERHAPS TRUE BUT NO LESS UNLIKELY.
PLAYED HIS BEST AND HIS FAVOURITE ROLE AS THE SYMPATHETIC, TRAGICALLY NAIVE (YET STILL OCCASIONALLY [[{{LARGE HAM}} BOMBASTIC]]) EMPEROR AUGUSTUS IN THE ACCLAIMED BRITISH MINI-SERIES ''[[{{I CLAUDIUS}} I, CLAVDIVS]]''. ("IS THERE ANYONE IN ROME WHO HAS NOT SLEPT WITH MY DAUGHTER?!!!")
''THIS ROMAN ROLE, AND SEEMINGLY HIS DELIVERY, WERE [[{{REALITY SUBTEXT}} REFERENCED]] WITH A CAMEO IN {{GLADIATOR}}, IN WHICH - DESPITE APPEARING IN ONLY THREE FRAMES OF FILM - BLESSED'S CHARACTERISTIC ROAR CAN BE HEARD TO DEMAND 'KILL HIM!' CLEARLY ABOVE THE DIN OF THE CROWD.''
''PLAYED HIS PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH COP SHOW BY BEING {{COWBOY COP}} "FANCY" SMITH IN ''{{Z CARS}}'', THE VILLAIN IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF ''{{THE SWEENEY}}'' AND A CORRUPT COP IN AN EPISODE OF ''{{MINDER}}''.''
'''KNOWN TO BRITISH VIEWERS AS SPIRO IN THE 1987 VERSION OF THE TV SERIES ''{{MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS}}''.'''
'''OUTSIDE OF ACTING HE HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST, ALTHOUGH IT'S HARD TO SEE WHY - ALL HE REALLY NEEDS TO DO IS STAND NEXT TO IT (OR POSSIBLY GLARE FEROCIOUSLY UNTIL IT CROUCHES DOWN IN SUBMISSION).'''
'''APPEARED IN ''{{HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU}}'', IN A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__VFxOI99E&feature=related BIZARRE PERFORMANCE]] WHICH WAS POSSIBLY SO GOOD IT BROKE TIME. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.'''
'''RECENTLY APPEARED IN ''{{THE WRONG DOOR}}'' AS CAPTAIN GOLTIER THE TRAIN PIRATE.'''
'''''HE'S ALSO APPEARED IN [[{{DISNEY ANIMATED CANON}} DISNEY'S]] ANIMATED ADAPTATION OF ''{{TARZAN}}'' AS CLAYTON, AND WENT ON TO REPEAT THE SAME ROLE IN ''{{KINGDOM HEARTS}}''. HIS PERFORMANCE WAS STILL QUITE HAMLIKE. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE "TARZAN YELL" FOR THE FILM. HIS VOICE PERFORMANCE OF BOSS NASS (THE GUNGAN KING) IN ''{{STAR WARS}}: THE PHANTOM MENACE'' WAS EQUALLY OVER THE TOP AND POSSIBLY THE MOST FUN PERFORMANCE IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE. ADDITIONALLY, HE NARRATED ''[[{{VIKING BATTLE FOR ASGARD}} VIKING: BATTLE FOR ASGARD]]'' IN WHICH HIS NARRATION STOLE THE SHOW AND CATAPULTED SAID GAME INTO THE HALLS OF AWESOME!'''''
'''''HE ALSO APPEARED IN ORIGINAL SERIES {{DOCTOR WHO}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "TRIAL OF A TIME LORD: MINDWARP"]]) AND UTTERED THE [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1k-pvCZ2Kw IMMORTAL LINE]]: "TODAY PRUDENCE SHALL BE OUR WATCHWORD. TOMORROW WE SHALL SOAK THE LAND IN BLOOD!" HAMTASTIC! HE THEN ENDED UP EITHER MARRYING PERI OR KILLING HER, DEPENDING ON WHICH OF THE {{UNRELIABLE NARRATOR}}S YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE.'''''
'''''HE HAD NO LINES IN THE ALMOST-DIALOGUE-FREE SHORT FILM ''EXAM CONDITIONS'', AND STILL MANAGED TO BE THE LOUDEST PERSON IN THE FILM.'''''
'''''HE WAS THE FIRST TO PLAY OLD DEUTERONOMY IN ''{{CATS}}''. HE WAS THE ONE WHO CAME OUT AFTER THE SHOW FINISHED TO TELL THE AUDIENCE THAT THERE WAS A BOMB ALERT.'''''
'''''[+HE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO RAISE A SON WITH AN AMERICAN ACCENT IN ''{{ROBIN HOOD}}: PRINCE OF THIEVES'', AND STILL WAS THE LOUDEST PERSON IN THE FILM, EVEN ON HIS CHARACTER'S ''LAST LINE'': "{{GOD}}!! AND KINNNG RICHAARRD!!! YAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!"+]'''''
'''''[+HE TAUGHT [[{{MAC GYVER}} MACGYVER]] ARCHAEOLOGY AS PART OF MAC'S {{EXPANSION PACK PAST}} AS SEEN IN THE ''LOST TREASURE OF ATLANTIS'' TELEMOVIE.+]'''''
'''''[+HE HAS ALSO BEEN SIGHTED PRESENTING {{UNBEATABLE BANZUKE}}, ENTHUSIASTICALLY, IN THE GUISE OF BANZUKE BRIAN ATTIRED IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE RED PLASTIC FAUX-SAMURAI ARMOUR SEVERAL SIZES TOO SMALL, ON THE UK'S CHALLENGE TELLY CHANNEL.+]'''''
'''''[+HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FORM OF {{KNIGHT FEVER}} YET, POSSIBLY FOR FEARS HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH WOULD BURST EARDRUMS.+]'''''
'''''[+WHEN NOT ACTIVELY BEING A {{LARGE HAM}} (OR SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME, ACTUALLY), BLESSED IS ALSO AN ARCHETYPAL {{BOISTEROUS BRUISER}}.+]'''''
'''''[++BEFORE BEING LOST IN A GENERAL REVAMP, HIS PAGE ON WIKIPEDIA DESCRIBED HIM AS "HIGHLY CHARISMATIC" IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. APPARENTLY, THEIR STRICT NPOV POLICY HAS NO BEARING HERE: "HE IS A HIGHLY CHARISMATIC MAN" IS NOT SIMPLY AN OPINION, BUT AN OBJECTIVE STATEMENT OF FACT.++]'''''
'''''[++ EVEN WHEN PLAYING SANTA TO INTRODUCE THE MUSIC CHANNEL'S 'MAGIC'S CHRISTMAS TOP 50' HE MANAGES TO BE A WONDERFUL HO-HO-HAM.++]'''''
'''''[++ALONG WITH [[{{THE AVENGERS}} DIANA RIGG]] AND [[{{TOP GEAR}} JEREMY CLARKSON]], HE'S FROM DONCASTER. THE FACT THAT DONCASTER IS NOW ALSO HOME TO AN EXTENSIVE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOR THE DEAF MAY NOT BE COINCIDENTAL.++]'''''
'''''[++IN LATE 2009, BLESSED PLAYED A TIME-DISPLACED HENRY VIII IN THE SHORT INTERNET SERIES [[https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6FA9FA57E38F0AE6&search_query=henry+ 8.0 HENRY 8.0]].++]'''''
'''''[+++ POPE GREGORY'S BLOCKED ME ON {{TWITTER}}!+++]'''''
'''''[++ I DON'T WANT A BLOODY RICE CAKE, THEY DON'T FILL ME UP! ++] [+++ IT'S LIKE EATING CRUNCHY AIR!!! +++]'''''
'''''[++ THE ANCIENT WELSH HAD A GOD BY THE NAME "BRAN THE BLESSED." ++] [+++ [[{{A GOD AM I}} THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE!!!]] +++] [+++ {{HAMLET}} [[HilariousInHindsight THINKS SO!]] +++]'''''[[hottip:*:As stated before, BrianBlessed played as the ghost of Hamlet's father in KennethBranagh's film adaptation of Hamlet. Within the play's lines, Hamlet compares his blood father to Hyperion (A Greek god of light), while he calls his stepfather a satyr (A Greek mythological creature which were hedonistic, lustful, half-man, and half-goat) and an infected ear of corn.]]
'''''[+++ AS SUCH, I WAS CAST AS ODIN IN THE UPCOMING FILM ADAPTATION OF {{THE MIGHTY THOR}}, [[{{WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN}} BUT THEN ANTHONY HOPKINS GOT THE PART INSTEAD]].+++]'''''
'''''[+++ AFTER A CAMPAIGN BY FANS, TOM TOM HAVE AGREED TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH HIM TO RECORD A VOICE TRACK FOR THEIR SATNAV APPLIANCES IF THEY REACH 25,000 MEMBERS ON [[http://www.briansatnav.com/ THEIR FACEBOOK GROUP]]. A DEMO VIDEO STARRING BRIAN HIMSELF CAN BE FOUND [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4 HERE]] ON [[YouTube YOUTUBE]]! +++]'''''[[hottip:* :[[{{Futurama}} GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!]] I'VE DONE GONE OFF AND BUGGERED YOUR MINDS AGAIN!!!!]]
'''''[+++ [[{{SKYWARD SCREAM}} HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!]]+++]'''''
----
[--- ...we told you. Now, unless you want to try reading this [[BrianBlessed again...]]---]
----
to:
[+[[caption-width-right:203:'''''CHISWICK! FRESH HORSES!!''''']]+]
->''"On a still day, how far away can one hear Brian Blessed?"''
-->-- Hugh Dennis, ''MockTheWeek'', ''(If This Is The Answer What Is The Question'': "[[AmericanCustomaryMeasurements 85,000 miles]]")
->''"HELLO, I'M [[AC: BRIAN BLESSED!]] AND I'M DOING THIS WEEK'S BBC RADIO FOUR APPEAL ON BEHALF [[AC:OF THE DEAF]]!!!!"''
-->--DeadRingers
->''"DRIVE, MY HAWKMEN, [[AC: DRIIVE]]!!"''
-->--[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4 Prototype]] Brian Blessed Sat Nav.
To protect your eyes, try [[BrianBlessed this page]] instead.
Perhaps best known in America as Prince Vultan of the Hawkmen in the ''FlashGordon'' movie ("GORDON'S ALIVE?!" "DIIIIIIIIIVVEEEEE!!"), he is widely regarded as one of the [[LargeHam Largest Hams]] in existence. However, he is by nature a stage actor, and his hamming is by design, not by ineptitude or accident. As he has proven on (very) occasional films, he is actually capable of delivering a subtle and understated performance; he just usually doesn't bother (and is probably aware of why people hire him). His crowning moment of hamness is the ''[[BlakesSeven Blake's 7]]'' episode "Cygnus Alpha" in which just about every line he speaks could be replaced with "Did somebody order a [[LargeHam LARGE HAM]]?". He keeps in shape by climbing up large mountains. About the only thing on Earth larger than BRIAN BLESSED is Mount Everest, which he has attempted to scale three times without quite reaching the summit each time. No doubt due to his hamminess causing an avalanche to send him tumbling down.
He served up not one, but '''two''' large portions in ''[[{{Space 1999}} Space: 1999]]''; the first as Dr. Cabot Rowland in first season episode "Death's Other Dominion", the second as Maya's father Mentor in second season opener "The Metamorph". In real life his favorite food is cows, which he eats whole and in one gulp.
Was also in the first season of ''{{Blackadder}}'' as King Richard IV ("Chiswick! Fresh horses!"). Was far less hammy as the ghost in fellow large ham {{Kenneth Branagh}}'s ''[[StealthPun Ham]][[{{Hamlet}} let]]'' (he even managed to ''whisper'' loudly) and Signore Antonio in Branagh's ''MuchAdoAboutNothing''. Also, the Duke of Exeter in Branagh's ''{{Henry V}}''. ("What treasure, Uncle?" "Tennis balls, my liege!") Surprisingly, Keanu Reeves claimed in an interview on British radio that during filming of ''MuchAdoAboutNothing'' Blessed befriended him and taught him to meditate. Moviegoers who are sympathetic to Reeves might have thought it more likely [[DullSurprise the other way round]]. Blessed may be [[GentleGiant calmer than apparent]].
IT IS SAID BY SOME THAT THE CHARACTER OF DESTRUCTION (A SENTIENT PERSONIFICATION OF DIFFICULT CHANGES WHO HAS QUIT HIS JOB TO BECOME AN ARTIST) FROM ''{{THE SANDMAN}}'' IS BASED ON HIM. SINCE AUTHOR {{NEIL GAIMAN}} IS [[{{WORD OF GOD}} ONE OF THE ONES WHO SAYS THIS]], IT IS PERHAPS TRUE BUT NO LESS UNLIKELY.
PLAYED HIS BEST AND HIS FAVOURITE ROLE AS THE SYMPATHETIC, TRAGICALLY NAIVE (YET STILL OCCASIONALLY [[{{LARGE HAM}} BOMBASTIC]]) EMPEROR AUGUSTUS IN THE ACCLAIMED BRITISH MINI-SERIES ''[[{{I CLAUDIUS}} I, CLAVDIVS]]''. ("IS THERE ANYONE IN ROME WHO HAS NOT SLEPT WITH MY DAUGHTER?!!!")
''THIS ROMAN ROLE, AND SEEMINGLY HIS DELIVERY, WERE [[{{REALITY SUBTEXT}} REFERENCED]] WITH A CAMEO IN {{GLADIATOR}}, IN WHICH - DESPITE APPEARING IN ONLY THREE FRAMES OF FILM - BLESSED'S CHARACTERISTIC ROAR CAN BE HEARD TO DEMAND 'KILL HIM!' CLEARLY ABOVE THE DIN OF THE CROWD.''
''PLAYED HIS PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH COP SHOW BY BEING {{COWBOY COP}} "FANCY" SMITH IN ''{{Z CARS}}'', THE VILLAIN IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF ''{{THE SWEENEY}}'' AND A CORRUPT COP IN AN EPISODE OF ''{{MINDER}}''.''
'''KNOWN TO BRITISH VIEWERS AS SPIRO IN THE 1987 VERSION OF THE TV SERIES ''{{MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS}}''.'''
'''OUTSIDE OF ACTING HE HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST, ALTHOUGH IT'S HARD TO SEE WHY - ALL HE REALLY NEEDS TO DO IS STAND NEXT TO IT (OR POSSIBLY GLARE FEROCIOUSLY UNTIL IT CROUCHES DOWN IN SUBMISSION).'''
'''APPEARED IN ''{{HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU}}'', IN A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__VFxOI99E&feature=related BIZARRE PERFORMANCE]] WHICH WAS POSSIBLY SO GOOD IT BROKE TIME. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.'''
'''RECENTLY APPEARED IN ''{{THE WRONG DOOR}}'' AS CAPTAIN GOLTIER THE TRAIN PIRATE.'''
'''''HE'S ALSO APPEARED IN [[{{DISNEY ANIMATED CANON}} DISNEY'S]] ANIMATED ADAPTATION OF ''{{TARZAN}}'' AS CLAYTON, AND WENT ON TO REPEAT THE SAME ROLE IN ''{{KINGDOM HEARTS}}''. HIS PERFORMANCE WAS STILL QUITE HAMLIKE. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE "TARZAN YELL" FOR THE FILM. HIS VOICE PERFORMANCE OF BOSS NASS (THE GUNGAN KING) IN ''{{STAR WARS}}: THE PHANTOM MENACE'' WAS EQUALLY OVER THE TOP AND POSSIBLY THE MOST FUN PERFORMANCE IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE. ADDITIONALLY, HE NARRATED ''[[{{VIKING BATTLE FOR ASGARD}} VIKING: BATTLE FOR ASGARD]]'' IN WHICH HIS NARRATION STOLE THE SHOW AND CATAPULTED SAID GAME INTO THE HALLS OF AWESOME!'''''
'''''HE ALSO APPEARED IN ORIGINAL SERIES {{DOCTOR WHO}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "TRIAL OF A TIME LORD: MINDWARP"]]) AND UTTERED THE [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1k-pvCZ2Kw IMMORTAL LINE]]: "TODAY PRUDENCE SHALL BE OUR WATCHWORD. TOMORROW WE SHALL SOAK THE LAND IN BLOOD!" HAMTASTIC! HE THEN ENDED UP EITHER MARRYING PERI OR KILLING HER, DEPENDING ON WHICH OF THE {{UNRELIABLE NARRATOR}}S YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE.'''''
'''''HE HAD NO LINES IN THE ALMOST-DIALOGUE-FREE SHORT FILM ''EXAM CONDITIONS'', AND STILL MANAGED TO BE THE LOUDEST PERSON IN THE FILM.'''''
'''''HE WAS THE FIRST TO PLAY OLD DEUTERONOMY IN ''{{CATS}}''. HE WAS THE ONE WHO CAME OUT AFTER THE SHOW FINISHED TO TELL THE AUDIENCE THAT THERE WAS A BOMB ALERT.'''''
'''''[+HE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO RAISE A SON WITH AN AMERICAN ACCENT IN ''{{ROBIN HOOD}}: PRINCE OF THIEVES'', AND STILL WAS THE LOUDEST PERSON IN THE FILM, EVEN ON HIS CHARACTER'S ''LAST LINE'': "{{GOD}}!! AND KINNNG RICHAARRD!!! YAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!"+]'''''
'''''[+HE TAUGHT [[{{MAC GYVER}} MACGYVER]] ARCHAEOLOGY AS PART OF MAC'S {{EXPANSION PACK PAST}} AS SEEN IN THE ''LOST TREASURE OF ATLANTIS'' TELEMOVIE.+]'''''
'''''[+HE HAS ALSO BEEN SIGHTED PRESENTING {{UNBEATABLE BANZUKE}}, ENTHUSIASTICALLY, IN THE GUISE OF BANZUKE BRIAN ATTIRED IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE RED PLASTIC FAUX-SAMURAI ARMOUR SEVERAL SIZES TOO SMALL, ON THE UK'S CHALLENGE TELLY CHANNEL.+]'''''
'''''[+HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FORM OF {{KNIGHT FEVER}} YET, POSSIBLY FOR FEARS HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH WOULD BURST EARDRUMS.+]'''''
'''''[+WHEN NOT ACTIVELY BEING A {{LARGE HAM}} (OR SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME, ACTUALLY), BLESSED IS ALSO AN ARCHETYPAL {{BOISTEROUS BRUISER}}.+]'''''
'''''[++BEFORE BEING LOST IN A GENERAL REVAMP, HIS PAGE ON WIKIPEDIA DESCRIBED HIM AS "HIGHLY CHARISMATIC" IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. APPARENTLY, THEIR STRICT NPOV POLICY HAS NO BEARING HERE: "HE IS A HIGHLY CHARISMATIC MAN" IS NOT SIMPLY AN OPINION, BUT AN OBJECTIVE STATEMENT OF FACT.++]'''''
'''''[++ EVEN WHEN PLAYING SANTA TO INTRODUCE THE MUSIC CHANNEL'S 'MAGIC'S CHRISTMAS TOP 50' HE MANAGES TO BE A WONDERFUL HO-HO-HAM.++]'''''
'''''[++ALONG WITH [[{{THE AVENGERS}} DIANA RIGG]] AND [[{{TOP GEAR}} JEREMY CLARKSON]], HE'S FROM DONCASTER. THE FACT THAT DONCASTER IS NOW ALSO HOME TO AN EXTENSIVE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOR THE DEAF MAY NOT BE COINCIDENTAL.++]'''''
'''''[++IN LATE 2009, BLESSED PLAYED A TIME-DISPLACED HENRY VIII IN THE SHORT INTERNET SERIES [[https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6FA9FA57E38F0AE6&search_query=henry+ 8.0 HENRY 8.0]].++]'''''
'''''[+++ POPE GREGORY'S BLOCKED ME ON {{TWITTER}}!+++]'''''
'''''[++ I DON'T WANT A BLOODY RICE CAKE, THEY DON'T FILL ME UP! ++] [+++ IT'S LIKE EATING CRUNCHY AIR!!! +++]'''''
'''''[++ THE ANCIENT WELSH HAD A GOD BY THE NAME "BRAN THE BLESSED." ++] [+++ [[{{A GOD AM I}} THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE!!!]] +++] [+++ {{HAMLET}} [[HilariousInHindsight THINKS SO!]] +++]'''''[[hottip:*:As stated before, BrianBlessed played as the ghost of Hamlet's father in KennethBranagh's film adaptation of Hamlet. Within the play's lines, Hamlet compares his blood father to Hyperion (A Greek god of light), while he calls his stepfather a satyr (A Greek mythological creature which were hedonistic, lustful, half-man, and half-goat) and an infected ear of corn.]]
'''''[+++ AS SUCH, I WAS CAST AS ODIN IN THE UPCOMING FILM ADAPTATION OF {{THE MIGHTY THOR}}, [[{{WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN}} BUT THEN ANTHONY HOPKINS GOT THE PART INSTEAD]].+++]'''''
'''''[+++ AFTER A CAMPAIGN BY FANS, TOM TOM HAVE AGREED TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH HIM TO RECORD A VOICE TRACK FOR THEIR SATNAV APPLIANCES IF THEY REACH 25,000 MEMBERS ON [[http://www.briansatnav.com/ THEIR FACEBOOK GROUP]]. A DEMO VIDEO STARRING BRIAN HIMSELF CAN BE FOUND [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4 HERE]] ON [[YouTube YOUTUBE]]! +++]'''''[[hottip:* :[[{{Futurama}} GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!]] I'VE DONE GONE OFF AND BUGGERED YOUR MINDS AGAIN!!!!]]
'''''[+++ [[{{SKYWARD SCREAM}} HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!]]+++]'''''
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[+IT IS SAID BY SOME THAT THE CHARACTER OF DESTRUCTION (A SENTIENT PERSONIFICATION OF DIFFICULT CHANGES WHO HAS QUIT HIS JOB TO BECOME AN ARTIST) FROM ''{{THE SANDMAN}}'' IS BASED ON HIM. SINCE AUTHOR {{NEIL GAIMAN}} IS [[{{WORD OF GOD}} ONE OF THE ONES WHO SAYS THIS]], IT IS PERHAPS TRUE BUT NO LESS UNLIKELY.+]
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THIS ROMAN ROLE, AND SEEMINGLY HIS DELIVERY, WERE [[{{REALITY SUBTEXT}} REFERENCED]] WITH A CAMEO IN {{GLADIATOR}}, IN WHICH - DESPITE APPEARING IN ONLY THREE FRAMES OF FILM - BLESSED'S CHARACTERISTIC ROAR CAN BE HEARD TO DEMAND 'KILL HIM!' CLEARLY ABOVE THE DIN OF THE CROWD.
PLAYED HIS PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH COP SHOW BY BEING {{COWBOY COP}} "FANCY" SMITH IN ''{{Z CARS}}'', THE VILLAIN IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF ''{{THE SWEENEY}}'' AND A CORRUPT COP IN AN EPISODE OF ''{{MINDER}}''.
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+++] [+++ {{HAMLET}} [[HilariousInHindsight THINKS SO!]] +++]'''''[[hottip:*:As stated before, BrianBlessed played as the ghost of Hamlet's father in KennethBranagh's film adaptation of Hamlet. Within the play's lines, Hamlet compares his blood father to Hyperion (A Greek god of light), while he calls his stepfather a satyr (A Greek mythological creature which were hedonistic, lustful, half-man, and half-goat) and an infected ear of corn.]]
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'''''HE ALSO APPEARED IN ORIGINAL SERIES {{DOCTOR WHO}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "TRIAL OF A TIME LORD: MINDWARP"]]) AND UTTERED THE[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1k-pvCZ2Kw IMMORTAL LINE]]: "TODAY PRUDENCE SHALL BE OUR WATCHWORD. TOMORROW WE SHALL SOAK THE LAND IN BLOOD!" HAMTASTIC! HE THEN ENDED UP EITHER MARRYING PERI OR KILLING HER, DEPENDING ON WHICH OF THE {{UNRELIABLE NARRATOR}}S YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE.'''''
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'''''HE ALSO APPEARED IN ORIGINAL SERIES {{DOCTOR WHO}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "TRIAL OF A TIME LORD: MINDWARP"]]) AND UTTERED THE[[http://www.THE [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1k-pvCZ2Kw IMMORTAL LINE]]: "TODAY PRUDENCE SHALL BE OUR WATCHWORD. TOMORROW WE SHALL SOAK THE LAND IN BLOOD!" HAMTASTIC! HE THEN ENDED UP EITHER MARRYING PERI OR KILLING HER, DEPENDING ON WHICH OF THE {{UNRELIABLE NARRATOR}}S YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE.'''''
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[+It is said by some that the character of Destruction (a sentient personification of difficult changes who has quit his job to become an artist) from ''{{The Sandman}}'' is based on him. Since author {{Neil Gaiman}} is [[{{Word Of God}} one of the ones who says this]], it is perhaps true but no less unlikely.+]
Played his best and his favourite role as the sympathetic, tragically naive (yet still occasionally [[{{Large Ham}} bombastic]]) emperor Augustus in the acclaimed british mini-series ''[[{{I Claudius}} I, Clavdivs]]''. ("IS THERE ANYONE IN ROME WHO HAS NOT SLEPT WITH MY DAUGHTER?!!!")
This Roman role, and seemingly his delivery, were [[{{Reality Subtext}} referenced]] with a cameo in {{Gladiator}}, in which - despite appearing in only three frames of film - blessed's characteristic roar can be heard to demand 'KILL HIM!' clearly above the din of the crowd.
[+Played his part in the development of the british cop show by being {{Cowboy Cop}} "fancy" smith in ''Z Cars'', the villain in the first episode of ''{{The Sweeney}}'' and a corrupt cop in an episode of ''{{Minder}}''. +]
'''[+Known to British viewers as Spiro in the 1987 version of the TV series ''{{My Family and Other Animals}}''.+]'''
'''[+ Outside of acting he has made several attempts to climb Mount Everest, although it's hard to see why - all he really needs to do is stand next to it (or possibly glare ferociously until it crouches down in submission).+]'''
'''[+ Appeared in ''{{Have I Got News For You}}'', in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__vfxoi99e&feature=related bizarre performance]] which was possibly so good it broke time. We'll just have to wait and see.+]'''
'''[+ Recently appeared in ''{{The Wrong Door}}'' as captain goltier the train pirate.+]'''
'''''[+ He's also appeared in [[{{Disney Animated Canon}} Disney's]] animated adaptation of ''{{Tarzan}}'' as Clayton, and went on to repeat the same role in ''{{Kingdom Hearts}}''. His performance was still quite hamlike. He also provided the "Tarzan yell" for the film. His voice performance of Boss Nass (the Gungan king) in ''{{Star Wars}}: The Phantom Menace'' was equally over the top and possibly the most fun performance in the entire movie. Additionally, he narrated ''VikingBattleForAsgard'' in which his narration stole the show and catapulted said game into the halls of awesome!+]'''''
'''''[+ He also appeared in original series {{Doctor Who}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp"]]) and uttered the immortal line: "today prudence shall be our watchword. Tomorrow we shall soak the land in blood!" Hamtastic! He then ended up either marrying Peri or killing her, depending on which of the {{Unreliable Narrator}}s you choose to believe.+]'''''
'''''[+ He had no lines in the almost-dialogue-free short film ''Exam Conditions'', and still managed to be the loudest person in the film.+]'''''
'''''[+ He was the first to play old Deuteronomy in ''{{Cats}}''. He was the one who came out after the show finished to tell the audience that there was a bomb alert.+]'''''
'''''[++ He somehow managed to raise a son with an American accent in ''{{Robin Hood}}: Prince Of Thieves'', and still was the loudest person in the film, even on his character's ''last line'': "{{God}}!! And Kinnng Richaarrd!!! Yaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!"++]'''''
'''''[++ He taught {{Macgyver}} archaeology as part ofMac's {{Expansion Pack Past}} as seen in the ''Lost Treasure of Atlantis'' telemovie.++]'''''
'''''[++ He has also been sighted presenting {{Unbeatable Banzuke}}, enthusiastically, in the guise of Banzuke Brian attired in what appears to be red plastic faux-samurai armour several sizes too small, on the uk's Challenge telly channel.++]'''''
'''''[++ When not actively being a {{Large Ham}} (or sometimes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa5L8YjsiSk at the same time]], actually), Blessed is also an archetypal {{Boisterous Bruiser}}.++]'''''
'''''[+++ Before being lost in a general revamp, his page on Wikipedia described him as "highly charismatic" in the first paragraph. Apparently, their strict npov policy has no bearing here: "he is a highly charismatic man" is not simply an opinion, but an objective statement of fact.+++]'''''
'''''[+++ Even when playing santa to introduce the Music Channel's 'Magic's Christmas Top 50' he manages to be a wonderful ho-ho-ham.+++]'''''
'''''[+++ Along with [[{{The Avengers}} Diana Rigg]] and [[{{Top Gear}} Jeremy Clarkson]], he's from Doncaster. The fact that Doncaster is now also home to an extensive school and college for the deaf may not be coincidental.+++]'''''
'''''[+++ In late 2009, Blessed played a time-displaced Henry VIII in the short internet series [[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6fa9fa57e38f0ae6&search_query=henry+ 8.0 Henry 8.0]].+++]'''''
Played his best and his favourite role as the sympathetic, tragically naive (yet still occasionally [[{{Large Ham}} bombastic]]) emperor Augustus in the acclaimed british mini-series ''[[{{I Claudius}} I, Clavdivs]]''. ("IS THERE ANYONE IN ROME WHO HAS NOT SLEPT WITH MY DAUGHTER?!!!")
This Roman role, and seemingly his delivery, were [[{{Reality Subtext}} referenced]] with a cameo in {{Gladiator}}, in which - despite appearing in only three frames of film - blessed's characteristic roar can be heard to demand 'KILL HIM!' clearly above the din of the crowd.
[+Played his part in the development of the british cop show by being {{Cowboy Cop}} "fancy" smith in ''Z Cars'', the villain in the first episode of ''{{The Sweeney}}'' and a corrupt cop in an episode of ''{{Minder}}''. +]
'''[+Known to British viewers as Spiro in the 1987 version of the TV series ''{{My Family and Other Animals}}''.+]'''
'''[+ Outside of acting he has made several attempts to climb Mount Everest, although it's hard to see why - all he really needs to do is stand next to it (or possibly glare ferociously until it crouches down in submission).+]'''
'''[+ Appeared in ''{{Have I Got News For You}}'', in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__vfxoi99e&feature=related bizarre performance]] which was possibly so good it broke time. We'll just have to wait and see.+]'''
'''[+ Recently appeared in ''{{The Wrong Door}}'' as captain goltier the train pirate.+]'''
'''''[+ He's also appeared in [[{{Disney Animated Canon}} Disney's]] animated adaptation of ''{{Tarzan}}'' as Clayton, and went on to repeat the same role in ''{{Kingdom Hearts}}''. His performance was still quite hamlike. He also provided the "Tarzan yell" for the film. His voice performance of Boss Nass (the Gungan king) in ''{{Star Wars}}: The Phantom Menace'' was equally over the top and possibly the most fun performance in the entire movie. Additionally, he narrated ''VikingBattleForAsgard'' in which his narration stole the show and catapulted said game into the halls of awesome!+]'''''
'''''[+ He also appeared in original series {{Doctor Who}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp"]]) and uttered the immortal line: "today prudence shall be our watchword. Tomorrow we shall soak the land in blood!" Hamtastic! He then ended up either marrying Peri or killing her, depending on which of the {{Unreliable Narrator}}s you choose to believe.+]'''''
'''''[+ He had no lines in the almost-dialogue-free short film ''Exam Conditions'', and still managed to be the loudest person in the film.+]'''''
'''''[+ He was the first to play old Deuteronomy in ''{{Cats}}''. He was the one who came out after the show finished to tell the audience that there was a bomb alert.+]'''''
'''''[++ He somehow managed to raise a son with an American accent in ''{{Robin Hood}}: Prince Of Thieves'', and still was the loudest person in the film, even on his character's ''last line'': "{{God}}!! And Kinnng Richaarrd!!! Yaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!"++]'''''
'''''[++ He taught {{Macgyver}} archaeology as part ofMac's {{Expansion Pack Past}} as seen in the ''Lost Treasure of Atlantis'' telemovie.++]'''''
'''''[++ He has also been sighted presenting {{Unbeatable Banzuke}}, enthusiastically, in the guise of Banzuke Brian attired in what appears to be red plastic faux-samurai armour several sizes too small, on the uk's Challenge telly channel.++]'''''
'''''[++ When not actively being a {{Large Ham}} (or sometimes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa5L8YjsiSk at the same time]], actually), Blessed is also an archetypal {{Boisterous Bruiser}}.++]'''''
'''''[+++ Before being lost in a general revamp, his page on Wikipedia described him as "highly charismatic" in the first paragraph. Apparently, their strict npov policy has no bearing here: "he is a highly charismatic man" is not simply an opinion, but an objective statement of fact.+++]'''''
'''''[+++ Even when playing santa to introduce the Music Channel's 'Magic's Christmas Top 50' he manages to be a wonderful ho-ho-ham.+++]'''''
'''''[+++ Along with [[{{The Avengers}} Diana Rigg]] and [[{{Top Gear}} Jeremy Clarkson]], he's from Doncaster. The fact that Doncaster is now also home to an extensive school and college for the deaf may not be coincidental.+++]'''''
'''''[+++ In late 2009, Blessed played a time-displaced Henry VIII in the short internet series [[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6fa9fa57e38f0ae6&search_query=henry+ 8.0 Henry 8.0]].+++]'''''
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[+Played his part in the development of the british cop show by being {{Cowboy Cop}} "fancy" smith in ''Z Cars'', the villain in the first episode of ''{{The Sweeney}}'' and a corrupt cop in an episode of ''{{Minder}}''. +]
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PLAYED HIS PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH COP SHOW BY BEING {{COWBOY COP}} "FANCY" SMITH IN ''{{Z CARS}}'', THE VILLAIN IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF ''{{THE SWEENEY}}'' AND A CORRUPT COP IN AN EPISODE OF ''{{MINDER}}''.
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'''OUTSIDE OF ACTING HE HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST, ALTHOUGH IT'S HARD TO SEE WHY -
'''[+ Appeared in ''{{Have
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'''[+ Recently appeared in ''{{The Wrong Door}}'' as captain goltier the train pirate.+]'''
'''''[+ He's also appeared in [[{{Disney Animated Canon}} Disney's]] animated adaptation of ''{{Tarzan}}'' as Clayton, and went on to repeat the same role in ''{{Kingdom Hearts}}''. His performance was still quite hamlike. He also provided the "Tarzan yell" for the film. His voice performance of Boss Nass (the Gungan king) in ''{{Star Wars}}: The Phantom Menace'' was equally over the top and possibly the most fun performance in the entire movie. Additionally, he narrated ''VikingBattleForAsgard'' in which his narration stole the show and catapulted said game into the halls of awesome!+]'''''
'''''[+ He also appeared in original series {{Doctor Who}}:
'''RECENTLY APPEARED IN ''{{THE WRONG DOOR}}'' AS CAPTAIN GOLTIER THE TRAIN PIRATE.'''
'''''HE'S ALSO APPEARED IN [[{{DISNEY ANIMATED CANON}} DISNEY'S]] ANIMATED ADAPTATION OF ''{{TARZAN}}'' AS CLAYTON, AND WENT ON TO REPEAT THE SAME ROLE IN ''{{KINGDOM HEARTS}}''. HIS PERFORMANCE WAS STILL QUITE HAMLIKE. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE "TARZAN YELL" FOR THE FILM. HIS VOICE PERFORMANCE OF BOSS NASS (THE GUNGAN KING) IN ''{{STAR WARS}}: THE PHANTOM MENACE'' WAS EQUALLY OVER THE TOP AND POSSIBLY THE MOST FUN PERFORMANCE IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE. ADDITIONALLY, HE NARRATED ''[[{{VIKING BATTLE FOR ASGARD}} VIKING: BATTLE FOR ASGARD]]'' IN WHICH HIS NARRATION STOLE THE SHOW AND CATAPULTED SAID GAME INTO THE HALLS OF AWESOME!'''''
'''''HE ALSO APPEARED IN ORIGINAL SERIES {{DOCTOR WHO}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp
'''''HE HAD NO LINES IN THE ALMOST-DIALOGUE-FREE SHORT FILM ''EXAM CONDITIONS'', AND STILL MANAGED TO BE THE LOUDEST PERSON IN THE FILM.'''''
'''''HE WAS THE FIRST TO PLAY OLD DEUTERONOMY IN ''{{CATS}}''. HE WAS THE ONE WHO CAME OUT AFTER THE SHOW FINISHED TO TELL THE AUDIENCE THAT THERE WAS A BOMB ALERT.'''''
'''''[+HE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO RAISE A SON WITH AN AMERICAN ACCENT IN ''{{ROBIN HOOD}}: PRINCE OF THIEVES'', AND STILL WAS THE LOUDEST PERSON IN THE FILM, EVEN ON HIS CHARACTER'S ''LAST LINE'': "{{GOD}}!! AND KINNNG RICHAARRD!!! YAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!"+]'''''
'''''[+HE TAUGHT [[{{MAC GYVER}} MACGYVER]] ARCHAEOLOGY AS PART OF MAC'S {{EXPANSION PACK PAST}} AS SEEN IN THE ''LOST TREASURE OF ATLANTIS'' TELEMOVIE.+]'''''
'''''[++ He taught {{Macgyver}} archaeology as part ofMac's {{Expansion Pack Past}} as seen in the ''Lost Treasure of Atlantis'' telemovie.
'''''[++BEFORE BEING LOST IN A GENERAL REVAMP, HIS PAGE ON WIKIPEDIA DESCRIBED HIM AS "HIGHLY CHARISMATIC" IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. APPARENTLY, THEIR STRICT NPOV POLICY HAS NO BEARING HERE: "HE IS A HIGHLY CHARISMATIC MAN" IS NOT SIMPLY AN OPINION, BUT AN OBJECTIVE STATEMENT OF FACT.++]'''''
'''''[++
'''''[+++ Even when playing santa to introduce the Music Channel's 'Magic's Christmas Top 50' he manages to be a wonderful ho-ho-ham.+++]'''''
'''''[+++ Along with [[{{The Avengers}} Diana Rigg]] and [[{{Top Gear}} Jeremy Clarkson]], he's from Doncaster. The fact that Doncaster is now also home to an extensive school and college for the deaf may not be coincidental.+++]'''''
'''''[+++ In late
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Played his part in the development of the british cop show by being {{Cowboy Cop}} "fancy" smith in ''Z Cars'', the villain in the first episode of ''{{The Sweeney}}'' and a corrupt cop in an episode of ''{{Minder}}''. + ]
'''[+ Known to British viewers as Spiro in the 1987 version of the TV series ''{{My Family and Other Animals}}''.+ '''
'''[+ Outside of acting he has made several attempts to climb Mount Everest, although it's hard to see why - all he really needs to do is stand next to it (or possibly glare ferociously until it crouches down in submission).+ ]'''
'''[+ Appeared in ''{{Have I Got News For You}}'', in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__vfxoi99e&feature=related bizarre performance]] which was possibly so good it broke time. We'll just have to wait and see.+ ]'''
'''[+ Recently appeared in ''{{The Wrong Door}}'' as captain goltier the train pirate.+ ]'''
'''''[+ He's also appeared in [[{{Disney Animated Canon}} Disney's]] animated adaptation of ''{{Tarzan}}'' as Clayton, and went on to repeat the same role in ''{{Kingdom Hearts}}''. His performance was still quite hamlike. He also provided the "Tarzan yell" for the film. His voice performance of Boss Nass (the Gungan king) in ''{{Star Wars}}: The Phantom Menace'' was equally over the top and possibly the most fun performance in the entire movie. Additionally, he narrated ''VikingBattleForAsgard'' in which his narration stole the show and catapulted said game into the halls of awesome!+ ]'''''
'''''[+ He also appeared in original series {{Doctor Who}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp"]]) and uttered the immortal line: "today prudence shall be our watchword. Tomorrow we shall soak the land in blood!" Hamtastic! He then ended up either marrying Peri or killing her, depending on which of the {{Unreliable Narrator}}s you choose to believe.+ ]'''''
'''''[+ He had no lines in the almost-dialogue-free short film ''Exam Conditions'', and still managed to be the loudest person in the film.+ ]'''''
'''''[+ He was the first to play old Deuteronomy in ''{{Cats}}''. He was the one who came out after the show finished to tell the audience that there was a bomb alert.+ ]'''''
'''''[++ He somehow managed to raise a son with an American accent in ''{{Robin Hood}}: Prince Of Thieves'', and still was the loudest person in the film, even on his character's ''last line'': "{{God}}!! And Kinnng Richaarrd!!! Yaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!"++ ]'''''
'''''[++ He taught {{Macgyver}} archaeology as part ofMac's {{Expansion Pack Past}} as seen in the ''Lost Treasure of Atlantis'' telemovie.++ ]'''''
'''''[++ He has also been sighted presenting {{Unbeatable Banzuke}}, enthusiastically, in the guise of Banzuke Brian attired in what appears to be red plastic faux-samurai armour several sizes too small, on the uk's Challenge telly channel.++ ]'''''
'''''[++ When not actively being a {{Large Ham}} (or sometimes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa5L8YjsiSk at the same time]], actually), Blessed is also an archetypal {{Boisterous Bruiser}}.++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ Before being lost in a general revamp, his page on Wikipedia described him as "highly charismatic" in the first paragraph. Apparently, their strict npov policy has no bearing here: "he is a highly charismatic man" is not simply an opinion, but an objective statement of fact.+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ Even when playing santa to introduce the Music Channel's 'Magic's Christmas Top 50' he manages to be a wonderful ho-ho-ham.+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ Along with [[{{The Avengers}} Diana Rigg]] and [[{{Top Gear}} Jeremy Clarkson]], he's from Doncaster. The fact that Doncaster is now also home to an extensive school and college for the deaf may not be coincidental.+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ In late 2009, Blessed played a time-displaced Henry VIII in the short internet series [[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6fa9fa57e38f0ae6&search_query=henry+ 8.0 Henry 8.0]].+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ POPE GREGORY'S BLOCKED ME ON {{TWITTER}}!+++ ]'''''
'''''[++ I DON'T WANT A BLOODY RICE CAKE, THEY DON'T FILL ME UP! ++ ] [+++ IT'S LIKE EATING CRUNCHY AIR!!! +++ ]'''''
'''''[++ THE ANCIENT WELSH HAD A GOD BY THE NAME "BRAN THE BLESSED." ++ ] [+++ [[{{A GOD AM I}} THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE!!!]] +++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ AS SUCH, I WAS CAST AS ODIN IN THE UPCOMING FILM ADAPTATION OF {{THE MIGHTY THOR}}, [[{{WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN}} BUT THEN ANTHONY HOPKINS GOT THE PART INSTEAD]].+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ AFTER A CAMPAIGN BY FANS, TOM TOM HAVE AGREED TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH HIM TO RECORD A VOICE TRACK FOR THEIR SATNAV APPLIANCES IF THEY REACH 25,000 MEMBERS ON [[http://www.briansatnav.com/ THEIR FACEBOOK GROUP]]. A DEMO VIDEO STARRING BRIAN HIMSELF CAN BE FOUND [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4 HERE]] ON [[YouTube YOUTUBE]]! +++ ]'''''[[hottip:* :[[{{Futurama}} GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!]] I'VE DONE GONE OFF AND BUGGERED YOUR MINDS AGAIN!!!!]]
'''''[+++ [[{{SKYWARD SCREAM}} HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!]]+++ ]'''''
'''[+ Known to British viewers as Spiro in the 1987 version of the TV series ''{{My Family and Other Animals}}''.+ '''
'''[+ Outside of acting he has made several attempts to climb Mount Everest, although it's hard to see why - all he really needs to do is stand next to it (or possibly glare ferociously until it crouches down in submission).+ ]'''
'''[+ Appeared in ''{{Have I Got News For You}}'', in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__vfxoi99e&feature=related bizarre performance]] which was possibly so good it broke time. We'll just have to wait and see.+ ]'''
'''[+ Recently appeared in ''{{The Wrong Door}}'' as captain goltier the train pirate.+ ]'''
'''''[+ He's also appeared in [[{{Disney Animated Canon}} Disney's]] animated adaptation of ''{{Tarzan}}'' as Clayton, and went on to repeat the same role in ''{{Kingdom Hearts}}''. His performance was still quite hamlike. He also provided the "Tarzan yell" for the film. His voice performance of Boss Nass (the Gungan king) in ''{{Star Wars}}: The Phantom Menace'' was equally over the top and possibly the most fun performance in the entire movie. Additionally, he narrated ''VikingBattleForAsgard'' in which his narration stole the show and catapulted said game into the halls of awesome!+ ]'''''
'''''[+ He also appeared in original series {{Doctor Who}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp"]]) and uttered the immortal line: "today prudence shall be our watchword. Tomorrow we shall soak the land in blood!" Hamtastic! He then ended up either marrying Peri or killing her, depending on which of the {{Unreliable Narrator}}s you choose to believe.+ ]'''''
'''''[+ He had no lines in the almost-dialogue-free short film ''Exam Conditions'', and still managed to be the loudest person in the film.+ ]'''''
'''''[+ He was the first to play old Deuteronomy in ''{{Cats}}''. He was the one who came out after the show finished to tell the audience that there was a bomb alert.+ ]'''''
'''''[++ He somehow managed to raise a son with an American accent in ''{{Robin Hood}}: Prince Of Thieves'', and still was the loudest person in the film, even on his character's ''last line'': "{{God}}!! And Kinnng Richaarrd!!! Yaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!"++ ]'''''
'''''[++ He taught {{Macgyver}} archaeology as part ofMac's {{Expansion Pack Past}} as seen in the ''Lost Treasure of Atlantis'' telemovie.++ ]'''''
'''''[++ He has also been sighted presenting {{Unbeatable Banzuke}}, enthusiastically, in the guise of Banzuke Brian attired in what appears to be red plastic faux-samurai armour several sizes too small, on the uk's Challenge telly channel.++ ]'''''
'''''[++ When not actively being a {{Large Ham}} (or sometimes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa5L8YjsiSk at the same time]], actually), Blessed is also an archetypal {{Boisterous Bruiser}}.++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ Before being lost in a general revamp, his page on Wikipedia described him as "highly charismatic" in the first paragraph. Apparently, their strict npov policy has no bearing here: "he is a highly charismatic man" is not simply an opinion, but an objective statement of fact.+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ Even when playing santa to introduce the Music Channel's 'Magic's Christmas Top 50' he manages to be a wonderful ho-ho-ham.+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ Along with [[{{The Avengers}} Diana Rigg]] and [[{{Top Gear}} Jeremy Clarkson]], he's from Doncaster. The fact that Doncaster is now also home to an extensive school and college for the deaf may not be coincidental.+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ In late 2009, Blessed played a time-displaced Henry VIII in the short internet series [[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6fa9fa57e38f0ae6&search_query=henry+ 8.0 Henry 8.0]].+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ POPE GREGORY'S BLOCKED ME ON {{TWITTER}}!+++ ]'''''
'''''[++ I DON'T WANT A BLOODY RICE CAKE, THEY DON'T FILL ME UP! ++ ] [+++ IT'S LIKE EATING CRUNCHY AIR!!! +++ ]'''''
'''''[++ THE ANCIENT WELSH HAD A GOD BY THE NAME "BRAN THE BLESSED." ++ ] [+++ [[{{A GOD AM I}} THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE!!!]] +++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ AS SUCH, I WAS CAST AS ODIN IN THE UPCOMING FILM ADAPTATION OF {{THE MIGHTY THOR}}, [[{{WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN}} BUT THEN ANTHONY HOPKINS GOT THE PART INSTEAD]].+++ ]'''''
'''''[+++ AFTER A CAMPAIGN BY FANS, TOM TOM HAVE AGREED TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH HIM TO RECORD A VOICE TRACK FOR THEIR SATNAV APPLIANCES IF THEY REACH 25,000 MEMBERS ON [[http://www.briansatnav.com/ THEIR FACEBOOK GROUP]]. A DEMO VIDEO STARRING BRIAN HIMSELF CAN BE FOUND [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4 HERE]] ON [[YouTube YOUTUBE]]! +++ ]'''''[[hottip:* :[[{{Futurama}} GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!]] I'VE DONE GONE OFF AND BUGGERED YOUR MINDS AGAIN!!!!]]
'''''[+++ [[{{SKYWARD SCREAM}} HOPKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINS!!!]]+++ ]'''''
to:
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'''[+Known to British viewers as Spiro in the 1987 version of the TV series ''{{My Family and Other Animals}}''.
'''[+ Outside of acting he has made several attempts to climb Mount Everest, although it's hard to see why - all he really needs to do is stand next to it (or possibly glare ferociously until it crouches down in submission).
'''[+ Appeared in ''{{Have I Got News For You}}'', in a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5__vfxoi99e&feature=related bizarre performance]] which was possibly so good it broke time. We'll just have to wait and see.
'''[+ Recently appeared in ''{{The Wrong Door}}'' as captain goltier the train pirate.
'''''[+ He's also appeared in [[{{Disney Animated Canon}} Disney's]] animated adaptation of ''{{Tarzan}}'' as Clayton, and went on to repeat the same role in ''{{Kingdom Hearts}}''. His performance was still quite hamlike. He also provided the "Tarzan yell" for the film. His voice performance of Boss Nass (the Gungan king) in ''{{Star Wars}}: The Phantom Menace'' was equally over the top and possibly the most fun performance in the entire movie. Additionally, he narrated ''VikingBattleForAsgard'' in which his narration stole the show and catapulted said game into the halls of
'''''[+ He also appeared in original series {{Doctor Who}}: ([[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp "Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp"]]) and uttered the immortal line: "today prudence shall be our watchword. Tomorrow we shall soak the land in blood!" Hamtastic! He then ended up either marrying Peri or killing her, depending on which of the {{Unreliable Narrator}}s you choose to believe.
'''''[+ He had no lines in the almost-dialogue-free short film ''Exam Conditions'', and still managed to be the loudest person in the film.
'''''[+ He was the first to play old Deuteronomy in ''{{Cats}}''. He was the one who came out after the show finished to tell the audience that there was a bomb alert.
'''''[++ He somehow managed to raise a son with an American accent in ''{{Robin Hood}}: Prince Of Thieves'', and still was the loudest person in the film, even on his character's ''last line'': "{{God}}!! And Kinnng Richaarrd!!!
'''''[++ He taught {{Macgyver}} archaeology as part ofMac's {{Expansion Pack Past}} as seen in the ''Lost Treasure of Atlantis'' telemovie.
'''''[++ He has also been sighted presenting {{Unbeatable Banzuke}}, enthusiastically, in the guise of Banzuke Brian attired in what appears to be red plastic faux-samurai armour several sizes too small, on the uk's Challenge telly channel.
'''''[++ When not actively being a {{Large Ham}} (or sometimes [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa5L8YjsiSk at the same time]], actually), Blessed is also an archetypal {{Boisterous Bruiser}}.
'''''[+++ Before being lost in a general revamp, his page on Wikipedia described him as "highly charismatic" in the first paragraph. Apparently, their strict npov policy has no bearing here: "he is a highly charismatic man" is not simply an opinion, but an objective statement of fact.
'''''[+++ Even when playing santa to introduce the Music Channel's 'Magic's Christmas Top 50' he manages to be a wonderful ho-ho-ham.
'''''[+++ Along with [[{{The Avengers}} Diana Rigg]] and [[{{Top Gear}} Jeremy Clarkson]], he's from Doncaster. The fact that Doncaster is now also home to an extensive school and college for the deaf may not be coincidental.
'''''[+++ In late 2009, Blessed played a time-displaced Henry VIII in the short internet series [[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6fa9fa57e38f0ae6&search_query=henry+ 8.0 Henry 8.0]].
'''''[+++ POPE GREGORY'S BLOCKED ME ON
'''''[++ I DON'T WANT A BLOODY RICE CAKE, THEY DON'T FILL ME UP!
'''''[++ THE ANCIENT WELSH HAD A GOD BY THE NAME "BRAN THE BLESSED."
'''''[+++ AS SUCH, I WAS CAST AS ODIN IN THE UPCOMING FILM ADAPTATION OF {{THE MIGHTY THOR}}, [[{{WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN}} BUT THEN ANTHONY HOPKINS GOT THE PART INSTEAD]].
'''''[+++ AFTER A CAMPAIGN BY FANS, TOM TOM HAVE AGREED TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH HIM TO RECORD A VOICE TRACK FOR THEIR SATNAV APPLIANCES IF THEY REACH 25,000 MEMBERS ON [[http://www.briansatnav.com/ THEIR FACEBOOK GROUP]]. A DEMO VIDEO STARRING BRIAN HIMSELF CAN BE FOUND [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JpKuYbJQK4 HERE]] ON [[YouTube YOUTUBE]]!
'''''[+++ [[{{SKYWARD SCREAM}}
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