ACTOR

Brian Blessed

Known for

Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996), Henry V (1989), I, Claudius (1976)

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Brian Blessed is an actor best known for Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet and Henry V.

20 Interesting Facts About Brian Blessed

1. #002

   Brian Blessed is the oldest person to have reached both the geographic North Pole and the magnetic North Pole.

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2. #004

   As a child, Brian Blessed and his friends would act out "Flash Gordon," inspired by the Buster Crabbe serials. In these childhood games, Brian always played "Vultan," the leader of the Hawkmen. In the cult science fiction film Flash Gordon (1980), he played the same role he had played as a child.

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3. #005

   Brian Blessed nearly died while filming his death scene in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

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4. #006

   Brian Blessed attempted to climb Mount Everest three times.

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5. #008

   Brian Blessed appeared in four films directed by Kenneth Branagh: Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Hamlet (1996) and As You Like It (2006).

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6. #010

   While filming Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Brian Blessed became friends with Keanu Reeves and taught him meditation.

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7. #012

   Brian Blessed completed cosmonaut training and became the first reserve to travel to the International Space Station. He planned to go there in 2014.

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8. #013

   Brian Blessed had a love-hate relationship with Peter O'Toole that lasted thirty years.

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9. #015

   While filming The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997), Brian Blessed accidentally knocked out Peter Capaldi.

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10. #016

    Brian Blessed is a trained opera singer who, although he loves singing, chose acting.

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11. #017

    Brian Blessed appeared alongside his real-life wife Hildegard Neil in King Lear (1999), which he also directed, and in the short film Mr. Bojagi (2009).

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12. #019

    Brian Blessed had to leave the touring production of "King Lear" in January 2015 due to heart problems.

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13. #020

    While filming The Trojan Women (1971), Brian Blessed became friends with Katharine Hepburn.

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14. #021

    Brian Blessed has stated that he prefers climbing and exploring to acting.

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15. #022

    Because of his ever-present beard and booming deep voice, Brian Blessed is often confused with the actor John Rhys-Davies.

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16. #023

    Brian Blessed is a patron of PHASE Worldwide, which works to improve education, health and livelihood conditions in remote regions of Nepal.

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17. #024

    Brian Blessed and Nick Brimble appeared together in the Space: 1999 (1975) episode The Metamorph (1976), years before they appeared together in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

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18. #025

    Brian Blessed is embarrassed by his guest role in Cygnus Alpha (1978) because he felt his performance was too over the top.

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19. #027

    Brian Blessed's role as Augustus Caesar in I, Claudius (1976) won him the New York Critics' Award.

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20. #030

    Brian Blessed performed "I Still Suits Me" with Paul Robeson at the Second World Peace Congress in Sheffield in 1950.

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