Autographs of Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed OBE (/ˈblɛsɪd/ BLES-id; born 9 October 1936) is an English actor. He is known for his distinctive bushy beard, loud booming voice, and exuberant personality and performances. He portrayed PC "Fancy" Smith in Z-Cars; Augustus in the 1976 BBC television production of I, Claudius; Prince Vultan in Flash Gordon; King Richard IV in the first series of Blackadder; Bustopher Jones and Old Deuteronomy in the 1981 original London production of Cats at the New London Theatre; Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, in Henry V; Boss Nass in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace; and the voice of Clayton and the Tarzan yell in Disney's Tarzan.
In 2016, Blessed was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the arts and charity.
Blessed was born on 9 October 1936 at Montagu Hospital in Mexborough, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of William Blessed, a socialist coal miner at Hickleton Main Colliery (and himself the son of a coal miner) and cricketer for the Yorkshire second team, and Hilda (née Wall). He had a brother, Alan, seven years younger, and the pair "went everywhere together" when they were growing up. Alan Blessed died from leukaemia aged 52; their mother died aged 87, and their father died aged 99. Blessed's great-great-grandfather, Jabez Blessed, was the father of 13 children and worked as a china and glass dealer in Brigg, Lincolnshire; many of Blessed's relatives hail from Brigg.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Brian Blessed (Flash Gordon #1 CGC 9.8 SS Signed Brian Blessed) was sold in September 2021 for £219.89 while the cheapest item (SIGNED PHOTO BRIAN BLESSED, pc snow Z cars etc etc) found a new owner for £0.30 in April 2014. The month with the most items sold (16) was April 2021 with an average selling price of £14.87 for an autographed item of Brian Blessed. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2023 with £69.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was March 2013. In average, an autographed item from Brian Blessed is worth £12.50.
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Latest News about Brian Blessed
Actor Brian Blessed appointed Honorary Patron of Clitheroe’s Grand Theatre (08/03/2015): ACTOR Brian Blessed has been appointed the Honorary Patron of Clitheroe’s Grand Theatre. 
Brian Blessed targets MARS after heart surgery and admits life of adventure caus (28/02/2015): The much-loved actor said: "This old bugger has climbed Everest, scaled mountains and volcanoes and trained as an astronaut... I’ve put my heart under severe strain" Brian Blessed To Undergo Heart Surgery (27/02/2015): British actor Brian Blessed is set to undergo a heart operation next week (beg02Mar15) in the aftermath of his shocking stage collapse in January (15).Brian Blessed Wants Speedy Outcome To Circus Animals Ban (19/02/2015): Veteran actor Brian Blessed is urging the U.K. government to step up its efforts to fulfil a pledge to ban the use of live animals in travelling circuses. Brian Blessed Forced To Withdraw As 'King Lear' After On-Stage Collapse (30/01/2015): Following the incident in in January, doctors have urged the huge-voiced actor to withdraw from the rest of the play's run because of a heart condition.
Older News Stories about Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed's King Lear performance in Guildford extended (12/2014): The Guildford production of King Lear - starring Brian Blessed and his daughter, Rosalind - has been extended by a week 'Don't say tit in front of the mayor' - when Brian Blessed did (11/2014): Watch a video clip of Brian Blessed regaling an audience in Lightwater with a Flash Gordon filming tale - and then apologising for saying the word "tit"! Brian Blessed: 'I turned down lead Doctor Who role in the '60s' (10/2014): The actor says he was "too busy" to succeed William Hartnell in the '60s.News: Brian Blessed to star opposite daughter in King Lear (09/2014): Brian Blessed is to play King Lear in a production of Shakespeare’s play in Guildford, which will also star his real-life daughter Rosalind as Goneril. The play – which marks the first time Blessed has…Tearful Brian Blessed overcome as he discovers 'real-life Oliver Twist' in the f (08/2014): Brian Blessed, the actor, sheds a tear as he discovers a "real-life Oliver Twist" among his ancestors on Who Do You Think You Are?Brian Blessed boomin' brilliant at Caterham School speech day (07/2014): Actor Brian Blessed speaks to 2,000 pupils, parents and teachers at a special school Speech Day event in Caterham Brian Blessed bus back on the Medway tourist trail (04/2014): Medway’s open-top tour bus, complete with Brian Blessed’s booming commentary, is set to return this summer. Viv Groskop on interviewing Jennifer Saunders, Brian Cox and Brian Blessed for n (03/2014): Viv Groskop, the new host of the Rose Theatre's Time To Talk series, chats about her upcoming interviews with Jennifer Saunders, actor Brian Cox and Brian Blessed. PICTURES: Brian Blessed films new advert outside Fairfield Halls (02/2014): Actor Brian Blessed was filming a new advert in Croydon today. Brian Blessed lends voice to Putty Squad trailer (11/2013): System 3 has recruited Brian Blessed for its Putty Squad trailer. The Blessed-voiced video takes viewers from the original 1994 title all the way to the remake coming to consoles soon. The promo includes the actor reading comments from games journalists on both the original and new release – includ
