No catches, no fine print just unadulterated book loving, with your favourite books saved to your own digital bookshelf. When robin and his moorish companion come to england and the tyranny of the sheriff of nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. Contemporary theatre, film and television dictionary. In a new book, doctorturnednutrition expert serves up some comforting home truths. Prince of thieves is an american film which was released in 1991. Prince of thieves 1991, and in a brace of kenneth branaghdirected shakespearean adaptations, including henry v 1989, as exeter and much ado about nothing 1993, as antonio. Michael mcshane, brian blessed, michael wincott, nick brimble, soo drouet, daniel. Cabot rowland in first season episode deaths other dominion, the second as mayas father mentor in second season opener the metamorph. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american action adventure film based on the english. Brian blessed was almost killed filming his death scene.
Best recognized on the screen by his booming voice. Brian blessed is one of britains most recognisable actors. Brian blessed biography facts, childhood, family life. Bestknown as the booming voice in flash gordon, brian blessed is brilliant in. Absolute pandemonium by brian blessed book blog bird. Prince of thieves book tv, im in love, time travel, book tvim in. Oct 01, 2015 prince vultan aka the dynamite kid believes life is for living. On the big screen he starred opposite katherine hepburn, irene papas and vanessa redgrave in talthybius. Prince of thieves 1991 brian blessed lord locksley then now a friend of patrick stewart since childhood.
Early life brian blessed is a muchloved actor, whose unmistakable character and presence on both stage and screen have captivated audiences throughout the world. Hands down, no one could read a brian blessed book aloud but the man himself. However t2 had a 15 certificate hampering its release nobody under 15 years old allowed whilst prince of thieves had the more family orientated pg certificate. Brian blesseds been in a ton of movies, and one of his preprequel. Kevin costner plays the rogue hero, alongside morgan freeman as his moorish friend, and christian slater, a judas in their midst. Prince of thieves we get alan rickmans sheriff of nottingham holding out for a hero, while kevin costner has a. Brian blessed says he met brother reborn as boy in canada. Blessed, brian 1937 personal born october 9, 1937, in mexborough, yorkshire, england. Brian has published nine books including nothings impossible and blessed everest, which was born from his love of mountaineering and his. Brian blessed grew up in goldthorpe, yorkshire, and trained at the bristol old. Brian blessed, 80, says dalai lama told him brother alan would be reincarnated. One of his first stage roles came when he starred in the original production of andrew lloyd webbers musical. He was nearly killed when filming, quite ironically, his death scene in robin hood. While reading brian blesseds latest tome, absolute pandemonium, i was put in mind of another actors memoirs, those of alec guinness, whose pristine and elegant writing was a joy to behold.
Brian blessed is one of britains most famous stage and screen actors, best known for his numerous shakespearean roles on television and in the theatre. Episode one and robin hood prince of thieves on his cv, in addition to acclaimed missions as the oldest man to reach the summit of mount everest and the north pole. Brian blessed insists his crazy stories are all true daily. Blessed s greatgreatgrandfather, jabez blessed, was the father of children and worked as a china and glass. Was nearly killed when filming his death scene in robin hood. A bigbudget version of the robin hood myth which begins when robin kevin costner returns from the crusades, accompanied by a moorish companion, to find his father dead, having been accused of devil worship. Jul, 2017 when they reach locksley, the main plot unfolds as they learn that the sheriff of nottingham coerced brian blessed to confess to heresy devilworship, his servant will tell robin, and that as a. Boisterous british actor brian blessed is known for his hearty, kingsized portrayals on film and television. Prince of thieves 1991, and in a brace of kenneth branaghdirected shakespearean adaptations.
It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlett, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as marian, and alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. Meanwhile, back in nottingham, robins dad kudos to the casting director for seeing the resemblance between costner and brian blessed. Kevin costners lousy english accent is a small obstacle in this often exciting version of the robin hood fable. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Robin returns to england to find his father dead, his home in ruins, and the sheriff and his men oppressing the people. Becoming a member of the lovereading community is free. Prince of thieves 1991 mistakes trivia quotes pictures questions ending. Brian blessed grew up in goldthorpe, yorkshire, and trained at the bristol old vic theatre school. Raquel welchs loana in 1966s one million years bc was all bombshell hair and fake eyelashes, mel gibsons fletcher christian was all business at the front and party at the back in 1984s the bounty, and in robin hood. Brian s voice is so appealing and unique that satellite navigation manufacturer tomtom recorded blessed s voice for use in its.
Brian blessed grew up in goldthorpe, yorkshire, and trained at the bristol old vic. My louder than life story main market by blessed, brian, blessed, brian isbn. Movies and tv shows starring brian blessed, including mistakes, quotes, questions, trivia and more. His father actor brian blessed rode to his death through the gate pictured above when. This book emphasizes on the need for empathy for animals through a funny and lifeaffirmative storyline. This film came out long before the flood of robin hood flicks that emerged in the nineties. Born in the mining community of goldthorpe, south yorkshire on 9th october 1936, blessed managed to avoid the inevitable path of working down the local pit through his acting talent which.
At locksley castle, robins father brian blessed is lured to the gates and captured by the sheriffs men after refusing to join them. Claudius, zcars, blackadder, robin hood prince of thieves and more. Alan rickman, brian blessed, christain slater, kevin costner, kevin reynolds, mary elizabeth mastriano, richard lionheart, robin hood kevin it is an entertaining movie and makes it clear from the beginning that you better turn off your brain. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american action adventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century. My wild life with animals, was published in october 2017. A giant of a man accompanied by an eloquent wit and booming, operatic voice, brian was born in 1936 and grew up in the mining village of goldthorpe in south yorkshire. Get to know brian blessed the live the adventure letter. Samantha bond, who played moneypenny during the brosnan era of james bond films, has today been unveiled in a brand new trailer as the voice of emma, the spymasterturnedsupervillain out for revenge against her former intelligence agency. Was the biggest grossing theatrical release in the uk and ireland in 1991. Book brian blessed speaker agent champions speakers. The autobiography was published by macmillan on may 19, 2016.
That aside, its refreshing to have a preface to the old story in which we meet the robber hero of sherwood forest as a soldier in king richards crusades, coming home to find his people under siege from the cruelties of the sheriff of nottingham alan rickman. Vowing revenge, robin soon finds himself with a price on his head and joins the oppressed peasantry in battle with the evil sheriff of nottingham alan rickman. Brian blessed was born on 9 october 1936 at montagu hospital in mexborough, yorkshire, the son of william blessed 19062005, a socialist coal miner at hickleton main colliery and himself the son of a coal miner, and hilda wall 19091997. Old wardour castle film location for robin hood prince of thieves. The following is a list of performances by english actor brian blessed filmography film.
Prince vultan aka the dynamite kid believes life is for living. Brian blessed motivational speakers speakers corner. Blessed played long john silver in the 10part serial return to treasure island 1986, king yrcanos in the doctor who serial mindwarp 1986, general yevlenko in the miniseries war and remembrance 1988, and lord loxley, the father of robin hood, in the hollywood film robin hood. Mar 10, 2015 blessed has had several close calls with death. Kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater, alan rickman, geraldine mcewan, michael. With kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater. He can boast roles in blockbuster movies star wars. Evil genius 2 voice cast announced, featuring samantha. Usually avoiding the dullbrute roles that actors of his girth are frequently assigned, blessed has thrived in parts calling for wit and guile. When not acting, blessed is an intrepid alpinist, having scaled such peaks as mount everest attempted three times, has yet. My heart was enriched with the warmth and kindness pouring forth from my speakers.
His films include the trojan women, flash gordon, henry v, much ado about nothing, hamlet, as you like it, robin hood. Born in mexborough, yorkshire, england, in 1936, brian blessed is best known for his large. Brian blessed has previously been revealed as the voice of the mightfocused, chaotic exhenchman red ivan. His father was a miner who wanted a better life for his son. He served up not one, but two large portions in space. He was seen as prince vultan in flash gordon 1980, lord locksley in kevin costners robin hood. They quickly decided against the inevitable hassle and stresses. Brian exhorts the reader to read the book in his voice. I remember crying with laughter at some of his stories of long forgotten actors of yesteryear. He became the oldest man to reach the north magnetic pole on foot in 1999 and to reach 28,000 feet of everest without oxygen. Modern trailer for robin hood prince of thieves starring the postman himself, kevin costner. This audiobook is the closest thing most mere mortals could ever come to sitting down across from brian blessed while he regaled you with tales from his life. His television appearances include zcars, boy dominic, i, claudius, cold comfort farm, the little world of don camillo, blackadder, my family and other animals, the history of tom jones and peppa pig. Robin of locksley escapes a jerusalem dungeon, returning to england with a fellow prisoner, the moor azeem.
Kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater, alan rickman, geraldine mcewan, michael mcshane, brian blessed, michael wincott, nick brimble, kevin reynolds. The book of common prayer had not yet been written, and so it would not. His booming voice and comedic personality has made him extremely popular with audiences. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american action adventure film based. The film copies so many of the unique and distinctive elements of the 1980s british robin hood tv series robin of sherwood that the creators of the latter actually briefly wondered whether they should sue. Prince of thieves 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We love brian blessed flash gordon also in this episode, a great. The films theme song everything i do i do it for you by bryan adams was nominated for the. Jul 01, 2017 brian blessed was a young actor in his 20s, a coal miners son from yorkshire who had been to drama school and was now helping to stage the first touring production of spiders web at the. It took more money than terminator 2 judgement day which was released a month later.
171 775 1590 317 703 657 1192 1146 170 1496 771 1791 889 1670 1817 1859 1262 1852 811 457 684 1471 66 1852 1209 1254 239