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Brian Pettifer‌

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Birthday

calendar1953-01-01

Popularity

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Brian Pettifer

Durban, Natal, South Africa

Brian Pettifer

Durban, Natal, South Africa

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1953-01-01

Popularity

star2.9

Biography

Brian Pettifer (born January 1, 1953) is a South African actor who has appeared in many television shows, and also on stage and in film. He is the younger brother of folk musician Linda Thompson. He intended to become a photographer, but pursued a career as an actor. He appeared as a child in the BBC's This Man Craig and Dr Finlay's Casebook, and Madame Bovary (with his friend Alex Norton) which gave him an avid interest in acting on television. His first film role was in Lindsay Anderson's film if.... (1968). He also appeared in Anderson's O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982) playing the same character in all three Anderson films, that of Biles. His other film credits include roles in Amadeus (1984), A Christmas Carol (1984), Gulag (1985), Heavenly Pursuits (1986), Little Dorrit (1987), The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988), Loch Ness (1996), The House of Mirth (2000), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2002), The Rocket Post (2004), Vanity Fair (2004) and Lassie (2005). Pettifer was a regular in Rab C. Nesbitt mainly propping up a bar, but was also known as aircraftman Bruce Leckie in Get Some In!, where he was constantly the butt of jokes directed at him by Corporal Marsh. He also played cousin Hughie in the long running Liverpool based 70s sitcom The Liver Birds. He also played Alfred Meyer in the BBC/HBO film Conspiracy and the part of Dr. Cameron in the Radio 4 series entitled Adventures of a Black Bag, after appearing in several episodes of Dr. Finlay's Casebook. He appeared in Hamish Macbeth, as well as guest starring in Still Game. In 2005, he also appeared in the first episode of the BBC drama Bleak House. In 2011 and 2013, he played Father Richards in The Field of Blood. He had the role of Poupart in the BBC One series The Musketeers. In 2012, Brian Pettifer appeared as Archie Milgrow in the episode Old School Ties in the series New Tricks. He has worked extensively in the theatre: writing, directing and acting. He has been in a production of The Fairy-Queen at Glyndebourne, which went to Paris and New York in 2010. In 2015, Pettifer appeared in the crime comedy The Legend of Barney Thomson along with his Hamish Macbeth co-star Robert Carlyle. In 2019, he appeared in an episode of Holby City playing patient Laurie Stocks.

Movie Credits

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital‌
star6.3
calendar 1982

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit‌
star6.5
calendar 1987

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‌
star5.4
calendar 2003

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story‌
star4.5
calendar 1988

Donkeys

Donkeys‌
star6.7
calendar 2010

Lucky Sunil

Lucky Sunil‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

The Rocket Post

The Rocket Post‌
star5.6
calendar 2004

A Risk Worth Taking

A Risk Worth Taking‌
star4.0
calendar 2008

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution‌
star5.8
calendar 2009

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc‌
star6.4
calendar 1999

The Legend of Barney Thomson

The Legend of Barney Thomson‌
star6.1
calendar 2015

The Last Bus

The Last Bus‌
star6.5
calendar 2021

Lassie

Lassie‌
star6.4
calendar 2005

Damaged

Damaged‌
star5.8
calendar 2024

Conspiracy

Conspiracy‌
star7.2
calendar 2001

Warm Feet, Warm Heart

Warm Feet, Warm Heart‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Is That Your Body, Boy

Is That Your Body, Boy‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

The Key

The Key‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Whisky Galore

Whisky Galore‌
star6.0
calendar 2016

In Dreams

In Dreams‌
star7.0
calendar 1992

Amadeus

Amadeus‌
star8.0
calendar 1984

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol‌
star7.4
calendar 1984

if....

if....‌
star7.1
calendar 1968

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle‌
star6.1
calendar 2005

One Last Chance

One Last Chance‌
star5.6
calendar 2004

Eleven Men Against Eleven

Eleven Men Against Eleven‌
star6.3
calendar 1995

In the Bleak Midwinter

In the Bleak Midwinter‌
star7.1
calendar 1995

Heavenly Pursuits

Heavenly Pursuits‌
star7.2
calendar 1986

Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour‌
star7.4
calendar 2017

Loch Ness

Loch Ness‌
star5.6
calendar 1996

Hattie

Hattie‌
star6.1
calendar 2011

Vigo

Vigo‌
star4.8
calendar 1998

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth‌
star6.2
calendar 2000

Gulag

Gulag‌
star5.5
calendar 1985

Just Your Luck

Just Your Luck‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Get Duked!

Get Duked!‌
star6.2
calendar 2019

Is That All There Is?

Is That All There Is?‌
star7.0
calendar 1992

The Flu That Killed 50 Million

The Flu That Killed 50 Million‌
star6.3
calendar 2018

Memories of Lindsay Anderson

Memories of Lindsay Anderson‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

The Right Prospectus

The Right Prospectus‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

The James Gang

The James Gang‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Tv Credits

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling‌
star7.0
calendar 1997

Get Some In!

Get Some In!‌
star6.3
calendar 1975

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth‌
star7.8
calendar 1995

Grace

Grace‌
star6.7
calendar 2021

This Man Craig

This Man Craig‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth‌
star6.1
calendar 2005

Lovejoy

Lovejoy‌
star7.4
calendar 1986

Hustle

Hustle‌
star7.6
calendar 2004

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell‌
star7.4
calendar 2015

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

Garrow's Law

Garrow's Law‌
star6.8
calendar 2009

New Tricks

New Tricks‌
star7.4
calendar 2004

City Lights

City Lights‌
star7.0
calendar 1986

Snoddy

Snoddy‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Outlander

Outlander‌
star8.2
calendar 2014

The Field of Blood

The Field of Blood‌
star6.3
calendar 2011

Black Mirror

Black Mirror‌
star8.3
calendar 2011

Heartbeat

Heartbeat‌
star7.0
calendar 1992

Play for Today

Play for Today‌
star6.1
calendar 1970

Endeavour

Endeavour‌
star8.1
calendar 2013

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth‌
star7.8
calendar 1995