73
Years
44
Movies
25
TV Shows
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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.
73
Years Old
44
Movies
25
TV Shows
7.2
Avg Rating
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.
2013
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 1, 1953
Birthplace
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Amadeus
1984
The Key
2003
Darkest Hour
2017
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
A Christmas Carol
1984
Britannia Hospital
1982
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
Damaged
2024
Is That Your Body, Boy
1970
One Last Chance
2004
Whisky Galore
2016
Let There Be Light
1970
Conspiracy
2001
Vigo
1998
The James Gang
1997
Donkeys
2010
The Last Bus
2021
Warm Feet, Warm Heart
1970
The House of Mirth
2000
if....
1968
+ 24 more movies
Black Mirror
2011
Outlander
2014
Endeavour
2013
Heartbeat
1992
Play for Today
1970
Hustle
2004
New Tricks
2004
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
Grace
2021
Return of the Saint
1978
Monarch of the Glen
2000
Lovejoy
1986
Hamish Macbeth
1995
To the Ends of the Earth
2005
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
Garrow's Law
2009
Get Some In!
1975
Clayhanger
1976
Life Support
1999
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
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