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Brian Pettifer

Brian Pettifer

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1953-01-01

Birth Place

Durban, Natal, South Africa

Movies and TV shows :

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1984

7.4

Movie
A Risk Worth Taking

A Risk Worth Taking

2008

4.0

Movie
Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

8.0

Movie
poster

Black Mirror

2011

8.3

TV
Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

1982

6.3

Movie
poster

City Lights

1986

7.0

TV
Conspiracy

Conspiracy

2001

7.2

Movie
Damaged

Damaged

2024

5.8

Movie
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

2017

7.4

Movie
Donkeys

Donkeys

2010

6.7

Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2003

5.4

Movie
Eleven Men Against Eleven

Eleven Men Against Eleven

1995

6.3

Movie
poster

Endeavour

2013

8.1

TV
poster

Garrow's Law

2009

7.0

TV
Get Duked!

Get Duked!

2019

6.2

Movie
poster

Get Some In!

1975

6.2

TV
Go Home

Go Home

2021

0.0

Movie
poster

Grace

2021

6.7

TV
Gulag

Gulag

1985

5.5

Movie
poster

Hamish Macbeth

1995

7.7

TV
Hattie

Hattie

2011

6.1

Movie
poster

Heartbeat

1992

7.0

TV
Heavenly Pursuits

Heavenly Pursuits

1986

7.2

Movie
poster

Hustle

2004

7.6

TV
if....

if....

1968

7.1

Movie
In Dreams

In Dreams

1992

7.0

Movie
In the Bleak Midwinter

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995

7.1

Movie
Is That All There Is?

Is That All There Is?

1992

7.0

Movie
Is That Your Body, Boy

Is That Your Body, Boy

1970

0.0

Movie
poster

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

2015

7.4

TV
Just Your Luck

Just Your Luck

1972

0.0

Movie
Lassie

Lassie

2005

6.4

Movie
poster

Last of the Summer Wine

1973

7.1

TV
Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

1970

0.0

Movie
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

1987

6.5

Movie
Loch Ness

Loch Ness

1996

5.6

Movie
poster

Lovejoy

1986

7.3

TV
Lucky Sunil

Lucky Sunil

1988

0.0

Movie
Memories of Lindsay Anderson

Memories of Lindsay Anderson

2019

0.0

Movie
poster

New Tricks

2004

7.3

TV
One Last Chance

One Last Chance

2004

5.6

Movie
poster

Outlander

2014

8.2

TV
poster

Play for Today

1970

6.1

TV
poster

Return of the Saint

1978

7.0

TV
poster

Snoddy

2002

0.0

TV
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

2009

5.8

Movie
poster

The Field of Blood

2011

6.3

TV
The Flu That Killed 50 Million

The Flu That Killed 50 Million

2018

6.3

Movie
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988

4.5

Movie
poster

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

1997

7.0

TV
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000

6.2

Movie
The James Gang

The James Gang

1997

5.0

Movie
The Key

The Key

2003

0.0

Movie
The Last Bus

The Last Bus

2021

6.5

Movie
The Legend of Barney Thomson

The Legend of Barney Thomson

2015

6.1

Movie
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999

6.4

Movie
The Right Prospectus

The Right Prospectus

1970

0.0

Movie
The Rocket Post

The Rocket Post

2004

5.6

Movie
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

2005

6.1

Movie
poster

This Man Craig

1966

0.0

TV
poster

To the Ends of the Earth

2005

6.1

TV
Vigo

Vigo

1998

4.8

Movie
Warm Feet, Warm Heart

Warm Feet, Warm Heart

1970

0.0

Movie
Whisky Galore

Whisky Galore

2016

6.0

Movie