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.
Filmography
all 59
Movies 37
TV Shows 22
self 2
The Last Bus (2021)
Grace (2021)
Memories of Lindsay Anderson (2019)
Get Duked! (2019)
The Flu That Killed 50 Million (2018)
Darkest Hour (2017)
Whisky Galore (2016)
The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
Outlander (2014)
Endeavour (2013)
Black Mirror (2011)
The Field of Blood (2011)
Hattie (2011)
Donkeys (2010)
Garrow's Law (2009)
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution (2009)
A Risk Worth Taking (2008)
Lassie (2005)
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle (2005)
To the Ends of the Earth (2005)
The Rocket Post (2004)
One Last Chance (2004)
Hustle (2004)
New Tricks (2004)
The Key (2003)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2003)
Snoddy (2002)
Conspiracy (2001)
The House of Mirth (2000)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Vigo (1998)
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling (1997)
The James Gang (1997)
Loch Ness (1996)
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995)
Hamish Macbeth (1995)
Nice Day at the Office (1994)
Is That All There Is? (1992)
Heartbeat (1992)
Rab C. Nesbitt (1990)
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
Lucky Sunil (1988)
Little Dorrit (1987)
City Lights (1986)
Heavenly Pursuits (1986)
Lovejoy (1986)
Gulag (1985)
A Christmas Carol (1984)
Amadeus (1984)
Britannia Hospital (1982)
Return of the Saint (1978)
Get Some In! (1975)
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
Just Your Luck (1972)
The Right Prospectus (1970)
if.... (1968)
This Man Craig (1966)
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GenderMale
Birthday1953-01-01 (71 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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