Brian Pettifer
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1953-01-01 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Durban, Natal, South Africa
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.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
Outlander
2014
as Old Charlie
Black Mirror
2011
as William Grange, Dentist
Play for Today
1970
as Boy in Grounds
Heartbeat
1992
as Andrew McIntyre
Endeavour
2013
as Jephthah Claypole
Hustle
2004
as Tip Jones
New Tricks
2004
as Archie Milgrow
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as The Best Man
Grace
2021
as Hector Hegarty
Lovejoy
1986
as Willy Kinross
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Adam Armour
Monarch of the Glen
2000
as Eric Morton
Return of the Saint
1978
as Bartender
Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Rory Campbell
Garrow's Law
2009
as Robert Boycott
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as Honeyfoot
City Lights
1986
as Alisdair
To the Ends of the Earth
2005
as Wheeler
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Parson Supple
Rockface
2002
as Brother Thomas
Clayhanger
1976
as Stifford
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Nigel Purvis
Get Some In!
1975
as Bruce Leckie
The Field of Blood
2011
as Father Richards
Bedtime Stories
1974
as Alan
Life Support
1999
as Gordon Travers
Villains
1972
as Youth
Cloud Howe
1982
as Dite Peat
The Vital Spark
1965
Snoddy
2002
as Professor Baxter
This Man Craig
1966
Farrington of the F.O.
1986
as Billy Murdoch
Movies (47)
Amadeus
1984
as Hospital Attendant
Darkest Hour
2017
as Lord Kingsley Wood
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
as the executioner / the torturer of the trial
Conspiracy
2001
as Alfred Meyer
Damaged
2024
as Village Man
Vanity Fair
2004
as Mr. Raggles
Lassie
2005
as O'Donnell
if....
1968
as Biles
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Ben
Little Dorrit
1987
as Clarence Barnacle
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Ventriloquist
The Last Bus
2021
as Billy (Drunk)
Get Duked!
2019
as PC Dougie
Loch Ness
1996
as Repairman
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Kirby-Green
Whisky Galore
2016
as Angus
The House of Mirth
2000
as Mr. Bry
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
2005
as Harry How
Vigo
1998
as Fatman
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015
as Charlie
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Biles
The Rocket Post
2004
as Reverend Shand
Hattie
2011
as Ron
Is That Your Body, Boy
1970
as Spratt
The James Gang
1997
as Spanner
Heavenly Pursuits
1986
as Father Cobb
The Key
2003
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2003
as Poole
One Last Chance
2004
as Macgregor
The Flu That Killed 50 Million
2018
as Victor Vaughan
Donkeys
2010
as Brian Colburn
Gulag
1985
as Vlasov
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
2004
as Self
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
as Cliff Tutley
Is That All There Is?
1992
as Self
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
2009
as Couthon
Lucky Sunil
1988
as Cyril
Warm Feet, Warm Heart
1970
as Nigel Purvis
A Risk Worth Taking
2008
as Maxwell Borthwick
In Dreams
1992
as Journalist/Dave
Just Your Luck
1972
as Youth at Wedding
The Right Prospectus
1970
as Boy in Grounds
Go Home
2021
as Mike
Peer Gynt
1972
as Additional cast
Happy the Man
1986
as Andy
Let There Be Light
1970
as Pupil Teacher
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
2019
as Self
About 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… With 79 credits spanning from 1956 to 2024, Brian Pettifer has appeared in 47 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Brian Pettifer Movies
- Amadeus (1984) — as Hospital Attendant
- Darkest Hour (2017) — as Lord Kingsley Wood
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) — as the executioner / the torturer of the trial
- Conspiracy (2001) — as Alfred Meyer
- Damaged (2024) — as Village Man
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