Bernard Bresslaw
Known for: Acting
A RADA scholar who was spotted by Laurence Olivier, Bernard Bresslaw got professional security from the "Carry On" films but was typecast (as TV's The Army Game (1957) had done earlier). He was beginning to extend himself through stage work when, in 1993, just before a performance in "The Taming Of The Shrew" in Regent's Park, London, he had a heart attack and died at the age of 59.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Varga, The Ice Warrior
1963
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
Z-Cars
1962
Series
Theatre 625
Stoker
1964
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Dunstan's Captain
1955
Series
The Sooty Show
Himself
1955
Series
The Goodies
Zookeeper in Charge of the Monster House
1970
Series
Espionage
Chief Madkeeper
1963
Series
Sykes
Johnny Brunswick
1972
Series
Terry and June
Morris
1979
Series
The Army Game
Private 'Popeye' Popplewell
1957
Series
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Film
Krull
Cyclops
1983
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Stephen
1960
Series
Carry On Laughing
Sir Pureheart
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Starkers
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Sir Lancelot
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Klanger
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Dr. Pavingstone
1975
Series
Ooh La La!
1968
Series
Virtual Murder
Lithgow
1992
Series
Armchair Theatre
Jackie Paganuzzi
1956
Film
Carry On Nurse
Ted York's Feet (uncredited)
1959
Men of Affairs
Hall Porter
1973
Film
Jabberwocky
The Landlord
1977
Series
Our House
1960
Film
Carry On Cowboy
Little Heap
1965
Film
Carry On Girls
Peter Potter
1973
Film
Carry On Camping
Bernie Lugg
1969
Film
Follow That Camel
Sheikh Abdul Abulbul
1967
Film
Moon Zero Two
Harry
1969
Film
The Fifth Musketeer
Bernard
1979
A Question of Entertainment
1988
Film
Carry On Up the Khyber
Bungdit Din
1968
Film
Carry On Matron
Ernie Bragg
1972
Film
Carry On Doctor
Mr. Ken Biddle
1967
Series
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
Film
Hawk the Slayer
Gort, the Giant
1980
Film
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Mr. Violet (segment "Avarice")
1971
Film
Leon the Pig Farmer
Rabbi Hartmann
1993
Film
Carry On Loving
Gripper Burke
1970
Film
Carry On Behind
Arthur Upmore
1975
Film
The Glass Cage
Ivan The Terrible
1955
Film
Carry On Dick
Sir Roger Daley
1974
Film
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Fan Choy
1975
Film
Spring and Port Wine
Lorry Driver
1970
Film
Carry On at Your Convenience
Bernie Hulke
1971
Film
That's Carry On!
Various Characters (archive footage)
1977
Film
The Men of Sherwood Forest
Garth
1954
Film
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Policeman
1966
Film
Carry On Screaming!
Sockett
1966
Film
Vampira
Pottinger
1974
Film
Carry On Abroad
Brother Bernard
1972
Film
What's a Carry On?
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Film
Up Pompeii
Gorgo
1971
Film
Joseph Andrews
Parson Trulliber
1977
Film
Joseph Andrews
Parson Trulliber (uncredited)
1977
Film
Blood of the Vampire
Tall Sneak Thief
1958
Film
Up in the World
Williams (uncredited)
1956
Series
Mann's Best Friends
Duncan
1985
Meet The Champ
1960
Film
Androcles and the Lion
Ferrovius
1984
Film
Carry On Up the Jungle
Upsidasi
1970
Mum's Boys
1968
Film
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
Varga
1967
Film
Too Many Crooks
Snowdrop
1959
Film
Carry On Christmas
Various Characters
1969
Film
Blinker's Spy-Spotter
South
1972
Film
It's All Happening
Parsons
1963
Film
Carry On Again Christmas
Rollicky Bill / Long John Silver
1970
Film
Alice Through the Looking Box
March Hare
1960
Film
The Ugly Duckling
Henry Jekyll / Teddy Hyde
1959
Film
High Tide at Noon
Tom Robey
1957
Film
On Location: The Carry Ons
Bernie Hulke / Bernie Lugg / Bungdit Din (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Film
I Only Arsked
Excused Boots Bisley
1958
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Snout
1964
Film
Carry on Christmas
Bodkin Pod / Camp Aristocrat / Darts Player / Captain Ffing-Burke / Ballerina / Little John / Constable
1973
Film
Satellite in the Sky
Technician (uncredited)
1956
The Bernard Bresslaw Show
1958
Film
Warriors of Mars
(archive audio recording)
2010
Film
What a Carry On!
1973