Brian Pettifer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-01-01 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Durban, Natal, South Africa

Brian Pettifer

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.

Known For

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • Outlander

    Outlander

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Endeavour

    Endeavour

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • Grace

    Grace

  • Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Hospital

  • Donkeys

    Donkeys

  • Return of the Saint

    Return of the Saint

  • Go Home

    Go Home

  • Hattie

    Hattie

  • Monarch of the Glen

    Monarch of the Glen

  • Amadeus

    Amadeus

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Vigo

    Vigo

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

  • Gulag

    Gulag

  • Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

  • Lucky Sunil

    Lucky Sunil

  • Loch Ness

    Loch Ness

  • Damaged

    Damaged

  • Whisky Galore

    Whisky Galore

  • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

  • The James Gang

    The James Gang

  • One Last Chance

    One Last Chance

  • To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

  • Warm Feet, Warm Heart

    Warm Feet, Warm Heart

  • Garrow's Law

    Garrow's Law

  • The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

    The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

  • Conspiracy

    Conspiracy

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • if....

    if....

  • The Field of Blood

    The Field of Blood

  • City Lights

    City Lights

  • Let There Be Light

    Let There Be Light

  • Get Some In!

    Get Some In!

  • The Last Bus

    The Last Bus

  • Get Duked!

    Get Duked!

  • The Legend of Barney Thomson

    The Legend of Barney Thomson

  • Clayhanger

    Clayhanger

  • Life Support

    Life Support

  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

  • Cloud Howe

    Cloud Howe

  • The Right Prospectus

    The Right Prospectus

  • In the Bleak Midwinter

    In the Bleak Midwinter

  • The Rocket Post

    The Rocket Post

  • The Key

    The Key

  • Snoddy

    Snoddy

  • Eleven Men Against Eleven

    Eleven Men Against Eleven

  • Heavenly Pursuits

    Heavenly Pursuits

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • This Man Craig

    This Man Craig

  • The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

    The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • In Dreams

    In Dreams

  • Is That All There Is?

    Is That All There Is?

  • Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

    Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

  • The Flu That Killed 50 Million

    The Flu That Killed 50 Million

  • Is That Your Body, Boy

    Is That Your Body, Boy

  • A Risk Worth Taking

    A Risk Worth Taking

  • Memories of Lindsay Anderson

    Memories of Lindsay Anderson

  • Happy the Man

    Happy the Man