Bernard Bresslaw
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1934-02-25
- Died
- 1993-06-11
- Place of birth
- Stepney, London, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (25)
Doctor Who
1963
as Varga, The Ice Warrior
Z-Cars
1962
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Theatre 625
1964
as Stoker
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir Dunstan's Captain
The Sooty Show
1955
as Himself
The Goodies
1970
as Zookeeper in Charge of the Monster House
Espionage
1963
as Chief Madkeeper
Sykes
1972
as Johnny Brunswick
Terry and June
1979
as Morris
The Army Game
1957
as Private 'Popeye' Popplewell
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Stephen
Carry On Laughing
1975
as Sir Pureheart / Starkers / Sir Lancelot / Klanger / Dr. Pavingstone
Virtual Murder
1992
as Lithgow
Ooh La La!
1968
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Jackie Paganuzzi
Men of Affairs
1973
as Hall Porter
A Question of Entertainment
1988
Our House
1960
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
Mann's Best Friends
1985
as Duncan
Meet The Champ
1960
Mum's Boys
1968
The Bernard Bresslaw Show
1958
Movies (51)
Krull
1983
as Cyclops
Carry On Nurse
1959
as Ted York's Feet (uncredited)
Jabberwocky
1977
as The Landlord
Carry On Girls
1973
as Peter Potter
Carry On Cowboy
1965
as Little Heap
The Fifth Musketeer
1979
as Bernard
Moon Zero Two
1969
as Harry
Follow That Camel
1967
as Sheikh Abdul Abulbul
Hawk the Slayer
1980
as Gort, the Giant
Carry On Camping
1969
as Bernie Lugg
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Fan Choy
Carry On Doctor
1967
as Mr. Ken Biddle
Carry On Matron
1972
as Ernie Bragg
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
as Bungdit Din
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
as Bernie Hulke
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
as Garth
Carry On Behind
1975
as Arthur Upmore
Carry On Loving
1970
as Gripper Burke
Carry On Screaming!
1966
as Sockett
Carry On Abroad
1972
as Brother Bernard
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Mr. Violet (segment "Avarice")
Vampira
1974
as Pottinger
Up Pompeii
1971
as Gorgo
Up in the World
1956
as Williams (uncredited)
Spring and Port Wine
1970
as Lorry Driver
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
1966
as Policeman
Leon the Pig Farmer
1993
as Rabbi Hartmann
Carry On Dick
1974
as Sir Roger Daley
Joseph Andrews
1977
as Parson Trulliber / Parson Trulliber (uncredited)
The Glass Cage
1955
as Ivan The Terrible
Androcles and the Lion
1984
as Ferrovius
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970
as Upsidasi
Blood of the Vampire
1958
as Tall Sneak Thief
That's Carry On!
1977
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
1967
as Varga
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Too Many Crooks
1959
as Snowdrop
Blinker's Spy-Spotter
1972
as South
Carry On Again Christmas
1970
as Rollicky Bill / Long John Silver
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960
as March Hare
Carry On Christmas
1969
as Various Characters
Carry on Christmas
1973
as Bodkin Pod / Camp Aristocrat / Darts Player / Captain Ffing-Burke / Ballerina / Little John / Constable
High Tide at Noon
1957
as Tom Robey
The Ugly Duckling
1959
as Henry Jekyll / Teddy Hyde
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1964
as Snout
I Only Arsked
1958
as Excused Boots Bisley
It's All Happening
1963
as Parsons
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
as Bernie Hulke / Bernie Lugg / Bungdit Din (archive footage) (uncredited)
Satellite in the Sky
1956
as Technician (uncredited)
Warriors of Mars
2010
as (archive audio recording)
What a Carry On!
1973
About Bernard Bresslaw
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. With 76 credits spanning from 1954 to 2010, Bernard Bresslaw has appeared in 51 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bernard Bresslaw Movies
- Krull (1983) — as Cyclops
- Carry On Nurse (1959) — as Ted York's Feet (uncredited)
- Jabberwocky (1977) — as The Landlord
- Carry On Girls (1973) — as Peter Potter
- Carry On Cowboy (1965) — as Little Heap
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