Brian Pettifer
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
65
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-01-01 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Acting

2024

Damaged as Village Man

2021

Grace as Hector Hegarty

2021

The Last Bus as Billy (Drunk)

2021

Go Home as Mike

2019

Get Duked! as PC Dougie

2018

The Flu That Killed 50 Million as Victor Vaughan

2017

Darkest Hour as Lord Kingsley Wood

2016

Whisky Galore as Angus

2014

Outlander as Old Charlie

2013

Endeavour as Jephthah Claypole

2011

Black Mirror as William Grange, Dentist

2011

The Field of Blood as Father Richards

2011

Hattie as Ron

2010

Donkeys as Brian Colburn

2009

Garrow's Law as Robert Boycott

2008

A Risk Worth Taking as Maxwell Borthwick

2005

To the Ends of the Earth as Wheeler

2005

Lassie as O'Donnell

2004

Hustle as Tip Jones

2004

New Tricks as Archie Milgrow

2004

The Rocket Post as Reverend Shand

2004

One Last Chance as Macgregor

2003

The Key as Not available

2002

Snoddy as Professor Baxter

2001

Conspiracy as Alfred Meyer

2000

The House of Mirth as Mr. Bry

1999

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc as the executioner / the torturer of the trial

1998

Vigo as Fatman

1997

The James Gang as Spanner

1996

Loch Ness as Repairman

1995

Hamish Macbeth as Rory Campbell

1995

In the Bleak Midwinter as Ventriloquist

1995

Eleven Men Against Eleven as Cliff Tutley

1992

Heartbeat as Andrew McIntyre

1992

In Dreams as Journalist/Dave

1988

Lucky Sunil as Cyril

1987

Little Dorrit as Clarence Barnacle

1986

City Lights as Alisdair

1986

Lovejoy as Willy Kinross

1986

Heavenly Pursuits as Father Cobb

1985

Gulag as Vlasov

1984

Amadeus as Hospital Attendant

1984

A Christmas Carol as Ben

1982

Cloud Howe as Dite Peat

1982

Britannia Hospital as Biles

1978

Return of the Saint as Bartender

1975

Get Some In! as Bruce Leckie

1973

Last of the Summer Wine as The Best Man

1972

Just Your Luck as Youth at Wedding

1970

Play for Today as Boy in Grounds

1970

Warm Feet, Warm Heart as Nigel Purvis

1970

Is That Your Body, Boy as Spratt

1970

The Right Prospectus as Boy in Grounds

1970

Let There Be Light as Pupil Teacher

1968

if.... as Biles

1966

This Man Craig as Not available