Brian Pettifer
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 fi...
Known For
Filmography
Damaged
2024
as Village Man
The Last Bus
2021
as Billy (Drunk)
Go Home
2021
as Mike
Grace
2021
as Hector Hegarty
Get Duked!
2019
as PC Dougie
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
2019
as Self
The Flu That Killed 50 Million
2018
as Victor Vaughan
Darkest Hour
2017
as Lord Kingsley Wood
Whisky Galore
2016
as Angus
The Legend of Barney Thomson
2015
as Charlie
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
2015
as Honeyfoot
Outlander
2014
as Old Charlie
Endeavour
2013
as Jephthah Claypole
Hattie
2011
as Ron
The Field of Blood
2011
as Father Richards
Black Mirror
2011
as William Grange, Dentist
Donkeys
2010
as Brian Colburn
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
2009
as Couthon
Garrow's Law
2009
as Robert Boycott
A Risk Worth Taking
2008
as Maxwell Borthwick
Lassie
2005
as O'Donnell
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
2005
as Harry How
To the Ends of the Earth
2005
as Wheeler
The Rocket Post
2004
as Reverend Shand
One Last Chance
2004
as Macgregor
Vanity Fair
2004
as Mr. Raggles
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
2004
as Self
Hustle
2004
as Tip Jones
New Tricks
2004
as Archie Milgrow
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2003
as Poole
The Key
2003
Snoddy
2002
as Professor Baxter
Rockface
2002
as Brother Thomas
Conspiracy
2001
as Alfred Meyer
The House of Mirth
2000
as Mr. Bry
Monarch of the Glen
2000
as Eric Morton
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
as the executioner / the torturer of the trial
Life Support
1999
as Gordon Travers
Vigo
1998
as Fatman
The James Gang
1997
as Spanner
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1997
as Parson Supple
Loch Ness
1996
as Repairman
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Mortimer
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
as Cliff Tutley
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995
as Ventriloquist
Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Rory Campbell
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
1995
as Howard Heights
In Dreams
1992
as Journalist/Dave
Is That All There Is?
1992
as Self
Heartbeat
1992
as Andrew McIntyre
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Kirby-Green
Lucky Sunil
1988
as Cyril
Little Dorrit
1987
as Clarence Barnacle
Heavenly Pursuits
1986
as Father Cobb
Happy the Man
1986
as Andy
Lovejoy
1986
as Willy Kinross
City Lights
1986
as Alisdair
Farrington of the F.O.
1986
as Billy Murdoch
Gulag
1985
as Vlasov
Amadeus
1984
as Hospital Attendant
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Ben
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Biles
Cloud Howe
1982
as Dite Peat
Turning Year Tales
1979
as Boy
Return of the Saint
1978
as Bartender
Clayhanger
1976
as Stifford
Get Some In!
1975
as Bruce Leckie
Bedtime Stories
1974
as Alan
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as The Best Man
Just Your Luck
1972
as Youth at Wedding
Peer Gynt
1972
as Additional cast
Villains
1972
as Youth
Warm Feet, Warm Heart
1970
as Nigel Purvis
Is That Your Body, Boy
1970
as Spratt
The Right Prospectus
1970
as Boy in Grounds
Let There Be Light
1970
as Pupil Teacher
Play for Today
1970
as Boy in Grounds
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Adam Armour
if....
1968
as Biles
This Man Craig
1966
The Vital Spark
1965
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Nigel Purvis