King Richard IV — Blackadder Character Profile

About King Richard IV

Fictional monarch whose reign serves as the historical setting for the first series.

Character Facts

Played by

Brian Blessed

Appears in

Blackadder (1983)

Role

Supporting

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• Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson)
• Baldrick (Tony Robinson)
• The Queen (Elspet Gray)
• Harry Prince of Wales (Robert East)
• Nursie (Patsy Byrne)
• The Witchsmeller Pursuivant (Frank Finlay)
• Mrs. Miggins (Helen Atkinson-Wood)
• McAngus, Duke of Argyll (Alex Norton)
• Guy of Glastonbury (Patrick Malahide)
• Soft, a Guard (Stephen Frost)
• Abel, a Peasant (Roy Evans)
• Anon, a Guard (Mark Arden)