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Clive Russell. Actor: Sherlock Holmes. Clive Russell was born in England but raised in Fife, Scotland, UK, from three months old. He originally trained as a teacher, but when his drama lecturer resigned and took over a theatre in the provincial town of Bolton, Lancashire, Russell joined him.
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Clive Russell (born 7 December 1945) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline in Ripper Street, Angus O'Connor in Happiness and Brynden Tully in the HBO series Game of Thrones .
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Clive Russell (born December 7, 1945 in Reeth, England, UK) is an actor. He was raised in Fife, Scotland and oftens performs with a notable Scottish accent.
He played Ser Brynden Tully in Game of Thrones. He was announced in the role on June 30, 2012. He debuted in Season 3, and returned for Season 6.
Russell's most notable genre credits include playing the villainous Mr. Vandemar in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere and intimidating comic company owner Damien Knox in the Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson comedy series Spaced.
He has appeared in films including The 13th Warrior, King Arthur, The Wolfman, Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and most recently plays a world weary priest in movie Fighters Ballad. He has also appeared in Casualty, Coronation Street and Cracker (along with fellow Thrones actors Nicholas Blane, Liam Cunningham and Ron Donachie, as well Colin Tierney, the husband of Indira Varma). He is also appearing in the upcoming movie Mary's Ride with former Game of Thrones guest star Ian Hanmore.
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Oct 31, 2013 · Game of Thrones Blackfish, Clive Russell, talks about his Red Wedding reaction, David Bradley performance as Walder Frey, who he'd like to bring back to life...
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Jun 13, 2016 · Actor Clive Russell, who plays Blackfish, chatted with Vulture about where he’s been all these years, survivor’s guilt, and Brienne shipping.
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Oct 26, 2022 · Clive Russell, Game of Thrones, Pelayo De Lario, Tales of Babylon. A sneak peek trailer has been released for Groucho Arts' London-set crime thriller 'Tales of Babylon.'
Jan 28, 2016 · Actor Clive Russell, who appeared as Brynden Tully, aka the Blackfish, in Game of Thrones Season 3, says most American fans of the show had no idea who he was when he showed up. Ser Brynden...
