Brian Deacon

Brian Deacon

Born: February 13, 1949
in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Brian Deacon (born 13 February 1949) is a British actor. Born in Oxford, he trained at the Oxford Youth Theatre. He appeared with his brother Eric Deacon in the Peter Greenaway film, A Zed & Two Noughts (1985), as Heumac in The Feathered Serpent (1976, 1978) and as Frank Miles in the TV series Lillie in 1978.

He has been married twice: first time to Rula Lenska (1977–1987), with whom he had a daughter Lara Deacon, and the second time to Natalie Bloch (1998 to present).

Deacon's major claim to fame is that in 1979 he starred in the title role of the film Jesus. This film was made by an evangelical organization, the Jesus Film Project.

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The Beyond
Title: The Beyond
Character: David Johnson
Released: January 9, 2018
Type: Movie
Set in 2019, The Beyond chronicles the groundbreaking mission which sent astronauts - modified with advanced robotics, through a newly discovered wormhole known as the Void. When the mission returns unexpectedly, the space agency races to discover what the astronauts encountered on their first of its kind interstellar space journey.
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Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius
Title: Bletchley Park: Code-breaking's Forgotten Genius
Character: Gordon Welchman (voice)
Released: September 7, 2015
Type: Movie
Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.
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Lay Me Down
Title: Lay Me Down
Character: Dad
Released: January 19, 2014
Type: Movie
A curious relationship between two girls and the dark secret that binds them.
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The Projectionist
Title: The Projectionist
Character: Old Projectionist
Released: December 10, 2012
Type: Movie
A tale of doomed romance and sinister intrigue.
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Magdalena: Released from Shame
Title: Magdalena: Released from Shame
Character: Jesus
Released: March 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Mary traces the lives of a woman caught in a scandal of adultery, another rejected and ignored because of her promiscuity, a third shunned because of a shameful condition, and a widow cast out from society, mourning the loss of her only son.
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The Story of Jesus for Children
Title: The Story of Jesus for Children
Character: Jesus
Released: March 5, 2000
Type: Movie
"The Story of Jesus for Children" is a video/DVD which will give every child, both churched and unchurched, a chance to see and hear the gospel of Jesus in a way he/she can understand, in every possible language worldwide. (see our Languages page for current list). "The Story of Jesus for Children" provides a solution to the challenge of teaching children the truth about God and His Son Jesus. The video allows children to hear and see the whole story at once, answering questions in clear and concrete terms, and providing fast action. *(The dialogue of the original "JESUS" film was taken from the Gospel of Luke. It has been translated into more than 1,000 languages and has had more than 6 billion viewings worldwide since 1979, making "JESUS" the most-watched film in history.)
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Title: Bugs
Character: Bryan
Released: April 1, 1995
Type: TV
Bugs was a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August 1999. The programme, a mixture of action/adventure and science-fiction, involved a team of specialist independent crime-fighting technology experts, who faced a variety of threats based around computers and other modern technology. It was originally broadcast on Saturday evenings on BBC One, and was produced for the BBC by the independent production company Carnival Films.
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Inappropriate Behaviour
Title: Inappropriate Behaviour
Character: Alex
Released: March 8, 1987
Type: Movie
Jo teaches ‘difficult’ children—American style. Young Helen, one of her most rebellious pupils, teaches horse-riding—Cotswold style. Who is going to learn the most?
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A Zed & Two Noughts
Title: A Zed & Two Noughts
Character: Oswald Deuce
Released: October 4, 1985
Type: Movie
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
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Title: Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Released: September 5, 1984
Type: TV
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense was a short-lived anthology television series from Hammer Studios. Though similar in format to the 1980 series Hammer House of Horror, the Mystery and Suspense series had feature-length episodes, usually running around 70 minutes without commercials. The series was a co-production by Hammer Studios with 20th Century Fox Television, and is known in the United States as Fox Mystery Theater. Unlike 1980's Hammer House of Horror, all the episodes had American actors as either the leads or in key roles. It was first aired in the UK by ITV in 1984, though was not simulcast and was shown in different timeslots throughout the various ITV regions.
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The Tragedy of Richard III
Title: The Tragedy of Richard III
Character: Second Citizen / First Messenger / Earl of Richmond
Released: January 23, 1983
Type: Movie
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward has him imprisoned in the Tower of London; killers in Richard's pay then drown Clarence in a barrel of wine. When news of Clarence's death reaches the King, the subsequent grief and remorse bring about his death. Richard is made Lord Protector, with power to rule England while his nephew (now King Edward V) is still a minor. Before the young king's coronation he has his two nephews conveyed to the Tower, ostensibly for their safekeeping. Richard's accomplice, the Duke of Buckingham, then declares the two boys illegitimate and offers Richard the crown, which after a show of reticence he accepts. After Richard's coronation, he and Buckingham have a falling-out over whether or not to assassinate the two children.
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Henry VI Part 3
Title: Henry VI Part 3
Character: Earl of Oxford
Released: January 16, 1983
Type: Movie
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
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Henry VI Part 2
Title: Henry VI Part 2
Character: Duke of Somerset / Smith the Weaver
Released: January 9, 1983
Type: Movie
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
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Henry VI Part 1
Title: Henry VI Part 1
Character: Earl of Somerset
Released: January 2, 1983
Type: Movie
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
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Separate Tables
Title: Separate Tables
Character: Charles Stratton
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Two one-act plays explore love and loneliness. In "Table by the Window" an aging fashion model contrives a reunion with her ex-husband, a politician ruined by scandal, and their passion is rekindled. In "Table Number Seven" a meek woman harbors a secret love for a man accused of fraud and sex offenses, forcing her to take a stand for the first time in her life.
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Jesus
Title: Jesus
Character: Jesus
Released: October 19, 1979
Type: Movie
Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.
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The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
Title: The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
Character: Jesus
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
A dramatic presentation of the Bible from (New Media Bible), and producer John Heyman. spoken word-for-word from the King James Version by the narrator, as the actors speak in original Aramaic / Hebrew, this feature brings the characters of the New Testament and their world to life. The content follows Scripture entirely with no added commentary or embellishment. As you see the people, places, and events of The Bible come to life, you will gain new understanding and appreciation for Scripture.
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Title: BBC Television Shakespeare
Released: December 3, 1978
Type: TV
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and produced by BBC Television. It was transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985 and spanned seven series. Development of the series began in 1975 when Messina saw that Glamis Castle would make a perfect location for an adaptation of Shakespeare's play As You Like It. On returning to London, he envisioned an entire series devoted exclusively to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. After encountering numerous problems trying to produce the series, Messina eventually pitched the idea to the BBC’s departmental heads and the series was greenlighted. The series as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.
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Title: Lillie
Released: September 24, 1978
Type: TV
The Rise and Fall of a Professional Beauty. It was the affair that shook Victorian society to its core. He was the Prince of Wales, the future monarch; she was a professional beauty, who became a royal bedmate. Follow the fascinating life of the Dean of Jersey's daughter from her modest childhood to her emergence as one of the most celebrated beauties of her time. Lillie's liaison with the heir to the throne marked only the beginning of a remarkable, scandalous and daring series of adventures in open defiance of accepted morality imposed by Victorian and Edwardian society.
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Ghosts
Title: Ghosts
Character: Oswald
Released: November 11, 1977
Type: Movie
Adaptation of Ibsen’s play. Mrs Alving’s son is ill - but what with?
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Title: The Feathered Serpent
Character: Prince Heumac
Released: June 21, 1976
Type: TV
The Feathered Serpent is a British children's television series. Set in Aztec Mexico and starring former Doctor Who Patrick Troughton as the scheming High Priest Nasca, two series were made for ITV by Thames Television and transmitted in 1976 and 1978.
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The Story of Jesus Through the Eyes of Children
Title: The Story of Jesus Through the Eyes of Children
Character: Jesus
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A captivating retelling of the story of Jesus through the eyes of children who might have encountered Him. Follow the lives of Benjamin, Caleb, Sarah, Joel, Leah, and Nathan, living in Jerusalem about 30 A.D. They hear stories of the Man from Nazareth who heals the sick and raises the dead. They struggle to make sense of it all - some from families who believe Jesus is the Son of God, others from families who do not. They watch Jesus from the crowds. They follow Him to see what this incredible Man, who loves children, will do next. They see Him betrayed, wrongly accused, crucified and buried. But they remember the promise of Jesus and believe they will see Him again.
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The Kiss of Death
Title: The Kiss of Death
Character: Alfonso
Released: August 22, 1974
Type: Movie
Adaptation of a novel by Carolina Invernizio.
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Title: Good Girl
Released: July 27, 1974
Type: TV
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Vampyres
Title: Vampyres
Character: John
Released: July 6, 1974
Type: Movie
A duo of bisexual female vampires prey on passing motorists, whom they seduce and murder in the English countryside.
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The Triple Echo
Title: The Triple Echo
Character: J.L. Barton
Released: November 16, 1972
Type: Movie
After her husband is captured during WWII, homesteader Alice is forced to maintain their land herself. One day, a wandering soldier named Barton stops by the farm and the pair begin a relationship. When the military police pass through the area looking for deserters, Barton is forced to disguise himself as a woman to stay with Alice. But he soon catches the eye of a sergeant posted nearby.
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Title: The Guardians
Released: July 10, 1971
Type: TV
The Guardians is a television drama series of 13x60 minute episodes made by London Weekend Television and broadcast in the UK on the ITV network between July 10, 1971 and October 2, 1971. The opening titles and closing credits included a memorable theme tune composed by Wilfred Josephs.
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Title: Public Eye
Character: Nick Mortimer
Released: January 23, 1965
Type: TV
Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four series. The series depicted the investigations and cases handled by the unglamorous enquiry agent Frank Marker, an unmarried loner who is in his early forties when the series begins. In the words of an ABC trailer for the third series: "Marker isn't a glamorous detective and he doesn't get glamorous cases—he doesn't even get glamorous girls. What he does get is people who are in trouble—the sort of trouble you can't go to the police about, even if you are innocent."