Brendan Price is a British theatre, movie, and television actor. He graduated, winning the prize for outstanding dialect work and began his career in the regional theatres of England. He worked in a number of the major theatres, playing a diverse range of parts in the plays of
Anton Chekhov,
Shakespeare
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,
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are ''All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...
, and in those of many other writers, both classical and modern.
Television
His television career began in 1972 with a part in the BBC’s Play of The Month series in
James Joyce
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's ''Stephen Dedalus''.
For the next few years, his work moved freely between television and theatre until he made his first film, a starring role in the sex comedy ''
Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman
''Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman'' is a 1973 sex comedy film directed by Wolf Rilla.European Nightmares: Horror Cinema in Europe Since 1945' (2012). Columbia University Press. p. 65. Also known as ''Naughty Wives''.
Plot
The film is about ...
'' (1973), which was due to be directed by a young
Jonathan Demme, but Demme was dismissed from the project. Price offered to resign his role in sympathy with him, but Demme counselled him to stay with the part, imparting the advice "In this business these things happen."
Price benefitted from this lesson; his TV credits are numerous, and he has played guest roles in many major British television series including ''
Doctor Who'' (in the serial ''
The Face of Evil
''The Face of Evil'' is the fourth serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 22 January 1977. This serial marked the debut of Loui ...
''), ''Space 1999'', ''The Sweeney''. He played the role of Bonney in the BBC’s internationally sold series ''Target''. Back on stage, he played the title role of ''The Gambling Man'' in an adaptation of
Catherine Cookson
Dame Catherine Ann Cookson, DBE (''née'' McMullen; 20 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was a British writer. She is in the top 20 of the most widely read British novelists, with sales topping 100 million, while retaining a relatively low profile i ...
's novel. Miss Cookson said in her autobiography: "He was my perfect Gambling Man!".
At this time, he starred in yet another film comedy that featured the cream of British comedy talent, ''
The Amorous Milkman
''The Amorous Milkman'' is a 1975 British comedy film directed by Derren Nesbitt and starring Julie Ege, Diana Dors and Brendan Price. The plot is about a young milkman who enjoys a number of adventures with bored women on his round. One versi ...
'' (1975). Back on stage, he played one of the leads in the World Premiere of ''Woundings'' at the
Royal Exchange Theatre
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, Manchester, and a memorable Biff in
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are ''All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...
's ''
Death of a Salesman
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'' with
Ray McAnally
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.
Spain
His career took another turn when he moved to live in Spain. This opened up a new market for his talents, which were quickly seen in ''Calle Nueva''. He followed this with other guest roles, and he had a major part in the award-winning film ''Los Sin Nombre'' released in the US as ''
The Nameless'' directed by
Jaume Balagueró
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Early life
Balagueró was born in Lleida, Spain, and grew up in Barcelona. He studi ...
. He was also in ''
Dagon
Dagon ( he, דָּגוֹן, ''Dāgōn'') or Dagan ( sux, 2= dda-gan, ; phn, 𐤃𐤂𐤍, Dāgān) was a god worshipped in ancient Syria across the middle of the Euphrates, with primary temples located in Tuttul and Terqa, though many attes ...
'' directed by Stuart Gordon, ''The Nun'' and ''
The Sleep of Death
''The Sleep of Death'' (a.k.a. ''The Inn of the Flying Dragon'') is a 1980 Swedish-Irish historical horror film written and directed by Calvin Floyd and starring Per Oscarsson, Curd Jürgens, Patrick Magee and Marilù Tolo. It is based on th ...
'', an adaptation of the Japanese novel by Eloy Lozano.
He featured in the Catalan film ''Excuses'' directed by Joel Joan. During all this activity, he found time to return to England and play the role of the heartthrob Doctor Bernard McAllister in the long-running series ''
Emmerdale
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''. Over the last few years, he has guest-starred in the Spanish series ''Anti-vicio'', ''El Comisario'', and he had a regular part in the very popular series ''Los Hombres de Paco''. He also featured in the mini-series ''Alakrana'' due for release this year. On the big screen, he was in ''
The Possession of Emma Evans'', and he played opposite to
Carme Elias in the award-winning ''
Planes para Mañana''. In Roberto Santiago’s film ''El Sueño de Iván'' ("Ivan's Dream"), released in 2011, he played Greg Cullen, the President of FIFA.
At the end of 2010, he co-starred with
Michael Ironside
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E ...
in "Transgression", which was released in 2011. Presently, he is working on the well-known Spanish series "Amar en Tiempos Revueltos" ("To Love Is Forever") .
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Selected filmography
* ''Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman
''Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman'' is a 1973 sex comedy film directed by Wolf Rilla.European Nightmares: Horror Cinema in Europe Since 1945' (2012). Columbia University Press. p. 65. Also known as ''Naughty Wives''.
Plot
The film is about ...
'' (1973)
* ''The Amorous Milkman
''The Amorous Milkman'' is a 1975 British comedy film directed by Derren Nesbitt and starring Julie Ege, Diana Dors and Brendan Price. The plot is about a young milkman who enjoys a number of adventures with bored women on his round. One versi ...
'' (1975)
* ''The Sleep of Death
''The Sleep of Death'' (a.k.a. ''The Inn of the Flying Dragon'') is a 1980 Swedish-Irish historical horror film written and directed by Calvin Floyd and starring Per Oscarsson, Curd Jürgens, Patrick Magee and Marilù Tolo. It is based on th ...
'' (1980)
* '' The Nameless'' (1999)
* ''Dagon
Dagon ( he, דָּגוֹן, ''Dāgōn'') or Dagan ( sux, 2= dda-gan, ; phn, 𐤃𐤂𐤍, Dāgān) was a god worshipped in ancient Syria across the middle of the Euphrates, with primary temples located in Tuttul and Terqa, though many attes ...
'' (2001)
* ''Savage Grace
''Savage Grace'' is a 2007 drama film directed by Tom Kalin and written by Howard A. Rodman, based on the book ''Savage Grace'' by Natalie Robins and Steven M.L. Aronson. The story is based on the highly dysfunctional relationship between heires ...
'' (2007)
* '' Brain Drain'' (2009)
* '' Exorcismus'' (2010)
Television appearances
* '' Man at the Top''
* '' The Sweeney''
* ''Target
Target may refer to:
Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, f ...
''
* '' Doctor Who'' (The Face of Evil
''The Face of Evil'' is the fourth serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 22 January 1977. This serial marked the debut of Loui ...
)
* '' Space: 1999'' ( Catacombs of the Moon)
* '' The Chinese Puzzle''
* ''Robin of Sherwood
''Robin of Sherwood'' is a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 28 April 1984 to 28 June 1986 on the ITV network. In th ...
''
* ''Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
''
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Year of birth missing (living people)
English male film actors
English male television actors
Actors from Coventry
Living people