Brian Nissen
Born: 1927-10-20 in London, England
Died: 2001-02-08
Known For: Acting
Biography
Continuity, commercial voice overs and Brit TV actor in 50s and 60s. Brian Nissen (20 October 1927 in London – 8 February 2001 in Salisbury, Wiltshire) was a British actor and television continuity announcer. Nissen made an early appearance in Laurence Olivier's film of Shakespeare's Henry V, and made many TV, film and stage appearances, including The Dam Busters (1955), and the television series The New Adventures of Charlie Chan and Sword of Freedom in 1957. But he is probably best-remembered as an in-vision announcer for Southern Television, where his formal style seemed to sum up the company's aesthetic. He joined Southern at its inception in 1958 and stayed until its demise in 1981, and was kept on by the successor company TVS despite its general policy of breaking with Southern's conservatism. He retired from TVS in August 1987. Nissen died on 8 February 2001 in Salisbury, Wiltshire at the age of 73. (Wikipedia)
Filmography
1964
- Ring of Spies as Portland Official (uncredited)
1962
- The Fur Collar as Carl Jorgensen
1960
- Persuasion as Captain Benwick
1959
- Top Floor Girl
- Man Accused as Derek
1957
- Second Fiddle as Jack Carter
- Emergency: Ward 10
- Interpol as Allison
1956
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot as Sir Gawaine
1955
- The Dam Busters as Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C.
1949
- Badger's Green as Dickie Wetherby
1945
- They Were Sisters as John
1944
- Henry V as Court - Soldier in the English Army
- English Without Tears as (uncredited)