About

Known credits:
11
Birthday:
1927-10-20
Place of birth:
London, England
Website:
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Brian Nissen

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
1964 Ring of Spies Actor Portland Official (uncredited) 59
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1960 Persuasion Actor Captain Benwick N/A
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1959 Top Floor Girl Actor N/A
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1959 Man Accused Actor Derek N/A
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1957 Second Fiddle Actor Jack Carter 58
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1957 Interpol Actor Allison 59
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1957 Emergency – Ward 10 Actor 69
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1955 The Dam Busters Actor Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C. 60
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1945 They Were Sisters Actor John 58
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1944 Henry V Actor Court - Soldier in the English Army 60
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1944 English Without Tears Actor (uncredited) 59
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