Brian Nissen

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)

Known For

The Dam Busters

as Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C.

Henry V

as Court - Soldier in the English Army

Interpol

as Allison

Ring of Spies

as Portland Official (uncredited)

They Were Sisters

as John

English Without Tears

as (uncredited)

Second Fiddle

as Jack Carter

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as Sir Gawaine

Ghost Squad

Emergency – Ward 10