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I was going to add to this as I am certain it's Mr. Blessed shouting "Maximus - Maximusthe Merciful!" at the end of the fight with Titus of Gaul.

Hehe, totally, I stopped it after that its just got so shiite

Yes, so did I. It wasn't worth it, he was only in it for about 5 seconds, the only decent 5 seconds of the entire bloated debacle!

He also had a cameo in Alexander I watched it just to see him

he makes me horny

According to Wikipedia, he does have a cameo.

It definately wasn't Brian. Great impersonation though!

David Hemmings does the announcing, sure. But the shout of "Maximus the merciful" isn't his voice (and there's no indication that it's meant to be Hemmings' character - it's apparently an anonymous member of the crowd). If it wasn't Blessed it was a great impersonation.
But he doesn't appear on screen.

"An inglorious peace is better than a dishonourable war" ~ John Adams

It was actually the late David Hemmings who had the uncredited role in Gladiator where you hear him announce the fight in the arena.
He also had some dialogue with Oliver Reed's character shortly before this scene.

Yes, I heard that too. I think Blessed and Ridley Scott have known each other for years, as Ridley started out directing Z Cars. One wonders whether Blessed was on hand just in case they decided they didn't have enough Oliver Reed footage as a replacement Proximo.

I can't remember where I read this, but Brian Blessed's voice can be heard shouting "Maximus the Merciful" after Maximus spares the life of former gladiator champ Tigris of Gaul. It sure sounds like him.

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