Peter Copley
Acting
- Nacimiento:
- 1915-05-20
- Fallecimiento:
- 2008-10-07
- Lugar de nacimiento:
- Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biografía
Peter Copley (20 May 1915 – 7 October 2008) was an English television, film and stage actor. Copley was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, son of the printmakers, John Copley and Ethel Gabain. After changing his mind about joining the Royal Navy, he studied at the Old Vic School and started out as a stage actor in 1932. He made his first film appearance in 1934, going on to play a wide variety of characters from the villainous to the meek and mild. In 1946, he appeared on stage in "Cyrano de Bergerac" at the New Theatre in London. In 1951 he appeared at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End in the comedy play The Happy Family by Michael Clayton Hutton. TV credits include: Thorndyke, Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers, The Forsyte Saga, The Troubleshooters, The Champions, Department S, Doomwatch, Z-Cars, Fall of Eagles, Survivors, Bless Me, Father (episode "A Legend Comes to Stay"), Father Brown (episode "The Curse of the Golden Cross"), Doctor Who (in the serial "Pyramids of Mars"), Sutherland's Law, Tales of the Unexpected, Miss Marple (episode "Nemesis"), Lovejoy, The Bill, Cadfael, The Diamond Brothers: South by South East and One Foot in the Grave. Copley continued to act well into his nineties. A resident of Bristol, Copley was awarded an Honorary Degree of Master of Arts by the University of the West of England in 2001.
Conocido por
Filmografía
El color de la magia
Riot at the Rite
Oliver Twist
The Last Detective
Esposas e hijas
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Jonathan Creek
Monk's Hood
The Leper of St. Giles
The Sanctuary Sparrow
One Corpse Too Many
Cadfael
Lawrence de Arabia: Un hombre peligroso
One Foot in the Grave
Agatha Christie: Poirot
The Importance of Being Earnest
El imperio del sol
Never Say Die
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Casualty
King of the Ghetto
Artists and Models
Lovejoy
Theatre Night
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Bill
Androcles and the Lion
Testigo de cargo
United Kingdom
Dentro del laberinto
The Chinese Detective
El pequeño Lord
Rabbit Pie Day
Churchill and the Generals
Tales of the Unexpected
Los Cinco
The black panther
Anna Karenina
The Foundation
Three Piece Suite
Los nuevos vengadores
Bill Brand
Gritar al diablo
Jaque a la reina
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
Survivors
Sky
Father Brown
La caída de las águilas
The Dragon's Opponent
Beyond Our Means
Gawain and the Green Knight
Armchair 30
Arthur of the Britons
That's Your Funeral
Crown Court
The Long Chase
En busca de la muerte
Justice
You're Only Young Twice
Taste of Evil
Bless This House
Jane Eyre
Holocausto radiactivo
Manhunt
Paul Temple
Departamento S
Walk a Crooked Path
Escuadrón Mosquito
Tower of London: The Innocent
The Gold Robbers
El cerebro de Frankenstein
Imperial Palace
Immortality Inc
All at Sea
Las sandalias del pescador
Los invencibles de Némesis
The Expert
¿Qué sucedió entonces?
Half Hour Story
The Investigation
Callan
The Informer
The Devil's Eggshell
Don't Utter a Note
BBC Play of the Month
Stranger in the Family
Out of the Unknown
Knock on Any Door
Help!
The Troubleshooters
El knack... y cómo conseguirlo
The Man Who Came to Die
The July Plot
Rey y patria
Redcap
The Wednesday Play
Thorndyke
Theatre 625
El tercer secreto
Doctor Who
El santo
Z-Cars
Víctima
Los vengadores
Maigret
No Hiding Place
Mystery in the Mine
Rockets Galore
The Government Inspector
Just My Luck
The End Begins
The Man Without a Body
The Smallest Show on Earth
Tiempo sin piedad
The Film That Never Was
Intriga extranjera
Peril for the Guy
Sherlock Holmes
Saadia
The Clue of the Missing Ape
La espada y la rosa
The Hour of 13
El personaje
Hallmark Hall of Fame
La salamandra de oro
Farewell Again
Tell Me If It Hurts