Peter Copley
Acting
- Naissance:
- 1915-05-20
- Décès:
- 2008-10-07
- Lieu de naissance:
- Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Biographie
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.
Connu pour
Filmographie
Discworld
Riot at the Rite
Oliver Twist
The Last Detective
Wives and Daughters
Janice l'intérimaire
Jonathan Creek
Monk's Hood
The Leper of St. Giles
The Sanctuary Sparrow
One Corpse Too Many
Cadfael
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
One Foot in the Grave
Hercule Poirot
The Importance of Being Earnest
Empire du soleil
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
Witness for the Prosecution
United Kingdom
Into the Labyrinth
The Chinese Detective
Le petit Lord Fauntleroy
Rabbit Pie Day
Churchill and the Generals
Bizarre, bizarre
Le club des cinq
La Panthère noire
Anna Karenina
The Foundation
Three Piece Suite
Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir
Bill Brand
Parole d'homme
Hennessy
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
Survivors
Sky
Father Brown
Fall of Eagles
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
What Became of Jack and Jill?
Justice
You're Only Young Twice
Taste of Evil
Bless This House
Jane Eyre
Doomwatch
Manhunt
Paul Temple
Département S
Walk a Crooked Path
Opération V2
Tower of London: The Innocent
The Gold Robbers
Le Retour de Frankenstein
Imperial Palace
Immortality Inc
All at Sea
Les Souliers de saint Pierre
Les Champions
The Expert
Les monstres de l'espace
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
Le Knack... et comment l'avoir
The Man Who Came to Die
The July Plot
Pour l'exemple
Redcap
The Wednesday Play
Thorndyke
Theatre 625
The Third Secret
Doctor Who
Le Saint
Z-Cars
La victime
Chapeau melon et Bottes de cuir
Maigret
No Hiding Place
Mystery in the Mine
Rockets Galore
The Government Inspector
Just My Luck
The End Begins
The Man Without a Body
Sous le plus petit chapiteau du monde
Temps sans pitié
The Film That Never Was
L'Énigmatique monsieur D...
Peril for the Guy
Sherlock Holmes
Saadia
The Clue of the Missing Ape
La rose et l'épée
La Treizième Heure
The Card
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Golden Salamander
Farewell Again
Tell Me If It Hurts