Peter Copley
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.
Fotos
Películas (65)
Riot at the Rite
2005 · Patron
Oliver Twist
2005 · Dining Hall Master
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999 · Sean's Father
Monk's Hood
1994 · Abbot Heribert
The Leper of St. Giles
1994 · Abbot Heribert
The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994 · Abbot Heribert
One Corpse Too Many
1994 · Abbot Heribert
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992 · Maitland
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988 · Gribsby
Empire of the Sun
1987 · British Prisoner
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987 · Frossard
Androcles and the Lion
1984 · Caesar
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 · Dr. Harrison
United Kingdom
1981 · Commissioner
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 · Reverend Muldaur
Rabbit Pie Day
1980 · The Colonel
Churchill and the Generals
1979 · Gen. Sir John Dill
The Black Panther
1977
Shout at the Devil
1976 · Admiral Howe
Hennessy
1975 · Home Secretary
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975 · Dr. Warlock
Beyond Our Means
1973 · Dr. Charteris
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973 · Pilgrim
That's Your Funeral
1972 · 1st Funeral Director
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972 · Dickson
Taste of Evil
1971 · Mackinlay
Jane Eyre
1970 · John
Walk a Crooked Path
1969
Mosquito Squadron
1969 · Mr. Scott
Tower of London: The Innocent
1969 · Archbishop
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969 · Principal
Immortality Inc
1969 · Hull
All at Sea
1969 · Mr. Gordon
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968 · English Cardinal #1
Quatermass and the Pit
1967 · Howell
The Investigation
1967 · Counsel for the Prosecution
The Devil's Eggshell
1966 · The Home Secretary
Don't Utter a Note
1966 · Vicar
Stranger in the Family
1965 · Charles Wilson
Help!
1965 · Jeweller
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965 · Picture Owner
The Man Who Came to Die
1965 · Dr. Clarkeson
The July Plot
1964 · General Friedrich Olbright
King and Country
1964 · Colonel
The Third Secret
1964 · Dr Leo Whitset
Victim
1961 · Paul Mandrake
Mystery in the Mine
1959
Rockets Galore
1958 · Scientist
The Government Inspector
1958 · School Superintendent
Just My Luck
1957 · Mr. Gilbert Weaver
The End Begins
1957 · Tom Jarrow
The Man Without a Body
1957 · Leslie
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957 · Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Time Without Pity
1957 · Prison Chaplain
The Film That Never Was
1957
Foreign Intrigue
1956 · Brown
Peril for the Guy
1956 · Mr. Ritter
Saadia
1953 · Leader Mokhazenis
The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953 · His Excellency
The Sword and the Rose
1953 · Sir Edwin Caskoden
The Hour of 13
1952 · Cummings
The Card
1952 · P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
Golden Salamander
1950 · Aribi
Farewell Again
1937 · Minor Role
Tell Me If It Hurts
1934 · Waiter
Series (63)
The Colour of Magic
2008 · Greyhald Spold
The Last Detective
2003 · Colonel Colin Ingate
Wives and Daughters
1999 · Robinson
Jonathan Creek
1997 · Eric
Cadfael
1994 · Abbot Heribert
One Foot in the Grave
1990 · Leonard
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Burgoyne
Never Say Die
1987
Casualty
1986 · Dan Woods, Hugh Phipps
King of the Ghetto
1986 · Vicar
Artists and Models
1986 · Savigny
Lovejoy
1986 · Harold Richards
Theatre Night
1985 · Gribsby
The Prisoner of Zenda
1984 · Marshal Strakencz
The Bill
1984
Into the Labyrinth
1981 · Kubla Khan
The Chinese Detective
1981
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Man at Railway Station
The Famous Five
1978 · Mr Finniston
Anna Karenina
1977
The Foundation
1977 · Dr. Richard Montagu
Three Piece Suite
1977 · General Moreau (segment "Entrance Fee")
The New Avengers
1976 · Prof. Waterlow
Bill Brand
1976 · Cedric Maddocks
Survivors
1975 · Dr. Bronson
Sky
1975
Father Brown
1974 · Reverend John Walters
Fall of Eagles
1974 · Bethmann-Hollweg
The Dragon's Opponent
1973 · Dr. Gough
Armchair 30
1973 · Mr. Justice Hobbin
Arthur of the Britons
1972
Crown Court
1972 · Sir Peter Cutforth, His Honour Judge Edmonds
The Long Chase
1972 · Morrison
Justice
1971 · Wigmore
You're Only Young Twice
1971
Bless This House
1971 · J. G.
Doomwatch
1970 · Admiral Sir Richard Tranton
Manhunt
1970 · Martin
Paul Temple
1969
Department S
1969 · The Auctioneer
The Gold Robbers
1969 · AC Farr
Imperial Palace
1969 · Emile Cousin
The Champions
1968 · Antrobus
The Expert
1968 · Hillard
Half Hour Story
1967 · Mr. Fergus
Callan
1967
The Informer
1966 · Richard Edwards
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · The Home Inspector
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Charles Wilson, Hull, Mackinlay, Charles Wilson / Hull / Mackinlay
Knock on Any Door
1965 · Cedric Pritchard
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Compton Forbes, David MacLaren
Redcap
1964 · Colonel Matherson
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Gen. Friedrich Olbright, Roger Gibbs
Thorndyke
1964 · Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke
Theatre 625
1964 · Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution, Hector McKellar
Doctor Who
1963 · Dr. Warlock
The Saint
1962 · Don Morland
Z-Cars
1962
The Avengers
1961 · Henry Barker, Sparshott
Maigret
1960 · Xavier Marton
No Hiding Place
1959
Sherlock Holmes
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Dr. Harrison