Peter Copley
- Recitazione
- 20 maggio 1915 · Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- 7 ottobre 2008
Biografia
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.
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Filmografia
- Il colore della magia · Greyhald Spold
- Riot at the Rite · Patron
- Oliver Twist · Dining Hall Master
- The Last Detective · Colonel Colin Ingate
- Wives and Daughters · Robinson
- Janice Beard - Segretaria in carriera · Sean's Father
- Jonathan Creek · Eric
- Monk's Hood · Abbot Heribert
- The Leper of St. Giles · Abbot Heribert
- The Sanctuary Sparrow · Abbot Heribert
- One Corpse Too Many · Abbot Heribert
- Cadfael – I misteri dell’abbazia · Abbot Heribert
- A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia · Maitland
- One Foot in the Grave
- Poirot · Burgoyne
- The Importance of Being Earnest · Gribsby
- L'impero del sole · British Prisoner
- Never Say Die
- The Trial of Klaus Barbie · Frossard
- Casualty · Dan Woods, Hugh Phipps
- King of the Ghetto · Vicar
- Artists and Models · Savigny
- Lovejoy · Harold Richards
- Theatre Night · Gribsby
- The Prisoner of Zenda · Marshal Strakencz
- The Bill
- Androcles and the Lion · Caesar
- Witness for the Prosecution · Dr. Harrison
- United Kingdom · Commissioner
- Into the Labyrinth · Kubla Khan
- The Chinese Detective
- Il piccolo Lord · Reverend Muldaur
- Rabbit Pie Day · The Colonel
- Churchill and the Generals · Gen. Sir John Dill
- Il brivido dell'imprevisto · Man at Railway Station
- La banda dei cinque · Mr Finniston
- Donald Neilson, La iena di Londra
- Anna Karenina
- The Foundation · Dr. Richard Montagu
- Three Piece Suite · General Moreau (segment "Entrance Fee")
- Gli infallibili tre · Prof. Waterlow
- Bill Brand · Cedric Maddocks
- Ci rivedremo all'inferno · Admiral Howe
- Il giorno più lungo di Scotland Yard · Home Secretary
- Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars · Dr. Warlock
- I sopravvissuti · Dr. Bronson
- Sky
- Father Brown · Reverend John Walters
- Fall of Eagles · Bethmann-Hollweg
- The Dragon's Opponent · Dr. Gough
- Beyond Our Means · Dr. Charteris
- Gawain and the Green Knight · Pilgrim
- Armchair 30 · Mr. Justice Hobbin
- Arthur of the Britons
- That's Your Funeral · 1st Funeral Director
- Crown Court · Sir Peter Cutforth, His Honour Judge Edmonds
- The Long Chase · Morrison
- What Became of Jack and Jill? · Dickson
- Justice · Wigmore
- You're Only Young Twice
- Taste of Evil · Mackinlay
- Mr. Abbott e famiglia · J. G.
- Jane Eyre nel castello dei Rochester · John
- Doomwatch · Admiral Sir Richard Tranton
- Manhunt · Martin
- Paul Temple
- Department S · The Auctioneer
- Walk a Crooked Path
- La squadriglia dei falchi rossi · Mr. Scott
- Tower of London: The Innocent · Archbishop
- The Gold Robbers · AC Farr
- Distruggete Frankenstein! · Principal
- Imperial Palace · Emile Cousin
- Immortality Inc · Hull
- All at Sea · Mr. Gordon
- L'uomo venuto dal Kremlino · English Cardinal #1
- Tris d'assi · Antrobus
- The Expert · Hillard
- L'astronave degli esseri perduti · Howell
- Half Hour Story · Mr. Fergus