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Peter Copley

 
Actor: Peter Copley
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  • Born: May 20, 1915 in Bushey, Hertsfordshire, England
  • Died: Oct 07, 2008
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '50s-'70s, '90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Mystery
  • Career Highlights: Victim, You're Only Young Twice, Avengers: All Done With Mirrors
  • First Major Screen Credit: Victim (1962)

Biography

British actor Peter Copley made his reputation as a stage performer, debuting in 1932 after dropping plans for a career in the navy. Balding, slightly withered and usually sporting glasses, he could be seen picking up an occasional paycheck in films. Copley made his first screen appearance in 1934, and in the years after the war settled into roles calling for everything from disgruntled meekness to downright villainy. Many of his films were readily available for American audiences in the early days of television. Among Copley's British-made films given wide U.S. distribution were The Golden Salamander (1949), Foreign Intrigue (1956), Victim (1961), The Knack and How to Get It (1966) and Jane Eyre (1971). Offscreen, Peter Copley was an sharp-witted law expert and part-time attorney who successfully handled several court cases in the '60s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Peter Copley
Born 20 May 1915
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Died October 7, 2008 (aged 93)
Bristol, England, UK
Years active 1934–2008
Spouse(s) Margaret Tabor (1967-2008) (his death) 1 child
Ninka Dolega (1953-?)
Pamela Brown (1941-1959) (divorced)

Peter Copley (20 May 1915 – 7 October 2008) was a British television, film and stage actor.

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Biography

Copley was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire. 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. Away from acting, Peter Copley was called to the bar in 1963, and was a sharp-witted legal expert and part-time lawyer who successfully handled several court cases in the 1960s.[1]

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 Mysteries (episode "The Curse of the Golden Cross"), Doctor Who (in the serial "Pyramids of Mars"), Sutherland's Law, Tales of the Unexpected, Miss Marple, Lovejoy, The Bill, Cadfael and One Foot in the Grave.[2]

Filmography

Year Title[3] Character
1950 The Elusive Pimpernel Tailor (uncredited)
1950 The Golden Salamander Aribi
1952 The Promoter Shillitoe
1952 The Hour of Thirteen Cummings
1953 The Clue of the Missing Ape .
1953 The Sword and the Rose Sir Edwin Caskoden
1953 Saadia Leader Mokhazenis
1956 Foreign Intrigue Brown
1956 Peril for the Guy Ritter
1957 Just My Luck Gilbert Weaver
1957 Time Without Pity Prison Chaplain
1957 The Man without a Body Leslie
1950 The Mystery in the Mine .
1960 Follow That Horse! Garrod
1962 Victim Paul Mandrake
1964 King and Country Colonel
1964 The Third Secret Dr. Leo Whitset
1965 The Knack …and How to Get It Picture Owner
1965 Help! Jeweller
1967 Quatermass and the Pit Howell
1968 The Shoes of the Fisherman English Cardinal
1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Principal
1969 Walk a Crooked Path Dr. Oberon
1970 All at Sea Mr. Gordon
1970 Mosquito Squadron
1971 Jane Eyre John
1972 What Became of Jack and Jill? Dickson
1973 Gawain and the Green Knight Pilgrim
1974 That's Your Funeral 1st Funeral Director
1976 Shout at the Devil Admiral Howe
1980 Little Lord Fauntleroy Muldaur
1982 Witness for the Prosecution Dr. Harrison
1987 Empire of the Sun British Prisoner
1991 A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia Maitland
1994 Second Best Percy
2005 Oliver Twist Dining Hall Master

References

  1. ^ Anthony Hayward "Peter Copley: Prolific character actor whose career lasted more than 70 years!", The Independent, 29 December 2008.
  2. ^ Tribute
  3. ^ "Peter Copley". New York Times. 2006-09-25. http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=14892&mod=bio. Retrieved 2006-09-25. 

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