Peter Copley
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
The Colour of Magic
2008
as Greyhald Spold
Riot at the Rite
2005
as Patron
Oliver Twist
2005
as Dining Hall Master
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Old Pilgram (director's cut)
The Last Detective
2003
as Colonel Colin Ingate
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999
as Sean's Father
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Eric
Cadfael
1994
as Abbot Heribert
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Maitland
One Foot In the Grave
1990
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Burgoyne
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988
as Gribsby
Empire of the Sun
1987
as British Prisoner
Never Say Die
1987
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
as Frossard
Casualty
1986
as Dan Woods
Casualty
1986
as Hugh Phipps
King of the Ghetto
1986
as Vicar
Lovejoy
1986
as Harold Richards
The Bill
1984
Androcles and the Lion
1984
as Caesar
United Kingdom
1981
as Commissioner
The Chinese Detective
1981
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
as Reverend Muldaur
Rabbit Pie Day
1980
as The Colonel
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. Sir John Dill
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Man at Railway Station
The Black Panther
1977
Anna Karenina
1977
The New Avengers
1976
as Prof. Waterlow
Bill Brand
1976
as Cedric Maddocks
Shout at the Devil
1976
as Admiral Howe
Hennessy
1975
as Home Secretary
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975
as Dr. Warlock
Survivors
1975
as Dr. Bronson
Sky
1975
The Venturers
1975
Father Brown
1974
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Bethmann-Hollweg
Beyond Our Means
1973
as Dr. Charteris
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
as Pilgrim
Arthur of the Britons
1972
That's Your Funeral
1972
as 1st Funeral Director
Crown Court
1972
as Sir Peter Cutforth
Crown Court
1972
as His Honour Judge Edmonds
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972
as Dickson
The Regiment
1972
Justice
1971
as Wigmore
You're Only Young Twice
1971
Jane Eyre
1970
as John
Doomwatch
1970
as Admiral Sir Richard Tranton
Manhunt
1970
as Martin
Paul Temple
1969
Department S
1969
as The Auctioneer
Walk a Crooked Path
1969
Mosquito Squadron
1969
as Mr. Scott
Tower of London: The Innocent
1969
as Archbishop
The Gold Robbers
1969
as Asst. Commissioner Farr
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
as Principal
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
as English Cardinal
The Champions
1968
as Antrobus
The Expert
1968
as Hillard
Quatermass and the Pit
1967
as Howell
Callan
1967
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
as The Home Secretary
Don't Utter a Note
1966
as Vicar
Softly, Softly
1966
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as The Home Secretary
Stranger in the Family
1965
as Charles Wilson
Help!
1965
as Jeweller
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Picture Owner
The July Plot
1964
as General Friedrich Olbright
Redcap
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
King and Country
1964
as Colonel
Thorndyke
1964
The Third Secret
1964
as Dr Leo Whitset
Doctor Who
1963
as Dr. Warlock
The Saint
1962
as Don Morland
Z-Cars
1962
Victim
1961
as Paul Mandrake
The Avengers
1961
The Avengers
1961
as Sparshott
Maigret
1960
as Xavier Marton
No Hiding Place
1959
Mystery in the Mine
1959
Rockets Galore
1958
as Scientist
Just My Luck
1957
as Gilbert Weaver
The Man Without a Body
1957
as Leslie
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Time Without Pity
1957
as Prison Chaplain
The Film That Never Was
1957
Foreign Intrigue
1956
as Brown
Peril for the Guy
1956
as Mr. Ritter
Sherlock Holmes
1954
Saadia
1953
as Leader Mokhazenis
The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953
as His Excellency
The Sword and the Rose
1953
as Sir Edwin Caskoden
The Hour of 13
1952
as Cummings
The Card
1952
as P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. Harrison
Golden Salamander
1950
as Aribi
Farewell Again
1937
as Minor Role
Tell Me If It Hurts
1934
as Waiter
The Man Who Came to Die
as Dr. Clarkson