Peter Copley

Personal Info

Birthday

May 20, 1915

Day of Death

2008-10-07

(93 years old)

Place of Birth

Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Peter Francis Gabain Copley

Peter Copley

Biography

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.

Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Doctor Who

The Avengers

The Saint

Tales of the Unexpected

Crown Court

Casualty

BBC Play of the Month

Filmography

2005
Riot at the Rite
as Patron
Oliver Twist
as Dining Hall Master
1999
Janice Beard 45 WPM
as Sean's Father
1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Maitland
1988
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Gribsby
1987
Empire of the Sun
as British Prisoner
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
as Frossard
1986
King of the Ghetto
as Vicar
1984
Androcles and the Lion
as Caesar
1981
United Kingdom
as Commissioner
1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Reverend Muldaur
Rabbit Pie Day
as The Colonel
1979
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Sir John Dill
1976
Shout at the Devil
as Admiral Howe
1975
Hennessy
as Home Secretary
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
as Dr. Warlock
1973
Beyond Our Means
as Dr. Charteris
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Pilgrim
1972
That's Your Funeral
as 1st Funeral Director
What Became of Jack and Jill?
as Dickson
1970
Jane Eyre
as John
1969
Mosquito Squadron
as Mr. Scott
Tower of London: The Innocent
as Archbishop
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Principal
All at Sea
as Mr. Gordon
1968
The Shoes of the Fisherman
as English Cardinal #1
1967
Quatermass and the Pit
as Howell
1966
The Devil's Eggshell
as The Home Secretary
Don't Utter a Note
as Vicar
1965
Stranger in the Family
as Charles Wilson
Help!
as Jeweller
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Picture Owner
1964
The July Plot
as General Friedrich Olbright
King and Country
as Colonel
The Third Secret
as Dr Leo Whitset
1961
Victim
as Paul Mandrake
1958
Rockets Galore
as Scientist
The Government Inspector
as School Superintendent
1957
Just My Luck
as Gilbert Weaver
The End Begins
as Tom Jarrow
The Man Without a Body
as Leslie
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Time Without Pity
as Prison Chaplain
1956
Foreign Intrigue
as Brown
Peril for the Guy
as Mr. Ritter
1953
Saadia
as Leader Mokhazenis
The Clue of the Missing Ape
as His Excellency
The Sword and the Rose
as Sir Edwin Caskoden
1952
The Hour of 13
as Cummings
The Card
as P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
1950
Golden Salamander
as Aribi
1937
Farewell Again
as Minor Role
1934
Tell Me If It Hurts
as Waiter