Peter Copley
Born May 20, 1915 (Age: 110)
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Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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. 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.
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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Filmography
Oliver Twist
2005
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as Dining Hall Master
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Age: 90
Monk's Hood
1994
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as Abbot Heribert
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Age: 79
The Leper of St. Giles
1994
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as Abbot Heribert
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Age: 79
The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994
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as Abbot Heribert
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Age: 79
One Corpse Too Many
1994
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as Abbot Heribert
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Age: 79
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
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as Maitland
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Age: 76
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988
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as Gribsby
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Age: 73
Empire of the Sun
1987
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as British Prisoner
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Age: 72
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
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as Frossard
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Age: 72
United Kingdom
1981
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as Commissioner
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Age: 66
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
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as Reverend Muldaur
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Age: 65
Rabbit Pie Day
1980
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as The Colonel
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Age: 65
Beyond Our Means
1973
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as Dr. Charteris
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Age: 58
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
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as Pilgrim
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Age: 58
That's Your Funeral
1972
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as 1st Funeral Director
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Age: 57
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972
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as Dickson
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Age: 57
Taste of Evil
1971
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as Mackinlay
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Age: 55
No Image
Walk a Crooked Path
1969
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as
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Age: 54
Mosquito Squadron
1969
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as Mr. Scott
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Age: 54
Tower of London: The Innocent
1969
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as Archbishop
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Age: 54
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
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as Principal
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Age: 54
Immortality Inc
1969
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as Hull
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Age: 53
All at Sea
1969
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as Mr. Gordon
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Age: 53
No Image
Don't Utter a Note
1966
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as Vicar
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Age: 50
Stranger in the Family
1965
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as Charles Wilson
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Age: 50
Help!
1965
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as Jeweller
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Age: 50
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
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as Picture Owner
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Age: 50
No Image
The Man Who Came to Die
1965
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as Dr. Clarkeson
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Age: 49
The July Plot
1964
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as General Friedrich Olbright
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Age: 49
King and Country
1964
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as Colonel
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Age: 49
The Third Secret
1964
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as Dr Leo Whitset
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Age: 48
Victim
1961
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as Paul Mandrake
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Age: 46
Mystery in the Mine
1959
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as
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Age: 44
Rockets Galore
1958
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as Scientist
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Age: 43
The Government Inspector
1958
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as School Superintendent
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Age: 42
Foreign Intrigue
1956
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as Brown
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Age: 41
Peril for the Guy
1956
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as Mr. Ritter
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Age: 40
Saadia
1953
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as Leader Mokhazenis
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Age: 38
The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953
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as His Excellency
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Age: 38
The Sword and the Rose
1953
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as Sir Edwin Caskoden
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Age: 38
Golden Salamander
1950
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as Aribi
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Age: 34