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	\| birth_name = Peter Godenho<!-- only use if different from name -->		\| birth_name = Peter Godenho<!-- only use if different from name -->
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|06\|20}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|06\|20}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Rangoon\|~~Rangoon]], [[~~w:Burma\|~~Burma]]		\| birth_place = [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]]
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	'''Peter Gordeno''' (20 June 1939 – 18 October 2008) was a British dancer, recording artist, cabaret singer, choreographer, and occasional actor.		'''Peter Gordeno''' (20 June 1939 – 18 October 2008) was a British dancer, recording artist, cabaret singer, choreographer, and occasional actor.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Born as Peter Godenho in [[~~w:Rangoon\|~~Rangoon]], [[~~w:Burma\|~~Burma]], to an [[~~w:Italian American\|~~Italian American]] father and [[w:Scottish people\|Scottish]]/[[w:Demographics of Burma\|Burmese]] mother, Gordeno was known primarily for his work with composer and arranger [[w:John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]], but also became a household name in the 1970s due to his appearances as a submarine captain and combat pilot ''Peter Carlin'' in the [[w:Gerry Anderson\|Gerry Anderson]] television programme ''[[w:UFO (TV series)\|UFO]]''. He appeared in the 1968 [[w:London\|London]] stage production of ''[[w:Man of La Mancha\|Man of La Mancha]]'', as Anselmo, a [[w:muletee\|r]]. In the show, he was the soloist in the song "Little Bird, Little Bird". He also appeared in the films ''[[w:Secrets of a Windmill Girl\|Secrets of a Windmill Girl]]'' (1966), ''[[w:The Touchables (film)\|The Touchables]]'' (1968), ''The Urge to Kill'' (1989), and briefly in the very last [[Carry On (film series)\|Carry On]] film (''[[Carry On Columbus]]'') in 1992, whilst also working on the [[w:choreography\|choreography]] for the film.		Born as Peter Godenho in [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]], to an [[Italian American]] father and [[Scottish people\|Scottish]]/[[Demographics of Burma\|Burmese]] mother, Gordeno was known primarily for his work with composer and arranger [[John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]], but also became a household name in the 1970s due to his appearances as a submarine captain and combat pilot ''Peter Carlin'' in the [[Gerry Anderson\|Gerry Anderson]] television programme ''[[UFO (TV series)\|UFO]]''. He appeared in the 1968 [[London\|London]] stage production of ''[[Man of La Mancha\|Man of La Mancha]]'', as Anselmo, a [[muletee\|r]]. In the show, he was the soloist in the song "Little Bird, Little Bird". He also appeared in the films ''[[Secrets of a Windmill Girl\|Secrets of a Windmill Girl]]'' (1966), ''[[The Touchables (film)\|The Touchables]]'' (1968), ''The Urge to Kill'' (1989), and briefly in the very last [[Carry On (film series)\|Carry On]] film (''[[Carry On Columbus]]'') in 1992, whilst also working on the [[choreography\|choreography]] for the film.

	Gordeno also hosted the various television broadcasts of the EMI UK & World Disco Dancing & Freestyle Championships between 1979 and 1981, performing personally during the introduction sections.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78cc795d\|title=World Disco Dancing Championship 1980 (1980)\|website=Bfi.org.uk\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nieNjGjjK_I \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/nieNjGjjK_I \|archive-date=2021-12-14 \|url-status=live\|publisher=[[w:YouTube\|]]\|title=Video of 1979 UK Disco Dance Final\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>		Gordeno also hosted the various television broadcasts of the EMI UK & World Disco Dancing & Freestyle Championships between 1979 and 1981, performing personally during the introduction sections.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78cc795d\|title=World Disco Dancing Championship 1980 (1980)\|website=Bfi.org.uk\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nieNjGjjK_I \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/nieNjGjjK_I \|archive-date=2021-12-14 \|url-status=live\|publisher=[[YouTube\|]]\|title=Video of 1979 UK Disco Dance Final\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

	He died on 18 October 2008, aged 69, in [[w:London\|London]], after suffering from cancer for several years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/oct/30/obituary\|title=Obituary: Peter Gordeno\|first=Terry\|last=Monaghan\|date=30 October 2008\|accessdate=1 August 2020\|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref>		He died on 18 October 2008, aged 69, in [[London\|London]], after suffering from cancer for several years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/oct/30/obituary\|title=Obituary: Peter Gordeno\|first=Terry\|last=Monaghan\|date=30 October 2008\|accessdate=1 August 2020\|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref>

	His son, also called [[w:Peter Gordeno (musician)\|Peter Gordeno]], is a songwriter and producer, who has toured with [[w:Depeche Mode\|Depeche Mode]] since 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/358254-Peter-Gordeno\|title=Peter Gordeno\|publisher=Discogs\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref>		His son, also called [[Peter Gordeno (musician)\|Peter Gordeno]], is a songwriter and producer, who has toured with [[Depeche Mode\|Depeche Mode]] since 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/358254-Peter-Gordeno\|title=Peter Gordeno\|publisher=Discogs\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref>

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	*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5132670.ece Obituary] in ''The Times''		*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5132670.ece Obituary] in ''The Times''
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	~~{{About\|the cabaret singer, choreographer and actor\|session musician and member of the Depeche Mode touring band\|Peter Gordeno (musician)}}~~
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			\| birth_name = Peter Godenho<!-- only use if different from name -->
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1939\|06\|20}}
			\| birth_place = [[w:Rangoon\|Rangoon]], [[w:Burma\|Burma]]
			\| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age\|2008\|10\|18\|1939\|06\|20}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) -->
			\| death_place = London
			\| nationality = Burmese / American / British
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			\| occupation = Dancer, recording artist, cabaret singer, choreographer, actor
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			\| notable_works = [[w:UFO (TV series)\|UFO]]
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	'''Peter Gordeno''' (20 June 1939 – 18 October 2008) was a British dancer, recording artist, cabaret singer, choreographer, and occasional actor.		'''Peter Gordeno''' (20 June 1939 – 18 October 2008) was a British dancer, recording artist, cabaret singer, choreographer, and occasional actor.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Born as Peter Godenho in [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]], to an [[Italian American]] father and [[Scottish people\|Scottish]]/[[Demographics of Burma\|Burmese]] mother, Gordeno was known primarily for his work with composer and arranger [[John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]], but also became a household name in the 1970s due to his appearances as a submarine captain and combat pilot ''Peter Carlin'' in the [[Gerry Anderson]] television programme ''[[UFO (TV series)\|UFO]]''. He appeared in the 1968 [[London]] stage production of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'', as Anselmo, a [[~~muleteer~~]]. In the show, he was the soloist in the song "Little Bird, Little Bird". He also appeared in the films ''[[Secrets of a Windmill Girl]]'' (1966), ''[[The Touchables (film)\|The Touchables]]'' (1968), ''The Urge to Kill'' (1989), and briefly in the very last [[Carry On (film series)\|Carry On]] film (''[[Carry On Columbus]]'') in 1992, whilst also working on the [[choreography]] for the film.		Born as Peter Godenho in [[w:Rangoon\|Rangoon]], [[w:Burma\|Burma]], to an [[w:Italian American\|Italian American]] father and [[w:Scottish people\|Scottish]]/[[w:Demographics of Burma\|Burmese]] mother, Gordeno was known primarily for his work with composer and arranger [[w:John Barry (composer)\|John Barry]], but also became a household name in the 1970s due to his appearances as a submarine captain and combat pilot ''Peter Carlin'' in the [[w:Gerry Anderson\|Gerry Anderson]] television programme ''[[w:UFO (TV series)\|UFO]]''. He appeared in the 1968 [[w:London\|London]] stage production of ''[[w:Man of La Mancha\|Man of La Mancha]]'', as Anselmo, a [[w:muletee\|r]]. In the show, he was the soloist in the song "Little Bird, Little Bird". He also appeared in the films ''[[w:Secrets of a Windmill Girl\|Secrets of a Windmill Girl]]'' (1966), ''[[w:The Touchables (film)\|The Touchables]]'' (1968), ''The Urge to Kill'' (1989), and briefly in the very last [[Carry On (film series)\|Carry On]] film (''[[Carry On Columbus]]'') in 1992, whilst also working on the [[w:choreography\|choreography]] for the film.

	Gordeno also hosted the various television broadcasts of the EMI UK & World Disco Dancing & Freestyle Championships between 1979 and 1981, performing personally during the introduction sections.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78cc795d\|title=World Disco Dancing Championship 1980 (1980)\|website=Bfi.org.uk\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nieNjGjjK_I \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/nieNjGjjK_I \|archive-date=2021-12-14 \|url-status=live\|publisher=[[YouTube]]\|title=Video of 1979 UK Disco Dance Final\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>		Gordeno also hosted the various television broadcasts of the EMI UK & World Disco Dancing & Freestyle Championships between 1979 and 1981, performing personally during the introduction sections.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78cc795d\|title=World Disco Dancing Championship 1980 (1980)\|website=Bfi.org.uk\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nieNjGjjK_I \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/nieNjGjjK_I \|archive-date=2021-12-14 \|url-status=live\|publisher=[[w:YouTube\|]]\|title=Video of 1979 UK Disco Dance Final\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

	He died on 18 October 2008, aged 69, in [[London]], after suffering from cancer for several years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/oct/30/obituary\|title=Obituary: Peter Gordeno\|first=Terry\|last=Monaghan\|date=30 October 2008\|accessdate=1 August 2020\|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref>		He died on 18 October 2008, aged 69, in [[w:London\|London]], after suffering from cancer for several years.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/oct/30/obituary\|title=Obituary: Peter Gordeno\|first=Terry\|last=Monaghan\|date=30 October 2008\|accessdate=1 August 2020\|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref>

	His son, also called [[Peter Gordeno (musician)\|Peter Gordeno]], is a songwriter and producer, who has toured with [[Depeche Mode]] since 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/358254-Peter-Gordeno\|title=Peter Gordeno\|publisher=Discogs\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref>		His son, also called [[w:Peter Gordeno (musician)\|Peter Gordeno]], is a songwriter and producer, who has toured with [[w:Depeche Mode\|Depeche Mode]] since 1998.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/358254-Peter-Gordeno\|title=Peter Gordeno\|publisher=Discogs\|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{About|the cabaret singer, choreographer and actor|session musician and member of the Depeche Mode touring band|Peter Gordeno (musician)}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
[[File:Peter Gordeno (1971).jpg|thumb|Peter Gordeno (1971)]]
'''Peter Gordeno''' (20 June 1939 – 18 October 2008) was a British dancer, recording artist, cabaret singer, choreographer, and occasional actor.

==Biography==
Born as Peter Godenho in [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]], to an [[Italian American]] father and [[Scottish people|Scottish]]/[[Demographics of Burma|Burmese]] mother, Gordeno was known primarily for his work with composer and arranger [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]], but also became a household name in the 1970s due to his appearances as a submarine captain and combat pilot ''Peter Carlin'' in the [[Gerry Anderson]] television programme ''[[UFO (TV series)|UFO]]''. He appeared in the 1968 [[London]] stage production of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'', as Anselmo, a [[muleteer]]. In the show, he was the soloist in the song "Little Bird, Little Bird". He also appeared in the films ''[[Secrets of a Windmill Girl]]'' (1966), ''[[The Touchables (film)|The Touchables]]'' (1968), ''The Urge to Kill'' (1989), and briefly in the very last [[Carry On (film series)|Carry On]] film (''[[Carry On Columbus]]'') in 1992, whilst also working on the [[choreography]] for the film.

Gordeno also hosted the various television broadcasts of the EMI UK & World Disco Dancing & Freestyle Championships between 1979 and 1981, performing personally during the introduction sections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b78cc795d|title=World Disco Dancing Championship 1980 (1980)|website=Bfi.org.uk|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nieNjGjjK_I |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/nieNjGjjK_I |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|publisher=[[YouTube]]|title=Video of 1979 UK Disco Dance Final|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

He died on 18 October 2008, aged 69, in [[London]], after suffering from cancer for several years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/oct/30/obituary|title=Obituary: Peter Gordeno|first=Terry|last=Monaghan|date=30 October 2008|accessdate=1 August 2020|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref>

His son, also called [[Peter Gordeno (musician)|Peter Gordeno]], is a songwriter and producer, who has toured with [[Depeche Mode]] since 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/358254-Peter-Gordeno|title=Peter Gordeno|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0329881}}
*[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/oct/30/obituary Obituary] in ''The Guardian''
*[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/peter-gordeno-dancer-and-singer-who-had-a-starring-role-in-the-scifi-series-ufo-975463.html Obituary] in ''The Independent''
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5132670.ece Obituary] in ''The Times''
* {{Find a Grave|77558936}}

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