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	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| yearsactive = 1944–1999		\| yearsactive = 1944–1999
	\| spouse = {{~~marriage~~\|Yvonne Bonnamy\|1955\|end=~~divorced~~}}~~<br />~~{{marriage\|Jill Jowett\|1990}}		\| spouse =
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	===Movies===		===Movies===
	In 1971, he played Inspector Trout in ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'', a role he would reprise in 1972, in ''[[Dr. Phibes Rises Again]]''.		In 1971, he played Inspector Trout in ''[[w:The Abominable Dr. Phibes\|The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'', a role he would reprise in 1972, in ''[[w:Dr. Phibes Rises Again\|Dr. Phibes Rises Again]]''.

	== Death ==		== Death ==
	Jeffrey died on 25 December 1999 from [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/579124.stm\|title=BBC News - ENTERTAINMENT - Actor Peter Jeffrey dies\|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>		Jeffrey died on 25 December 1999 from [[w:prostate cancer\|prostate cancer]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/579124.stm\|title=BBC News - ENTERTAINMENT - Actor Peter Jeffrey dies\|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

	== Filmography ==		== Filmography ==

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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101128074939/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-peter-jeffrey-1134955.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101128074939/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-peter-jeffrey-1134955.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']

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{{Short description|English actor (1929–1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{EngvarB|date=December 2016}}
{{see also|Peter Jeffrey (disambiguation)}}
{{refimprove|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Peter Jeffrey
| image = Peter_Jeffrey.jpg
| caption = Jeffrey in an episode of ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]''
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1929|04|18}}
| birth_place = [[Bristol]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1999|12|25|1929|04|18}}
| death_place = [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Warwickshire]], England
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1944–1999
| spouse = {{marriage|Yvonne Bonnamy|1955|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|Jill Jowett|1990}}
| children = 5
}}

'''Peter Jeffrey''' (18 April 1929 – 25 December 1999) was an English character actor. Starting his performing career on stage, he would later have many roles in television and film.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/17675 | title=Peter Jeffrey | website=ftvdb.bfi.org.uk | access-date=18 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022050904/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/17675 | archive-date=22 October 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Jeffrey was born in [[Bristol]], the son of Florence Alice (née Weight) and Arthur Winfred Gilbert Jeffrey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/92/Peter-Jeffrey.html|title=Peter Jeffrey Biography (1929-)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> He was educated at [[Harrow School]] and [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]], but had no formal training as an actor.

== Career ==

===Theatre===
Jeffrey spent many years on stage with the [[Bristol Old Vic]] and the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. From 25 May 1966 he appeared in ''Tango'', a play by [[Sławomir Mrożek]] at the [[Aldwych Theatre]] alongside [[Patience Collier]], [[Mike Pratt (actor)|Mike Pratt]], [[Ursula Mohan]] and [[Dudley Sutton]], under director [[Trevor Nunn]].<ref>"Lively Choice of Plays for Aldwych." ''The Times'' (London, England) 22 April 1966: p.17. Retrieved 9 October 2014.</ref>

===Television===
Numerous television roles include two guest appearances in ''[[Doctor Who]]'': as the Colony Pilot in ''[[The Macra Terror]]'' (1967) and as [[List of Doctor Who villains#Count Grendel|Count Grendel]] in ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' (1978). In [[Granada Television]]’s daytime legal drama series ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'', Jeffrey played [[Barrister]] Peter Edgar [[Queen’s Counsel|Q.C.]] having made a previous appearance as William Askwith Vennings in the case involving ''Regina v Vennings & Vennings''.

He played King [[Philip II of Spain]] in the [[BBC]] serial ''[[Elizabeth R]]'' (1971) and [[Oliver Cromwell]] in ''[[By the Sword Divided]]'' (1985). He also appeared in ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)|Thriller]]'' (1974), ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'' (1975), ''[[Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em]]'' (1975), ''[[Quiller (TV series)|Quiller]]'' (1975), ''[[Rising Damp]]'' (1978), ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (1980), ''[[Nanny (TV series)|Nanny]]'' (1981), ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' (1982), ''[[Yes Minister]]'' (1984), and [[Dennis Potter]]'s ''[[Lipstick on Your Collar (TV series)|Lipstick on Your Collar]]'' (1993). He played the villainous Sultan in the fantasy epic ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'' (1988) and appeared as Police Commissioner Blamire in ''[[Our Friends in the North]]'' (1996).

He made three appearances in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''; the episodes were "Room Without A View" (1966), "The Joker" (1967) and "The Game" (1968). He featured in ''[[The New Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'' episode "House of Cards" (1976)

===Movies===
In 1971, he played Inspector Trout in ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'', a role he would reprise in 1972, in ''[[Dr. Phibes Rises Again]]''.

== Death ==
Jeffrey died on 25 December 1999 from [[prostate cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/579124.stm|title=BBC News - ENTERTAINMENT - Actor Peter Jeffrey dies|website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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* ''[[Never Look Back (1952 film)|Never Look Back]]'' (1952) – Court reporter (uncredited)
* ''[[Becket (1964 film)|Becket]]'' (1964) – Baron
* ''[[The Early Bird]]'' (1965) – Fire Chief
* ''[[That Riviera Touch]]'' (1966) – Mauron
* ''[[A Choice of Kings]]'' (1966) – Bishop Odo
* ''[[The Fighting Prince of Donegal]]'' (1966) – Sergeant
* ''[[The Fixer (1968 film)|The Fixer]]'' (1968) – Berezhinsky
* ''[[If....]]'' (1968) – Headmaster: Staff
* ''[[Ring of Bright Water (film)|Ring of Bright Water]]'' (1969) – Colin Wilcox
* ''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969) – Sherlock Holmes (uncredited)
* ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]'' (1969) – [[Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk]]
* ''[[Goodbye Gemini]]'' (1970) – Detective Inspector Kingsley
* ''[[The Main Chance]]'' – "First you Eat, Later we Ruin you" (1970) – Kenneth Manmer
* ''[[Countess Dracula]]'' (1971) – Captain Balogh – Chief Bailiff
* ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'' (1971) – Inspector Trout
* ''[[The Horsemen (1971 film)|The Horsemen]]'' (1971) – Hayatal
* ''[[Kidnapped (1971 film)|Kidnapped]]'' (1973) – Riach
* ''[[What Became of Jack and Jill?]]'' (1972) – Dr. Graham
* ''[[Dr. Phibes Rises Again]]'' (1972) – Inspecter Trout
* ''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' (1973) – Factory chairman / Prison Governor
* ''[[The Odessa File (film)|The Odessa File]]'' (1974) – David Porath
* ''[[Deadly Strangers]]'' (1975) – Belle's Uncle
* ''[[The Return of the Pink Panther]]'' (1975) – General Wadafi
* ''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' (1978) – Ahmet
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' Count Grendel (1978)
* ''The Quiz Kid'' (1979) – Rigby
* ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982) – Sir Geoffrey
* ''[[Yes Minister]]'' - episode "[[Party Games (Yes Minister)|Party Games]]" (1984) - Eric Jeffries
* ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'' (1988) – Sultan
* ''[[Hands of a Murderer]]'' (1990) – Mycroft Holmes
* ''[[A Village Affair]]'' (1995) - Peter Morris
* ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]'' (1996) - The Duke of Norfolk
* ''[[The Tale of Sweeney Todd]]'' (1997) - Dr. Maxwell
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=0420312|name=Peter Jeffrey}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101128074939/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-peter-jeffrey-1134955.html Obituary in ''The Independent'']

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