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	Sallis was the narrator on ''[[Rocky Hollow]]'' (1983), a show produced by [[Bumper Films]], who later produced ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', and understudied [[Ian Carmichael]] as the voice of Rat in the British television series ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)\|The Wind in the Willows]]'' (1984–89), based on the book by [[Kenneth Grahame]] and produced by [[Cosgrove Hall Films]]. Alongside him were [[Michael Hordern]] as Badger, [[David Jason]] as Toad and [[Richard Pearson (actor)\|Richard Pearson]] as Mole. The series was animated in [[stop motion]], prefiguring his work with [[Aardman Animations]]. Also in 1983 he played the lead character Jim Bloggs, alongside [[Brenda Bruce]] as Hilda, in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Raymond Briggs' ''[[When the Wind Blows (comics)\|When the Wind Blows]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9144b6c80b9b4c7c97d8da016c46f047\|title=The Monday Play: When the Wind Blows – BBC Radio 4 FM – 7 February 1983 – BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/inspiration/profile_raymond_briggs.shtml \|title=BBC – Radio 4 – Radio and the Artist – Raymond Briggs\|website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Sallis appeared in the last episode of ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' (1992)<ref name="The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit">{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kFRquqbCgOoC \|title=The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit \|last1=Lane \|first1=Andy \|last2=Simpson \|first2=Paul \|publisher=Titan \|year=2005 \|isbn=9781845762155 \|edition=illustrated \|page=37}}</ref> and he later starred alongside [[Brenda Blethyn]], [[Kevin Whately]] and [[Anna Massey]] in the one-off ITV1 drama ''Belonging'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/belonging-2004/belonging-2004.html \|title=Belonging (2004) \|website=themoviescene.co.uk}}</ref>		Sallis was the narrator on ''[[Rocky Hollow]]'' (1983), a show produced by [[Bumper Films]], who later produced ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', and understudied [[Ian Carmichael]] as the voice of Rat in the British television series ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)\|The Wind in the Willows]]'' (1984–89), based on the book by [[Kenneth Grahame]] and produced by [[Cosgrove Hall Films]]. Alongside him were [[Michael Hordern]] as Badger, [[David Jason]] as Toad and [[Richard Pearson (actor)\|Richard Pearson]] as Mole. The series was animated in [[stop motion]], prefiguring his work with [[Aardman Animations]]. Also in 1983 he played the lead character Jim Bloggs, alongside [[Brenda Bruce]] as Hilda, in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Raymond Briggs' ''[[When the Wind Blows (comics)\|When the Wind Blows]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9144b6c80b9b4c7c97d8da016c46f047\|title=The Monday Play: When the Wind Blows – BBC Radio 4 FM – 7 February 1983 – BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/inspiration/profile_raymond_briggs.shtml \|title=BBC – Radio 4 – Radio and the Artist – Raymond Briggs\|website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Sallis appeared in the last episode of ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' (1992)<ref name="The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit">{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kFRquqbCgOoC \|title=The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit \|last1=Lane \|first1=Andy \|last2=Simpson \|first2=Paul \|publisher=Titan \|year=2005 \|isbn=9781845762155 \|edition=illustrated \|page=37}}</ref> and he later starred alongside [[Brenda Blethyn]], [[Kevin Whately]] and [[Anna Massey]] in the one-off ITV1 drama ''Belonging'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/belonging-2004/belonging-2004.html \|title=Belonging (2004) \|website=themoviescene.co.uk}}</ref>

	Sallis also narrated a few stories of the children's television series ''[[Postman Pat]]'' for audio cassettes when the original voice actor [[Ken Barrie]] wasn't available at the time and also voiced Hugo in the animated series ''[[Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime]]'' (filling in for ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)\|The Wind in the Willows]]'' co-star [[David Jason]] who was the usual voice of Hugo, although Jason's voice of Hugo can still be heard in the opening and closing theme songs) for audio cassettes as well.~~{{fact\|date=November 2022}}~~		Sallis also narrated a few stories of the children's television series ''[[Postman Pat]]'' for audio cassettes when the original voice actor [[Ken Barrie]] wasn't available at the time and also voiced Hugo in the animated series ''[[Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime]]'' (filling in for ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)\|The Wind in the Willows]]'' co-star [[David Jason]] who was the usual voice of Hugo, although Jason's voice of Hugo can still be heard in the opening and closing theme songs) for audio cassettes as well.

	While a student in 1983, animator [[Nick Park]] wrote to Sallis asking him if he would voice his character Wallace, an eccentric inventor. Sallis agreed to do so for a donation of £50 to his favourite charity.<ref name="HDE">{{cite news\|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/last-summer-wine-star-peter-13141918\|title=Last of the Summer Wine star Peter Sallis has died\|newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner\|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> The work was eventually released in 1989 and Aardman Animations' ''[[A Grand Day Out\|Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out]]'' went on to win a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] award.<ref name="HDE"/> Sallis reprised his role in the [[Academy Awards\|Oscar]]- and BAFTA Award-winning films ''[[The Wrong Trousers]]'' in 1993 and ''[[A Close Shave]]'' in 1995.<ref name="Guardian"/>		While a student in 1983, animator [[Nick Park]] wrote to Sallis asking him if he would voice his character Wallace, an eccentric inventor. Sallis agreed to do so for a donation of £50 to his favourite charity.<ref name="HDE">{{cite news\|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/last-summer-wine-star-peter-13141918\|title=Last of the Summer Wine star Peter Sallis has died\|newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner\|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> The work was eventually released in 1989 and Aardman Animations' ''[[A Grand Day Out\|Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out]]'' went on to win a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] award.<ref name="HDE"/> Sallis reprised his role in the [[Academy Awards\|Oscar]]- and BAFTA Award-winning films ''[[The Wrong Trousers]]'' in 1993 and ''[[A Close Shave]]'' in 1995.<ref name="Guardian"/>

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	~~{{Short description\|British actor (1921–2017)}}~~

	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|OBE}}		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|OBE}}
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	\| birth_name = Peter John Sallis		\| birth_name = Peter John Sallis
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1921\|02\|01\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1921\|02\|01\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Twickenham\|~~Twickenham]], [[~~w:Middlesex\|~~Middlesex]]<!--Twickenham did not become part of London until 1965-->, England		\| birth_place = [[Twickenham]], [[Middlesex]]<!--Twickenham did not become part of London until 1965-->, England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2017\|06\|02\|1921\|02\|01\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2017\|06\|02\|1921\|02\|01\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Northwood, London\|Northwood]], [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| death_place = [[Northwood, London\|Northwood]], [[London]], England
	\| resting_place = St John the Evangelist Churchyard, [[~~w:Upperthong\|~~Upperthong]], [[~~w:West Yorkshire\|~~West Yorkshire]], England		\| resting_place = St John the Evangelist Churchyard, [[Upperthong]], [[West Yorkshire]], England
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = 1946–2010		\| years_active = 1946–2010
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[~~w:Elaine Usher\|~~Elaine Usher]]\|1957\|1965\|end=div}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Elaine Usher]]\|1957\|1965\|end=div}}
	\| children = [[~~w:Crispian Sallis\|~~Crispian Sallis]]		\| children = [[Crispian Sallis]]
	}}		}}

	'''Peter John Sallis''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|OBE}} (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor, mainly known for his work in television.		'''Peter John Sallis''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|OBE}} (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor, mainly known for his work in television.

	He was the voice of [[w:Wallace and Gromit#Wallace\|Wallace]] in the [[~~w:Academy Awards\|~~Academy Award]]-winning ''[[~~w:Wallace and Gromit\|~~Wallace and Gromit]]'' films and portrayed [[Norman Clegg\|Norman "Cleggy" Clegg]] in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes. Additionally, he portrayed Norman Clegg's father in the prequel series ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]''. Although Sallis was born and brought up in London, the characters of Wallace and Clegg were both [[w:Northern England\|Northerners]].		He was the voice of [[Wallace and Gromit#Wallace\|Wallace]] in the [[Academy Award]]-winning ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'' films and portrayed [[Norman Clegg\|Norman "Cleggy" Clegg]] in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes. Additionally, he portrayed Norman Clegg's father in the prequel series ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]''. Although Sallis was born and brought up in London, the characters of Wallace and Clegg were both [[Northern England\|Northerners]].

	Among his television credits, Sallis appeared in ''[[~~w:Danger Man\|~~Danger Man]]'', ''[[w:The Avengers (TV programme)\|The Avengers]]'', ''[[~~w:Doctor Who\|~~Doctor Who]]'' ("[[~~w:The Ice Warriors\|~~The Ice Warriors]]"), ''[[~~w:The Persuaders!\|~~The Persuaders!]]'' and ''[[~~w:The Ghosts of Motley Hall\|~~The Ghosts of Motley Hall]]''. His film appearances include the [[w:Hammer Film Productions\|Hammer]] horror films ''[[~~w:The Curse of the Werewolf\|~~The Curse of the Werewolf]]'' (1961) and ''[[~~w:Taste the Blood of Dracula\|~~Taste the Blood of Dracula]]'' (1970).		Among his television credits, Sallis appeared in ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV programme)\|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ("[[The Ice Warriors]]"), ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' and ''[[The Ghosts of Motley Hall]]''. His film appearances include the [[Hammer Film Productions\|Hammer]] horror films ''[[The Curse of the Werewolf]]'' (1961) and ''[[Taste the Blood of Dracula]]'' (1970).

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	\|2003 \|\| ''[[~~w:Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo\|~~Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo]]'' \|\| rowspan="2"\| Wallace \|\|		\|2003 \|\| ''[[Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo]]'' \|\| rowspan="2"\| Wallace \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|2005 \|\| ''[[w:Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (video game)\|Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' \|\|		\|2005 \|\| ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (video game)\|Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' \|\|
	\|}		\|}

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	*''Hercule Poirot's Christmas'' (1986) – Hercule Poirot. BBC Radio adaption.		*''Hercule Poirot's Christmas'' (1986) – Hercule Poirot. BBC Radio adaption.
	*''Living with Betty'' (1986) – Harold. Radio sitcom first broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1986{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09gvdzc\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra – Living with Betty, Episode 2}}		*''Living with Betty'' (1986) – Harold. Radio sitcom first broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1986{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09gvdzc\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra – Living with Betty, Episode 2}}
	*''[[~~w:The Adventure of the Norwood Builder\|~~The Adventure of the Norwood Builder]]'' (1993) – Jonas Oldacre<ref name="bbcradio4_19930303_norwood">{{cite web		*''[[The Adventure of the Norwood Builder]]'' (1993) – Jonas Oldacre<ref name="bbcradio4_19930303_norwood">{{cite web
	\|url=http://merrisonholmes.com/return.php		\|url=http://merrisonholmes.com/return.php
	\|title=The Return of Sherlock Holmes		\|title=The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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	* {{BFI\|4ce2b9f3e777b\|Peter Sallis}}		* {{BFI\|4ce2b9f3e777b\|Peter Sallis}}
	* {{IMDb name\|0758608}}		* {{IMDb name\|0758608}}
	* {{Cite episode \|title=Desert Island Discs \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kc1lz \|series=Desert Island Discs \| series-link=w:Desert Island Discs \|network=[[~~w:BBC\|~~BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] \|airdate=17 May 2009}}		* {{Cite episode \|title=Desert Island Discs \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kc1lz \|series=Desert Island Discs \| series-link=Desert Island Discs \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] \|airdate=17 May 2009}}

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	\|2003 \|\| ''[[Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo]]'' \|\| rowspan="2"\| Wallace \|\|		\|2003 \|\| ''[[w:Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo\|Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo]]'' \|\| rowspan="2"\| Wallace \|\|
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	\|2005 \|\| ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (video game)\|Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' \|\|		\|2005 \|\| ''[[w:Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (video game)\|Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' \|\|
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	*''Hercule Poirot's Christmas'' (1986) – Hercule Poirot. BBC Radio adaption.		*''Hercule Poirot's Christmas'' (1986) – Hercule Poirot. BBC Radio adaption.
	*''Living with Betty'' (1986) – Harold. Radio sitcom first broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1986{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09gvdzc\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra – Living with Betty, Episode 2}}		*''Living with Betty'' (1986) – Harold. Radio sitcom first broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in 1986{{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09gvdzc\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra – Living with Betty, Episode 2}}
	*''[[The Adventure of the Norwood Builder]]'' (1993) – Jonas Oldacre<ref name="bbcradio4_19930303_norwood">{{cite web		*''[[w:The Adventure of the Norwood Builder\|The Adventure of the Norwood Builder]]'' (1993) – Jonas Oldacre<ref name="bbcradio4_19930303_norwood">{{cite web
	\|url=http://merrisonholmes.com/return.php		\|url=http://merrisonholmes.com/return.php
	\|title=The Return of Sherlock Holmes		\|title=The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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	* {{BFI\|4ce2b9f3e777b\|Peter Sallis}}		* {{BFI\|4ce2b9f3e777b\|Peter Sallis}}
	* {{IMDb name\|0758608}}		* {{IMDb name\|0758608}}
	* {{Cite episode \|title=Desert Island Discs \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kc1lz \|series=Desert Island Discs \| series-link=Desert Island Discs \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] \|airdate=17 May 2009}}		* {{Cite episode \|title=Desert Island Discs \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kc1lz \|series=Desert Island Discs \| series-link=w:Desert Island Discs \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] \|airdate=17 May 2009}}

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* ~~[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/~~4ce2b9f3e777b Peter Sallis~~] at the [[British Film Institute]]~~		* {{BFI\|4ce2b9f3e777b\|Peter Sallis}}
	* {{IMDb name\|0758608}}		* {{IMDb name\|0758608}}
	* {{Cite episode \|title=Desert Island Discs \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kc1lz \|series=Desert Island Discs \| series-link=Desert Island Discs \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] \|airdate=17 May 2009}}		* {{Cite episode \|title=Desert Island Discs \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kc1lz \|series=Desert Island Discs \| series-link=Desert Island Discs \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] \|airdate=17 May 2009}}

	~~{{Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production}}~~
	~~{{Authority control}}~~

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	~~\| name = Peter Sallis~~
	\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|OBE}}		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|OBE}}
	\| image = Peter Sallis.~~jpg~~		\| image = Peter Sallis.webp
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Peter John Sallis		\| birth_name = Peter John Sallis
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1921\|2\|1\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1921\|02\|01\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Twickenham]], [[Middlesex]]<!--Twickenham did not become part of London until 1965-->, England		\| birth_place = [[w:Twickenham\|Twickenham]], [[w:Middlesex\|Middlesex]]<!--Twickenham did not become part of London until 1965-->, England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2017\|6\|2\|1921\|2\|1\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2017\|06\|02\|1921\|02\|01\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Northwood, London\|Northwood]], [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Northwood, London\|Northwood]], [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| resting_place = St John the Evangelist Churchyard, [[Upperthong]], [[West Yorkshire]], England		\| resting_place = St John the Evangelist Churchyard, [[w:Upperthong\|Upperthong]], [[w:West Yorkshire\|West Yorkshire]], England
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| years_active = 1946–2010		\| years_active = 1946–2010
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[Elaine Usher]]\|1957\|1965\|~~reason~~=~~divorced~~}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|[[w:Elaine Usher\|Elaine Usher]]\|1957\|1965\|end=div}}
	\| children = [[Crispian Sallis]]		\| children = [[w:Crispian Sallis\|Crispian Sallis]]
	}}		}}

	'''Peter John Sallis''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|OBE}} (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor, mainly known for his work in television.		'''Peter John Sallis''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|OBE}} (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor, mainly known for his work in television.

	He was the voice of [[Wallace and Gromit#Wallace\|Wallace]] in the [[Academy Awards\|Academy Award]]-winning ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'' films and portrayed [[Norman Clegg\|Norman "Cleggy" Clegg]] in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes. Additionally, he portrayed Norman Clegg's father in the prequel series ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]''. Although Sallis was born and brought up in London, the characters of Wallace and Clegg were both [[Northern England\|Northerners]].		He was the voice of [[w:Wallace and Gromit#Wallace\|Wallace]] in the [[w:Academy Awards\|Academy Award]]-winning ''[[w:Wallace and Gromit\|Wallace and Gromit]]'' films and portrayed [[Norman Clegg\|Norman "Cleggy" Clegg]] in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes. Additionally, he portrayed Norman Clegg's father in the prequel series ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]''. Although Sallis was born and brought up in London, the characters of Wallace and Clegg were both [[w:Northern England\|Northerners]].

	Among his television credits, Sallis appeared in ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV programme)\|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ("[[The Ice Warriors]]"), ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' and ''[[The Ghosts of Motley Hall]]''. His film appearances include the [[Hammer Film Productions\|Hammer]] horror films ''[[The Curse of the Werewolf]]'' (1961) and ''[[Taste the Blood of Dracula]]'' (1970).		Among his television credits, Sallis appeared in ''[[w:Danger Man\|Danger Man]]'', ''[[w:The Avengers (TV programme)\|The Avengers]]'', ''[[w:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]'' ("[[w:The Ice Warriors\|The Ice Warriors]]"), ''[[w:The Persuaders!\|The Persuaders!]]'' and ''[[w:The Ghosts of Motley Hall\|The Ghosts of Motley Hall]]''. His film appearances include the [[w:Hammer Film Productions\|Hammer]] horror films ''[[w:The Curse of the Werewolf\|The Curse of the Werewolf]]'' (1961) and ''[[w:Taste the Blood of Dracula\|Taste the Blood of Dracula]]'' (1970).

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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	~~{{Use British English\|date=March 2013}}~~
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	\| name = Peter Sallis		\| name = Peter Sallis
	\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|OBE}}		\| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100\|OBE}}
	\| image = Peter Sallis.jpg		\| image = Peter Sallis.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Sallis in 2008~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Peter John Sallis		\| birth_name = Peter John Sallis
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1921\|2\|1\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1921\|2\|1\|df=y}}

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	Sallis was the narrator on ''[[Rocky Hollow]]'' (1983), a show produced by [[Bumper Films]], who later produced ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', and understudied [[Ian Carmichael]] as the voice of Rat in the British television series ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)\|The Wind in the Willows]]'' (1984–89), based on the book by [[Kenneth Grahame]] and produced by [[Cosgrove Hall Films]]. Alongside him were [[Michael Hordern]] as Badger, [[David Jason]] as Toad and [[Richard Pearson (actor)\|Richard Pearson]] as Mole. The series was animated in [[stop motion]], prefiguring his work with [[Aardman Animations]]. Also in 1983 he played the lead character Jim Bloggs, alongside [[Brenda Bruce]] as Hilda, in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Raymond Briggs' ''[[When the Wind Blows (comics)\|When the Wind Blows]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9144b6c80b9b4c7c97d8da016c46f047\|title=The Monday Play: When the Wind Blows – BBC Radio 4 FM – 7 February 1983 – BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/inspiration/profile_raymond_briggs.shtml \|title=BBC – Radio 4 – Radio and the Artist – Raymond Briggs\|website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Sallis appeared in the last episode of ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' (1992)<ref name="The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit">{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kFRquqbCgOoC \|title=The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit \|last1=Lane \|first1=Andy \|last2=Simpson \|first2=Paul \|publisher=Titan \|year=2005 \|isbn=9781845762155 \|edition=illustrated \|page=37}}</ref> and he later starred alongside [[Brenda Blethyn]], [[Kevin Whately]] and [[Anna Massey]] in the one-off ITV1 drama ''Belonging'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/belonging-2004/belonging-2004.html \|title=Belonging (2004) \|website=themoviescene.co.uk}}</ref>		Sallis was the narrator on ''[[Rocky Hollow]]'' (1983), a show produced by [[Bumper Films]], who later produced ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', and understudied [[Ian Carmichael]] as the voice of Rat in the British television series ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)\|The Wind in the Willows]]'' (1984–89), based on the book by [[Kenneth Grahame]] and produced by [[Cosgrove Hall Films]]. Alongside him were [[Michael Hordern]] as Badger, [[David Jason]] as Toad and [[Richard Pearson (actor)\|Richard Pearson]] as Mole. The series was animated in [[stop motion]], prefiguring his work with [[Aardman Animations]]. Also in 1983 he played the lead character Jim Bloggs, alongside [[Brenda Bruce]] as Hilda, in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Raymond Briggs' ''[[When the Wind Blows (comics)\|When the Wind Blows]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9144b6c80b9b4c7c97d8da016c46f047\|title=The Monday Play: When the Wind Blows – BBC Radio 4 FM – 7 February 1983 – BBC Genome\|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk\|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/inspiration/profile_raymond_briggs.shtml \|title=BBC – Radio 4 – Radio and the Artist – Raymond Briggs\|website=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Sallis appeared in the last episode of ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'' (1992)<ref name="The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit">{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kFRquqbCgOoC \|title=The Art of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit \|last1=Lane \|first1=Andy \|last2=Simpson \|first2=Paul \|publisher=Titan \|year=2005 \|isbn=9781845762155 \|edition=illustrated \|page=37}}</ref> and he later starred alongside [[Brenda Blethyn]], [[Kevin Whately]] and [[Anna Massey]] in the one-off ITV1 drama ''Belonging'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.themoviescene.co.uk/reviews/belonging-2004/belonging-2004.html \|title=Belonging (2004) \|website=themoviescene.co.uk}}</ref>

	Sallis also narrated a few stories of the children's television series ''[[Postman Pat]]'' for audio cassettes when the original voice actor [[Ken Barrie]] wasn't available at the time and also voiced Hugo in the animated series ''[[Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime]]'' (filling in for ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)\|The Wind in the Willows]]'' co-star [[David Jason]] who was the usual voice of Hugo, although Jason's voice of Hugo can still be heard in the opening and closing theme songs) for audio cassettes as well.~~{{fact\|date=November 2022}}~~		Sallis also narrated a few stories of the children's television series ''[[Postman Pat]]'' for audio cassettes when the original voice actor [[Ken Barrie]] wasn't available at the time and also voiced Hugo in the animated series ''[[Victor and Hugo: Bunglers in Crime]]'' (filling in for ''[[The Wind in the Willows (TV series)\|The Wind in the Willows]]'' co-star [[David Jason]] who was the usual voice of Hugo, although Jason's voice of Hugo can still be heard in the opening and closing theme songs) for audio cassettes as well.

	While a student in 1983, animator [[Nick Park]] wrote to Sallis asking him if he would voice his character Wallace, an eccentric inventor. Sallis agreed to do so for a donation of £50 to his favourite charity.<ref name="HDE">{{cite news\|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/last-summer-wine-star-peter-13141918\|title=Last of the Summer Wine star Peter Sallis has died\|newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner\|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> The work was eventually released in 1989 and Aardman Animations' ''[[A Grand Day Out\|Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out]]'' went on to win a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] award.<ref name="HDE"/> Sallis reprised his role in the [[Academy Awards\|Oscar]]- and BAFTA Award-winning films ''[[The Wrong Trousers]]'' in 1993 and ''[[A Close Shave]]'' in 1995.<ref name="Guardian"/>		While a student in 1983, animator [[Nick Park]] wrote to Sallis asking him if he would voice his character Wallace, an eccentric inventor. Sallis agreed to do so for a donation of £50 to his favourite charity.<ref name="HDE">{{cite news\|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/last-summer-wine-star-peter-13141918\|title=Last of the Summer Wine star Peter Sallis has died\|newspaper=Huddersfield Daily Examiner\|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> The work was eventually released in 1989 and Aardman Animations' ''[[A Grand Day Out\|Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out]]'' went on to win a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts\|BAFTA]] award.<ref name="HDE"/> Sallis reprised his role in the [[Academy Awards\|Oscar]]- and BAFTA Award-winning films ''[[The Wrong Trousers]]'' in 1993 and ''[[A Close Shave]]'' in 1995.<ref name="Guardian"/>

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	* {{Cite episode \|title=Desert Island Discs \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kc1lz \|series=Desert Island Discs \| series-link=Desert Island Discs \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] \|airdate=17 May 2009}}		* {{Cite episode \|title=Desert Island Discs \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kc1lz \|series=Desert Island Discs \| series-link=w:Desert Island Discs \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] \|airdate=17 May 2009}}