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{{Short description|English actor (1929–1999)}} | {{Short description|English actor (1929–1999)}} | ||
{{EngvarB|date=December 2016}} | {{EngvarB|date=December 2016}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Peter Jeffrey | | name = Peter Jeffrey | ||
| image = | | image = Peter Jeffrey.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date | | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|04|18|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Bristol]], England | | birth_place = [[w:Bristol|Bristol]], England | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age | | death_date = {{death date and age|1999|12|25|1929|04|18|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Warwickshire]], England | | death_place = [[w:Stratford-upon-Avon|Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[w:Warwickshire|Warwickshire]], England | ||
| occupation = Actor | | occupation = Actor | ||
| yearsactive = 1944–1999 | | yearsactive = 1944–1999 | ||
| spouse = {{ | | spouse = | ||
{{Marriage|Yvonne Bonnamy|1955|end=div}} | |||
{{marriage|Jill Jowett|1990}} | |||
| children = 5 | | children = 5 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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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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* {{IMDb name|id=0420312|name=Peter Jeffrey}} | * {{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''] | * [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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[[Category:20th-century English male actors]] | [[Category:20th-century English male actors]] | ||
[[Category:Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge]] | [[Category:Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge]] | ||
[[Category:English male film actors]] | [[Category:English male film actors]] | ||
[[Category:English male Shakespearean actors]] | [[Category:English male Shakespearean actors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:03, 30 November 2022
Peter Jeffrey | |
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| Born | 18 April 1929 Bristol, England |
| Died | 25 December 1999 (aged 70) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1944–1999 |
| Spouse |
Yvonne Bonnamy
(m. 1955, divorced)Jill Jowett (m. 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.[1]
Early life
Jeffrey was born in Bristol, the son of Florence Alice (née Weight) and Arthur Winfred Gilbert Jeffrey.[2] 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, Ursula Mohan and Dudley Sutton, under director Trevor Nunn.[3]
Television
Numerous television roles include two guest appearances in Doctor Who: as the Colony Pilot in The Macra Terror (1967) and as Count Grendel in The Androids of Tara (1978). In Granada Television’s daytime legal drama series Crown Court, Jeffrey played Barrister Peter Edgar 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 (1974), Porridge (1975), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1975), Quiller (1975), Rising Damp (1978), Minder (1980), Nanny (1981), Juliet Bravo (1982), Yes Minister (1984), and Dennis Potter's 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; the episodes were "Room Without A View" (1966), "The Joker" (1967) and "The Game" (1968). He featured in 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.[4]
Filmography
- Never Look Back (1952) – Court reporter (uncredited)
- 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) – Berezhinsky
- If.... (1968) – Headmaster: Staff
- 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) – Hayatal
- 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 (1974) – David Porath
- Deadly Strangers (1975) – Belle's Uncle
- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) – General Wadafi
- 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" (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
References
- ^ "Peter Jeffrey". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Peter Jeffrey Biography (1929-)". www.filmreference.com.
- ^ "Lively Choice of Plays for Aldwych." The Times (London, England) 22 April 1966: p.17. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "BBC News - ENTERTAINMENT - Actor Peter Jeffrey dies". news.bbc.co.uk.
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