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{{short description|British actor and film actor}}
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'''Peter Bayliss''' (27 June 1922 &ndash; 29 July 2002) was an [[England|English]] actor. Bayliss was born in [[Kingston upon Thames]] and trained at the [[Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts|Italia Conti Academy]] and the [[John Gielgud]] Company. More than six feet tall, with a voice to match, he supplemented it with a barrage of wheezings, croakings, mutterings and, as the opera singer in ''Frontiers of Farce'' ([[The Old Vic|Old Vic]], 1977), garglings.<ref>the guardian bayliss obituary  [https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEV1FTT75ZzFkA_jFXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyNnQ4cHI3BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVUkyQzNfMQRzZWMDc3I-/RV=2/RE=1505673172/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fnews%2f2002%2faug%2f05%2fguardianobituaries.media/RK=1/RS=.Og8iL2sDydkOzR6CQ2TJiMqNG0- guardian obituaries]{{deadlink|date=August 2021}}</ref> In 1956 he appeared on stage in "The Matchmaker" at the [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre|Royale Theatre]] in [[New York City|New York]] and in 1960 he appeared in "Ross" at the [[Haymarket Theatre|Royal Haymarket Theatre]] in [[London]]. His 20 films ranged from ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'' (1948) to ''[[Darling (1965 film)|Darling]]'' (1965). He acted in more than 40 television productions including ''[[Please Sir!]]'' (he played the part of Mr Dunstable, Dennis Dunstable's father), ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Lovejoy]]'' and ''[[The Bill]]'', plus dramas like ''Bye, Bye Columbus'' (1990), ''[[Merlin (TV miniseries)|Merlin]]'' (1998) and ''The Arabian Nights'' (1999). On radio he was particularly good in [[Jacobean era|Jacobean]] adaptations, playing characters with names such as Sir Moth-Interest<ref> In "The Magnetic Lady" by Ben Jonson [https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/94a0ef0c50cf46998f063cf7a5cd5ae8 BBC Genome Radio Times listing]</ref> and Walter Whorehound.<ref> In "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" by Thomas Middleton - actual radio production not identified, this may be apocryphal. Not the 1979 BBC production [https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/09b789f1cf7d40bfa8bf57180f2c19c3 BBC Genome Radio Times listing with Norman Rodway as Whorehound]</ref> He appeared in more than 100 theatre productions. He made several films for the [[Children's Film Unit]] in his later years.
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'''Peter Bayliss''' (27 June 1922 &ndash; 29 July 2002) was an [[w:England|English]] actor. Bayliss was born in [[w:Kingston upon Thames|Kingston upon Thames]] and trained at the [[Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts|Italia Conti Academy]] and the [[John Gielgud]] Company. More than six feet tall, with a voice to match, he supplemented it with a barrage of wheezings, croakings, mutterings and, as the opera singer in ''Frontiers of Farce'' ([[The Old Vic|Old Vic]], 1977), garglings.<ref>the guardian bayliss obituary  [https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEV1FTT75ZzFkA_jFXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyNnQ4cHI3BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDVUkyQzNfMQRzZWMDc3I-/RV=2/RE=1505673172/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fnews%2f2002%2faug%2f05%2fguardianobituaries.media/RK=1/RS=.Og8iL2sDydkOzR6CQ2TJiMqNG0- guardian obituaries]{{deadlink|date=August 2021}}</ref> In 1956 he appeared on stage in "The Matchmaker" at the [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre|Royale Theatre]] in [[New York City|New York]] and in 1960 he appeared in "Ross" at the [[Haymarket Theatre|Royal Haymarket Theatre]] in [[London]]. His 20 films ranged from ''[[The Red Shoes (1948 film)|The Red Shoes]]'' (1948) to ''[[Darling (1965 film)|Darling]]'' (1965). He acted in more than 40 television productions including ''[[Please Sir!]]'' (he played the part of Mr Dunstable, Dennis Dunstable's father), ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Lovejoy]]'' and ''[[The Bill]]'', plus dramas like ''Bye, Bye Columbus'' (1990), ''[[Merlin (TV miniseries)|Merlin]]'' (1998) and ''The Arabian Nights'' (1999). On radio he was particularly good in [[Jacobean era|Jacobean]] adaptations, playing characters with names such as Sir Moth-Interest<ref> In "The Magnetic Lady" by Ben Jonson [https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/94a0ef0c50cf46998f063cf7a5cd5ae8 BBC Genome Radio Times listing]</ref> and Walter Whorehound.<ref> In "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" by Thomas Middleton - actual radio production not identified, this may be apocryphal. Not the 1979 BBC production [https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/09b789f1cf7d40bfa8bf57180f2c19c3 BBC Genome Radio Times listing with Norman Rodway as Whorehound]</ref> He appeared in more than 100 theatre productions. He made several films for the [[Children's Film Unit]] in his later years.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 13 January 2023

Peter Bayliss
Peter Bayliss (actor).jpg
Born(1922-06-27)27 June 1922
Kingston upon Thames
Died29 July 2002(2002-07-29) (aged 80)
OccupationActor

Peter Bayliss (27 June 1922 – 29 July 2002) was an English actor. Bayliss was born in Kingston upon Thames and trained at the Italia Conti Academy and the John Gielgud Company. More than six feet tall, with a voice to match, he supplemented it with a barrage of wheezings, croakings, mutterings and, as the opera singer in Frontiers of Farce (Old Vic, 1977), garglings.[1] In 1956 he appeared on stage in "The Matchmaker" at the Royale Theatre in New York and in 1960 he appeared in "Ross" at the Royal Haymarket Theatre in London. His 20 films ranged from The Red Shoes (1948) to Darling (1965). He acted in more than 40 television productions including Please Sir! (he played the part of Mr Dunstable, Dennis Dunstable's father), The Sweeney, Coronation Street, Lovejoy and The Bill, plus dramas like Bye, Bye Columbus (1990), Merlin (1998) and The Arabian Nights (1999). On radio he was particularly good in Jacobean adaptations, playing characters with names such as Sir Moth-Interest[2] and Walter Whorehound.[3] He appeared in more than 100 theatre productions. He made several films for the Children's Film Unit in his later years.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ the guardian bayliss obituary guardian obituaries[dead link]
  2. ^ In "The Magnetic Lady" by Ben Jonson BBC Genome Radio Times listing
  3. ^ In "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" by Thomas Middleton - actual radio production not identified, this may be apocryphal. Not the 1979 BBC production BBC Genome Radio Times listing with Norman Rodway as Whorehound

External links

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