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| {{short description|English actor}}
| | #REDIRECT [[w:Peter Gilmore]] |
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| | name = Peter Gilmore
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| | image = Peter Gilmore Onedin.jpg
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| | caption = Gilmore as James Onedin in ''[[w:The Onedin Line|The Onedin Line]]''
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| | education = [[w:Great Ayton Friends' School|Great Ayton Friends' School]]
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| | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|8|25|df=y}}
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| | birth_place = [[w:Leipzig|Leipzig]], Germany
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| | death_date = {{Dda|2013|2|3|1931|8|25|df=y}}
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| | death_place = London, England
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| | spouse = {{marriage|[[w:Una Stubbs|Una Stubbs]]|1958|1969|end = divorced}}<br />{{marriage|[[w:Jan Waters|Jan Waters]]|1970|1976|end = divorced}}<br />{{marriage|[[w:Anne Stallybrass|Anne Stallybrass]]|1987}}
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| | children = 1
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| | occupation = Actor
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| | yearsactive = 1958–1996
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| | signature = Peter Gilmore signature in Scînteia Tineretului, Dec. 9 1978.svg
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| }}
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| '''John Peter Gilmore''' (25 August 1931 – 3 February 2013), known as '''Peter Gilmore''', was an English actor, known for his portrayal of Captain James Onedin in 91 episodes of the [[w:BBC|BBC]] television period drama ''[[w:The Onedin Line|The Onedin Line]]'' (1971–1980), created by [[w:Cyril Abraham|Cyril Abraham]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9854476/Onedin-Line-star-Peter-Gilmore-dies-aged-81.html "Onedin Line star Peter Gilmore dies aged 81", ''The Telegraph'', 7 February 2013. Accessed 9 February 2013]</ref>
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| ==Early life==
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| Born in [[w:Leipzig|Leipzig]], Germany, and brought up in [[w:Nunthorpe|Nunthorpe]], [[w:North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding of Yorkshire]], Gilmore left school at the age of 14 and started pursuing his dream of becoming an actor. In 1952, he attended the [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] preparatory school Parada for a short time before being expelled.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/9858633/Peter-Gilmore.html|title=Obituaries: Peter Gilmore|date=8 February 2013|work=The Telegraph|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref> When he joined the army he discovered that he had a talent for singing and after his discharge from the army he joined a singing group called the [[w:George Mitchell (Scottish musician)|George Mitchell]] singers. They appeared in a couple of stage plays but they didn't have the success they wanted. Gilmore soon gave up singing and continued his acting.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
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| ==Career==
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| Gilmore had roles in eleven ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]'' films, and appeared in many British films including ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966), ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' (1969), ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'' (1971) and ''[[Warlords of Atlantis]]'' (1978). During his early career, he appeared in several stage musicals, including ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters (musical)|Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' and released a single, "Follow That Girl" (HMV POP 740), in 1960. He played Macheath opposite Jan Waters as Polly in a 1968 production of the ''[[Beggar's Opera]]'' in London, in which both were praised for their portrayals.<ref>London Opera Diary : The Beggar's Opera. Apollo Theatre, September 16. ''[[Opera (British magazine)|Opera]]'', November 1968, Vol.19 No.11, p927-8.</ref> After achieving notice in the role of James Onedin, Gilmore felt he had become typecast as the rugged sea captain.<ref>[http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3681486.ece Obituary in ''The Times'', 8 February 2013; accessed 9 February 2013]</ref>
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| He later appeared in a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[Frontios]]'' (1984) in which he played a character called Brazen. Gilmore also appeared in a ''Heartbeat'' episode, called "The Frighteners", during the [[Nick Berry]] era; his third wife, actress [[Anne Stallybrass]] was a regular in the series.
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| ==Personal life==
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| He married three times: to actress [[Una Stubbs]] (1958–1969), with whom he adopted a child; to [[Jan Waters]] (1970–1976); and to actress, and former ''Onedin Line'' colleague, [[Anne Stallybrass]] (1987–2013), who survived him.
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| ==Death==
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| Peter Gilmore died in London on 3 February 2013, aged 81. He was survived by his third wife (Stallybrass), and a son, Jason, adopted during his first marriage.<ref name=GuardianObit>Stuart Jeffries (6 February 2013) [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/feb/06/peter-gilmore Peter Gilmore obituary], ''The Guardian''</ref>
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| ==Selected filmography==
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| *''[[Master Spy]]'' (1963) - Tom Masters
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| *''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963) - Dancy
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| *''[[Bomb in the High Street]]'' (1963) - Shorty
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| *''[[Carry On Jack]]'' (1963) - Patch, Pirate Captain, aka Roger
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| *''[[Every Day's a Holiday (1965 film)|Every Day's a Holiday]]'' (1964) - Kenneth
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| *''[[Carry On Cleo]]'' (1964) - Galley Master
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| *''[[I've Gotta Horse]]'' (1965) - Jock
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| *''[[You Must Be Joking! (1965 film)|You Must Be Joking!]]'' (1965)
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| *''[[Carry On Cowboy]]'' (1965) - Henchman Curly
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| *''[[Doctor in Clover]]'' (1966) - Len the choreographer
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| *''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966) - Butters
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| *''[[Don't Lose Your Head]]'' (1966) - Citizen Robespierre
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| *''[[The Jokers]]'' (1967) - Man at Party
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| *''[[Follow That Camel]]'' (1967) - Captain Humphrey Bagshaw
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| *''[[Carry On Doctor]]'' (1968) - Henry
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| *''[[Carry On Up the Khyber]]'' (1968) - Private Ginger Hale
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| *''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' (1969) - Private Burgess
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| *''[[Carry On Again Doctor]]'' (1969) - Henry
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| *''[[My Lover My Son]]'' (1970) - Barman
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| *''[[Carry On Henry]]'' (1971) - King Francis of France
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| *''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'' (1971) - Dr. Kitaj
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| *''[[Freelance (1971 film)|Freelance]]'' (1971) - Boss
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| *''[[Warlords of Atlantis]]'' (1978) - Charles Aitken
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| *''[[The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne]]'' (1987) - Kevin O'Nell
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| *''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992) - Governor of the Canaries
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| * {{IMDb name|0319566}}
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| * [http://www.gilmore-stallybrass.eu site dedicated to Gilmore and Stallybrass]
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmore, Peter}}
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| [[Category:1931 births]]
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| [[Category:2013 deaths]]
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| [[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
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| [[Category:English male film actors]]
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| [[Category:English male television actors]]
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| [[Category:People from Nunthorpe]]
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