Peter Copley
Peter Copley
Person

Peter Copley

Actor 1915-05-20 Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Peter Copley (20 May 1915 – 7 October 2008) was an English television, film and stage actor. Copley was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, son of the printmakers, John Copley and Ethel Gabain. After changing his mind about joining the Royal Navy, he studied at the Old Vic School and started out as a stage actor in 1932. He made his first film appearance in 1934, going on to play a wide variety of characters from the villainous to the meek and mild. In 1946, he appeared on stage in "Cyrano de Bergerac" at the New Thea...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

1987 · British Prisoner

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

2005 · Dining Hall Master

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963 · Dr. Warlock

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 · Burgoyne

Help!

Help!

1965 · Jeweller

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980 · Reverend Muldaur

Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

1967 · Howell

The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

2008 · Greyhald Spold

Victim

Victim

1961 · Paul Mandrake

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961 · Henry Barker

The Saint

The Saint

1962 · Don Morland

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1969 · Principal

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

1990 · TV

The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968 · English Cardinal #1

Casualty

Casualty

1986 · Dan Woods

The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965 · Picture Owner

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

1997 · Eric

King and Country

King and Country

1964 · Colonel