Gerald Peters

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Gerald Peters was a fictional British film actor living in Marina Del Rey, and working in the Hollywood film industry.

He was the owner of London Towne Livery Service Ltd. (a limousine service) in Beverly Hills. His silent partner and most important client was Elvis Presley. Gerald was the only one who Elvis permitted to drive him. Elvis kept a 1955 white Rolls Royce and a Mercedes Benz 6 door stretch limo, and a custom made 1950s era Cadillac Station wagon at London Towne and permitted Gerald to use them in the business, provided Elvis had first call. The Mercedes had a refrigerator, wet bar and B & W TV in the back. When Elvis gave those Cadillacs away, Gerald's drivers delivered them. Some of Gerald's clients included NBC for the Tom Snyder "Tomorrow" show, Jennifer Jones, Norton Simon, Kirk Douglas, Joanne Woodward, and Paul Newman.

One of Gerald's drivers was Ronald Gardner who was Anthony Newley's father Newley searched with the help of a detective and found Gardner and bought him a house in Beverly Hills, in the hopes that he would reunite with Grace--but it was not to be. Sammy Davis Jr. later bought or leased the house which can be seen in an episode of the original Charlie's Angels (1976). Newley's stepfather's subsequent wife, Lucy, worked as a housekeeper for Newley's partner Leslie Bricusse for many years. Leslie traveled a lot and rarely lived in his Beverly Hills house so Lucy maintained it while Leslie rented it out in succession to Natalie Wood, Peter Sellers, Michael Caine and Yul Brynner.

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  1. Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) (as Gerald Saunderson Peters) .... Customs Official
  2. MacArthur (1977) (as Gerald S. Peters) .... Gen. Sir Thomas A. Blamey (Commander, Allied Land Forces Southwest Pacific Area) ... aka MacArthur, the Rebel General
  3. W.C. Fields and Me (1976) (uncredited) .... The Butler
  4. The Rockford Files Edward Barrows (1 episode, 1976) ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title) Edward Barrows "The Italian Bird Fiasco" (as Gerald S. Peters)
  5. Ellery Queen .... Gilbert (1 episode, 1975) ... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen "The Adventure of the Pharoah's Curse"
  6. Kojak.... Chauffeur (1 episode, 1974)...."Wall Street Gunslinger"
  7. Banacek .... Davis (1 episode, 1974) .... "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" (as Gerald S. Peters)
  8. The Questor Tapes (1974) (TV) .... Randolph
  9. The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) (TV) .... Tractor Loader
  10. Ironside .... Supt. Davis (1 episode, 1972)... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title), "Shadow Soldiers" (as Gerald S. Peters)
  11. Columbo: Dagger of the Mind (1972) (TV) (as Gerald S. Peters) .... Inspector Smythe
  12. The Mechanic (1972) .... Butler aka Killer of Killers
  13. Hickey & Boggs (1972) .... Jack
  14. Night Gallery .... (1 episode, 1972) ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA), "A Feast of Blood" (as Gerald S. Peter) .... Chauffeur
  15. Bewitched .... (1 episode, 1971), "How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII: Part 1" (1971) TV Episode .... Player
  16. That Girl .... (1 episode, 1968), "The Beard" (1968) TV Episode .... Headwaiter

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