Peter Copley

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Peter Copley (born 20 May 1915 in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England) is an actor, best remembered for his appearances on television.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Complete film credits 3 Notes and References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

After changing his mind about joining the Royal Navy, Copley 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. Away from acting, Peter Copley was a sharp-witted legal expert and part-time lawyer who successfully handled several court cases in the 1960s.

TV Credits include: Thorndyke, Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers, The Forsyte Saga, The Troubleshooters, The Champions, Department S, Doomwatch, Z Cars, Fall of Eagles, Survivors, Bless Me, Father, (episode"A Legend Comes to Stay") Father Brown Mysteries (episode "The Curse of the Golden Cross"), Doctor Who (in the serial Pyramids of Mars), Sutherland's Law, Tales of the Unexpected, Miss Marple, Lovejoy, The Bill and One Foot in the Grave.

[edit] Complete film credits

Complete film credits[1] Year Title Character 1950 The Elusive Pimpernel . 1950 The Golden Salamander Aribi 1952 The Promoter Shillitoe 1952 The Hour of Thirteen Cummings 1953 The Clue of the Missing Ape . 1953 The Sword and the Rose Sir Edwin Caskoden 1953 Saadia Leader Mokhazenis 1956 Foreign Intrigue Brown 1956 Peril for the Guy Ritter 1957 Just My Luck Gilbert Weaver 1957 Time Without Pity Prison Chaplain 1957 The Man without a Body Leslie 1950 The Mystery in the Mine . 1960 Follow That Horse! Garrod 1962 Victim Paul Mandrake 1964 King and Country Colonel 1964 The Third Secret Dr. Leo Whitset 1965 The Knack ... And How to Get It Picture Owner 1965 Help! Jeweller 1967 Quatermass and the Pit Howell 1968 The Shoes of the Fisherman English Cardinal 1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Principal 1969 Walk a Crooked Path Dr. Oberon 1970 All at Sea Mr. Gordon 1970 Mosquito Squadron . 1971 Jane Eyre John 1972 What Became of Jack and Jill? Dickson 1973 Gawain and the Green Knight Pilgrim 1974 That's Your Funeral 1st Funeral Director 1976 Shout at the Devil Admiral Howe 1980 Little Lord Fauntleroy Muldaur 1982 Witness for the Prosecution Dr. Harrison 1987 Empire of the Sun British Prisoner 1991 A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia Maitland 1994 Second Best Percy 2005 Oliver Twist Dining Hall Master

[edit] Notes and References

[edit] External links

• Peter Copley at the Internet Movie Database