Peter Copley (20 May 1915 – 7 October 2008) was an English television, film and stage actor.
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 Theatre in London. In 1951 he appeared at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End in the comedy play The Happy Family by Michael Clayton Hutton.
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 (episode "The Curse of the Golden Cross"), Doctor Who (in the serial "Pyramids of Mars"), Sutherland's Law, Tales of the Unexpected, Miss Marple (episode "Nemesis"), Lovejoy, The Bill, Cadfael, The Diamond Brothers: South by South East and One Foot in the Grave.
Copley continued to act well into his nineties. A resident of Bristol, Copley was awarded an Honorary Degree of Master of Arts by the University of the West of England in 2001.
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Filmography (Movies)
Riot at the Rite
Character:Patron
Release Date:18/10/2005
Oliver Twist
Character:Dining Hall Master
Release Date:23/09/2005
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Character:Sean's Father
Release Date:29/10/1999
Monk's Hood
Character:Abbot Heribert
Release Date:19/06/1994
The Leper of St. Giles
Character:Abbot Heribert
Release Date:12/06/1994
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Character:Abbot Heribert
Release Date:05/06/1994
One Corpse Too Many
Character:Abbot Heribert
Release Date:29/05/1994
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Character:Maitland
Release Date:18/04/1992
The Importance of Being Earnest
Character:Gribsby
Release Date:29/05/1988
Empire of the Sun
Character:British Prisoner
Release Date:09/12/1987
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Character:Frossard
Release Date:15/07/1987
King of the Ghetto
Character:Vicar
Release Date:01/05/1986
Androcles and the Lion
Character:Caesar
Release Date:12/06/1984
Witness for the Prosecution
Character:Dr. Harrison
Release Date:04/12/1982
United Kingdom
Character:Commissioner
Release Date:08/12/1981
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Character:Reverend Muldaur
Release Date:01/12/1980
Rabbit Pie Day
Character:The Colonel
Release Date:10/11/1980
Churchill and the Generals
Character:Gen. Sir John Dill
Release Date:23/09/1979
The Black Panther
Character:
Release Date:26/12/1977
Shout at the Devil
Character:Admiral Howe
Release Date:12/04/1976
Hennessy
Character:Home Secretary
Release Date:31/12/1975
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
Character:Dr. Warlock
Release Date:15/11/1975
Beyond Our Means
Character:Dr. Charteris
Release Date:18/09/1973
Gawain and the Green Knight
Character:Pilgrim
Release Date:01/06/1973
That's Your Funeral
Character:1st Funeral Director
Release Date:01/12/1972
What Became of Jack and Jill?
Character:Dickson
Release Date:16/06/1972
Jane Eyre
Character:John
Release Date:01/12/1970
Walk a Crooked Path
Character:
Release Date:31/08/1969
Mosquito Squadron
Character:Mr. Scott
Release Date:22/08/1969
Tower of London: The Innocent
Character:Archbishop
Release Date:31/07/1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Character:Principal
Release Date:22/05/1969
All at Sea
Character:Mr. Gordon
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Character:English Cardinal #1
Release Date:14/11/1968
Quatermass and the Pit
Character:Howell
Release Date:09/11/1967
The Investigation
Character:Counsel for the Prosecution
Release Date:07/03/1967
The Devil's Eggshell
Character:The Home Secretary
Release Date:28/06/1966
Don't Utter a Note
Character:Vicar
Release Date:09/04/1966
Stranger in the Family
Character:Charles Wilson
Release Date:18/10/1965
Help!
Character:Jeweller
Release Date:29/07/1965
The Knack... and How to Get It
Character:Picture Owner
Release Date:03/06/1965
The Man Who Came to Die
Character:Dr. Clarkeson
Release Date:18/04/1965
The July Plot
Character:General Friedrich Olbright
Release Date:09/12/1964
King and Country
Character:Colonel
Release Date:05/09/1964
The Third Secret
Character:Dr Leo Whitset
Release Date:02/02/1964
Victim
Character:Paul Mandrake
Release Date:01/08/1961
Mystery in the Mine
Character:
Release Date:01/09/1959
Rockets Galore
Character:Scientist
Release Date:19/10/1958
The Government Inspector
Character:School Superintendent
Release Date:09/02/1958
Just My Luck
Character:Mr. Gilbert Weaver
Release Date:14/11/1957
The End Begins
Character:Tom Jarrow
Release Date:17/05/1957
The Man Without a Body
Character:Leslie
Release Date:01/05/1957
The Smallest Show on Earth
Character:Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1957
Time Without Pity
Character:Prison Chaplain
Release Date:21/03/1957
The Film That Never Was
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1957
Foreign Intrigue
Character:Brown
Release Date:28/06/1956
Peril for the Guy
Character:Mr. Ritter
Release Date:01/01/1956
Saadia
Character:Leader Mokhazenis
Release Date:01/12/1953
The Clue of the Missing Ape
Character:His Excellency
Release Date:01/11/1953
The Sword and the Rose
Character:Sir Edwin Caskoden
Release Date:23/07/1953
The Hour of 13
Character:Cummings
Release Date:21/11/1952
The Card
Character:P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1952
Golden Salamander
Character:Aribi
Release Date:01/02/1950
Farewell Again
Character:Minor Role
Release Date:05/01/1937
Tell Me If It Hurts
Character:Waiter
Release Date:31/12/1934
Television Appearances
The Colour of Magic
Character:Greyhald Spold
The Last Detective
Character:Colonel Colin Ingate
Jonathan Creek
Character:Eric
Cadfael
Character:Abbot Heribert
One Foot in the Grave
Character:
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Burgoyne
Never Say Die
Character:
Casualty
Character:Dan Woods
Casualty
Character:Hugh Phipps
Lovejoy
Character:Harold Richards
Theatre Night
Character:Gribsby
The Prisoner of Zenda
Character:Marshal Strakencz
The Bill
Character:
The Chinese Detective
Character:
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Man at Railway Station
Anna Karenina
Character:
The New Avengers
Character:Prof. Waterlow
Bill Brand
Character:Cedric Maddocks
Survivors
Character:Dr. Bronson
Sky
Character:
Father Brown
Character:
Fall of Eagles
Character:Bethmann-Hollweg
Arthur of the Britons
Character:
Crown Court
Character:Sir Peter Cutforth
Crown Court
Character:His Honour Judge Edmonds
The Long Chase
Character:Morrison
The Regiment
Character:
Justice
Character:Wigmore
You're Only Young Twice
Character:
Doomwatch
Character:Admiral Sir Richard Tranton
Manhunt
Character:Martin
Paul Temple
Character:
Department S
Character:The Auctioneer
The Gold Robbers
Character:Asst. Commissioner Farr
The Champions
Character:Antrobus
The Expert
Character:Hillard
Callan
Character:
The Informer
Character:Richard Edwards
BBC Play of the Month
Character:The Home Inspector
Redcap
Character:
The Wednesday Play
Character:Gen. Friedrich Olbright
Thorndyke
Character:
Theatre 625
Character:Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution
Theatre 625
Character:Hector McKellar
Doctor Who
Character:Dr. Warlock
The Saint
Character:Don Morland
Z-Cars
Character:
The Avengers
Character:Henry Barker
The Avengers
Character:Sparshott
Maigret
Character:Xavier Marton
No Hiding Place
Character:
Sherlock Holmes
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Dr. Harrison
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