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Peter Copley

Peter Copley

Acting May 20, 1915 (93 years old) October 7, 2008 Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Movies 65

Empire of the Sun 7.5

Empire of the Sun

as British Prisoner

1987
Oliver Twist 6.8

Oliver Twist

as Dining Hall Master

2005
Shout at the Devil 6.1

Shout at the Devil

as Admiral Howe

1976
Quatermass and the Pit 6.7

Quatermass and the Pit

as Howell

1967
The Shoes of the Fisherman 6.8

The Shoes of the Fisherman

as English Cardinal #1

1968
Help! 6.9

Help!

as Jeweller

1965
Witness for the Prosecution 6.6

Witness for the Prosecution

as Dr. Harrison

1982
Little Lord Fauntleroy 7.3

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Reverend Muldaur

1980
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 6.3

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

as Principal

1969
The Knack... and How to Get It 6.0

The Knack... and How to Get It

as Picture Owner

1965
Mosquito Squadron 5.6

Mosquito Squadron

as Mr. Scott

1969
Hennessy 5.2

Hennessy

as Home Secretary

1975
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia 6.3

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

as Maitland

1992
Victim 7.5

Victim

as Paul Mandrake

1961
Golden Salamander 6.2

Golden Salamander

as Aribi

1950
The Sword and the Rose 6.4

The Sword and the Rose

as Sir Edwin Caskoden

1953
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars 8.5

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

as Dr. Warlock

1975
King and Country 7.1

King and Country

as Colonel

1964
That's Your Funeral 4.2

That's Your Funeral

as 1st Funeral Director

1972
United Kingdom 7.0

United Kingdom

as Commissioner

1981
Time Without Pity 6.5

Time Without Pity

as Prison Chaplain

1957
The Card 7.0

The Card

as P. Shillitoe (uncredited)

1952
The Smallest Show on Earth 6.7

The Smallest Show on Earth

as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)

1957
Jane Eyre 6.8

Jane Eyre

as John

1970
Janice Beard 45 WPM 5.2

Janice Beard 45 WPM

as Sean's Father

1999
The Third Secret 6.2

The Third Secret

as Dr Leo Whitset

1964
Gawain and the Green Knight 5.0

Gawain and the Green Knight

as Pilgrim

1973
The Trial of Klaus Barbie

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

as Frossard

1987
Foreign Intrigue 5.8

Foreign Intrigue

as Brown

1956
Churchill and the Generals 9.0

Churchill and the Generals

as Gen. Sir John Dill

1979
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

as Caesar

1984
Stranger in the Family 7.0

Stranger in the Family

as Charles Wilson

1965
One Corpse Too Many

One Corpse Too Many

as Abbot Heribert

1994
The Clue of the Missing Ape 7.3

The Clue of the Missing Ape

as His Excellency

1953
The Hour of 13 6.1

The Hour of 13

as Cummings

1952
Immortality Inc

Immortality Inc

as Hull

1969
Peril for the Guy 7.7

Peril for the Guy

as Mr. Ritter

1956
The Leper of St. Giles

The Leper of St. Giles

as Abbot Heribert

1994
Riot at the Rite 8.0

Riot at the Rite

as Patron

2005
The Black Panther 5.8

The Black Panther

1977
Taste of Evil

Taste of Evil

as Mackinlay

1971
The Man Who Came to Die

The Man Who Came to Die

as Dr. Clarkeson

1965
The Man Without a Body 4.2

The Man Without a Body

as Leslie

1957
The Film That Never Was

The Film That Never Was

1957
Tower of London: The Innocent 6.5

Tower of London: The Innocent

as Archbishop

1969
Just My Luck 6.1

Just My Luck

as Mr. Gilbert Weaver

1957
The Importance of Being Earnest 5.4

The Importance of Being Earnest

as Gribsby

1988
Rabbit Pie Day

Rabbit Pie Day

as The Colonel

1980
The End Begins

The End Begins

as Tom Jarrow

1957
The Devil's Eggshell 7.0

The Devil's Eggshell

as The Home Secretary

1966
Rockets Galore 6.4

Rockets Galore

as Scientist

1958
The Government Inspector 6.0

The Government Inspector

as School Superintendent

1958
Walk a Crooked Path 3.8

Walk a Crooked Path

1969
Saadia 6.0

Saadia

as Leader Mokhazenis

1953
The Sanctuary Sparrow

The Sanctuary Sparrow

as Abbot Heribert

1994
What Became of Jack and Jill? 4.8

What Became of Jack and Jill?

as Dickson

1972
Farewell Again 6.5

Farewell Again

as Minor Role

1937
All at Sea 10.0

All at Sea

as Mr. Gordon

1969
Don't Utter a Note

Don't Utter a Note

as Vicar

1966
Mystery in the Mine 8.0

Mystery in the Mine

1959
Beyond Our Means

Beyond Our Means

as Dr. Charteris

1973
Tell Me If It Hurts 7.0

Tell Me If It Hurts

as Waiter

1934
Monk's Hood

Monk's Hood

as Abbot Heribert

1994
The July Plot 10.0

The July Plot

as General Friedrich Olbright

1964
The Investigation

The Investigation

as Counsel for the Prosecution

1967

TV Shows 72

Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as Dr. Warlock

1963
The Bill 6.8

The Bill

1984
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Dan Woods

1986
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Hugh Phipps

1986
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Burgoyne

1989
Crown Court 5.7

Crown Court

as Sir Peter Cutforth

1972
Crown Court 5.7

Crown Court

as His Honour Judge Edmonds

1972
The Avengers 7.8

The Avengers

as Henry Barker

1961
The Avengers 7.8

The Avengers

as Sparshott

1961
Z-Cars 7.3

Z-Cars

1962
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as The Home Inspector

1965
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Gen. Friedrich Olbright

1964
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Roger Gibbs

1964
The Saint 7.4

The Saint

as Don Morland

1962
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Man at Railway Station

1979
No Hiding Place 4.8

No Hiding Place

1959
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution

1964
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Hector McKellar

1964
The Troubleshooters 7.3

The Troubleshooters

as Compton Forbes

1965
The Troubleshooters 7.3

The Troubleshooters

as David MacLaren

1965
The Champions 6.5

The Champions

as Antrobus

1968
Maigret 7.1

Maigret

as Xavier Marton

1960
Lovejoy 7.4

Lovejoy

as Harold Richards

1986
Jonathan Creek 7.6

Jonathan Creek

as Eric

1997
The Expert 9.0

The Expert

as Hillard

1968
The New Avengers 7.2

The New Avengers

as Prof. Waterlow

1976
Out of the Unknown 7.1

Out of the Unknown

as Charles Wilson

1965
Out of the Unknown 7.1

Out of the Unknown

as Hull

1965
Out of the Unknown 7.1

Out of the Unknown

as Mackinlay

1965
Out of the Unknown 7.1

Out of the Unknown

as Charles Wilson / Hull / Mackinlay

1965
Justice 7.3

Justice

as Wigmore

1971
Cadfael 7.5

Cadfael

as Abbot Heribert

1994
Callan 7.2

Callan

1967
Survivors 7.9

Survivors

as Dr. Bronson

1975
One Foot in the Grave 7.7

One Foot in the Grave

as Leonard

1990
Department S 5.5

Department S

as The Auctioneer

1969
Doomwatch 6.4

Doomwatch

as Admiral Sir Richard Tranton

1970
Bless This House 7.5

Bless This House

as J. G.

1971
The Colour of Magic 6.8

The Colour of Magic

as Greyhald Spold

2008
Fall of Eagles 7.0

Fall of Eagles

as Bethmann-Hollweg

1974
The Famous Five 7.5

The Famous Five

as Mr Finniston

1978
Paul Temple 7.2

Paul Temple

1969
Sherlock Holmes 7.2

Sherlock Holmes

1954
Father Brown 7.1

Father Brown

as Reverend John Walters

1974
Manhunt 6.8

Manhunt

as Martin

1970
Redcap 8.0

Redcap

as Colonel Matherson

1964
The Last Detective 7.8

The Last Detective

as Colonel Colin Ingate

2003
Wives and Daughters 7.3

Wives and Daughters

as Robinson

1999
Arthur of the Britons 8.0

Arthur of the Britons

1972
Half Hour Story 7.5

Half Hour Story

as Mr. Fergus

1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Harrison

1951
The Chinese Detective 7.2

The Chinese Detective

1981
The Informer

The Informer

as Richard Edwards

1966
Into the Labyrinth 7.1

Into the Labyrinth

as Kubla Khan

1981
The Gold Robbers 7.0

The Gold Robbers

as AC Farr

1969
Bill Brand 7.2

Bill Brand

as Cedric Maddocks

1976
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Gribsby

1985
Anna Karenina 7.0

Anna Karenina

1977
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

as Cedric Pritchard

1965
The Foundation 6.0

The Foundation

as Dr. Richard Montagu

1977
The Long Chase 10.0

The Long Chase

as Morrison

1972
Armchair 30

Armchair 30

as Mr. Justice Hobbin

1973
Three Piece Suite 5.5

Three Piece Suite

as General Moreau (segment "Entrance Fee")

1977
Artists and Models

Artists and Models

as Savigny

1986
The Prisoner of Zenda 6.5

The Prisoner of Zenda

as Marshal Strakencz

1984
Sky 6.4

Sky

1975
King of the Ghetto 6.0

King of the Ghetto

as Vicar

1986
The Dragon's Opponent

The Dragon's Opponent

as Dr. Gough

1973
Imperial Palace

Imperial Palace

as Emile Cousin

1969
You're Only Young Twice

You're Only Young Twice

1971
Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1987
Thorndyke

Thorndyke

as Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke

1964

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