Peter Copley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 20, 1915
- Died
- Oct 7, 2008 (aged 93)
- Place of birth
- Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 127
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Colour of Magic
2008TV
Greyhald Spold
Riot at the Rite
2005Movie
Patron
Oliver Twist
2005Movie
Dining Hall Master
The Last Detective
2003TV
Colonel Colin Ingate
Wives and Daughters
1999TV
Robinson
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999Movie
Sean's Father
Jonathan Creek
1997TV
Eric
Monk's Hood
1994Movie
Abbot Heribert
The Leper of St. Giles
1994Movie
Abbot Heribert
The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994Movie
Abbot Heribert
One Corpse Too Many
1994Movie
Abbot Heribert
Cadfael
1994TV
Abbot Heribert
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992Movie
Maitland
One Foot in the Grave
1990TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989TV
Burgoyne
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988Movie
Gribsby
Empire of the Sun
1987Movie
British Prisoner
Never Say Die
1987TV
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987Movie
Frossard
Casualty
1986TV
Dan Woods, Hugh Phipps
King of the Ghetto
1986TV
Vicar
Artists and Models
1986TV
Savigny
Lovejoy
1986TV
Harold Richards
Theatre Night
1985TV
Gribsby
The Prisoner of Zenda
1984TV
Marshal Strakencz
The Bill
1984TV
Androcles and the Lion
1984Movie
Caesar
Witness for the Prosecution
1982Movie
Dr. Harrison
United Kingdom
1981Movie
Commissioner
Into the Labyrinth
1981TV
Kubla Khan
The Chinese Detective
1981TV
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980Movie
Reverend Muldaur
Rabbit Pie Day
1980Movie
The Colonel
Churchill and the Generals
1979Movie
Gen. Sir John Dill
Tales of the Unexpected
1979TV
Man at Railway Station
The Famous Five
1978TV
Mr Finniston
The Black Panther
1977Movie
Anna Karenina
1977TV
The Foundation
1977TV
Dr. Richard Montagu
The New Avengers
1976TV
Prof. Waterlow
Bill Brand
1976TV
Cedric Maddocks
Shout at the Devil
1976Movie
Admiral Howe
Hennessy
1975Movie
Home Secretary
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975Movie
Dr. Warlock
Survivors
1975TV
Dr. Bronson
Sky
1975TV
Father Brown
1974TV
Reverend John Walters
Fall of Eagles
1974TV
Bethmann-Hollweg
The Dragon's Opponent
1973TV
Dr. Gough
Beyond Our Means
1973Movie
Dr. Charteris
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973Movie
Pilgrim
Armchair 30
1973TV
Mr. Justice Hobbin
Arthur of the Britons
1972TV
That's Your Funeral
1972Movie
1st Funeral Director
Crown Court
1972TV
Sir Peter Cutforth, His Honour Judge Edmonds
The Long Chase
1972TV
Morrison
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972Movie
Dickson
Justice
1971TV
Wigmore
You're Only Young Twice
1971TV
Taste of Evil
1971Movie
Mackinlay
Bless This House
1971TV
J. G.
Jane Eyre
1970Movie
John
Doomwatch
1970TV
Admiral Sir Richard Tranton
Manhunt
1970TV
Martin
Paul Temple
1969TV
Department S
1969TV
The Auctioneer
Walk a Crooked Path
1969Movie
Mosquito Squadron
1969Movie
Mr. Scott
Tower of London: The Innocent
1969Movie
Archbishop
The Gold Robbers
1969TV
AC Farr
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969Movie
Principal
Imperial Palace
1969TV
Emile Cousin
Immortality Inc
1969Movie
Hull
All at Sea
1969Movie
Mr. Gordon
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968Movie
English Cardinal #1
The Champions
1968TV
Antrobus
The Expert
1968TV
Hillard
Quatermass and the Pit
1967Movie
Howell
Half Hour Story
1967TV
Mr. Fergus
The Investigation
1967Movie
Counsel for the Prosecution
Callan
1967TV
The Informer
1966TV
Richard Edwards
The Devil's Eggshell
1966Movie
The Home Secretary
Don't Utter a Note
1966Movie
Vicar
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
The Home Inspector
Stranger in the Family
1965Movie
Charles Wilson
Out of the Unknown
1965TV
Charles Wilson, Hull, Mackinlay
Knock on Any Door
1965TV
Cedric Pritchard
Help!
1965Movie
Jeweller
The Troubleshooters
1965TV
MacLaren
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965Movie
Picture Owner
The Man Who Came to Die
1965Movie
Dr. Clarkeson
The July Plot
1964Movie
General Friedrich Olbright
King and Country
1964Movie
Colonel
Redcap
1964TV
Colonel Matherson
The Wednesday Play
1964TV
Gen. Friedrich Olbright, Roger Gibbs
Thorndyke
1964TV
Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke
Theatre 625
1964TV
Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution, Hector McKellar
The Third Secret
1964Movie
Dr Leo Whitset
Doctor Who
1963TV
Dr. Warlock
The Saint
1962TV
Don Morland
Z-Cars
1962TV
Victim
1961Movie
Paul Mandrake
The Avengers
1961TV
Henry Barker, Sparshott
Maigret
1960TV
Xavier Marton
No Hiding Place
1959TV
Mystery in the Mine
1959Movie
Rockets Galore
1958Movie
Scientist
The Government Inspector
1958Movie
School Superintendent
Just My Luck
1957Movie
Mr. Gilbert Weaver
The End Begins
1957Movie
Tom Jarrow
The Man Without a Body
1957Movie
Leslie
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957Movie
Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Time Without Pity
1957Movie
Prison Chaplain
The Film That Never Was
1957Movie
Foreign Intrigue
1956Movie
Brown
Peril for the Guy
1956Movie
Mr. Ritter
Sherlock Holmes
1954TV
Saadia
1953Movie
Leader Mokhazenis
The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953Movie
His Excellency
The Sword and the Rose
1953Movie
Sir Edwin Caskoden
The Hour of 13
1952Movie
Cummings
The Card
1952Movie
P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Dr. Harrison
Golden Salamander
1950Movie
Aribi
Farewell Again
1937Movie
Minor Role
Tell Me If It Hurts
1934Movie
Waiter