Peter Copley
Acting
Born 1915-05-20
Died 2008-10-07
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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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
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Acting
50 credits
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Doctor Who
Casualty
The Avengers
The Saint
BBC Play of the Month
Tales of the Unexpected
Theatre 625
Crown Court
The Wednesday Play
Maigret
The Champions
Lovejoy
The New Avengers
Cadfael
Justice
Jonathan Creek
Out of the Unknown
The Troubleshooters
Empire of the Sun
The Colour of Magic
The Expert
Doomwatch
Department S
Father Brown
Wives and Daughters
Manhunt
Oliver Twist
Survivors
Redcap
Fall of Eagles
The Last Detective
Half Hour Story
The Informer
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Bill Brand
Armchair 30
Quatermass and the Pit
Help!
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Theatre Night
Imperial Palace
Shout at the Devil
Knock on Any Door
The Long Chase
The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Prisoner of Zenda
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Golden Salamander
Jane Eyre
Other credits
10 credits
No Hiding Place
Z-Cars
The Bill
Callan
One Foot in the Grave
Paul Temple
Sherlock Holmes
Arthur of the Britons
The Chinese Detective
Anna Karenina
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