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Peter Copley
Acting

Peter Copley
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-05-20,Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Riot at the Rite

8

Riot at the Rite
2005-10-18

10

The July Plot
1964-12-09

Quatermass and the Pit

6.7

Quatermass and the Pit
1967-11-09

The Knack... and How to Get It

6

The Knack... and How to Get It
1965-06-03

6.1

Just My Luck
1957-11-14

Androcles and the Lion

0

Androcles and the Lion
1984-06-12

The Sword and the Rose

6.4

The Sword and the Rose
1953-07-23

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

6.3

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969-05-22

What Became of Jack and Jill?

4.8

What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972-06-16

King and Country

7.1

King and Country
1964-12-03

Golden Salamander

6.2

Golden Salamander
1950-02-01

The Smallest Show on Earth

6.7

The Smallest Show on Earth
1957-04-09

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

0

The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987-07-15

Empire of the Sun

7.5

Empire of the Sun
1987-12-09

Tell Me If It Hurts

7

Tell Me If It Hurts
1934-12-31

Don't Utter a Note

0

Don't Utter a Note
1966-04-09

Beyond Our Means

0

Beyond Our Means
1973-09-18

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

6.3

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992-04-18

Stranger in the Family

7

Stranger in the Family
1965-10-18

Tower of London: The Innocent

6.5

Tower of London: The Innocent
1969-07-31

Walk a Crooked Path

3.8

Walk a Crooked Path
1969-08-31

Mystery in the Mine

8

Mystery in the Mine
1959-09-01

6

Saadia
1953-12-01

6.5

Farewell Again
1937-01-05

5.2

Hennessy
1975-12-31

6.8

Oliver Twist
2005-09-23

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

8.5

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975-11-15

7

The Card
1952-02-25

Shout at the Devil

6

Shout at the Devil
1976-04-12

Mosquito Squadron

5.6

Mosquito Squadron
1969-08-22

Janice Beard 45 WPM

5.2

Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999-10-29

The Man Without a Body

4.2

The Man Without a Body
1957-05-01

Churchill and the Generals

9

Churchill and the Generals
1979-09-23

Gawain and the Green Knight

5

Gawain and the Green Knight
1973-06-01

7

United Kingdom
1981-12-08

Foreign Intrigue

5.8

Foreign Intrigue
1956-06-28

The Shoes of the Fisherman

6.8

The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968-11-14

The Third Secret

6.2

The Third Secret
1964-02-02

The Black Panther

5.8

The Black Panther
1977-12-26

Little Lord Fauntleroy

7.3

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980-12-01

6.9

Help!
1965-07-29

6.1

The Hour of 13
1952-11-21

6.8

Jane Eyre
1970-12-01

6.4

Rockets Galore
1958-10-19

Time Without Pity

6.5

Time Without Pity
1957-03-21

7.5

Victim
1961-08-01

The Film That Never Was

0

The Film That Never Was
1957-01-02

The Importance of Being Earnest

5.4

The Importance of Being Earnest
1988-05-29

Peril for the Guy

7.7

Peril for the Guy
1956-01-01

That's Your Funeral

4.2

That's Your Funeral
1972-12-01

The Clue of the Missing Ape

7.3

The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953-11-01

0

Rabbit Pie Day
1980-11-10

The Devil's Eggshell

7

The Devil's Eggshell
1966-06-28

10

All at Sea
1969-01-01

The Government Inspector

6

The Government Inspector
1958-02-09

0

The End Begins
1957-05-17

The Investigation

0

The Investigation
1967-03-07

One Corpse Too Many

0

One Corpse Too Many
1994-05-29

The Sanctuary Sparrow

0

The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994-06-05

The Leper of St. Giles

0

The Leper of St. Giles
1994-06-12

0

Monk's Hood
1994-06-19

Witness for the Prosecution

6.6

Witness for the Prosecution
1982-12-04

The Man Who Came to Die

0

The Man Who Came to Die
1965-04-18

Immortality Inc

0

Immortality Inc
1969-01-07

0

Taste of Evil
1971-04-21

5.5

Department S
1969-09-09

7.901

Doctor Who
1963-11-23

7.6

Jonathan Creek
1997-05-09

6.8

The Bill
1984-10-16

7.3

Z-Cars
1962-01-02

Tales of the Unexpected

6.8

Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

The Chinese Detective

7.2

The Chinese Detective
1981-04-30

7.9

Survivors
1975-04-16

7

Callan
1967-02-06

One Foot in the Grave

7.7

One Foot in the Grave
1990-01-04

7.4

Lovejoy
1986-01-10

6.4

Doomwatch
1970-02-09

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.5

The Champions
1968-09-25

Sherlock Holmes

7.2

Sherlock Holmes
1954-10-18

Arthur of the Britons

8

Arthur of the Britons
1972-12-06

The Wednesday Play

5.2

The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30

The New Avengers

7.2

The New Avengers
1976-10-22

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.196

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989-01-08

No Hiding Place

4.8

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16

6.4

Sky
1975-04-07

7

Fall of Eagles
1974-03-15

9

The Expert
1968-07-05

0

Never Say Die
1987-11-16

0

Thorndyke
1964-07-06

The Last Detective

7.8

The Last Detective
2003-02-07

7.1

Maigret
1960-10-31

7

Anna Karenina
1977-09-25

You're Only Young Twice

0

You're Only Young Twice
1971-07-05

7.2

Paul Temple
1969-11-23

7.4

The Saint
1962-10-04

The Colour of Magic

6.8

The Colour of Magic
2008-03-23

5.7

Crown Court
1972-10-18

7.3

Justice
1971-10-08

6.2

Casualty
1986-09-06

6.2

Casualty
1986-09-06

6.8

Manhunt
1970-01-02

7.2

Bill Brand
1976-06-07

7.5

Cadfael
1994-05-29

5.7

Crown Court
1972-10-18

7.8

The Avengers
1961-01-07

The Prisoner of Zenda

6.5

The Prisoner of Zenda
1984-11-18

0

Theatre Night
1985-09-15

BBC Play of the Month

5.2

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

0

The Informer
1966-08-03

7.2

Theatre 625
1964-05-03

7.2

Theatre 625
1964-05-03

10

The Long Chase
1972-09-25

Out of the Unknown

7.1

Out of the Unknown
1965-10-04

Out of the Unknown

7.1

Out of the Unknown
1965-10-04

Out of the Unknown

7.1

Out of the Unknown
1965-10-04

8

Redcap
1964-10-17

Wives and Daughters

7.3

Wives and Daughters
1999-11-28

King of the Ghetto

6

King of the Ghetto
1986-05-01

Artists and Models

0

Artists and Models
1986-02-12

Half Hour Story

7.5

Half Hour Story
1967-05-16

The Wednesday Play

5.2

The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30

0

Armchair 30
1973-04-11

7.1

Father Brown
1974-09-26

The Gold Robbers

7

The Gold Robbers
1969-06-06

The Dragon's Opponent

0

The Dragon's Opponent
1973-09-23

Imperial Palace

0

Imperial Palace
1969-03-08

6

The Foundation
1977-07-08

Knock on Any Door

0

Knock on Any Door
1965-10-02

Into the Labyrinth

7.1

Into the Labyrinth
1981-05-13

The Famous Five

7.5

The Famous Five
1978-07-03

Bless This House

7.5

Bless This House
1971-02-02

Three Piece Suite

5.5

Three Piece Suite
1977-03-08

Out of the Unknown

7.1

Out of the Unknown
1965-10-04

The Troubleshooters

7.3

The Troubleshooters
1965-07-07

The Troubleshooters

7.3

The Troubleshooters
1965-07-07