Peter Copley
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1915-05-20
- Died
- 2008-10-07
- Place of birth
- Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Peter Francis Gabain Copley
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.
Known For
TV Shows (58)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Burgoyne
Casualty
1986
as Dan Woods / Hugh Phipps
Crown Court
1972
as Sir Peter Cutforth / His Honour Judge Edmonds
The Avengers
1961
as Henry Barker / Sparshott
The Bill
1984
Doctor Who
1963
as Dr. Warlock
Z-Cars
1962
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Gen. Friedrich Olbright / Roger Gibbs
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Man at Railway Station
The Saint
1962
as Don Morland
No Hiding Place
1959
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as The Home Inspector
Theatre 625
1964
as Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution / Hector McKellar
Maigret
1960
as Xavier Marton
The Champions
1968
as Antrobus
The Troubleshooters
1965
as MacLaren
Lovejoy
1986
as Harold Richards
Jonathan Creek
1997
as Eric
Justice
1971
as Wigmore
The Expert
1968
as Hillard
The New Avengers
1976
as Prof. Waterlow
Out of the Unknown
1965
as Charles Wilson / Hull / Mackinlay
Doomwatch
1970
as Admiral Sir Richard Tranton
Department S
1969
as The Auctioneer
Cadfael
1994
as Abbot Heribert
Callan
1967
One Foot in the Grave
1990
The Colour of Magic
2008
as Greyhald Spold
Redcap
1964
as Colonel Matherson
The Last Detective
2003
as Colonel Colin Ingate
Sherlock Holmes
1954
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Bethmann-Hollweg
Father Brown
1974
as Reverend John Walters
Survivors
1975
as Dr. Bronson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. Harrison
The Informer
1966
as Richard Edwards
Paul Temple
1969
Bill Brand
1976
as Cedric Maddocks
Arthur of the Britons
1972
Wives and Daughters
1999
as Robinson
Half Hour Story
1967
as Mr. Fergus
Theatre Night
1985
as Gribsby
The Chinese Detective
1981
Manhunt
1970
as Martin
Imperial Palace
1969
as Emile Cousin
Anna Karenina
1977
Armchair 30
1973
as Mr. Justice Hobbin
The Gold Robbers
1969
as AC Farr
The Foundation
1977
as Dr. Richard Montagu
The Long Chase
1972
as Morrison
Sky
1975
The Dragon's Opponent
1973
as Dr. Gough
The Prisoner of Zenda
1984
as Marshal Strakencz
You're Only Young Twice
1971
King of the Ghetto
1986
as Vicar
Artists and Models
1986
as Savigny
Thorndyke
1964
as Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke
Never Say Die
1987
Movies (66)
Empire of the Sun
1987
as British Prisoner
Golden Salamander
1950
as Aribi
Immortality Inc
1969
as Hull
Oliver Twist
2005
as Dining Hall Master
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
as Reverend Muldaur
Time Without Pity
1957
as Prison Chaplain
Quatermass and the Pit
1967
as Howell
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
as English Cardinal #1
Jane Eyre
1970
as John
King and Country
1964
as Colonel
The Sword and the Rose
1953
as Sir Edwin Caskoden
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Picture Owner
Foreign Intrigue
1956
as Brown
Victim
1961
as Paul Mandrake
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999
as Sean's Father
Mosquito Squadron
1969
as Mr. Scott
The Third Secret
1964
as Dr Leo Whitset
The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994
as Abbot Heribert
Hennessy
1975
as Home Secretary
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Dr. Harrison
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
as Principal
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Maitland
Monk's Hood
1994
as Abbot Heribert
Taste of Evil
1971
as Mackinlay
The Card
1952
as P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
One Corpse Too Many
1994
as Abbot Heribert
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Riot at the Rite
2005
as Patron
That's Your Funeral
1972
as 1st Funeral Director
Shout at the Devil
1976
as Admiral Howe
The Man Who Came to Die
1965
as Dr. Clarkeson
Androcles and the Lion
1984
as Caesar
The Man Without a Body
1957
as Leslie
Saadia
1953
as Leader Mokhazenis
United Kingdom
1981
as Commissioner
Farewell Again
1937
as Minor Role
Help!
1965
as Jeweller
The Black Panther
1977
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972
as Dickson
Walk a Crooked Path
1969
The Leper of St. Giles
1994
as Abbot Heribert
The Government Inspector
1958
as School Superintendent
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
as Pilgrim
King of the Ghetto
1986
as Vicar
Rockets Galore
1958
as Scientist
The Hour of 13
1952
as Cummings
The Investigation
1967
as Counsel for the Prosecution
The End Begins
1957
as Tom Jarrow
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. Sir John Dill
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
as Frossard
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988
as Gribsby
Just My Luck
1957
as Mr. Gilbert Weaver
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975
as Dr. Warlock
Stranger in the Family
1965
as Charles Wilson
Rabbit Pie Day
1980
as The Colonel
Don't Utter a Note
1966
as Vicar
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
as The Home Secretary
The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953
as His Excellency
Peril for the Guy
1956
as Mr. Ritter
Tower of London: The Innocent
1969
as Archbishop
Beyond Our Means
1973
as Dr. Charteris
The July Plot
1964
as General Friedrich Olbright
The Film That Never Was
1957
Mystery in the Mine
1959
All at Sea
1969
as Mr. Gordon
Tell Me If It Hurts
1934
as Waiter
About Peter Copley
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 appea… With 124 credits spanning from 1934 to 2008, Peter Copley has appeared in 66 films and 58 TV shows.
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- Empire of the Sun (1987) — as British Prisoner
- Golden Salamander (1950) — as Aribi
- Immortality Inc (1969) — as Hull
- Oliver Twist (2005) — as Dining Hall Master
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) — as Reverend Muldaur
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