
Peter Cellier
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1928-07-12 (age 98)
- Place of birth
- Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Peter François Cellier
Biography
Peter Cellier is an English actor who has appeared in film, stage and television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Sir Frank Gordon in Yes Ministerand then Yes, Prime Minister in the 1980s.
Known For
TV Shows (53)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Peregrine Slade

Play for Today
1970

Doctor Who
1963
as Andrews

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lord Burleigh, Lord High Treasurer

Playhouse
1974
as Claude

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Wilkins

The Professionals
1977
as Walton

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Brother Ambrose

Bergerac
1981
as Perkins

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Arnold

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Frazer Douglas

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Mr. Grayson / Sir Frank Fawcett

Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Henry Pritchett

Public Eye
1965
as Enright

Thriller
1973
as Col. Wright

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as De Grignon

Justice
1971
as Alex Lennon

The Protectors
1972
as Jones / Auctioneer

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Lord Wiltshire

The Main Chance
1969
as Braintree / Lawrence Wingrove

The New Avengers
1976
as Carter

Softly, Softly
1966

Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as The Major

Yes Minister
1980

Callan
1967

Goodnight Sweetheart
1993
as The Spiv

The Gentle Touch
1980

The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Mr Mather

Yes, Prime Minister
1986
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Alex Lennon

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Court General

Brush Strokes
1986
as Charles Crane

Manhunt
1970
as Louis

Our Friends in the North
1996
as Judge

Warship
1973

Danger UXB
1979
as Flt. Lt. Fenwick

Country Matters
1972
as Archibold
The Root of All Evil?
1968
as Simon Benton

The Crimson Petal and the White
2011

Strange Report
1969
as Inspector Collins

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Sir Christopher Hales

Barriers
1981
as Dewsbury

Shadows of Fear
1970
as Peter

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
as Bertie Claude Staffen

The Last Days of Pompeii
1984
as Calenus

Pennies from Heaven
1978
as Bank Manager

Q.E.D.
1982
as MI5 Man

For the Greater Good
1991
as Clive Hough MP

Tandoori Nights
1985
as Roger

Codename Icarus
1981
as Sir Hugh Francis

Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
as George Nightingale
The Inheritors
1974
as Christofeson
Movies (48)

Barry Lyndon
1975
as Sir Richard

Chariots of Fire
1981
as Head Waiter - The Savoy

A Room with a View
1986
as Sir Harry Otway

The Remains of the Day
1993
as Sir Leonard Bax

Howards End
1992
as Colonel Fussell

Jabberwocky
1977
as 1st Merchant

Ladies in Lavender
2004
as BBC Announcer

Princess of Thieves
2001
as Archbishop

Young Winston
1972
as Le capitaine du 35e Sikhs

Man Friday
1975
as Carey

The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Mean Man

Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited)

Mrs. Dalloway
1997
as Lord Lezham

One Against the Wind
1991
as Court General

Goodbye
1975
as Powsey

Drake's Venture
1980
as Sir Christopher Hatton

The Black Candle
1991
as Defence Counsel

Personal Services
1987
as Mr. Marples

Man About the House
1974
as Morris Pluthero

And the Ship Sails On
1983
as Sir Reginald J. Dongby

Clockwise
1986
as Headmaster

The Willows in Winter
1996
as Prendergast

Pumaman
1980
as Museum Curator

The Rocking Horse Winner
1977
as Father

Flame
1975
as Salesman In Car Showroom (uncredited)

Canoe Man
2010
as Judge
The Watercress Girl
1972
as Archibold

Holocaust 2000
1977
as Sheckley

Luther
1974
as Prior

Breaking Glass
1980
as Garage Customer

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
1966
as Second Counsel

Doctor Who: Time-Flight
1982
as Andrews

Bhaji on the Beach
1993
as Ambrose Waddington

A Light That Shines
1979
as Brother Ambrose

A Martyr to the System
1976
as Claude

The Thieving Headmistress
2006
as Father O'Malley

Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
1988
as Sir George Truman

The Bankrupt
1972
as James
An Hour in the Life...
1977
as Alex Lennon: News Editor

Shoot to Kill
1990
as MI5 Senior Officer

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
as Attorney General

Lay Down Your Arms
1970
as Major Hissock

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors
1992
as Richard Eddington

Stanley's Dragon
1994
as Mr Johnson

Leeds United!
1974
as Philip Stringer
Gilbert and Sullivan: Their Greatest Hits
1982
as W.S. Gilbert

Someone at the Top of the Stairs
1973
as Colonel Wright
A Most Public Affair
1978
as Raymond Kidwell QC
About Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier is an English actor who has appeared in film, stage and television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Sir Frank Gordon in Yes Ministerand then Yes, Prime Minister in the 1980s. With 101 credits spanning from 1950 to 2011, Peter Cellier has appeared in 48 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Cellier Movies
- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Sir Richard
- Chariots of Fire (1981) — as Head Waiter - The Savoy
- A Room with a View (1986) — as Sir Harry Otway
- The Remains of the Day (1993) — as Sir Leonard Bax
- Howards End (1992) — as Colonel Fussell
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