
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

Playhouse
1974
as Claude

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Wilkins

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

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Frazer Douglas

The Professionals
1977
as Walton

Bergerac
1981
as Perkins

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

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Brother Ambrose

Public Eye
1965
as Enright

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as De Grignon

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Arnold

Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
as Henry Pritchett

Softly, Softly
1966

Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as The Major

Justice
1971
as Alex Lennon

Thriller
1973
as Col. Wright

The Main Chance
1969
as Braintree / Lawrence Wingrove

The New Avengers
1976
as Carter

The Gentle Touch
1980

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Lord Wiltshire

The Protectors
1972
as Jones / Auctioneer

Goodnight Sweetheart
1993
as The Spiv

Yes Minister
1980

Callan
1967

The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Mr Mather

Yes, Prime Minister
1986

Warship
1973

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Court General

Danger UXB
1979
as Flt. Lt. Fenwick
Jubilee 1977
1977
as Alex Lennon

Manhunt
1970
as Louis

Our Friends in the North
1996
as Judge

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Sir Christopher Hales

Brush Strokes
1986
as Charles Crane

Country Matters
1972
as Archibold

Strange Report
1969
as Inspector Collins

The Crimson Petal and the White
2011

Shadows of Fear
1970
as Peter

The Last Days of Pompeii
1984
as Calenus

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

Q.E.D.
1982
as MI5 Man

Pennies from Heaven
1978
as Bank Manager

Barriers
1981
as Dewsbury

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974

Codename Icarus
1981
as Sir Hugh Francis

Ain't Misbehavin'
1997
as George Nightingale
The Inheritors
1974
as Christofeson

For the Greater Good
1991
as Clive Hough MP
The Root of All Evil?
1968
as Simon Benton

Tandoori Nights
1985
as Roger
Movies (48)

Barry Lyndon
1975
as Sir Richard

The Remains of the Day
1993
as Sir Leonard Bax

A Room with a View
1986
as Sir Harry Otway

Chariots of Fire
1981
as Head Waiter - The Savoy

Howards End
1992
as Colonel Fussell

Princess of Thieves
2001
as Archbishop

Ladies in Lavender
2004
as BBC Announcer

Jabberwocky
1977
as 1st Merchant

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

Man Friday
1975
as Carey

Young Winston
1972
as Le capitaine du 35e Sikhs

The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Mean Man

Mrs. Dalloway
1997
as Lord Lezham

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

One Against the Wind
1991
as Court General

Personal Services
1987
as Mr. Marples

Man About the House
1974
as Morris Pluthero

The Black Candle
1991
as Defence Counsel

Pumaman
1980
as Museum Curator

Goodbye
1975
as Powsey

Clockwise
1986
as Headmaster

Holocaust 2000
1977
as Sheckley

Drake's Venture
1980
as Sir Christopher Hatton

Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
1966
as Second Counsel

The Willows in Winter
1996
as Prendergast

Flame
1975
as Salesman In Car Showroom (uncredited)

Doctor Who: Time-Flight
1982
as Andrews

Luther
1974
as Prior

Bhaji on the Beach
1993
as Ambrose Waddington

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

A Light That Shines
1979
as Brother Ambrose

The Rocking Horse Winner
1977
as Father

A Martyr to the System
1976
as Claude

Someone at the Top of the Stairs
1973
as Colonel Wright

Lay Down Your Arms
1970
as Major Hissock

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

Canoe Man
2010
as Judge
The Watercress Girl
1972
as Archibold

Breaking Glass
1980
as Garage Customer
An Hour in the Life...
1977
as Alex Lennon: News Editor

Shoot to Kill
1990
as MI5 Senior Officer

The Bankrupt
1972
as James

The Thieving Headmistress
2006
as Father O'Malley

Stanley's Dragon
1994
as Mr Johnson

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors
1992
as Richard Eddington
Gilbert and Sullivan: Their Greatest Hits
1982
as W.S. Gilbert

Leeds United!
1974
as Philip Stringer
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
- The Remains of the Day (1993) — as Sir Leonard Bax
- A Room with a View (1986) — as Sir Harry Otway
- Chariots of Fire (1981) — as Head Waiter - The Savoy
- Howards End (1992) — as Colonel Fussell
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