
Peter Jeffrey
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1929-04-18
- Died
- 1999-12-25
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
Biography
Peter Jeffrey (18 April 1929 – 25 December 1999) was an English character actor. Starting his performing career on stage, he later portrayed many roles in television and film.
Known For
TV Shows (63)

Play for Today
1970

Doctor Who
1963
as Pilot / Count Grendel

The Avengers
1961
as Prendergast / Bristow

Crown Court
1972
as Prof. Esmond Seagrave / Peter Edgar QC

Heartbeat
1992
as Mr. Ryle

Minder
1979
as Clive

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as O'Reilly / Comte de Guiche / Edward Noble

The Saint
1962
as Gregory Marring / Quincy

The Bill
1984

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Staff Tucker / Raoul / Charles

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Mr Stewart

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as H2A

Theatre 625
1964
as Thompson / The Baron

The Sweeney
1975
as Det. Supt. Pringle

ITV Playhouse
1967
as John Marcher

No Hiding Place
1959

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Sam Dogherty

Thriller
1973
as Dexter

Performance
1991
as Lord Chief Justice

Lovejoy
1986
as Geoffrey Connaught

Centre Play
1973
as Russell

The Protectors
1972
as Police Inspector

The Expert
1968
as Cedric Lambert
Story Parade
1964
as Dunner

The Onedin Line
1971
as McPherson

The Main Chance
1969
as Kenneth Manmer / Hugh Neville

The New Avengers
1976
as Ivan Perov

Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Sir Ronald Tibbit QC

The Detectives
1993
as Derek
Drama 61-67
1961
as Mr Irtin

Rising Damp
1974
as Ambrose

Survivors
1975
as Knox

The Adventurer
1972
as Rymans

New Scotland Yard
1972
as CS Piggott
Premiere
1977
as Major Kincaid

Elizabeth R
1971
as King Philip II of Spain

Porridge
1974
as Mr. Wainwright

Bill Brand
1976
as Maidstone

Our Friends in the North
1996
as Commissioner Colin Blamire
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Prescott

Middlemarch
1994
as Bulstrode

Out of the Unknown
1965
as Marsham Craswell
Menace
1970
as Det. Insp. Sugden

Quiller
1975
as Colonel Hythe
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as El Presidente 2

The Last Place on Earth
1985
as Lord Curzon

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Marsden

Napoleon and Love
1974
as Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

By the Sword Divided
1983
as Oliver Cromwell

Freud
1984
as Federn

The Spread of the Eagle
1963
as Sicinius Velutus

Dead of Night
1972
as Wisbech

Bedtime Stories
1974
as Nethercoat

Lipstick on Your Collar
1993
as Colonel Bernwood
Thompson
1988
The Aweful Mr Goodall
1974
as Seddon

Chelworth
1989
as Peter Jeffrey

The Prince and the Pauper
1996
as The Duke of Norfolk

Knight School
1997
as Sir Hubert Grindcobbe
Movies (58)

Midnight Express
1978
as Ahmet

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Sultan

Countess Dracula
1971
as Captain Balogh

The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
as General Wadafi

The Odessa File
1974
as David Porath

if....
1968
as Headmaster

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as Inspector Trout

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Norfolk
Codename: Portcullis
1969
as Philip Skelton

Becket
1964
as Baron

Lace 2
1985
as Nicholas Cliff, Sr.

Dr. Phibes Rises Again
1972
as Inspector Trout
Old Man's Fancy
1965
as Kenneth

O Lucky Man!
1973
as Factory Chairman / Prison Governor

Romeo and Juliet
1976
as Chorus

The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Wentworth

Rifleman
1980
as Major Kincaid

The Horsemen
1971
as Hayatal

Hands of a Murderer
1990
as Mycroft Holmes
The Castiglioni Brothers
1958
as Camillo

Britannia Hospital
1982
as Sir Geoffrey

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978
as H2A

Sports Day
1944
as Tom

The Best House in London
1969
as Sherlock Holmes (uncredited)

Rasputin
1996
as Bishop Hermogones

A Village Affair
1995
as Peter Morris

The Old Crowd
1979
as Rufus

Kidnapped
1971
as Riach

The Moonstone
1996
as Mr. Bruff

Ring of Bright Water
1969
as Colin Wilcox

Deadly Strangers
1975
as Belle's Uncle

Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Chorus

Get Off My Cloud
1969
as Marsham Craswell

Goodbye Gemini
1970
as Detective Inspector Kingsley

The Early Bird
1965
as Fire Chief

Breakout
1997
as Prof. Bannerman

The Fighting Prince of Donegal
1966
as Sergeant
Wednesday's Child
1979
as Mr. Wellesley-Harcourt, QC
Children of the Gods
1979
as John Vine

Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
1974
as Dexter

Quartermaine's Terms
1987
as Henry Windscape

Fair Tradin' on the Dancin' Ground
1976
as Russell

Never Look Back
1952
as Court reporter (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara
1978
as Count Grendel
Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death
1990
as William Combe

The Spirit of Man
1989
as Rev. Mendel of Riminov

O Fat White Woman
1971
as Major Digby-Hunter

All's Well That Ends Well
1981
as Parolles
The Atom Spies
1979
as Major Phillips
The Common
1973
as Edward Noble

What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972
as Dr. Graham

Destiny
1978
as Frank Kershaw

That Riviera Touch
1966
as Mauron

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
1967
as Pilot

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror
2019
as Pilot (voice)

The Rainbirds
1971
as Doctor

Victims of Apartheid
1978
as Canon Caper

Moving On
1965
as Staff Tucker
About Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey (18 April 1929 – 25 December 1999) was an English character actor. Starting his performing career on stage, he later portrayed many roles in television and film. With 121 credits spanning from 1944 to 2019, Peter Jeffrey has appeared in 58 films and 63 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Jeffrey Movies
- Midnight Express (1978) — as Ahmet
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — as Sultan
- Countess Dracula (1971) — as Captain Balogh
- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) — as General Wadafi
- The Odessa File (1974) — as David Porath
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