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Peter Copley

Peter Copley
  • Name: Peter Copley
  • Birthday: 1915-05-20
  • Also known as: Peter Francis Gabain Copley
  • Place of birth: Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  • Popularity: 0.194
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,... Read More

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Title Release date
Riot at the Rite   as  Patron 2005-10-18
Oliver Twist   as  Dining Hall Master 2005-09-23
Kingdom of Heaven   as  Old Pilgram (director's cut) 2005-05-03
Janice Beard 45 WPM   as  Sean's Father 1999-10-29
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia   as  Maitland 1992-04-18
The Importance of Being Earnest   as  Gribsby 1988-05-29
Empire of the Sun   as  British Prisoner 1987-12-09
The Trial of Klaus Barbie   as  Frossard 1987-07-15
King of the Ghetto   as  Vicar 1986-05-01
Androcles and the Lion   as  Caesar 1984-06-12
United Kingdom   as  Commissioner 1981-12-08
Little Lord Fauntleroy   as  Reverend Muldaur 1980-12-01
Rabbit Pie Day   as  The Colonel 1980-11-10
Churchill and the Generals   as  Gen. Sir John Dill 1979-09-23
The Black Panther 1977-12-26
Shout at the Devil   as  Admiral Howe 1976-04-12
Hennessy   as  Home Secretary 1975-12-31
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars   as  Dr. Warlock 1975-11-15
Beyond Our Means   as  Dr. Charteris 1973-09-18
Gawain and the Green Knight   as  Pilgrim 1973-06-01
That's Your Funeral   as  1st Funeral Director 1972-12-01
What Became of Jack and Jill?   as  Dickson 1972-06-16
Jane Eyre   as  John 1970-12-01
Walk a Crooked Path 1969-08-31
Mosquito Squadron   as  Mr. Scott 1969-08-22
Tower of London: The Innocent   as  Archbishop 1969-07-31
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed   as  Principal 1969-05-22
The Shoes of the Fisherman   as  English Cardinal 1968-11-14
Quatermass and the Pit   as  Howell 1967-11-09
The Devil's Eggshell   as  The Home Secretary 1966-06-28
Don't Utter a Note   as  Vicar 1966-04-09
Stranger in the Family   as  Charles Wilson 1965-10-18
Help!   as  Jeweller 1965-07-29
The Knack... and How to Get It   as  Picture Owner 1965-05-01
The July Plot   as  General Friedrich Olbright 1964-12-09
King and Country   as  Colonel 1964-09-05
The Third Secret   as  Dr Leo Whitset 1964-02-02
Victim   as  Paul Mandrake 1961-08-01
Mystery in the Mine 1959-09-01
Rockets Galore   as  Scientist 1958-10-19
Just My Luck   as  Gilbert Weaver 1957-11-14
The Man Without a Body   as  Leslie 1957-05-01
The Smallest Show on Earth   as  Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited) 1957-04-09
Time Without Pity   as  Prison Chaplain 1957-03-21
The Film That Never Was 1957-01-02
Foreign Intrigue   as  Brown 1956-07-01
Peril for the Guy   as  Mr. Ritter 1956-01-01
Saadia   as  Leader Mokhazenis 1953-12-01
The Clue of the Missing Ape   as  His Excellency 1953-11-01
The Sword and the Rose   as  Sir Edwin Caskoden 1953-07-23
The Hour of 13   as  Cummings 1952-11-21
The Card   as  P. Shillitoe (uncredited) 1952-02-25
Golden Salamander   as  Aribi 1950-02-01
Farewell Again   as  Minor Role 1937-01-05
Tell Me If It Hurts   as  Waiter 1934-12-31