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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 |
