Peter Copley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 20, 1915
- Died
- October 7, 2008 (aged 93)
- Birthplace
- Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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, Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers, The Forsyte Saga, The Troubleshooters, The Champions, Department S, Doomwatch, Z-Cars, Fall of Eagles, Survivors, Bless Me, Father (episode "A Legend Comes to Stay"), Father Brown (episode "The Curse of the Golden Cross"), Doctor Who (in the serial "Pyramids of Mars"), Sutherland's Law, Tales of the Unexpected, Miss Marple (episode "Nemesis"), Lovejoy, The Bill, Cadfael, The Diamond Brothers: South by South East and One Foot in the Grave. Copley continued to act well into his nineties. A resident of Bristol, Copley was awarded an Honorary Degree of Master of Arts by the University of the West of England in 2001.
Known For
Filmography
The Colour of Magic
TV · as Greyhald Spold · 1 ep
Riot at the Rite
Movie · as Patron
Oliver Twist
Movie · as Dining Hall Master
The Last Detective
TV · as Colonel Colin Ingate · 1 ep
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Movie · as Sean's Father
Wives and Daughters
TV · as Robinson · 3 eps
Jonathan Creek
TV · as Eric · 1 ep
One Corpse Too Many
Movie · as Abbot Heribert
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Movie · as Abbot Heribert
The Leper of St. Giles
Movie · as Abbot Heribert
Monk's Hood
Movie · as Abbot Heribert
Cadfael
TV · as Abbot Heribert · 4 eps
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Movie · as Maitland
One Foot in the Grave
TV · as Leonard · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Burgoyne · 1 ep
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · as Gribsby
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Movie · as Frossard
Empire of the Sun
Movie · as British Prisoner
Never Say Die
TV · 6 eps
Lovejoy
TV · as Harold Richards · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Dan Woods, Hugh Phipps · 1 ep
King of the Ghetto
TV · as Vicar · 4 eps
Artists and Models
TV · as Savigny · 1 ep
Theatre Night
TV · as Gribsby · 1 ep
Androcles and the Lion
Movie · as Caesar
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
The Prisoner of Zenda
TV · as Marshal Strakencz · 2 eps
Witness for the Prosecution
Movie · as Dr. Harrison
United Kingdom
Movie · as Commissioner
The Chinese Detective
TV · 1 ep
Into the Labyrinth
TV · as Kubla Khan · 1 ep
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Movie · as Reverend Muldaur
Rabbit Pie Day
Movie · as The Colonel
Churchill and the Generals
Movie · as Gen. Sir John Dill
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Man at Railway Station · 1 ep
The Famous Five
TV · as Mr Finniston · 1 ep
The Black Panther
Movie
Anna Karenina
TV · 2 eps
The Foundation
TV · as Dr. Richard Montagu · 26 eps
Three Piece Suite
TV · as General Moreau (segment "Entrance Fee") · 1 ep
Shout at the Devil
Movie · as Admiral Howe
The New Avengers
TV · as Prof. Waterlow · 1 ep
Bill Brand
TV · as Cedric Maddocks · 5 eps
Hennessy
Movie · as Home Secretary
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
Movie · as Dr. Warlock
Survivors
TV · as Dr. Bronson · 1 ep
Sky
TV · 1 ep
Fall of Eagles
TV · as Bethmann-Hollweg · 2 eps
Father Brown
TV · as Reverend John Walters · 1 ep
Beyond Our Means
Movie · as Dr. Charteris
Gawain and the Green Knight
Movie · as Pilgrim
Armchair 30
TV · as Mr. Justice Hobbin · 1 ep
The Dragon's Opponent
TV · as Dr. Gough · 4 eps
What Became of Jack and Jill?
Movie · as Dickson
That's Your Funeral
Movie · as 1st Funeral Director
Arthur of the Britons
TV · 1 ep
Crown Court
TV · as Sir Peter Cutforth, His Honour Judge Edmonds · 2 eps
The Long Chase
TV · as Morrison · 5 eps
Taste of Evil
Movie · as Mackinlay
You're Only Young Twice
TV · 6 eps
Justice
TV · as Wigmore · 1 ep
Bless This House
TV · as J. G. · 1 ep
Jane Eyre
Movie · as John
Doomwatch
TV · as Admiral Sir Richard Tranton · 1 ep
Manhunt
TV · as Martin · 1 ep
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Movie · as Principal
Tower of London: The Innocent
Movie · as Archbishop
Walk a Crooked Path
Movie
Mosquito Squadron
Movie · as Mr. Scott
All at Sea
Movie · as Mr. Gordon
Immortality Inc
Movie · as Hull
Department S
TV · as The Auctioneer · 1 ep
Paul Temple
TV · 1 ep
The Gold Robbers
TV · as AC Farr · 4 eps
Imperial Palace
TV · as Emile Cousin · 4 eps
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Movie · as English Cardinal #1
The Champions
TV · as Antrobus · 1 ep
The Expert
TV · as Hillard · 1 ep
Quatermass and the Pit
Movie · as Howell
The Investigation
Movie · as Counsel for the Prosecution
Callan
TV · 1 ep
Half Hour Story
TV · as Mr. Fergus · 1 ep
Don't Utter a Note
Movie · as Vicar
The Devil's Eggshell
Movie · as The Home Secretary
The Informer
TV · as Richard Edwards · 1 ep
The Knack... and How to Get It
Movie · as Picture Owner
Stranger in the Family
Movie · as Charles Wilson
Help!
Movie · as Jeweller
The Man Who Came to Die
Movie · as Dr. Clarkeson
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as The Home Inspector · 1 ep
Out of the Unknown
TV · as Charles Wilson, Hull, Mackinlay, Charles Wilson / Hull / Mackinlay · 1 ep
Knock on Any Door
TV · as Cedric Pritchard · 1 ep
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Compton Forbes, David MacLaren · 1 ep
The July Plot
Movie · as General Friedrich Olbright
King and Country
Movie · as Colonel
The Third Secret
Movie · as Dr Leo Whitset
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Gen. Friedrich Olbright, Roger Gibbs · 1 ep
Thorndyke
TV · as Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke · 7 eps
Theatre 625
TV · as Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution, Hector McKellar · 1 ep
Redcap
TV · as Colonel Matherson · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Dr. Warlock · 2 eps
Z-Cars
TV · 1 ep
The Saint
TV · as Don Morland · 1 ep
Victim
Movie · as Paul Mandrake
The Avengers
TV · as Henry Barker, Sparshott · 1 ep
Maigret
TV · as Xavier Marton · 1 ep
Mystery in the Mine
Movie
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
Rockets Galore
Movie · as Scientist
The Government Inspector
Movie · as School Superintendent
Just My Luck
Movie · as Mr. Gilbert Weaver
The Smallest Show on Earth
Movie · as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
The Man Without a Body
Movie · as Leslie
Time Without Pity
Movie · as Prison Chaplain
The Film That Never Was
Movie
The End Begins
Movie · as Tom Jarrow
Foreign Intrigue
Movie · as Brown
Peril for the Guy
Movie · as Mr. Ritter
Sherlock Holmes
TV · 2 eps
The Sword and the Rose
Movie · as Sir Edwin Caskoden
Saadia
Movie · as Leader Mokhazenis
The Clue of the Missing Ape
Movie · as His Excellency
The Card
Movie · as P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
The Hour of 13
Movie · as Cummings
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Dr. Harrison · 1 ep
Golden Salamander
Movie · as Aribi
Farewell Again
Movie · as Minor Role
Tell Me If It Hurts
Movie · as Waiter