Peter Sallis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 1, 1921
- Died
- June 2, 2017 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Twickenham, England, UK
Biography
Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017) was an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner. Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975). His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the role of Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine, set in a Yorkshire town. He was the longest serving cast member, appearing in all 295 episodes, and by the end of the show's run was the only one surviving from the programme's first episode in 1973. He also appeared in all 13 of the episodes of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine as Norman Clegg's father. He was also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films, again using a northern accent. Sallis also starred alongside Richard Pearson, Michael Horden and David Jason in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows (1984-1990) as the voice of Rat/Ratty. In 1975 he appeared in the BBC Wales, TV play The Snowdropper as Spicer, a snowdropper that where's Overalls/Dungarees. In 1976 he played Mr. Gudgin/Arnold Gudgin in the children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–78). The character Gudgin Sallis played in the series was a estate agent who did not want to see the hall fall into the wrong hands. Sallis also appeared in the TV series Yanks Go Home (1976-1977) where he played Randell Todd in four episodes of the series. Around the same period, he starred alongside Northern comic actor David Roper in the ITV sitcom Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980) as Charlie's pessimistic boss. The programme ran for a total of 26 episodes over four series, ending in 1980. He also played the part of the ghost-hunter Milton Guest in the children's paranormal drama TV series The Clifton House Mystery (1978). Sallis was married to Elaine Usher in 1957 until they eventually divorced in 1965. Sallis and Usher eventually reconciled and decided to come living together until 1999. Sallis continued to remain close to Usher until eventually she died on 1 January 2014 at the age of 81. They both had one son named Crispian Sallis who was born on 24 June 1959 who later became a British art director and set decorator. Sallis and Usher also had two grandchildren from Crispian. Sallis also lived with three small cats in a small cottage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sallis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Esther
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Oscar and Friends
TV · as Santa Clause (Voice) · 1 ep
Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit
Movie · as Wallace (archive footage)
Wallace & Gromit: The Collection
Movie
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
Movie · as Cleggy (archive footage, uncredited)
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Movie · as Self (archive)
What We Were Watching
TV · as Clegg (archive footage, uncredited) · 2 eps
Wallace & Gromit - Hearts of Clay
Movie · as Wallace / Gromit
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Movie · as Self - Voice of Wallace
Aardman: A Cracking Collection
TV · as Wallace (voice) · 1 ep
The Lark Ascending
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
Movie · as Reccoat (archive footage)
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Movie · as Wallace (voice)
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
TV · as Wallace (voice) · 6 eps
Orson Welles Over Europe
Movie · as Self
Living with Macular Disease
Movie · as Peter Sallis/Narrator Voice
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Movie · as Wallace (voice)
Kingdom
TV · as Cyril · 1 ep
British Film Forever
TV · as Self (as Peter Sallis OBE) · 1 ep
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
Movie · as Wallace (voice)
Displacements
Movie · as himself
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Movie · as Wallace (archive footage)
Eureka
TV · as Guest (uncredited) · 1 ep
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
TV · as Clegg (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 ep
Time Trumpet
TV · as Clegg, Clegg (archive footage) · 1 ep
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Movie · as Wallace / Hutch (voice)
Colour Me Kubrick
Movie · as Patient
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · as Norman Clegg (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belonging
Movie · as Nathan
Britain's Best Sitcom
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Easy
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Thora Hird Tribute
Movie · as Self
Comedy Connections
TV · as Clegg (archive footage, uncredited), Norman Clegg (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 ep
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Movie · as Wallace (voice)
Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
TV · as Wallace (voice) · 10 eps
Balamory
TV · as Man at Train Station (uncredited) · 1 ep
Harry Hill's TV Burp
TV · as Wallace (voice) · 1 ep
Hotel!
Movie · as Radio Voice of Little Ashford Flying Club (Uncredited)
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
Movie · as Wallace (Voice)
Great Comedy Moments
Movie · as Norman Clegg (archive footage)
Sooty
TV · as (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Then and Now
TV · as Guest · 1 ep
Songs of Praise
TV · as Guest · 1 ep
Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken
Movie · as Self
Doctors
TV · as Arthur Weatherill · 1 ep
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
Movie · as Wallace (Voice) (Archive Footage)
Holby City
TV · as Lionel Davis · 1 ep
Everyday Readers
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Rex the Runt
TV · as Wallace (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out
TV · as Wallace (Voice) · 6 eps
Operation Good Guys
TV · as Minor Role (uncredited) · 1 ep
Whatever You Want
TV · as Clegg · 10 eps
Light Lunch
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Close Shave
Movie · as Wallace (voice)
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
Movie · as Wallace
Sunshine and Scattered Showers
Movie · as Narrator
Smillie's People
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Character Building
Movie · as Wallace (voice)
The National Television Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Room 101
TV · as Norman Clegg (archive footage, uncredited), Wallace (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 ep
The Wrong Trousers
Movie · as Wallace (voice)
The Crane
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Inside the Wrong Trousers
Movie · as Wallace (archive footage, uncredited)
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
The Christmas Collection
Movie · as Rat (voice)
HBO First Look
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Noel's House Party
TV · as Clegg · 1 ep
Auntie's Bloomers
TV · as Self/Acting Role (uncredited) · 1 ep
A Grand Day Out
Movie · as Wallace (voice)
More Children's Holiday Favourites
Movie · as Rat (voice)
Come Home Charlie and Face Them
TV · as Evan Rhys-Jones · 3 eps
Oh, Mr. Toad
TV · as Rat · 13 eps
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Movie · as Rat (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Movie · as Rat (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
Movie · as Rat (voice)
More Children's Summer Stories
Movie · as Rat (voice)
Troldspejlet
TV · as Wallace (archive footage) · 1 ep
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Movie · as Rat (voice)
First of the Summer Wine
TV · 12 eps
Motormouth
TV · as Wallace (Voice) · 1 ep
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
Movie · as Norman Clegg
The New Statesman
TV · as Sidney Bliss · 2 eps
Sylvanian Families
TV · as Rabbit (voice, uncredited) · 1 ep
A Dangerous Kind of Love
Movie · as Mr. Walker
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
Movie
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
Movie · as Rat (voice)
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
Movie · as Norman Clegg
Open Air
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rocky Hollow
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Rocky Hollow
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 26 eps
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Movie · as Clegg
The Wind in the Willows
TV · as Rat (voice) · 65 eps
Strangers and Brothers
TV · as Leonard March · 3 eps
Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home
Movie · as Norman Clegg
The Funny Side of Christmas
Movie · as Clegg
Witness for the Prosecution
Movie · as Carter
The Kids International Show
TV · as Clegg · 1 ep
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
Movie · as Shushin
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
Movie · as Solicitor
Lady Killers
TV · as O'Brien · 1 ep
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
Movie · as Leslie
She Loves Me
Movie · as Ladislav Sipos
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Solicitor · 1 ep
Room Service
TV · as Mr. Fellows · 1 ep
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Movie · as St. Claire
Full Circle
Movie · as Mr. Branscombe
Across a Crowded Room
Movie · as Cyril Smallpiece
628-E8
Movie · as Mirbeau
Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982
Movie · as Clegg
The South Bank Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Leave it to Charlie
TV · as Arthur Simister, Alfred Simister · 26 eps
The Clifton House Mystery
TV · as Milton Guest · 3 eps
The Obelisk
Movie · as Ernest
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
Movie · as Worker (uncredited)
Raffles
TV · 1 ep
The Val Doonican Music Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
TV · as Rodney Gloss · 2 eps
Premiere
TV · as Ernest · 1 ep
The Daedalus Equations
Movie · as Major Venables
The Winter Warrior
Movie · as Deor
The Incredible Sarah
Movie · as Thierry
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
TV · as Mr Gudgin · 15 eps
Yanks Go Home
TV · as Randall Todd · 4 eps
The Snowdropper
Movie · as Spicer
The Secret Agent
Movie · as Chief Inspector Heat
Rumpole of the Bailey
TV · as Henry Tong · 1 ep
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
TV · 6 eps
The Capone Investment
Movie · as Wheatfield
Frankenstein: The True Story
Movie · as Priest
Back of Beyond
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Graceless Go I
Movie · as Mr. Wainwright
Who Killed Lamb?
Movie · as Lloyd
The Prison
Movie · as Benitet
Late Night Drama
TV · as Patient · 1 ep
Playhouse
TV · as Maj. Venables · 1 ep
Armchair Cinema
TV · as Benitet · 1 ep
The Pallisers
TV · as Mr Bonteen · 5 eps
Beyond Our Means
Movie · as Onslow
Lady Killer
Movie · as Man
Song at Twilight
Movie · as Austin Melcroft
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Movie · as Banker #2 (uncredited)
Frankenstein
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Frankenstein: The True Story
TV · as Priest · 2 eps
Last of the Summer Wine
TV · as Clegg · 269 eps
Frankenstein
TV · as Man (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Reprieve
Movie · as Cossack Horseman
Crown Court
TV · as Gerald Prosser, Insp. George Storton · 3 eps
Spyder's Web
TV · as Grovnik · 1 ep
The Moonstone
TV · as Mr. Bruff · 3 eps
The Road Builder
Movie · as Rev. Rupert Palafox
The Bristol Entertainment
Movie · as Water Seller / Coachman / Ameryk / Mayor / Captain Kimber / King Henry Voice
The Railwayman's New Clothes
Movie · as Lumley
Bel Ami
Movie · as Norbert de Varenne
Budgie
TV · as Peter Olliphant · 1 ep
The Persuaders!
TV · as Piper · 1 ep
Justice
TV · as Coroner · 1 ep
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Dr. Jervis · 1 ep
Trial
TV · as Almond · 1 ep
The Ten Commandments
TV · as Gerry · 1 ep
Bel Ami
TV · as Norbert de Varenne · 4 eps
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Movie · as Samuel Paxton
Sweeney Todd
Movie · as Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins
My Lover, My Son
Movie · as Sir Sidney Brent
Scream and Scream Again
Movie · as Schweitz
Wuthering Heights
Movie · as Mr. Shielders
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Movie · as Ernest Charles, KC
Menace
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Hallelujah Handshake
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Reckoning
Movie · as Keresley
Catweazle
TV · as Stuffy Gladstone · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · 2 eps
Menace
TV · as Sonny Waters · 1 ep
Kate
TV · as Sammy Harrison · 2 eps
The Ladies: Joan
Movie · as Mr. Street
The Big Flame
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Cream: Farewell Concert
Movie · as Guest
Maigret at Bay
Movie · as (uncredited)
Paul Temple
TV · 1 ep
Softly Softly: Task Force
TV · as Lodge, Edward Letheridge, Professor Dowell · 1 ep
Hadleigh
TV · as Dakin, Strapper Strapton · 1 ep
Plays of Today
TV · as Mr. Street · 1 ep
The Drummer and the Bloke
Movie · as Eric
Charlie Bubbles
Movie · as Solicitor
Wind Versus Polygamy
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Inadmissible Evidence
Movie · as Hudson
60 Minutes
TV · as Guest · 1 ep
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
Movie · as Penley
Callan
TV · as Routledge · 1 ep
Omnibus
TV · as Mirbeau, Guest, Self · 1 ep
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Leslie, Patient · 1 ep
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)
Softly, Softly
TV · 1 ep
Mystery and Imagination
TV · as Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins · 1 ep
Rapture
Movie · as Armand
Public Eye
TV · as Eddie Meadows, Colin Reynolds · 1 ep
Knock on Any Door
TV · as Stannage · 1 ep
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as (uncredited) · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Lumley · 1 ep
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Henry Wynn · 1 ep
Call My Bluff
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Blackmail
TV · as Miles Beckett · 1 ep
Clash by Night
Movie · as Victor
The Third Secret
Movie · as Lawrence Jacks
Don't Ever Talk to Clocks
Movie
A Wicked World
Movie · as Ronald Green
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
Movie · as Mr. Pender
The Sullavan Brothers
TV · as Kenneth K. Hirst · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Eric, Man · 1 ep
The V.I.P.s
Movie · as Doctor
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
Movie · as Philip Mallard
Into the Dark
Movie · as Alfred Purdie
The Mouse on the Moon
Movie · as Russian Delegate
Doctor Who
TV · as Penley · 5 eps
The Chem. Lab. Mystery
TV · as Mad Willy · 6 eps
Festival
TV · as Captain of the Fire Brigade, Romainville · 1 ep
Sergeant Cork
TV · as Rev. Hubert Wales · 1 ep
I Thank a Fool
Movie · as Sleazy Doctor
Heart to Heart
Movie · as Frank Godsell
Z-Cars
TV · as Seaton · 1 ep
Crying Down the Lane
TV · as Champion · 6 eps
Zero One
TV · as Major Konel · 1 ep
The Zoo Story
Movie · as Peter
Candida
Movie · as Rev. Alexander Mill
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
Movie · as Hesketh-Payne
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
A Taste of Honey
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
Movie · as Don Enrique
No Love for Johnnie
Movie · as M.P.
Amelia
TV · as William Hogarth · 7 eps
The Avengers
TV · as Hal Anderson · 1 ep
Drama 61-67
TV · as Philip Mallard, Roland Green · 1 ep
A Chance of Thunder
TV · as Howard · 6 eps
Doctor in Love
Movie · as Mr. Luke (uncredited)
The Millionairess
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Movie · as Man in Suit (uncredited)
The Poet
Movie · as Giulio
The Adventures of Alice
Movie · as Tweedledee
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
Movie · as Robinet
Sunday-Night Play
TV · as Hesketh-Payne, Harry Shell · 1 ep
Maigret
TV · 1 ep
Danger Man
TV · as John Gordon · 1 ep
Brand
Movie · as Doctor & Provost
The Scapegoat
Movie · as Customs Official
The Doctor's Dilemma
Movie · as Secretary at Picture Gallery
International Detective
TV · as Eugene Payas · 1 ep
World Theatre
TV · as Barere, Simon, Prisoner, Doctor & Provost · 1 ep
Dance Date
TV · 1 ep
A Night to Remember
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)
Cinderella
Movie · as Baron Aristide de Pennilac
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Snug
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
TV · as Samuel Pepys · 14 eps
Kitty Clive
Movie · as John Hall
Anastasia
Movie · as Grischa (uncredited)
Safe and Sound
Movie · as Squishy Taylor
The Inveterate Gambler
Movie · as The Burglar
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Alfred Purdie, Mr. Pender, Onslow, Sam Carter · 1 ep
Quay South
Movie · as Corporal Foster
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
Movie · as A Stage Manger /Flask
The Concert
Movie · as Daniel Kevin (as Pete Sallis)
The Pickpocket
Movie · as Chippy Criggs
Fcb TV Show No.1
Movie · as Squishy Taylor
Strange Experiences
TV · as Chippy Griggs, Squishy Taylor, The Burglar · 1 ep
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self, Self - Filmed Tribute · 5 eps
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Stranger from Venus
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
Child's Play
Movie · as Bill (Van Driver/Grocery Merchant)
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mr. Denning Drives North
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Carter · 1 ep
Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Snug, J. G. · 1 ep
The Loves of Joanna Godden
Movie · as Man (uncredited)