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.
66 movies · 59 shows
Riot at the Rite
2005·8.0
Oliver Twist
2005·6.8
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999·5.2
Monk's Hood
1994·0.0
The Leper of St. Giles
1994·0.0
The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994·0.0
One Corpse Too Many
1994·0.0
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992·6.4
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988·5.4
Empire of the Sun
1987·7.5
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987·0.0
King of the Ghetto
1986·8.0
Androcles and the Lion
1984·0.0
Witness for the Prosecution
1982·6.5
United Kingdom
1981·7.0
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980·7.3
Rabbit Pie Day
1980·0.0
Churchill and the Generals
1979·9.0
The Black Panther
1977·5.8
Shout at the Devil
1976·6.0
Hennessy
1975·5.1
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975·8.6
Beyond Our Means
1973·0.0
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973·5.0
That's Your Funeral
1972·4.3
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972·4.8
Taste of Evil
1971·0.0
Jane Eyre
1970·7.0
Walk a Crooked Path
1969·3.8
Mosquito Squadron
1969·5.6
Tower of London: The Innocent
1969·6.5
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969·6.3
Immortality Inc
1969·0.0
All at Sea
1969·10.0
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968·6.8
Quatermass and the Pit
1967·6.7
The Investigation
1967·0.0
The Devil's Eggshell
1966·7.0
Don't Utter a Note
1966·0.0
Stranger in the Family
1965·7.0
Help!
1965·6.9
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965·6.0
The Man Who Came to Die
1965·0.0
The July Plot
1964·10.0
King and Country
1964·7.1
The Third Secret
1964·6.2
Victim
1961·7.4
Mystery in the Mine
1959·8.0
Rockets Galore
1958·6.4
The Government Inspector
1958·6.0
Just My Luck
1957·6.1
The End Begins
1957·0.0
The Man Without a Body
1957·4.2
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957·6.7
Time Without Pity
1957·6.5
The Film That Never Was
1957·0.0
Foreign Intrigue
1956·5.8
Peril for the Guy
1956·7.7
Saadia
1953·6.0
The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953·7.3
The Sword and the Rose
1953·6.4
The Hour of 13
1952·6.1
The Card
1952·7.0
Golden Salamander
1950·6.2
Farewell Again
1937·6.5
Tell Me If It Hurts
1934·7.0