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.
151 movies · 117 shows
Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit
2024·0.0
Wallace & Gromit: The Collection
2024·0.0
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023·7.3
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
2022·0.0
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015·7.1
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
2012·0.0
The Lark Ascending
2012·0.0
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
2010·6.1
Orson Welles Over Europe
2009·7.0
Living with Macular Disease
2009·0.0
A Matter of Loaf and Death
2008·7.3
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
2006·0.0
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
2006·8.0
The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2006·10.0
Displacements
2006·0.0
Colour Me Kubrick
2005·5.7
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005·7.1
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005·6.5
Belonging
2004·5.9
Easy
2003·5.8
Thora Hird Tribute
2003·0.0
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
2002·7.3
Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
2002·0.0
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
2001·0.0
Hotel!
2001·5.2
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
1999·7.1
Everyday Readers
1998·0.0
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
1996·7.6
A Close Shave
1996·7.6
Character Building
1995·0.0
Inside the Wrong Trousers
1993·7.0
The Wrong Trousers
1993·7.8
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993·0.0
The Crane
1993·7.0
The Christmas Collection
1992·0.0
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990·0.0
A Grand Day Out
1990·7.5
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
1989·5.0
More Children's Summer Stories
1989·0.0
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989·0.0
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989·0.0
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988·0.0
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day At Dream Acres
1987·0.0
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986·0.0
A Dangerous Kind of Love
1986·0.0
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
1986·0.0
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
1986·0.0
Rocky Hollow
1985·0.0
Royal Variety Performance 1984
1984·0.0
Getting Sam Home
1983·8.0
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982·0.0
Witness for the Prosecution
1982·6.5
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
1981·0.0
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
1980·0.0
She Loves Me
1979·8.8
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979·7.0
Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982
1978·4.0
628-E8
1978·0.0
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978·6.1
Across a Crowded Room
1978·0.0
Full Circle
1978·6.2
The Obelisk
1977·0.0
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
1977·5.0
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
1977·5.5
The Winter Warrior
1976·9.0
The Incredible Sarah
1976·5.6
The Daedalus Equations
1976·7.0
The Secret Agent
1975·10.0
The Snowdropper
1975·7.0
Back of Beyond
1974·0.0
Graceless Go I
1974·10.0
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974·7.5
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974·7.0
The Capone Investment
1974·6.2
The Prison
1974·0.0
Who Killed Lamb?
1974·9.0
Beyond Our Means
1973·0.0
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973·6.2
Song at Twilight
1973·8.0
Lady Killer
1973·6.8
Frankenstein
1973·7.3
The Reprieve
1972·0.0
The Moonstone
1972·8.5
The Bristol Entertainment
1971·0.0
Bel Ami
1971·0.0
The Railwayman's New Clothes
1971·0.0
The Road Builder
1971·6.3
The Hallelujah Handshake
1970·7.9
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
1970·0.0
Wuthering Heights
1970·6.4
My Lover, My Son
1970·4.2
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970·6.1
Sweeney Todd
1970·9.0
Scream and Scream Again
1970·5.3
The Reckoning
1970·7.5
Menace
1970·0.0
The Ladies: Joan
1969·0.0
The Big Flame
1969·6.7
Maigret at Bay
1969·0.0
Cream: Farewell Concert
1969·5.8
Wind Versus Polygamy
1968·10.0
Inadmissible Evidence
1968·7.0
Charlie Bubbles
1968·6.6
The Drummer and the Bloke
1968·10.0
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
1967·7.3
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966·7.3
Rapture
1965·7.1
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
1964·0.0
Clash by Night
1964·7.2
A Wicked World
1964·0.0
Don't Ever Talk to Clocks
1964·0.0
The Third Secret
1964·6.2
The V.I.P.s
1963·6.1
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
1963·0.0
The Mouse on the Moon
1963·6.3
Into the Dark
1963·0.0
Heart to Heart
1962·8.0
I Thank a Fool
1962·6.1
Candida
1961·0.0
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961·6.8
A Taste of Honey
1961·7.1
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961·0.0
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961·6.5
No Love for Johnnie
1961·6.7
The Zoo Story
1961·0.0
The Adventures of Alice
1960·0.0
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960·7.0
The Poet
1960·0.0
The Millionairess
1960·5.3
Doctor in Love
1960·5.5
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
1960·7.0
Brand
1959·9.0
The Scapegoat
1959·6.8
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959·6.5
Cinderella
1958·0.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958·7.0
A Night to Remember
1958·7.6
Anastasia
1956·6.8
Kitty Clive
1956·0.0
The Inveterate Gambler
1956·0.0
Safe and Sound
1956·0.0
Quay South
1955·0.0
The Concert
1955·0.0
The Pickpocket
1955·0.0
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
1955·7.0
Fcb TV Show No.1
1955·0.0
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954·7.3
Child's Play
1954·6.0
Stranger from Venus
1954·5.2
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951·6.4
The Loves of Joanna Godden
1947·7.8