9.0
9.0
Riot at the Rite
2005
as Patron
Peter Copley
Acting
Born:May 20, 1915
Died:October 7, 2008(aged 93)
Birthplace:Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (58 movies)
8.9
8.9
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975
as Dr. Warlock
7.4
7.4
Victim
1961
as Paul Mandrake
7.4
7.4
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
as Reverend Muldaur
7.1
7.1
Jane Eyre
1970
as John
7.1
7.1
King and Country
1964
as Colonel
6.9
6.9
The Card
1952
as P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Help!
1965
as Jeweller
6.7
6.7
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
as English Cardinal #1
6.6
6.6
Quatermass and the Pit
1967
as Howell
6.5
6.5
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Peril for the Guy
1956
as Mr. Ritter
6.4
6.4
Time Without Pity
1957
as Prison Chaplain
6.4
6.4
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
as Maitland
6.3
6.3
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
as Principal
6.3
6.3
The Sword and the Rose
1953
as Sir Edwin Caskoden
6.3
6.3
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Dr. Harrison
6.1
6.1
The Third Secret
1964
as Dr Leo Whitset
6.0
6.0
Just My Luck
1957
as Mr. Gilbert Weaver
6.0
6.0
Shout at the Devil
1976
as Admiral Howe
6.0
6.0
Tower of London: The Innocent
1969
as Archbishop
6.0
6.0
The Government Inspector
1958
as School Superintendent
6.0
6.0
Rockets Galore
1958
as Scientist
6.0
6.0
King of the Ghetto
1986
as Vicar
6.0
6.0
The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953
as His Excellency
5.9
5.9
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Picture Owner
5.9
5.9
Golden Salamander
1950
as Aribi
5.8
5.8
Saadia
1953
as Leader Mokhazenis
5.7
5.7
The Hour of 13
1952
as Cummings
5.7
5.7
Foreign Intrigue
1956
as Brown
5.6
5.6
The Black Panther
1977
5.4
5.4
Mosquito Squadron
1969
as Mr. Scott
4.7
4.7
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988
as Gribsby
4.6
4.6
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
as Pilgrim
4.3
4.3
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972
as Dickson
3.8
3.8
The Man Without a Body
1957
as Leslie
2.7
2.7
Walk a Crooked Path
1969
2.3
2.3
That's Your Funeral
1972
as 1st Funeral Director
Androcles and the Lion
1984
as Caesar
All at Sea
1969
as Mr. Gordon
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
as The Home Secretary
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. Sir John Dill
United Kingdom
1981
as Commissioner
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
as Frossard
The July Plot
1964
as General Friedrich Olbright
Don't Utter a Note
1966
as Vicar
Beyond Our Means
1973
as Dr. Charteris
Stranger in the Family
1965
as Charles Wilson
Rabbit Pie Day
1980
as The Colonel
The Film That Never Was
1957
The End Begins
1957
as Tom Jarrow
The Investigation
1967
as Counsel for the Prosecution
One Corpse Too Many
1994
as Abbot Heribert
The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994
as Abbot Heribert
The Leper of St. Giles
1994
as Abbot Heribert
Tell Me If It Hurts
1934
as Waiter
Monk's Hood
1994
as Abbot Heribert
Mystery in the Mine
1959
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