9.0
9.0
The Soccamatic
2002
as Wallace (voice)
Peter Sallis
Acting
Born:February 1, 1921
Died:June 2, 2017(aged 96)
Birthplace:Twickenham, England, UK
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (138 movies)
9.0
9.0
Shopper 13
2002
as Wallace (voice)
8.7
8.7
She Loves Me
1979
as Ladislav Sipos
8.0
8.0
The Autochef
2002
as Wallace (voice)
8.0
8.0
The Moonstone
1972
as Mr. Buff
8.0
8.0
Getting Sam Home
1983
as Norman Clegg
8.0
8.0
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
2006
as Self
8.0
8.0
The Snowmantron
2002
as Wallace (voice)
7.8
7.8
The Wrong Trousers
1993
as Wallace (voice)
7.6
7.6
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
1967
as Penley
7.6
7.6
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
1996
as Wallace
7.6
7.6
A Close Shave
1996
as Wallace (voice)
7.5
7.5
A Grand Day Out
1990
as Wallace (voice)
7.5
7.5
The Tellyscope
2002
as Wallace (voice)
7.4
7.4
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
2002
as Wallace (voice)
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7.3
Frankenstein: The True Story
1974
as Priest
7.3
7.3
A Matter of Loaf and Death
2008
as Wallace (voice)
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7.1
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
as Wallace / Hutch (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
1999
as Wallace (Voice) (Archive Footage)
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7.0
The Turbo Diner
2002
as Wallace (voice)
7.0
7.0
The Snoozatron
2002
as Wallace (voice)
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7.0
Clash by Night
1964
as Victor
7.0
7.0
Orson Welles Over Europe
2009
as Himself
7.0
7.0
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960
as Man in Suit (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Rapture
1965
as Armand
7.0
7.0
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
as Self - Voice of Wallace
7.0
7.0
A Christmas Cardomatic
2002
as Wallace (voice)
7.0
7.0
Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
2023
as Cleggy (archive footage, uncredited)
7.0
7.0
The Bully Proof Vest
2002
as Wallace (voice)
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7.0
The 525 Crackervac
2002
as Wallace (voice)
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A Taste of Honey
1961
as Man (uncredited)
6.9
6.9
Frankenstein
1973
as Man
6.8
6.8
Anastasia
1956
as Grischa (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
The Scapegoat
1959
as Customs Official
6.7
6.7
Lady Killer
1973
as Man
6.7
6.7
The Crane
1993
as Man (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
Child's Play
1954
as Bill - grocery merchant
6.5
6.5
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as Don Enrique
6.3
6.3
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Carter
6.3
6.3
Wuthering Heights
1970
as Mr. Shielders
6.3
6.3
Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Solicitor
6.2
6.2
The Capone Investment
1974
as Wheatfield
6.2
6.2
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as M.P.
6.1
6.1
Full Circle
1978
as Jeffrey Branscombe
6.1
6.1
The Road Builder
1971
as Rev. Rupert Palafox
6.1
6.1
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
as Samuel Paxton
6.1
6.1
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as St. Claire
6.1
6.1
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Secretary at Picture Gallery
6.1
6.1
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
2010
as Wallace (voice)
6.1
6.1
The Third Secret
1964
as Lawrence Jacks
6.0
6.0
The V.I.P.s
1963
as Doctor
6.0
6.0
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Russian Delegate
6.0
6.0
Inadmissible Evidence
1968
as Hudson
5.6
5.6
Easy
2003
as Man (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Belonging
2004
as Nathan
5.5
5.5
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Sleazy Doctor
5.3
5.3
Scream and Scream Again
1970
as Schweitz
5.2
5.2
Cream – Farewell Concert
1969
as Guest
5.0
5.0
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
1989
as Rat (voice)
5.0
5.0
The Incredible Sarah
1976
as Thierry
5.0
5.0
Stranger from Venus
1954
as Soldier
4.0
4.0
Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982
1978
as Clegg
3.9
3.9
My Lover, My Son
1970
as Sir Sidney Brent
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
1989
as Rat (voice)
More Children's Summer Stories
1989
as Rat (voice)
More Children's Holiday Favourites
1990
as Rat (voice)
The Christmas Collection
1992
as Rat (voice)
The Pickpocket
1955
as Chippy Criggs
Graceless Go I
1974
as Mr. Wainwright
Safe and Sound
1956
as Squishy Taylor
The Inveterate Gambler
1956
as The Burglar
Bel Ami
1971
as Norbert de Varenne
The Wind in the Willows
1984
as Rat (voice)
The Trial of Dr. Fancy
1964
as Mr. Pender
Into the Dark
1963
as Alfred Purdie
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
1980
as Solicitor
Don't Ever Talk to Clocks
1964
The Bristol Entertainment
1971
as Water Seller / Coachman / Ameryk / Mayor / Captain Kimber / King Henry Voice
The Reprieve
1972
as Cossack Horseman
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
1986
Everyday Readers
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
1970
as Ernest Charles, KC
Across a Crowded Room
1978
as Cyril Smallpiece
Brand
1959
as Doctor & Provost
Moby Dick Rehearsed
1955
as A Stage Manger /Flask
The Adventures of Alice
1960
as Tweedledee
Fcb TV Show No.1
1955
as Squishy Taylor
Cinderella
1958
as Baron Aristide de Pennilac
The Secret Agent
1975
as Chief Inspector Heat
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979
as Leslie
Quay South
1955
as Corporal Foster
Displacements
2006
as himself
Sweeney Todd
1970
as Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974
as Man (uncredited)
Who Killed Lamb?
1974
as Lloyd
Song at Twilight
1973
as Austin Melcroft
The Prison
1974
as Benitet
Heart to Heart
1962
as Frank Godsell
Wind Versus Polygamy
1968
as Man (uncredited)
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
2006
as Wallace (voice)
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
1981
as Shushin
Inside the Wrong Trousers
1993
as Wallace (archive footage, uncredited)
Back of Beyond
1974
as Man (uncredited)
The Daedalus Equations
1976
as Major Venables
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
2001
as Wallace (Voice)
The Drummer and the Bloke
1968
as Eric
Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
2002
as Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beyond Our Means
1973
as Onslow
The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2006
as Wallace (archive footage)
The Obelisk
1977
as Ernest
The Zoo Story
1961
as Peter
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
1986
as Rat (voice)
The Ladies: Joan
1969
as Mr. Street
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
2012
as Reccoat (archive footage)
The Snowdropper
1975
as Spicer
Kitty Clive
1956
as John Hall
Candida
1961
as Rev. Alexander Mill
The Poet
1960
as Giulio
A Dangerous Kind of Love
1986
as Mr. Walker
Menace
1970
as Narrator (voice)
Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit
TBA
as Wallace (archive footage)
Living with Macular Disease
2009
as Peter Sallis/Narrator Voice
The Winter Warrior
1976
as Deor
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
1963
as Philip Mallard
628-E8
1978
as Mirbeau
The Concert
1955
as Daniel Kevin (as Pete Sallis)
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
1964
as Ronald Green
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Snug
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Clegg
The Clifton House Mystery
1978
as Milton Guest
The Lark Ascending
2012
as Self (uncredited)
Thora Hird Tribute
2003
as Self
The Railwayman's New Clothes
1971
as Lumley
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
1961
as Hesketh-Payne
Rocky Hollow
1985
as Narrator (voice)
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
1960
as Robinet
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1988
as Rat (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
1989
as Rat (voice)
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