Peter Copley
Born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK — May 20 1915• Died Oct 07 2008
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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 th…
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
Burgoyne
Doctor Who
Dr. Warlock
Casualty
Dan Woods
The Avengers
Henry Barker
The Saint
Don Morland
Crown Court
Sir Peter Cutforth
BBC Play of the Month
The Home Inspector
Theatre 625
Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution
Tales of the Unexpected
Man at Railway Station
The Bill
The Champions
Antrobus
Z-Cars
No Hiding Place
The Wednesday Play
Gen. Friedrich Olbright
The Expert
Hillard
Lovejoy
Harold Richards
Cadfael
Abbot Heribert
The New Avengers
Prof. Waterlow
Jonathan Creek
Eric
Maigret
Xavier Marton
Out of the Unknown
Charles Wilson
Callan
Doomwatch
Admiral Sir Richard Tranton
Department S
The Auctioneer
Justice
Wigmore
Redcap
Colonel Matherson
Fall of Eagles
Bethmann-Hollweg
Survivors
Dr. Bronson
Sherlock Holmes
One Foot in the Grave
The Informer
Richard Edwards
Father Brown
The Colour of Magic
Greyhald Spold
Wives and Daughters
Robinson
Manhunt
Martin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Harrison
The Last Detective
Colonel Colin Ingate
Arthur of the Britons
Paul Temple
The Chinese Detective
Bill Brand
Cedric Maddocks
Empire of the Sun
British Prisoner
Theatre Night
Gribsby
Anna Karenina
Oliver Twist
Dining Hall Master
Sky
The Long Chase
Morrison
The Gold Robbers
Asst. Commissioner Farr
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Reverend Muldaur
Help!
Jeweller
The Prisoner of Zenda
Marshal Strakencz
Witness for the Prosecution
Dr. Harrison
Hennessy
Home Secretary
The Shoes of the Fisherman
English Cardinal #1
The Knack... and How to Get It
Picture Owner
Quatermass and the Pit
Howell
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Principal
The Card
P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
The Hour of 13
Cummings
The Third Secret
Dr Leo Whitset
Shout at the Devil
Admiral Howe
The Smallest Show on Earth
Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Just My Luck
Mr. Gilbert Weaver
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Maitland
Time Without Pity
Prison Chaplain
Riot at the Rite
Patron
Gawain and the Green Knight
Pilgrim
The Importance of Being Earnest
Gribsby
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Abbot Heribert
Saadia
Leader Mokhazenis
Jane Eyre
John
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
Dr. Warlock
Foreign Intrigue
Brown
Rockets Galore
Scientist
Victim
Paul Mandrake
Golden Salamander
Aribi
The Leper of St. Giles
Abbot Heribert
United Kingdom
Commissioner
Monk's Hood
Abbot Heribert
Artists and Models
Savigny
The Black Panther
Stranger in the Family
Charles Wilson
Farewell Again
Minor Role
King of the Ghetto
Vicar
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Sir John Dill
Mosquito Squadron
Mr. Scott
Thorndyke
The Sword and the Rose
Sir Edwin Caskoden
King and Country
Colonel
King of the Ghetto
Vicar
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Sean's Father
Never Say Die
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Frossard
The Investigation
Counsel for the Prosecution
Androcles and the Lion
Caesar
Peril for the Guy
Mr. Ritter
The Film That Never Was
Rabbit Pie Day
The Colonel
The Clue of the Missing Ape
His Excellency
The Devil's Eggshell
The Home Secretary
One Corpse Too Many
Abbot Heribert
Tower of London: The Innocent
Archbishop
Don't Utter a Note
Vicar
You're Only Young Twice
That's Your Funeral
1st Funeral Director
What Became of Jack and Jill?
Dickson
The Man Without a Body
Leslie
The July Plot
General Friedrich Olbright
Beyond Our Means
Dr. Charteris
The End Begins
Tom Jarrow
All at Sea
Mr. Gordon
Walk a Crooked Path
Taste of Evil
Mackinlay
The Man Who Came to Die
Dr. Clarkeson
The Government Inspector
School Superintendent
Mystery in the Mine
Tell Me If It Hurts
Waiter
Immortality Inc
Hull