Acting
Peter Copley
Biography
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.
Movies with Peter Copley
Empire of the Sun
1987
Oliver Twist
2005
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
Hennessy
1975
Help!
1965
Golden Salamander
1950
Jane Eyre
1970
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
Shout at the Devil
1976
The Third Secret
1964
Quatermass and the Pit
1967
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
King and Country
1964
Time Without Pity
1957
Immortality Inc
1969
Mosquito Squadron
1969
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999
Riot at the Rite
2005
Victim
1961
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
One Corpse Too Many
1994
United Kingdom
1981
Monk's Hood
1994
The Sanctuary Sparrow
1994
The Card
1952
Foreign Intrigue
1956
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
That's Your Funeral
1972
Just My Luck
1957
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
The Black Panther
1977
The Hour of 13
1952
Rockets Galore
1958
King of the Ghetto
1986
The Sword and the Rose
1953
Farewell Again
1937
Rabbit Pie Day
1980
Taste of Evil
1971
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
The Leper of St. Giles
1994
Saadia
1953
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
Churchill and the Generals
1979
The Man Without a Body
1957
The End Begins
1957
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988
The Film That Never Was
1957
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975
Peril for the Guy
1956
The Man Who Came to Die
1965
The Investigation
1967
Androcles and the Lion
1984
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
The July Plot
1964
The Government Inspector
1958
Walk a Crooked Path
1969
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972
The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953
Stranger in the Family
1965
Tower of London: The Innocent
1969
Beyond Our Means
1973
Don't Utter a Note
1966
Mystery in the Mine
1959
Tell Me If It Hurts
1934
All at Sea
1969
TV Shows with Peter Copley
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Doctor Who
1963
The Saint
1962
The Avengers
1961
Casualty
1986
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Theatre 625
1964
Crown Court
1972
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Z-Cars
1962
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Bill
1984
The Champions
1968
No Hiding Place
1959
Jonathan Creek
1997
Maigret
1960
Cadfael
1994
Sherlock Holmes
1954
The Expert
1968
Lovejoy
1986
Father Brown
1974
Justice
1971
Callan
1967
The New Avengers
1976
The Troubleshooters
1965
Out of the Unknown
1965
The Colour of Magic
2008
Doomwatch
1970
Paul Temple
1969
Department S
1969
Redcap
1964
Manhunt
1970
Survivors
1975
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Fall of Eagles
1974
Wives and Daughters
1999
Bill Brand
1976
The Last Detective
2003
Half Hour Story
1967
The Chinese Detective
1981
Anna Karenina
1977
Arthur of the Britons
1972
The Informer
1966
Theatre Night
1985
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Armchair 30
1973
The Long Chase
1972
The Gold Robbers
1969
Thorndyke
1964
The Prisoner of Zenda
1984
Artists and Models
1986
Sky
1975
King of the Ghetto
1986
The Dragon's Opponent
1973
You're Only Young Twice
1971
Never Say Die
1987
Imperial Palace
1969