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