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Peter Francis Gabain Copley
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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 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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1915-05-20
- event Death Date 2008-10-07
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 3.1
- info Birth Place Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Peter Copley
9
Riot at the Rite
2005-10-18
0
The July Plot
1964-12-09
6.6
Quatermass and the Pit
1967-11-09
5.9
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965-05-01
6
Just My Luck
1957-11-14
0
Androcles and the Lion
1984-06-12
6.4
The Sword and the Rose
1953-07-23
6.4
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969-05-22
5.1
What Became of Jack and Jill?
1972-06-16
7
King and Country
1964-09-05
5.8
Golden Salamander
1950-02-01
0
The Man Who Came to Die
6.6
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957-04-09
0
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987-07-15
7.6
Empire of the Sun
1987-12-09
6
King of the Ghetto
1986-05-01
0
Tell Me If It Hurts
1934-12-31
0
Don't Utter a Note
1966-04-09
0
Beyond Our Means
1973-09-18
6.4
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992-04-18
0
Stranger in the Family
1965-10-18
6
Tower of London: The Innocent
1969-07-31
3.5
Walk a Crooked Path
1969-08-31
0
Mystery in the Mine
1959-09-01
5
Saadia
1953-12-01
5
Farewell Again
1937-01-05
4.7
Hennessy
1975-12-31
6.7
Oliver Twist
2005-09-23
8.9
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975-11-15
6.9
The Card
1952-02-25
6
Shout at the Devil
1976-04-12
5.2
Mosquito Squadron
1969-08-22
7
Kingdom of Heaven
2005-05-03
6
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999-10-29
3.8
The Man Without a Body
1957-05-01
0
Churchill and the Generals
1979-09-23
4.6
Gawain and the Green Knight
1973-06-01
0
United Kingdom
1981-12-08
5.7
Foreign Intrigue
1956-07-01
6.7
The Shoes of the Fisherman
1968-11-14
6.1
The Third Secret
1964-02-02
5.8
The Black Panther
1977-12-26
7.4
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980-12-01
6.9
Help!
1965-07-29
5.7
The Hour of 13
1952-11-21
7.1
Jane Eyre
1970-12-01
6
Rockets Galore
1958-10-19
6.6
Time Without Pity
1957-03-21
7.4
Victim
1961-08-01
0
The Film That Never Was
1957-01-02
4.7
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988-05-29
6.5
Peril for the Guy
1956-01-01
1.5
That's Your Funeral
1972-12-01
6
The Clue of the Missing Ape
1953-11-01
0
Rabbit Pie Day
1980-11-10
0
The Devil's Eggshell
1966-06-28
4.9
Department S
1969-09-09
5
Softly, Softly
1966-01-05
7.9
Doctor Who
1963-11-23
7.5
Jonathan Creek
1997-05-09
6.6
The Bill
1984-10-16
7
Z-Cars
1962-01-02
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24
7.7
The Avengers
1961-01-07
7.2
The Chinese Detective
1981-04-30
7.9
Survivors
1975-04-16
7
Callan
1967-07-08
7.6
One Foot In the Grave
1990-01-04
7.3
Lovejoy
1986-01-10
5.7
Doomwatch
1970-02-09
8.7
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24
6.1
The Champions
1968-09-25
7.1
Sherlock Holmes
1954-10-18
0
The Venturers
1975-01-07
6
Arthur of the Britons
1972-12-06
4.5
The Wednesday Play
1964-09-30
6.9
The New Avengers
1976-10-22
6
Redcap
1964-10-17
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989-01-08
3.7
No Hiding Place
1959-09-16
5.5
Sky
1975-04-07
6.8
Fall of Eagles
1974-03-15
9.5
The Expert
1968-07-05
0
Never Say Die
1987-11-16
0
Thorndyke
1964-07-06
7.5
The Last Detective
2003-02-07
5
BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19
6.9
Maigret
1960-10-31
5.8
Anna Karenina
1977-09-25
0
You're Only Young Twice
1971-07-05
6.6
Father Brown
1974-09-26
5
Paul Temple
1969-11-23
1
The Regiment
1972-02-21
7.3
The Saint
1962-10-04
6.8
The Colour of Magic
2008-03-23
5.4
Crown Court
1972-10-11
6
Justice
1971-10-08
6
Casualty
1986-09-06
6.7
The Gold Robbers
1969-06-06
6
Casualty
1986-09-06
6.5
Manhunt
1970-01-02
6.3
Bill Brand
1976-06-07
7.3
Cadfael
1994-05-29
5.4
Crown Court
1972-10-11
7.7
The Avengers
1961-01-07
6
The Prisoner of Zenda
1984-11-18