Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey (18 April 1929 – 25 December 1999) was an English character actor. Starting his performing career on stage, he would later have many roles in television and film.[1]
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 Jeffrey in an episode of Adam Adamant Lives! | |
| Born | 18 April 1929 Bristol, England |
| Died | 25 December 1999 (aged 70) Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1944–99 |
| Spouse(s) | Yvonne Bonnamy (1955–?) (divorced) Jill Jowett (1990–1999) (his death) |
| Children | 5 |
Early life
Jeffrey was born in Bristol, the son of Florence Alice (née Weight) and Arthur Winfred Gilbert Jeffrey.[2] He was educated at Harrow School and Pembroke College, Cambridge, but had no formal training as an actor.
Career
After many years on stage with the Bristol Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company, he became a very familiar face to British television viewers. From 25 May 1966 he appeared in Tango, a play by Sławomir Mrożek at the Aldwych Theatre alongside Patience Collier, Mike Pratt, Ursula Mohan and Dudley Sutton, under director Trevor Nunn.[3]
Numerous television roles include two guest appearances in Doctor Who: as the Colony Pilot in The Macra Terror (1967) and as Count Grendel in The Androids of Tara (1978).
In 1971, he played Inspector Trout in The Abominable Dr. Phibes, a role he would reprise in 1972, in Dr. Phibes Rises Again.
He played King Philip II of Spain in the BBC serial Elizabeth R (1971) and Oliver Cromwell in By the Sword Divided (1985). He also appeared in Thriller (1974), Porridge (1975), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1975), Quiller (1975), Rising Damp (1978), Minder (1980), Nanny (1981), Juliet Bravo (1982), Yes Minister (1984), and Dennis Potter's Lipstick on Your Collar. In 1988, he played the villainous Sultan in the fantasy epic The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. In (1993), Our Friends in the North (1996), and many other series.
Death
Jeffrey died on 25 December 1999 from prostate cancer.[4]
Filmography
- Never Look Back (1952) – Court reporter (uncredited)
- Becket (1964) – Baron
- The Early Bird (1965) – Fire Chief
- That Riviera Touch (1966) – Mauron
- A Choice of Kings (1966) – Bishop Odo
- The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966) – Sergeant
- The Fixer (1968) – Berezhinsky
- If.... (1968) – Headmaster: Staff
- Ring of Bright Water (1969) – Colin Wilcox
- The Best House in London (1969) – Sherlock Holmes (uncredited)
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) – Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
- Goodbye Gemini (1970) – Detective Inspector Kingsley
- Countess Dracula (1971) – Captain Balogh – Chief Bailiff
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) – Inspector Trout
- The Horsemen (1971) – Hayatal
- Kidnapped (1973) – Riach
- What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972) – Dr. Graham
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) – Inspecter Trout
- O Lucky Man! (1973) – Factory chairman / Prison Governor
- The Odessa File (1974) – David Porath
- Deadly Strangers (1975) – Belle's Uncle
- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) – General Wadafi
- Midnight Express (1978) – Ahmet
- Doctor Who The Androids of Tara Count Grendel (1978)
- The Quiz Kid (1979) – Rigby
- Britannia Hospital (1982) – Sir Geoffrey
- Yes Minister - episode "Party Games" (1984) - Eric Jeffries
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) – Sultan
- Hands of a Murderer (1990) – Mycroft Holmes
- A Village Affair (1995) - Peter Morris
- The Prince and the Pauper (1996) - The Duke of Norfolk
- The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997) - Dr. Maxwell
References
- "Peter Jeffrey". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- "Peter Jeffrey Biography (1929-)". www.filmreference.com.
- "Lively Choice of Plays for Aldwych." The Times (London, England) 22 April 1966: p.17. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- "BBC News - ENTERTAINMENT - Actor Peter Jeffrey dies". news.bbc.co.uk.
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