Peter Copley

Peter Copley (20 Mei 1915 – 7 Oktober 2008) adalah seorang aktor televisi, film, dan panggung Inggris. Copley lahir di Bushey, Hertfordshire, putra dari pembuat grafis, John Copley dan Ethel Gabain. Setelah berubah pikiran untuk bergabung dengan Angkatan Laut Kerajaan, ia belajar di Old Vic School dan mulai menjadi aktor panggung pada tahun 1932. Ia membuat penampilan film pertamanya pada tahun 1934, memainkan berbagai macam karakter dari yang jahat hingga yang lemah lembut dan lemah lembut. Pada tahun 1946, ia tampil di panggung "Cyrano de Bergerac" di Teater Baru di London. Pada tahun 1951 ia tampil di Teater Duchess di West End London dalam drama komedi Keluarga Bahagia oleh Michael Clayton Hutton. Kredit TV meliputi: 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"), Pastor Brown (episode "The Curse of the Golden Cross"), Doctor Who (dalam serial "Pyramids of Mars"), Hukum Sutherland, Tales of the Unexpected, Miss Marple (episode "Nemesis"), Lovejoy, The Bill, Cadfael, The Diamond Brothers: Selatan oleh Tenggara dan Satu Kaki di Kuburan. Copley terus berakting dengan baik hingga usia sembilan puluhan. Seorang penduduk Bristol, Copley dianugerahi gelar Kehormatan Master of Arts oleh Universitas West of England pada tahun 2001.

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.