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 w…
Movies & TV Shows
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Empire of the Sun (1987) — British Prisoner
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Oliver Twist (2005) — Dining Hall Master
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Doctor Who (1963) — Dr. Warlock
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Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Burgoyne
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Help! (1965) — Jeweller
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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) — Reverend Muldaur
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Quatermass and the Pit (1967) — Howell
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The Colour of Magic (2008) — Greyhald Spold
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Victim (1961) — Paul Mandrake
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The Avengers (1961) — Henry Barker
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The Saint (1962) — Don Morland
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) — Principal
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One Foot in the Grave (1990)
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Casualty (1986) — Dan Woods
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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968) — English Cardinal #1
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The Knack... and How to Get It (1965) — Picture Owner
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Jonathan Creek (1997) — Eric
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King and Country (1964) — Colonel
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Shout at the Devil (1976) — Admiral Howe
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Lovejoy (1986) — Harold Richards
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Time Without Pity (1957) — Prison Chaplain
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Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Man at Railway Station
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The New Avengers (1976) — Prof. Waterlow
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The Bill (1984)
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The Card (1952) — P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
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Wives and Daughters (1999) — Robinson
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The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) — Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
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Cadfael (1994) — Abbot Heribert
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Mosquito Squadron (1969) — Mr. Scott
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The Third Secret (1964) — Dr Leo Whitset
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Foreign Intrigue (1956) — Brown
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Survivors (1975) — Dr. Bronson
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Witness for the Prosecution (1982) — Dr. Harrison
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The Champions (1968) — Antrobus
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The Sword and the Rose (1953) — Sir Edwin Caskoden
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The Black Panther (1977)
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Golden Salamander (1950) — Aribi
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Jane Eyre (1970) — John
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Sherlock Holmes (1954)
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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992) — Maitland