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Peter Copley

Cast & creator

Peter Copley

1915-05-20 (died at 93) Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Doctor Who, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Casualty

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.

Also known as: Peter Francis Gabain Copley

Movies

66

film credits

Series

69

television credits

Career

135

1934–2010 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Dr. Warlock · 1963

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Burgoyne · 1989

Casualty

Casualty

Dan Woods · 1986

Casualty

Casualty

Hugh Phipps · 1986

The Avengers

The Avengers

Henry Barker · 1961

Across film & television

Filmography (135)

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Showing 135 of 135 credits

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Dr. Warlock

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Burgoyne

Casualty

Casualty

Dan Woods

Casualty

Casualty

Hugh Phipps

The Avengers

The Avengers

Henry Barker

The Avengers

The Avengers

Sparshott

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Gen. Friedrich Olbright

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Roger Gibbs

Crown Court

Crown Court

Sir Peter Cutforth

Crown Court

Crown Court

His Honour Judge Edmonds

The Bill

The Bill

The Saint

The Saint

Don Morland

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Man at Railway Station

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

The Home Inspector

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Hector McKellar

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

Eric

The Champions

The Champions

Antrobus

Maigret

Maigret

Xavier Marton

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Harold Richards

The Expert

The Expert

Hillard

Justice

Justice

Wigmore

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

Prof. Waterlow

Cadfael

Cadfael

Abbot Heribert

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

MacLaren

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

Charles Wilson

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

Hull

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

Mackinlay

Callan

Callan

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

Admiral Sir Richard Tranton

Department S

Department S

The Auctioneer

The Famous Five

The Famous Five

Mr Finniston

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

British Prisoner

Survivors

Survivors

Dr. Bronson

Bless This House

Bless This House

J. G.

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

Bethmann-Hollweg

Manhunt

Manhunt

Martin

The Colour of Magic

The Colour of Magic

Greyhald Spold

Paul Temple

Paul Temple

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

Gribsby

Redcap

Redcap

Colonel Matherson

The Last Detective

The Last Detective

Colonel Colin Ingate

Father Brown

Father Brown

Reverend John Walters

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

The Informer

The Informer

Richard Edwards

Bill Brand

Cedric Maddocks

Half Hour Story

Half Hour Story

Mr. Fergus

Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters

Robinson

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Dr. Harrison

The Chinese Detective

The Chinese Detective

Arthur of the Britons

Arthur of the Britons

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Dining Hall Master

Knock on Any Door

Cedric Pritchard

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Into the Labyrinth

Into the Labyrinth

Kubla Khan

Armchair 30

Mr. Justice Hobbin

Artists and Models

Artists and Models

Savigny

Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

Admiral Howe

The Long Chase

The Long Chase

Morrison

Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

Howell

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Marshal Strakencz

Mosquito Squadron

Mosquito Squadron

Mr. Scott

The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

English Cardinal #1

Help!

Help!

Jeweller

King of the Ghetto

King of the Ghetto

Vicar

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Dr. Harrison

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Reverend Muldaur

The Gold Robbers

The Gold Robbers

AC Farr

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Principal

The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

Picture Owner

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

Gribsby

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

John

Hennessy

Hennessy

Home Secretary

The Sword and the Rose

The Sword and the Rose

Sir Edwin Caskoden

You're Only Young Twice

Golden Salamander

Golden Salamander

Aribi

Thorndyke

Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke

The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

Cummings

King and Country

King and Country

Colonel

The Foundation

Dr. Richard Montagu

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

Maitland

Janice Beard 45 WPM

Janice Beard 45 WPM

Sean's Father

The Color of Magic 2in1

The Color of Magic 2in1

Greyhald Spold

Immortality Inc

Immortality Inc

Hull

Sky

Sky

The Card

The Card

P. Shillitoe (uncredited)

Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

Prison Chaplain

The Dragon's Opponent

Dr. Gough

Never Say Die

Victim

Victim

Paul Mandrake

Foreign Intrigue

Foreign Intrigue

Brown

The Black Panther

The Black Panther

The Third Secret

The Third Secret

Dr Leo Whitset

One Corpse Too Many

One Corpse Too Many

Abbot Heribert

Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight

Pilgrim

That's Your Funeral

That's Your Funeral

1st Funeral Director

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars

Dr. Warlock

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

Gen. Sir John Dill

Riot at the Rite

Riot at the Rite

Patron

Imperial Palace

Emile Cousin

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Commissioner

The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth

Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)

The Leper of St. Giles

The Leper of St. Giles

Abbot Heribert

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

Caesar

Farewell Again

Farewell Again

Minor Role

The Man Who Came to Die

Dr. Clarkeson

What Became of Jack and Jill?

What Became of Jack and Jill?

Dickson

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

Frossard

The Sanctuary Sparrow

The Sanctuary Sparrow

Abbot Heribert

Walk a Crooked Path

Stranger in the Family

Stranger in the Family

Charles Wilson

Monk's Hood

Monk's Hood

Abbot Heribert

Don't Utter a Note

Vicar

The Man Without a Body

The Man Without a Body

Leslie

Taste of Evil

Taste of Evil

Mackinlay

The Film That Never Was

Rockets Galore

Rockets Galore

Scientist

Peril for the Guy

Peril for the Guy

Mr. Ritter

The Devil's Eggshell

The Home Secretary

The End Begins

Tom Jarrow

The Clue of the Missing Ape

The Clue of the Missing Ape

His Excellency

Tower of London: The Innocent

Tower of London: The Innocent

Archbishop

Just My Luck

Just My Luck

Mr. Gilbert Weaver

Saadia

Saadia

Leader Mokhazenis

Beyond Our Means

Beyond Our Means

Dr. Charteris

Mystery in the Mine

Mystery in the Mine

The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector

School Superintendent

The July Plot

The July Plot

General Friedrich Olbright

The Investigation

Counsel for the Prosecution

All at Sea

All at Sea

Mr. Gordon

Rabbit Pie Day

Rabbit Pie Day

The Colonel

Tell Me If It Hurts

Tell Me If It Hurts

Waiter