Peter Copley
Acting
Born: May 20, 1915 · Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died: October 7, 2008 (aged 93)
Highest Rated
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 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.
Known for
Empire of the Sun
1987
Oliver Twist
2005
Doctor Who
1963
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Help!
1965
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
Quatermass and the Pit
1967
The Colour of Magic
2008
Victim
1961
The Avengers
1961
The Saint
1962
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
Photos (1)
Movies (59)
Empire of the Sun
British Prisoner
Oliver Twist
Dining Hall Master
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Reverend Muldaur
Mosquito Squadron
Mr. Scott
Quatermass and the Pit
Howell
Help!
Jeweller
Witness for the Prosecution
Dr. Harrison
The Shoes of the Fisherman
English Cardinal #1
Shout at the Devil
Admiral Howe
Hennessy
Home Secretary
Jane Eyre
John
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Principal
Foreign Intrigue
Brown
Time Without Pity
Prison Chaplain
Immortality Inc
Hull
Victim
Paul Mandrake
Golden Salamander
Aribi
The Third Secret
Dr Leo Whitset
The Knack... and How to Get It
Picture Owner
United Kingdom
Commissioner
The Card
P. Shillitoe (uncredited)
The Sword and the Rose
Sir Edwin Caskoden
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Maitland
Taste of Evil
Mackinlay
King and Country
Colonel
The Hour of 13
Cummings
The Black Panther
1977
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Sean's Father
Just My Luck
Mr. Gilbert Weaver
Rockets Galore
Scientist
Androcles and the Lion
Caesar
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
Dr. Warlock
That's Your Funeral
1st Funeral Director
The Smallest Show on Earth
Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited)
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Sir John Dill
The Sanctuary Sparrow
Abbot Heribert
One Corpse Too Many
Abbot Heribert
The Color of Magic 2in1
Greyhald Spold
Monk's Hood
Abbot Heribert
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Frossard
Saadia
Leader Mokhazenis
Gawain and the Green Knight
Pilgrim
The Importance of Being Earnest
Gribsby
The Clue of the Missing Ape
His Excellency
Riot at the Rite
Patron
What Became of Jack and Jill?
Dickson
The Man Without a Body
Leslie
Farewell Again
Minor Role
The July Plot
General Friedrich Olbright
The Leper of St. Giles
Abbot Heribert
Beyond Our Means
Dr. Charteris
Rabbit Pie Day
The Colonel
All at Sea
Mr. Gordon
Peril for the Guy
Mr. Ritter
The Government Inspector
School Superintendent
Stranger in the Family
Charles Wilson
Mystery in the Mine
1959
Tower of London: The Innocent
Archbishop
Tell Me If It Hurts
Waiter
TV Shows (59)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Burgoyne · 1 eps
The Avengers
Henry Barker · 1 eps
The Avengers
Sparshott · 1 eps
Casualty
Dan Woods · 1 eps
Casualty
Hugh Phipps · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Dr. Warlock · 2 eps
BBC Play of the Month
The Home Inspector · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Gen. Friedrich Olbright · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Roger Gibbs · 1 eps
The Saint
Don Morland · 1 eps
Crown Court
Sir Peter Cutforth · 2 eps
Crown Court
His Honour Judge Edmonds · 3 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Man at Railway Station · 1 eps
The Bill
1 eps
Z-Cars
1 eps
Maigret
Xavier Marton · 1 eps
Jonathan Creek
Eric · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Hector McKellar · 1 eps
No Hiding Place
1 eps
Cadfael
Abbot Heribert · 4 eps
The Troubleshooters
MacLaren · 1 eps
The Champions
Antrobus · 1 eps
Lovejoy
Harold Richards · 1 eps
The New Avengers
Prof. Waterlow · 1 eps
Out of the Unknown
Charles Wilson · 1 eps
Out of the Unknown
Hull · 1 eps
Out of the Unknown
Mackinlay · 1 eps
The Colour of Magic
Greyhald Spold · 1 eps
One Foot in the Grave
1 eps
The Expert
Hillard · 1 eps
Callan
1 eps
Justice
Wigmore · 1 eps
Survivors
Dr. Bronson · 1 eps
Fall of Eagles
Bethmann-Hollweg · 2 eps
Paul Temple
1 eps
Wives and Daughters
Robinson · 3 eps
Department S
The Auctioneer · 1 eps
Redcap
Colonel Matherson · 1 eps
Doomwatch
Admiral Sir Richard Tranton · 1 eps
The Last Detective
Colonel Colin Ingate · 1 eps
Arthur of the Britons
1 eps
Manhunt
Martin · 1 eps
Half Hour Story
Mr. Fergus · 1 eps
Father Brown
Reverend John Walters · 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
2 eps
The Informer
Richard Edwards · 1 eps
Into the Labyrinth
Kubla Khan · 1 eps
Anna Karenina
2 eps
Theatre Night
Gribsby · 1 eps
The Chinese Detective
1 eps
Bill Brand
Cedric Maddocks · 5 eps
King of the Ghetto
Vicar · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Harrison · 1 eps
Artists and Models
Savigny · 1 eps
The Gold Robbers
AC Farr · 4 eps
The Long Chase
Morrison · 5 eps
The Prisoner of Zenda
Marshal Strakencz · 2 eps
Sky
1 eps