Peter Sallis
Acting
Born: February 1, 1921 · Twickenham, England, UK
Died: June 2, 2017 (aged 96)
Highest Rated
Biography
Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017) was an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner. Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975). His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the role of Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine, set in a Yorkshire town. He was the longest serving cast member, appearing in all 295 episodes, and by the end of the show's run was the only one surviving from the programme's first episode in 1973. He also appeared in all 13 of the episodes of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine as Norman Clegg's father. He was also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films, again using a northern accent. Sallis also starred alongside Richard Pearson, Michael Horden and David Jason in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows (1984-1990) as the voice of Rat/Ratty. In 1975 he appeared in the BBC Wales, TV play The Snowdropper as Spicer, a snowdropper that where's Overalls/Dungarees. In 1976 he played Mr. Gudgin/Arnold Gudgin in the children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–78). The character Gudgin Sallis played in the series was a estate agent who did not want to see the hall fall into the wrong hands. Sallis also appeared in the TV series Yanks Go Home (1976-1977) where he played Randell Todd in four episodes of the series. Around the same period, he starred alongside Northern comic actor David Roper in the ITV sitcom Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980) as Charlie's pessimistic boss. The programme ran for a total of 26 episodes over four series, ending in 1980. He also played the part of the ghost-hunter Milton Guest in the children's paranormal drama TV series The Clifton House Mystery (1978). Sallis was married to Elaine Usher in 1957 until they eventually divorced in 1965. Sallis and Usher eventually reconciled and decided to come living together until 1999. Sallis continued to remain close to Usher until eventually she died on 1 January 2014 at the age of 81. They both had one son named Crispian Sallis who was born on 24 June 1959 who later became a British art director and set decorator. Sallis and Usher also had two grandchildren from Crispian. Sallis also lived with three small cats in a small cottage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sallis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Chicken Run
2000
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005
The Wrong Trousers
1993
A Grand Day Out
1990
A Close Shave
1996
Early Man
2018
Eureka
2006
Doctor Who
1963
A Matter of Loaf and Death
2008
A Night to Remember
1958
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
Photos (3)
Movies (105)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace / Hutch (voice)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Minor Role (uncredited)
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Wallace (voice)
The Wrong Trousers
Wallace (voice)
A Night to Remember
Minor Role (uncredited)
A Grand Day Out
Wallace (voice)
Scream and Scream Again
Schweitz
A Close Shave
Wallace (voice)
The Curse of the Werewolf
Don Enrique
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Samuel Paxton
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
St. Claire
Anastasia
Grischa (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
Carter
Full Circle
Mr. Branscombe
Wuthering Heights
Mr. Shielders
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Man (uncredited)
The Millionairess
Minor Role (uncredited)
A Taste of Honey
Man (uncredited)
Charlie Bubbles
Solicitor
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
Cleggy (archive footage, uncredited)
The Scapegoat
Customs Official
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Banker #2 (uncredited)
The V.I.P.s
Doctor
Easy
Man (uncredited)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Man in Suit (uncredited)
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
Norman Clegg
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Wallace (voice)
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
Penley
My Lover, My Son
Sir Sidney Brent
The Obelisk
Ernest
Frankenstein: The True Story
Priest
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Man (uncredited)
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
Norman Clegg
Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home
Norman Clegg
The Mouse on the Moon
Russian Delegate
The Prison
Benitet
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Wallace (voice)
Doctor in Love
Mr. Luke (uncredited)
The Crane
Man (uncredited)
Colour Me Kubrick
Patient
The Funny Side of Christmas
Clegg
Stranger from Venus
Soldier (uncredited)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Man (uncredited)
Mr. Denning Drives North
Man (uncredited)
The Loves of Joanna Godden
Man (uncredited)
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
1986
No Love for Johnnie
M.P.
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Clegg
A Wicked World
Ronald Green
I Thank a Fool
Sleazy Doctor
The Third Secret
Lawrence Jacks
The Incredible Sarah
Thierry
Rapture
Armand
Belonging
Nathan
Lady Killer
Man
Heart to Heart
Frank Godsell
The Doctor's Dilemma
Secretary at Picture Gallery
Wallace & Gromit: The Collection
2024
Who Killed Lamb?
Lloyd
Inside the Wrong Trousers
Wallace (archive footage, uncredited)
Maigret at Bay
(uncredited)
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
A Stage Manger /Flask
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Rat (voice)
The Daedalus Equations
Major Venables
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
Wallace
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Snug
Hotel!
Radio Voice of Little Ashford Flying Club (Uncredited)
The Capone Investment
Wheatfield
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
Wallace (Voice)
Frankenstein
Man (uncredited)
Clash by Night
Victor
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
Reccoat (archive footage)
The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace (archive footage)
The Big Flame
Man (uncredited)
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
Worker (uncredited)
She Loves Me
Ladislav Sipos
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
Leslie
The Reckoning
Keresley
Wind Versus Polygamy
Man (uncredited)
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
Wallace (Voice) (Archive Footage)
628-E8
Mirbeau
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Concert
Daniel Kevin (as Pete Sallis)
The Road Builder
Rev. Rupert Palafox
The Hallelujah Handshake
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
Rat (voice)
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Ernest Charles, KC
Quay South
Corporal Foster
The Drummer and the Bloke
Eric
Sweeney Todd
Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins
Brand
Doctor & Provost
Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
Philip Mallard
Back of Beyond
Man (uncredited)
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
Robinet
Child's Play
Bill - grocery merchant
Inadmissible Evidence
Hudson
Cream: Farewell Concert
Guest
Wallace & Gromit - Hearts of Clay
Wallace / Gromit
Song at Twilight
Austin Melcroft
Beyond Our Means
Onslow
The Zoo Story
Peter
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
Wallace (voice)
Cinderella
Baron Aristide de Pennilac
Rocky Hollow
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (94)
Doctor Who
Penley · 5 eps
Holby City
Lionel Davis · 1 eps
Crown Court
Gerald Prosser · 3 eps
Crown Court
Insp. George Storton · 3 eps
Eureka
Guest (uncredited) · 1 eps
60 Minutes
Guest · 1 eps
Play for Today
2 eps
The Avengers
Hal Anderson · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
(uncredited) · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Eric · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Man · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Solicitor · 1 eps
Last of the Summer Wine
Clegg · 269 eps
Z-Cars
1 eps
Z-Cars
Seaton · 1 eps
Doctors
Arthur Weatherill · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Leslie · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Patient · 1 eps
Omnibus
Mirbeau · 1 eps
Omnibus
Guest · 3 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Lumley · 1 eps
Playhouse
Maj. Venables · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Snug · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
J. G. · 1 eps
Rumpole of the Bailey
Henry Tong · 1 eps
The Persuaders!
Piper · 1 eps
Public Eye
Eddie Meadows · 1 eps
Public Eye
Colin Reynolds · 1 eps
Danger Man
John Gordon · 1 eps
Room 101
Norman Clegg (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 eps
Room 101
Wallace (archive footage, uncredited) · 2 eps
Songs of Praise
Guest · 1 eps
Maigret
1 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Jervis · 1 eps
Softly, Softly
1 eps
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Wallace (voice) · 1 eps
Kingdom
Cyril · 1 eps
Noel's House Party
Clegg · 1 eps
The Troubleshooters
Henry Wynn · 1 eps
Callan
Routledge · 1 eps
Justice
Coroner · 1 eps
Mystery and Imagination
Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins · 1 eps
Budgie
Peter Olliphant · 1 eps
Balamory
Man at Train Station (uncredited) · 1 eps
Softly Softly: Task Force
Lodge · 1 eps
Softly Softly: Task Force
Edward Letheridge · 1 eps
Softly Softly: Task Force
Professor Dowell · 1 eps
The Wind in the Willows
Rat (voice) · 65 eps
Sergeant Cork
Rev. Hubert Wales · 1 eps
The New Statesman
Sidney Bliss · 2 eps
Paul Temple
1 eps
Lady Killers
O'Brien · 1 eps
Catweazle
Stuffy Gladstone · 1 eps
The Pallisers
Mr Bonteen · 5 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Carter · 1 eps
Rex the Runt
Wallace (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Hadleigh
Dakin · 1 eps
Hadleigh
Strapper Strapton · 1 eps
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
Mr Gudgin · 15 eps
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Clegg (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 eps
Raffles
1 eps
Troldspejlet
Wallace (archive footage) · 1 eps
Zero One
Major Konel · 1 eps
Comedy Connections
Clegg (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 eps
Comedy Connections
Norman Clegg (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 eps
Operation Good Guys
Minor Role (uncredited) · 1 eps
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Rodney Gloss · 2 eps
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Wallace (voice) · 10 eps
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Wallace (voice) · 6 eps
Armchair Cinema
Benitet · 1 eps
The Moonstone
Mr. Bruff · 3 eps
Strange Experiences
Chippy Griggs · 1 eps
Strange Experiences
Squishy Taylor · 1 eps
Strange Experiences
The Burglar · 1 eps
Time Trumpet
Clegg · 1 eps
Time Trumpet
Clegg (archive footage) · 1 eps
Frankenstein: The True Story
Priest · 2 eps
Armchair Theatre
Alfred Purdie · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Mr. Pender · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Onslow · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Sam Carter · 1 eps
Frankenstein
Man (uncredited) · 2 eps
Strangers and Brothers
Leonard March · 3 eps
The Clifton House Mystery
Milton Guest · 3 eps
Yanks Go Home
Randall Todd · 4 eps
Sylvanian Families
Rabbit (voice, uncredited) · 1 eps
First of the Summer Wine
12 eps
Room Service
Mr. Fellows · 1 eps
Spyder's Web
Grovnik · 1 eps
Aardman: A Cracking Collection
Wallace (voice) · 1 eps
Rocky Hollow
Narrator (voice) · 26 eps
What We Were Watching
Clegg (archive footage, uncredited) · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (18)
The South Bank Show
Self · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
This Is Your Life
Self · 5 eps
This Is Your Life
Self - Filmed Tribute · 1 eps
HBO First Look
Self · 1 eps
British Film Forever
Self (as Peter Sallis OBE) · 1 eps
Britain's Best Sitcom
Self · 1 eps
Call My Bluff
Self · 2 eps
The National Television Awards
Self · 2 eps
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Voice of Wallace
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Self (archive)
Auntie's Bloomers
Self/Acting Role (uncredited) · 1 eps
Thora Hird Tribute
Self
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
Self
Orson Welles Over Europe
Self
Displacements
himself
The Lark Ascending
Self (uncredited)