Peter Copley

Peter Copley

Acting

Born: 1915-05-20 · Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Died: 2008-10-07

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 Berge

🎬 Movies (20)

Riot at the Rite

Riot at the Rite

2005

Patron

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

2005

Dining Hall Master

Janice Beard 45 WPM

Janice Beard 45 WPM

1999

Sean's Father

Monk's Hood

Monk's Hood

1994

Abbot Heribert

The Leper of St. Giles

The Leper of St. Giles

1994

Abbot Heribert

The Sanctuary Sparrow

The Sanctuary Sparrow

1994

Abbot Heribert

One Corpse Too Many

One Corpse Too Many

1994

Abbot Heribert

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

1992

Maitland

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1988

Gribsby

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

1987

British Prisoner

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

1987

Frossard

King of the Ghetto

King of the Ghetto

1986

Vicar

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1984

Caesar

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1982

Dr. Harrison

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

1981

Commissioner

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

Reverend Muldaur

Rabbit Pie Day

Rabbit Pie Day

1980

The Colonel

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Gen. Sir John Dill

The Black Panther

The Black Panther

1977

Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

1976

Admiral Howe