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Peter Sallis Biography (1921-)

Born February 1, 1921, in Twickenham, England; son of Harry (a bank manager)and Dorothy Amea Frances (Barnard) Sallis; married Elaine Usher (an actress),February 9, 1957. Addresses: AGENT--Duncan Heath Associates Ltd., Paramount House, 162-170 Wardour Street, London W1, England.

Favorite roles: Roat in Wait Until Dark and Ladislav Sipos in She Loves Me.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

February 1, 1921

Twickenham, England

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• STAGE DEBUT--Soldier and servant, The Scheming Lieutenant, Arts Theatre,London, 1946.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Dr. Watson, Baker Street, Broadway Theatre, 1965.
• Fedotik, The Three Sisters, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1951.
• Roger Doremus, Summer and Smoke, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1951,then Duchess Theatre, London, 1952.
• jeweller, Timon of Athens, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1952.
• porter and doctor, Macbeth and Hoard, A Trick to Catch the Old One, bothMermaid Theatre, London, 1952.
• Waitwell, The Way of the World and Retrosi, Venice Preserved, both LyricHammersmith Theatre, 1952-53.
• first soldier, The Dark Is Light Enough, Aldwych Theatre, 1954.
• Joe Scanlon, The Matchmaker, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1954.
• Virgil Penny, Into Thin Air, Globe Theatre, London, 1955.
• the Stage Manager, Moby Dick, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1955.
• priest, The Count of Clerembard, Garrick Theatre, London, 1955.
• Fag, The Rivals, Saville Theatre, London, 1956.
• J.G., Who Cares?, Fortune Theatre, London, 1956.
• Denny, Janus, Aldwych Theatre, 1957.
• Frank Braddock, Be My Guest, Winter Garden Theatre, London, 1957.
• Simon and Barere, Danton's Death, Thrifty, The Cheats of Scapin, and doctor and provost, Brand, all Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1959.
• Gigot, then Van Putzeboom, Look After Lulu, Royal Court Theatre, London,1959-60.
• Bottard, Rhinoceros, Royal Court Theatre, then Strand Theatre, London, 1960.
• Peter, The Zoo Story, Arts Theatre, London, 1960.
• Phillip Vanderkamp, Masterpiece, Royalty Theatre, London, 1961.
• Mr. Moxer, Two Stars for Comfort, Garrick Theatre, 1962.
• Morestan, A Shot in the Dark, Lyric Theatre, London, 1963.
• Ladislav Sipos, She Loves Me, Lyric Theatre, 1964.
• Hudson, Inadmissible Evidence, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1965, thenShubert Theatre, New York City, 1966.
• Roat, Wait Until Dark, Strand Theatre, 1966.
• Herr Schultz, Cabaret, Palace Theatre, London, 1968.
• Edwin Palmer, The Pay-Off, Comedy Theatre, London, 1972.
• Dogberry, Much Ado About Nothing, Strand Theatre, 1989.
• Also appeared in repertory theatre productions, 1947-50.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• Grischa, Anastasia, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
• secretary of the picture gallery, The Doctor's Dilemma, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1958.
• customs official, The Scapegoat, MGM, 1959.
• Don Enrique, The Curse of the Werewolf, Universal, 1961.
• sleazy doctor, I Thank a Fool, MGM, 1962.
• Russian delegate, The Mouse on the Moon, United Artists, 1963.
• doctor, The V.I.P.s, MGM, 1963.
• Lawrence Jacks, The Third Secret, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
• Victor Lush, Escape By Night (also known as Clash By Night), Allied Artists, 1965.
• Armand, Rapture, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
• solicitor, Charlie Bubbles, Universal, 1968.
• Hudson, Inadmissible Evidence, Paramount, 1968.
• Sir Sidney Brent, My Lover, My Son, MGM, 1970.
• Schweitz, Scream and Scream Again, American International, 1970.
• Samuel Paxton, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Warner Brothers, 1970.
• Mr. Shielders, Wuthering Heights, American International, 1970.
• Reverend Palafox, The Night Digger (also known as The Road Builder), MGM,1971.
• Keresley, The Reckoning, Columbia, 1971.
• Thierry, The Incredible Sarah, Readers Digest Productions, 1976.
• Geoffrey Branscombe, Full Circle, Fester, 1977, rereleased as The Haunting of Julia, Discovery, 1981.
• St. Claire, Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (also known as Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe and Too Many Chefs), Warner Brothers, 1978.
• Also appeared in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Continental Distributing, 1961.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Clegg, Last of the Summer Wine, Entertainment Channel, 1983.
• MINI-SERIES Mr. Bonteen, The Pallisers, BBC, then PBS, 1977.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Carter, Witness for the Prosecution, CBS, 1982.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Sipos, She Loves Me, BBC, then PBS, 1979.
• Also appeared in The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
• Writings;STAGE
• End of Term.
• Writings;RADIO
• Author of three plays broadcast on British radio.