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Peter Egan Biography (1946-)

Born September 28, 1946, in London, England; son of Michael Thomas and Doris(maiden name, Pilk) Egan; married Myra Frances (an actress), February 13, 1976; children: Rebecca.

Favorite Roles Hamlet; Captain Stanhope in Journey's End; and "any good leading part."

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

September 28, 1946

London, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Macbeth, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1966
• Dandy, The Italian Straw Hat, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1967
• Title role, Hamlet, Clare, The Maids, both Palace Court Theatre, Bournemouth, England, 1967
• Millais, Ordeal By Marriage, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1967
• Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Open Air Theatre, London, 1968
• Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, England, 1969
• (London debut) Valentine, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1970
• Valentine, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-on-Avon, 1970
• Richmond, first murderer, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company,Stratford-on-Avon, 1970
• Osric, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-on-Avon, 1970
• Jack Absolute, The Rivals, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1971
• Apollodorus, Caesar and Cleopatra, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1971
• Alexander, Cher Antoine, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1971
• Captain Stanhope, Journey's End, Mermaid Theatre, then Cambridge Theatre, both London, 1972
• John Shand, What Every Woman Knows, Albery Theatre, London, 1974
• Cheviot Hill, Engaged, National Theatre, London, 1975
• Sergius, Arms and the Man, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, 1976
• Charles Rolls, Rolls Hyphen Royce, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1977
• Henry Carr, Travesties, Sheffield, England, 1978
• The Crucible, Sheffield, England, 1978
• Valentine, You Never Can Tell, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London,1979
• Sergius, Arms and the Man, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1981
• Jimmy, Dejavu, Comedy Theater, England, 1992
• Stage Director
• Landmarks, Lyric Studio, London, 1979
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mills College, Oakland, CA, 1983
• Major Tours
• Sergius, Arms and the Man, U.K. cities, 1976; A Perfect Gentleman, U.K. cities, 1977
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Bill Denton, One Brief Summer, 1969
• Cantrip, The Hireling, Columbia, 1973
• Toby Meres, Callan (also known as The Neutralizer and This Is Callan), 1974
• Williams, Hollis's assistant, Hennessey, American International, 1975
• Duke of Sutherland, Chariots of Fire, Warner Bros., 1981
• Lord Walton, Bean, Gramercy, 1997
• 2001: A Space Travesty, Herald Film Company, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Hog, Big Breadwinner Hog, 1968
• The Organisation (also known as The Organization), 1971
• The Inheritors, 1974
• Paul Ryman, Ever Decreasing Circles, 1984
• David Braithwaite, Joint Account, 1989
• The Ambassador, 1998
• Dr. Hook, Cry Wolf, 1999
• Movies
• Seth Starkadder, Cold Comfort Farm, 1967
• Heydrich, To Catch a King, HBO, 1984
• Jack Ruskin, A Day in Summer, 1989
• Dennis Guant, The Price of the Bride, 1990
• Frederick, MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday, ABC, 1994
• Harry Blunden, Vanity Dies Hard (also known as Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Vanity Dies Hard), 1994
• Peter Villiers, new minister, Gobble, 1996
• Edward Ellison, The Cater Street Hangman, Arts and Entertainment,1998
• Miniseries
• Earl of Southampton, Elizabeth R, PBS, 1971
• Millais, The Love School, 1974
• Oscar Wilde, "Lillie," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1978
• George, Prince of Wales, The Prince Regent, BBC, 1978
• Fothergill, "Reilly: Ace of Spies," Mystery, PBS, 1982 , then Thames Television, 1984
• Henry Simcox, "Paradise Postponed," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1985
• Adam Fairley, A Woman of Substance, syndicated, 1985
• Magnus Pym, A Perfect Spy (also known as John Le Carre's APerfect Spy), BBC, 1986
• Specials
• Sir Edward Gwithian, The Peacock Spring, PBS, 1995
• Richard Darrow, A Touch of Frost: Private Lives, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• Other Television Appearances
• Appeared in The Dark Side of the Sun; The Greeks.
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• The Complete Sonnets by William Shakespeare, Penguin Audiobook, 1995