Clarke Peters Biography (1952?-)

Original name, Peter Clarke; born c. 1952 in New York, NY.

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Billy Flynn, Chicago, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1996 then Adelphi Theatre, London, 1999
Joe Mott, The Iceman Cometh, Almeida Theatre, London, 1998 then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1999
Darryl van Horne, The Witches of Eastwick, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 2001
Appeared in Despatches, Guys and Dolls, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and The Passion, all Royal National Theatre, London; appeared in London productions of Amen Corner, Blues in the Night, Driving Miss Daisy, Hey Mr. Producer, King, Kiss ofthe Spiderwoman, and Little Shop of Horrors; also appeared in British productions of Carmen Jones, Othello, Putting It Together, and The Wiz.
Major Tours
Billy Flynn, Chicago, U.S. cities, 2000
Stage Director
Fascinating Aida's Barefaced Chic, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1999
Also directed productions of Blues for Mr. Charlie, King, and Martin Luther.
Film Appearances
Laurie, The Music Machine, 1979
Cider Jones, Silver Dream Racer, Rank, 1980
Security Corporal Ballard, Outland, Warner Bros., 1981
Bob Jangles, Facelift, 1984
Anderson, Mona Lisa, Island Pictures, 1986

Narrator, Looking for Langston, 1989
Moe, Hey Mr. Producer (also known as Hey Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh), 1998
"Helix" lead actor, Notting Hill, Universal, 1999
Television Appearances
Movies
Soldier, Saigon: Year of the Cat, Thames (England), 1983
Jones, Red King, White Knight, HBO, 1989
A Casualty of War, USA Network, 1990
Dr. Whitlock, Death Train (also known as Alistair MacLean's Death Train and The Detonator), USA Network, 1993
Episodic
President Ojuka, "The Ojuka Situation," The Professionals, 1983
Himself, "The Night before Christmas," Boon, ITV (England), 1991
American, "Mangez Merveillac," Murder Most Horrid, 1994
Hewie Harper, "The Problem at Gallows Gate: Part 1," Jonathan Creek, BBC-1 (England), 1998
Other Television Appearances
Menace Unseen, 1988
Theo Sykes, A Masculine Ending, 1992
Jasper, Chandler & Co. (series), 1995
Fat Curt, The Corner (miniseries), HBO, 2000
WRITINGS
Plays
Five Guys Named Moe (revue), produced at Theatre Royal, London, 1990 then Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1992-1993
Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story (musical), produced in tourof U.S. cities, 2000-?

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