Peter Copley

Peter Copley

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...

Known For

Empire of the Sun

as British Prisoner

Oliver Twist

as Dining Hall Master

Help!

as Jeweller

Cast Credits

Oliver Twist

as Dining Hall Master

Janice Beard 45 WPM

as Sean's Father

Monk's Hood

as Abbot Heribert

The Leper of St. Giles

as Abbot Heribert

The Sanctuary Sparrow

as Abbot Heribert

One Corpse Too Many

as Abbot Heribert

Empire of the Sun

as British Prisoner

United Kingdom

as Commissioner

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Reverend Muldaur

Rabbit Pie Day

as The Colonel

Churchill and the Generals

as Gen. Sir John Dill

Shout at the Devil

as Admiral Howe

Hennessy

as Home Secretary

Beyond Our Means

as Dr. Charteris

That's Your Funeral

as 1st Funeral Director

Taste of Evil

as Mackinlay

Jane Eyre

as John

Mosquito Squadron

as Mr. Scott