
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...
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
Cast Credits
Riot at the Rite
as Patron
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
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Maitland
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Gribsby
Empire of the Sun
as British Prisoner
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
as Frossard
King of the Ghetto
as Vicar
Androcles and the Lion
as Caesar
Witness for the Prosecution
as Dr. Harrison
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
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
as Dr. Warlock
Beyond Our Means
as Dr. Charteris
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Pilgrim
That's Your Funeral
as 1st Funeral Director
What Became of Jack and Jill?
as Dickson
Taste of Evil
as Mackinlay
Jane Eyre
as John
Mosquito Squadron
as Mr. Scott