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Peter Sallis
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Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017) was an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner.
Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975).
His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the role of Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long…
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Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017) was an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner. Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975). His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the role of Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine, set in a Yorkshire town. He was the longest serving cast member, appearing in all 295 episodes, and by the end of the show's run was the only one surviving from the programme's first episode in 1973. He also appeared in all 13 of the episodes of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine as Norman Clegg's father. He was also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films, again using a northern accent. Sallis also starred alongside Richard Pearson, Michael Horden and David Jason in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows (1984-1990) as the voice of Rat/Ratty. In 1975 he appeared in the BBC Wales, TV play The Snowdropper as Spicer, a snowdropper that where's Overalls/Dungarees. In 1976 he played Mr. Gudgin/Arnold Gudgin in the children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–78). The character Gudgin Sallis played in the series was a estate agent who did not want to see the hall fall into the wrong hands. Sallis also appeared in the TV series Yanks Go Home (1976-1977) where he played Randell Todd in four episodes of the series. Around the same period, he starred alongside Northern comic actor David Roper in the ITV sitcom Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980) as Charlie's pessimistic boss. The programme ran for a total of 26 episodes over four series, ending in 1980. He also played the part of the ghost-hunter Milton Guest in the children's paranormal drama TV series The Clifton House Mystery (1978). Sallis was married to Elaine Usher in 1957 until they eventually divorced in 1965. Sallis and Usher eventually reconciled and decided to come living together until 1999. Sallis continued to remain close to Usher until eventually she died on 1 January 2014 at the age of 81. They both had one son named Crispian Sallis who was born on 24 June 1959 who later became a British art director and set decorator. Sallis and Usher also had two grandchildren from Crispian. Sallis also lived with three small cats in a small cottage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sallis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Peter Sallis's Filmography
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Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit
as Wallace (archive footage)
Wallace & Gromit: The Collection
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
as Cleggy (archive footage, uncredited)
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
as Self (archive)
Wallace & Gromit - Hearts of Clay
as Wallace / Gromit
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of Wallace
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
as Reccoat (archive footage)
The Lark Ascending
as Self (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
as Wallace (voice)
Orson Welles Over Europe
as Self
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Living with Macular Disease
as Peter Sallis/Narrator Voice
A Matter of Loaf and Death
as Wallace (voice)
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
as Wallace (voice)
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
as Self
The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Wallace (archive footage)
Displacements
as himself
Colour Me Kubrick
as Patient
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Wallace / Hutch (voice)
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Norman Clegg (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belonging
as Nathan
Easy
as Man (uncredited)
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
as Wallace (voice)
Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
as Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
as Wallace (Voice)
Hotel!
as Radio Voice of Little Ashford Flying Club (Uncredited)
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
as Wallace (Voice) (Archive Footage)
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Everyday Readers
as Narrator (voice)
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
as Wallace
A Close Shave
as Wallace (voice)
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Character Building
as Wallace (voice)
Inside the Wrong Trousers
as Wallace (archive footage, uncredited)
The Wrong Trousers
as Wallace (voice)
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Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
as Self - Interviewee
The Crane
as Man (uncredited)
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The Christmas Collection
as Rat (voice)
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More Children's Holiday Favourites
as Rat (voice)
A Grand Day Out
as Wallace (voice)
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
as Rat (voice)
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More Children's Summer Stories
as Rat (voice)
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Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Rat (voice)
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Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
as Rat (voice)
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Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Rat (voice)
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
as Norman Clegg
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
as Rat (voice)
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A Dangerous Kind of Love
as Mr. Walker
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
as Norman Clegg
Rocky Hollow
as Narrator (voice)
Royal Variety Performance 1984
as Clegg
Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home
as Norman Clegg
The Funny Side of Christmas
as Clegg
Witness for the Prosecution
as Carter
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The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
as Shushin
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Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
as Solicitor
She Loves Me
as Ladislav Sipos
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
as Leslie
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Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982
as Clegg
628-E8
as Mirbeau
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as St. Claire
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Across a Crowded Room
as Cyril Smallpiece
Full Circle
as Jeffrey Branscombe
The Obelisk
as Ernest
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
as Worker (uncredited)
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
as Minor Role (uncredited)
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The Winter Warrior
as Deor
The Incredible Sarah
as Thierry
The Daedalus Equations
as Major Venables
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The Secret Agent
as Chief Inspector Heat
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The Snowdropper
as Spicer
Back of Beyond
as Man (uncredited)
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Graceless Go I
as Mr. Wainwright
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Priest
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
as Man (uncredited)
The Capone Investment
as Wheatfield
The Prison
as Benitet
Who Killed Lamb?
as Lloyd
Beyond Our Means
as Onslow
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Banker #2 (uncredited)
Song at Twilight
as Austin Melcroft
Lady Killer
as Man
Frankenstein
as Man (uncredited)
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The Reprieve
as Cossack Horseman
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The Bristol Entertainment
as Water Seller / Coachman / Ameryk / Mayor / Captain Kimber / King Henry Voice
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Bel Ami
as Norbert de Varenne
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The Railwayman's New Clothes
as Lumley
The Road Builder
as Rev. Rupert Palafox
The Hallelujah Handshake
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
as Ernest Charles, KC
Wuthering Heights
as Mr. Shielders
My Lover, My Son
as Sir Sidney Brent
Taste the Blood of Dracula
as Samuel Paxton
Sweeney Todd
as Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins
Scream and Scream Again
as Schweitz
The Reckoning
as Keresley
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Menace
as Narrator (voice)
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The Ladies: Joan
as Mr. Street
The Big Flame
as Man (uncredited)
Maigret at Bay
as (uncredited)
Cream: Farewell Concert
as Guest
Wind Versus Polygamy
as Man (uncredited)
Inadmissible Evidence
as Hudson
Charlie Bubbles
as Solicitor
The Drummer and the Bloke
as Eric
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
as Penley
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Rapture
as Armand
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The Trial of Dr. Fancy
as Mr. Pender
Clash by Night
as Victor
A Wicked World
as Ronald Green
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Don't Ever Talk to Clocks
The Third Secret
as Lawrence Jacks
The V.I.P.s
as Doctor
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
as Philip Mallard
The Mouse on the Moon
as Russian Delegate
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Into the Dark
as Alfred Purdie
Heart to Heart
as Frank Godsell
I Thank a Fool
as Sleazy Doctor
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Candida
as Rev. Alexander Mill
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
as Man (uncredited)
A Taste of Honey
as Man (uncredited)
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A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
as Hesketh-Payne
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Don Enrique
No Love for Johnnie
as M.P.
The Zoo Story
as Peter
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The Adventures of Alice
as Tweedledee
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
as Man in Suit (uncredited)
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The Poet
as Giulio
The Millionairess
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Doctor in Love
as Mr. Luke (uncredited)
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
as Robinet
Brand
as Doctor & Provost
The Scapegoat
as Customs Official
The Doctor's Dilemma
as Secretary at Picture Gallery
Cinderella
as Baron Aristide de Pennilac
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Snug
A Night to Remember
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Anastasia
as Grischa (uncredited)
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Kitty Clive
as John Hall
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The Inveterate Gambler
as The Burglar
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Safe and Sound
as Squishy Taylor
Quay South
as Corporal Foster
The Concert
as Daniel Kevin (as Pete Sallis)
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The Pickpocket
as Chippy Criggs
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
as A Stage Manger /Flask
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Fcb TV Show No.1
as Squishy Taylor
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Man (uncredited)
Child's Play
as Bill - grocery merchant
Stranger from Venus
as Soldier (uncredited)
Mr. Denning Drives North
as Man (uncredited)
The Loves of Joanna Godden
as Man (uncredited)