Peter Hinwood (born 17 May 1946) is an English antiques dealer and former actor. He is best known for his role as Rocky in ''
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was written by Sharman and Richard O ...
'' in 1975.
Biography
Hinwood worked as both a photographer and a professional model while he was pursuing his acting career. Hinwood is mostly noted for his film appearance as the well-oiled, muscular and mostly mute creation Rocky in the 1975 cult movie ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''. Rocky's singing voice was dubbed in post-production by Australian singer
Trevor White. Both Hinwood and White were interviewed by Scott Michaels for his 2002 book ''Rocky Horror: From Concept to Cult''.
His portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter's "creation" was the most significant role of Hinwood's acting career. Hinwood had played the Greek god
Hermes
Hermes (; ) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. He is also widely considered the protector of human heralds, travelers, thieves, merchants, and orators. He is able to move quic ...
in the ''
Adventures of Ulysses'' mini-series on British television in the late 1960s. Before ''Rocky Horror'', he performed as Guy in
Roddy McDowall
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall (17 September 1928 – 3 October 1998) was a British-American actor whose career spanned over 270 screen and stage roles across over 60 years. Born in London, he began his acting career as a child in his n ...
's macabre ''
Tam Lin''. After ''Rocky Horror'', he also had a bit role in Paul Humfress and
Derek Jarman's homoerotic Roman historical drama ''
Sebastiane''.
Hinwood is now an antiques dealer in London and lives most of the time in Tangier. He told ''People'' magazine in 2000 that there were three reasons why he chose not to continue to milk his ''Horror'' moment. "One, I can't act. Two, I cringe with embarrassment every time I see myself on film. Three, I relish a quiet, peaceful life." Hinwood revealed that in 1994 he had rediscovered the gold hot pants he wore in the film and sold them through an auction house for nearly US$1,000. They are now part of the Hard Rock memorabilia collection and were for a time displayed in its restaurant in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. The shorts can be viewed at the Orlando Hard Rock in Florida.
Personal life
His "life and business partner" was
Christopher Gibbs, antiques dealer and collector, until Gibbs' death in July 2018.
Filmography
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1946 births
English male film actors
English antiquarians
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
English gay actors
English LGBTQ actors
English male models