Peter Jeffrey (18 April 1929 – 25 December 1999) was an English actor. Starting his performing career on stage, he later portrayed many roles in television and film.

Early life

Jeffrey was born in

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, the son of Florence Alice (née Weight) and Arthur Winfred Gilbert Jeffrey. He was educated at

Harrow School Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (school founder), John Lyon, a local landowner an ...

and

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, but had no formal training as an actor.

Career

Theatre

Jeffrey spent many years on stage with the

Bristol Old Vic Bristol Old Vic is a British theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London. It is associated with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which became a fin ...

and the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf ...

. From 25 May 1966 he appeared in ''Tango'', a play by

Sławomir Mrożek Sławomir Mrożek (29 June 1930 – 15 August 2013) was a Polish dramatist, writer and cartoonist. Mrożek joined the Polish United Workers' Party during the reign of Stalinism in the People's Republic of Poland, and made a living as a politic ...

at the

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alongside

Patience Collier Patience Collier (born Irene Marjorie Ritscher; 19 August 1910 – 13 July 1987) was a British actress. Career Patience Collier began her theatrical career in Manchester. In 1956 she played Maria in Denis Cannan and Pierre Bost's ''The Power ...

, Mike Pratt,

Ursula Mohan Ursula Mohan is a British actress. From 25 May 1966 she appeared in Sławomir Mrożek's play ''Tango'' at the Aldwych Theatre alongside Patience Collier, Mike Pratt, Peter Jeffrey and Dudley Sutton under director Trevor Nunn. In 2014 and 2016 ...

and

Dudley Sutton Dudley Sutton (6 April 1933 – 15 September 2018) was an English actor. Active in radio, stage, film and television, he was best known for his role of Tinker Dill in the BBC Television comedy/drama series ''Lovejoy''. Early life Sutton was b ...

, under director

Trevor Nunn Sir Trevor Robert Nunn (born 14 January 1940) is an English theatre director and lyricist. He has been the artistic director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal Haymarket. He has dir ...

Television

Numerous television roles include two guest appearances in ''

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'': as the Colony Pilot in ''

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'' (1967) and as Count Grendel in ''

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'' (1978). In

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's daytime legal drama series ''

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'', Jeffrey played

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Peter Edgar QC having made a previous appearance as William Askwith Vennings in the case involving ''Regina v Vennings & Vennings''. He played King

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in the

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serial ''

Elizabeth R ''Elizabeth R'' is a BBC television drama serial of six 90-minute plays starring Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I of England. It was first broadcast on BBC2 from February to March 1971, through the ABC in Australia and broadcast in the Un ...

'' (1971) and

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in ''

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'' (1985). He also appeared in ''Special Branch'' (1973), ''

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'' (1974), ''

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'' (1975), ''

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'' (1975), '' Quiller'' (1975), ''

Rising Damp ''Rising Damp'' is a British sitcom, written by Eric Chappell and produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, which was originally broadcast from 2 September 1974 until 9 May 1978. Chappell adapted the story from his 1973 stage play ''The Banana ...

'' (1978), ''

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'' (1980), ''

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'' (1981), ''

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'' (1982), ''

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'' (1984), and

Dennis Potter Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978) and '' The Singing Detective'' ...

's '' Lipstick on Your Collar'' (1993). He played the villainous Sultan in the fantasy epic ''

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'' (1988) and appeared as Police Commissioner Blamire in ''

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'' (1996). He made three appearances in ''

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''; the episodes were "Room Without A View" (1966), "The Joker" (1967) and "The Game" (1968). He featured in '' The New Avengers'' episode "House of Cards" (1976).

Films

He played the role of Headmaster in Lindsay Anderson's '' If....''. In 1971, he played Inspector Trout in '' The Abominable Dr. Phibes'', a role he reprised in 1972 in '' Dr. Phibes Rises Again''. He later starred as disgraced Oxford don and psychiatric hospital inmate Ahmet in '' Midnight Express'' (1978).

Death

Jeffrey died on

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in 1999 from

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Selected filmography

Films

* '' Never Look Back'' (1952) – Court reporter (uncredited) * ''

Becket ''Becket or The Honour of God'' (), often shortened to ''Becket'', is a 1959 stage play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in ...

'' (1964) – Baron * ''

The Early Bird ''The Early Bird'' is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Robert Asher (director), Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman (actor), Edward Chapman, Bryan Pringle, Richard Vernon, John Le Mesurier and Jerry Desmonde. It was t ...

'' (1965) – Fire Chief * ''

That Riviera Touch ''That Riviera Touch'' is a 1966 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. It is the second feature-length film made by the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise. Plot After Eric Simpson nearly gives ...

'' (1966) – Mauron * ''

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'' (1966) – Bishop Odo * '' The Fighting Prince of Donegal'' (1966) – Sergeant * '' The Fixer'' (1968) – Berezhinsky * '' If....'' (1968) – Headmaster: Staff * '' Ring of Bright Water'' (1969) – Colin Wilcox * '' The Best House in London'' (1969) – Sherlock Holmes (uncredited) * ''

Anne of the Thousand Days ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' is a 1969 British historical drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn, directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The screenplay by Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 1948 pl ...

'' (1969) –

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* ''

Goodbye Gemini ''Goodbye Gemini'' (also known as ''Twinsanity'') is a 1970 British psychological horror film directed by Alan Gibson and starring Judy Geeson, Michael Redgrave, and Martin Potter. Based on the novel ''Ask Agamemnon'' by Jenni Hall, it conce ...

'' (1970) – Detective Inspector Kingsley * '' Countess Dracula'' (1971) – Captain Balogh – Chief Bailiff * '' The Abominable Dr. Phibes'' (1971) – Inspector Trout * '' The Horsemen'' (1971) – Hayatal * '' Kidnapped'' (1973) – Riach * '' What Became of Jack and Jill?'' (1972) – Dr. Graham * '' Dr. Phibes Rises Again'' (1972) – Inspector Trout * ''

O Lucky Man! ''O Lucky Man!'' is a 1973 British comedy-drama fantasy film directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis, whom McDowell had first played as a disaffected public schoolboy in his first film performance in Anderso ...

'' (1973) – Factory chairman / Prison Governor * ''

The Odessa File ''The Odessa File'' is a thriller by English writer Frederick Forsyth, first published in 1972, about the adventures of a young German reporter attempting to discover the location of a former SS concentration-camp commander. The name ODESSA ...

'' (1974) – David Porath * '' Deadly Strangers'' (1975) – Belle's Uncle * ''

The Return of the Pink Panther ''The Return of the Pink Panther'' is a 1975 comedy film and the fourth film in ''The Pink Panther'' series. The film stars Peter Sellers returning to the role of Inspector Clouseau for the first time since '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964), after ...

'' (1975) – General Wadafi * '' Midnight Express'' (1978) – Ahmet * ''

Britannia Hospital ''Britannia Hospital'' is a 1982 British black comedy film, directed by Lindsay Anderson, which targets the National Health Service and contemporary British society. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival and Fantasporto. ''Britannia ...

'' (1982) – Sir Geoffrey * ''

'' (1988) – Sultan * '' Hands of a Murderer'' (1990) – Mycroft Holmes * '' A Village Affair'' (1995) - Peter Morris * ''

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'' (1996) - Bishop Hermogones * '' The Treasure Seekers'' (1996) - Wentworth * '' Breakout'' (1997) - Prof. Bannerman * ''

The Tale of Sweeney Todd ''The Tale of Sweeney Todd'' is a 1997 American crime-drama/ horror television film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw. Prior to broadcas ...

'' (1997) - Dr. Maxwell

Television

* ''The Castiglioni Brothers'' (1958) - Camillio * ''

Saturday Playhouse ''Saturday Playhouse'' was a 60-minute UK anthology television series produced by and airing on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) from 4 January 1958 until 1 April 1961. There were sixty-eight episodes, among them adaptations of the pla ...

: Conflict at Kalandi'' (1960) - Major Verreker * '' The Spread of the Eagle'' (1963) - Sicinius Velutus (3 episodes) * ''

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: Sticks'' (1963) - Lieutenant * ''

No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV (TV network), ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' ...

'' (1964) - Horatio (1 episode) * ''

The Plane Makers ''The Plane Makers'' is a British television series created by Wilfred Greatorex and produced by Rex Firkin. ATV made three series for ITV between 1963 and 1965. It was succeeded by ''The Power Game'', which ran for an additional three ...

'' (1964-5) - James Cameron-Grant MP (8 episodes) * '' The Saint'' (1964-5) - George Marring, Quincy (2 episodes) * ''

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: Acquit or Hang'' (1964) - Muspratt * '' Public Eye'' (1965) - Harry Lawford (1 episode) * ''

Armchair Theatre ''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Ca ...

: The Mandarins'' (1965) - Marsden * ''

The Wednesday Play ''The Wednesday Play'' is an anthology series of United Kingdom, British television plays which ran on BBC One, BBC1 for six seasons from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually original works written for television, although dramatic ...

: Moving On'' (1965) - Staff Tucker * ''

Armchair Mystery Theatre ''Armchair Mystery Theatre'' is a 60-minute UK television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960–1965. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White. It was a spin-off from the successful '' Armchai ...

- Time and Mr Madingley'' (1965) - Prescott * '' Cluff'' (1965) - Reader (1 episode) * ''ITV Play of the Week: Two Blue Birds'' (1965) - Cameron Gee * ''The Wednesday Play: The Seven O'Clock Crunch'' (1965) - Martin * '' The Liars'' (1966) - Cadi (1 episode) * ''

Adam Adamant Lives! ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' is a British adventure television series that ran from 1966 to 1967 on BBC 1, starring Gerald Harper in the title role. The series was created and produced by several alumni from ''Doctor Who''. The titular character w ...

'' (1966) - Sinoda (1 episode) * ''The Wednesday Play: A Tale of Two Wives'' (1966) - Raoul * ''ITV Play of the Week: A Choice of Kings'' (1966) - Odo, Bishop of Bayeuz * ''

'' (1966-8) - Various (3 episodes) * ''

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: The Making of Jericho'' (1966) - O' Reilly * ''

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'' (1966) - Det. Insp. Carter (2 episodes) * ''

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' - Mr Irtin'' (1967) - Mr Irtin * ''

'' (1967) - Pilot (4 episodes) * ''

Theatre 625 ''Theatre 625'' is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production an ...

: The Cupboard'' (1967) - Thompson * '' Softly, Softly'' (1967) - Duke (1 episode) * ''ITV Play of the Week: The Sleeping Partner'' (1967) - Inspector Baker * ''The Wednesday Play: Wanted, Single Gentleman'' (1967) - Charles * '' The Revenue Men'' (1967) - Milo Benedict * '' Mogul'' (1967-71) - Mallin, Heritage (2 episodes) * ''

Dr Finlay's Casebook ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novella ''Country Doctor'', the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fiction ...

'' (1968) - Craig (1 episode) * ''BBC Play of the Month: Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1968) - Comte de Guiche) * ''

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: Inventory for the Summer'' (1968) - Mervyn * ''Theatre 625: The Pistol Shot'' (1968) - The Baron * ''ITV Playhouse: Beast in the Jungle'' (1968) - John Marcher * ''

Out of the Unknown ''Out of the Unknown'' is a British television science fiction and horror anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Most episodes of the first three series were dramatisations of s ...

: Get Off My Cloud'' (1969) - Masham Cresswell * ''

Strange Report ''Strange Report'' is a British television crime drama series starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and first broadcast in 1969 on ITV In the United States, NBC broadcast ''Strange Report'' between 8 Ja ...

'' (1969) - Supt. Shaw (1 episode) * ''

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: The Friar's Tale'' (1969) - The Friar's Tale Yeoman * '' W. Somerset Maughan: The Closed Shop'' (1970) - El Presidente 2 * '' Villette'' (1970) - Paul Emmanuel (5 episodes) * ''Fraud Squad'' (1970) - Henry Cornwallis (1 episode) * ''

The Main Chance ''The Main Chance'' is a British television series first aired on ITV in four series between 1969 and 1975. It is a drama series that depicts the sudden transformation in the life of a solicitor, David Main (played by John Stride), after he m ...

'' (1970-5) - Hugh Neville, Kenneth Manmer (2 episodes) * ''

Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

: The Rainbirds'' (1971) - Doctor * '' The Expert'' (1971) - Cedric Lambert (1 episode) * ''

'' (1971) - King Philip II of Spain (2 episodes) * ''Play for Today: O Fat White Woman'' (1971) - Major Digby-Hunter * ''

The Onedin Line ''The Onedin Line'' is a BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and covers the rise of a fictional shipping company, the Onedin Line, nam ...

'' (1972) - McPherson (1 episode) * ''

The Shadow of the Tower ''The Shadow of the Tower'' is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' and ''Elizabeth R'' and featured several actors who had appeared in them (but in new ro ...

'' (1972) - The Prisoner (1 episode) * ''

Dead of Night ''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 British supernatural horror anthology film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Sally Ann Howes, and Michael Redgrave. Produ ...

: Two in the Morning'' (1972) - Wisbech * ''Crown Court'' (1972-8) - Various (15 episodes) * '' The Adventurer'' (1973) - Rymans (1 episode) * ''

Barlow at Large ''Barlow at Large'', later ''Barlow'', is a British police procedural television programme broadcast in the 1970s, starring Stratford Johns in the titular role. Johns had previously played Barlow in the ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, Softly'' and '' ...

'' (1973) - Det. Sgt. Miller (1 episode) * ''

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'' (1973) - Pettiford (1 episode) * ''BBC Play of the Month: The Common'' (1973) - Edward Noble * ''

Harriet's Back in Town ''Harriet's Back in Town'' is a 1972 British television series produced by Thames Television. The cast included Pauline Yates, William Russell, Edwin Richfield and Sally Bazely. The show featured a newly divorced woman (Harriet Preston, ...

'' (1973) - Ronnie Graham (2 episodes) * ''

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'' (1973) - Chief Supt. Piggott (1 episode) * ''

The Protectors ''The Protectors'' is a British action thriller television series created by Gerry Anderson. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. It was Anderson's seco ...

'' (1974) - Police Inspector (1 episode) * '' Napoleon and Love'' (1974) - Tallyrand (7 episodes) * ''

'' (1974) - Dexter (1 episode) * ''

Marked Personal ''Marked Personal'' was a British daytime television drama created by Charles Dennis and starring Stephanie Beacham and Heather Chasen. The series was made by Thames Television and consisted of 90 episodes, shown twice weekly on Tuesday and Wedn ...

'' (1974) - Harry Baker (2 episodes) * ''

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'' (1974) - Cornwall (6 episodes) * ''Cakes and Me'' (1974) - Alroy Kear (3 episodes) * ''

The Sweeney ''The Sweeney'' is a British police drama television series focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective ...

'' (1975) - Det. Supt. Pringle (1 episode) * '' Jackanory Playhouse: The Jo-Jo Tree'' (1975) - Atticus the Bandit Chief * ''

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'' (1975) - Knox (1 episode) * '' Quiller'' (1975) - Colonel Hythe (1 episode) * ''

'' (1975) - Mr. Wainwright (1 episode) * ''

'' (1975) - Hayes (1 episode) * ''

Jackanory ''Jackanory'' was a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in Reading (activity), reading. The programme was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the ...

: In the Grip of the Lemon Fever'' (1976) - Storyteller (5 episodes) * ''Bill Band'' (1976) - Maidstone (1 episode) * '' The New Avengers'' (1976) - Ivan Perov (1 episode) * ''London Belongs to Me'' (1977) - Henry Squales (1 episode) * ''Play for Today: Destiny'' (1978) - Frank Kershaw * ''

Rumpole of the Bailey ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, ...

'' (1978) - Sam Dogherty (1 episode) * ''

'' (1978) - Ambrose (1 episode) * ''Play for Today: Victims of Apartheid'' (1978) - Canon Capper * ''Doctor Who:

'' (1978) - Count Grendel (4 episodes) * ''ITV Playhouse: Children of Gods'' (1979) - John Vine * '' Omnibus: Words Fail Me'' (1979) - Father * ''ITV Playhouse: The Quiz Kid'' (1979) - Rugby * ''Spy!'' (1980) - Ambassador Ott (1 episode) * ''

'' (1980) - Clive (1 episode) * ''

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'' (1981) - Parolles * ''

'' (1981) - Capt. Robert Charlesworth (1 episode) * ''

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'' (1981) - Milburn Port (7 episodes) * '' Tales of the Unexpected: The Skelton Key'' (1982) - Mr. Stewart * ''

'' (1982) - Det. Sgt. Nuttall (1 episode) * '' The Jewel in the Crown'' (1984) - Mr. Peabody (1 episode) * ''

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'' (1984) - Federn (1 episode) * ''

'' (1984) - Eric (1 episode) * '' One by One'' (1984-5) - Maurice Webb (12 episodes) * ''

'' (1985) -

(6 episodes) * '' Lace II'' (1985) - Nicholas Cliff Sr. * ''

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'' (1985) -

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(3 episodes) * ''

Screen Two ''Screen Two'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1985 to 1998 (not to be confused with a run of films shown on BBC2 under the billing ''Screen 2'' between April 1977 and March 1978 ...

: Quartermaine's Terms'' (1987) - Henry Windscape * '' Bergerac'' (1987) - Rockwell (1 episode) * ''

You Must Be the Husband ''You Must Be the Husband'' is a British comedy television series starring Tim Brooke-Taylor in the title role of Tom Hammond, and Diane Keen as his wife, Alice Hammond, with Sheila Steafel as Alice's literary agent, Miranda Shaw. Tom and Alice ...

'' (1988) - Clifford Unsworth (1 episode) * ''

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: The Night of Simhat Torah'' (1989) - Rev. Mendel of Riminov * ''Chelworth'' (1989) - Michael Hincham (8 episodes) * ''

The Nightmare Years ''The Nightmare Years'' is a 1984 book by William L. Shirer, recounting his pre-WW2 years as a journalist in Nazi Germany. It is also a 1989 American television miniseries directed by Anthony Page. It stars Sam Waterston as Shirer, the Ameri ...

'' (1989) - Norman Ebbutt (4 episodes) * ''

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: Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death'' (1990) - William Combe * ''

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'' (1993) - Geoffrey Connaught (1 episode) * '' The Detectives'' (1993) - Derek (1 episode) * '' Lipstick on Your Collar'' (1993) - Col. Bernwood (6 episodes) * ''

Middlemarch ''Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life'' is a novel by English author George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. It appeared in eight installments (volumes) in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midlands town, in 1829 ...

'' (1994) - Nicholas Bulstrode (6 episodes) * '' Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...'' (1996) - Judge (1 episode) * ''

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'' (1996) - Harry Hedges (1 episode) * ''

'' (1996) - Colin Blamire (3 episodes) * ''

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'' (1996) - The Duke of Norfolk (6 episodes) * ''

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'' (1996) - Mr. Bruff (2 episodes) * '' Knight School'' (1997-8) - Sir Hubert Grindcobbe (3 episodes) * '' Heartbeat'' (1998) - Mr. Ryle (1 episode) * ''

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'' (1999) - Sir Ronald Tibbitt QC (1 episode) * '' Where the Heart Is'' (1999) - Ronnie Lyons (1 episode) * ''

The Scarlet Pimpernel ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with her husband Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in Lo ...

'' (1999) - Marquis de Rochambeau

References

External links

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Obituary in ''The Independent''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffrey, Peter 1929 births 1999 deaths 20th-century English male actors Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Deaths from prostate cancer in England English male film actors English male Shakespearean actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from Bristol People educated at Harrow School