Peter Oliphant (September 1, 1950 – May 24, 2023) was an American actor and video game designer. He was best known for playing Freddie Helper on the American

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television series ''

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''. Oliphant later became a video game designer, programmer, and producer. Some games he worked on include ''

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'' and '' Lexi-Cross''. He worked at

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creating

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s. Oliphant died on May 24, 2023, at the age of 72.

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Moby Game's entry on Peter Oliphant
1950 births 2023 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male child actors American male television actors American male film actors American video game designers American video game programmers {{videogame-bio-stub