Peter Copley: movies and TV shows
Peter Copley has 132 credits in the archive: 66 films and 66 TV series, from 1934 to 2008. Highest rated: The Expert (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 2008 · busiest year: 1965 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Colour of Magic | Greyhald Spold | TV | 6.7 | 93 |
| 2005 | Oliver Twist | Dining Hall Master | Film | 6.8 | 90 |
| 2005 | Riot at the Rite | Patron | Film | 8.0 | 90 |
| 2003 | The Last Detective | Colonel Colin Ingate | TV | 7.8 | 88 |
| 1999 | Wives and Daughters | Robinson | TV | 7.3 | 84 |
| 1999 | Janice Beard 45 WPM | Sean's Father | Film | 5.2 | 84 |
| 1997 | Jonathan Creek | Eric | TV | 7.6 | 82 |
| 1994 | Cadfael | Abbot Heribert | TV | 7.6 | 79 |
| 1994 | Monk's Hood | Abbot Heribert | Film | — | 79 |
| 1994 | The Sanctuary Sparrow | Abbot Heribert | Film | — | 79 |
| 1994 | One Corpse Too Many | Abbot Heribert | Film | — | 79 |
| 1994 | The Leper of St. Giles | Abbot Heribert | Film | — | 79 |
| 1992 | A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia | Maitland | Film | 6.4 | 77 |
| 1990 | One Foot in the Grave | TV | 7.7 | 75 | |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Burgoyne | TV | 8.2 | 74 |
| 1988 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Gribsby | Film | 5.4 | 73 |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun | British Prisoner | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 1987 | The Trial of Klaus Barbie | Frossard | Film | — | 72 |
| 1987 | Never Say Die | TV | — | 72 | |
| 1986 | Casualty | Dan Woods | TV | 6.2 | 71 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Hugh Phipps | TV | 6.2 | 71 |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Harold Richards | TV | 7.4 | 71 |
| 1986 | Artists and Models | Savigny | TV | — | 71 |
| 1986 | King of the Ghetto | Vicar | TV | — | 71 |
| 1986 | King of the Ghetto | Vicar | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 1985 | Theatre Night | Gribsby | TV | — | 70 |
| 1984 | The Bill | TV | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 1984 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Marshal Strakencz | TV | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1984 | Androcles and the Lion | Caesar | Film | — | 69 |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution | Dr. Harrison | Film | 6.5 | 67 |
| 1981 | The Chinese Detective | TV | 7.2 | 66 | |
| 1981 | United Kingdom | Commissioner | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1980 | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Reverend Muldaur | Film | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1980 | Rabbit Pie Day | The Colonel | Film | — | 65 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Man at Railway Station | TV | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1979 | Churchill and the Generals | Gen. Sir John Dill | Film | 9.0 | 64 |
| 1977 | Anna Karenina | TV | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 1977 | The Foundation | Dr. Richard Montagu | TV | 6.0 | 62 |
| 1977 | The Black Panther | Film | 5.8 | 62 | |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Prof. Waterlow | TV | 7.1 | 61 |
| 1976 | Bill Brand | Cedric Maddocks | TV | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1976 | Shout at the Devil | Admiral Howe | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1975 | Survivors | Dr. Bronson | TV | 7.9 | 60 |
| 1975 | Sky | TV | 6.4 | 60 | |
| 1975 | Hennessy | Home Secretary | Film | 5.1 | 60 |
| 1975 | Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars | Dr. Warlock | Film | 8.6 | 60 |
| 1974 | Father Brown | Reverend John Walters | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles | Bethmann-Hollweg | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1973 | Armchair 30 | Mr. Justice Hobbin | TV | — | 58 |
| 1973 | The Dragon's Opponent | Dr. Gough | TV | — | 58 |
| 1973 | Gawain and the Green Knight | Pilgrim | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1973 | Beyond Our Means | Dr. Charteris | Film | — | 58 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Sir Peter Cutforth | TV | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | His Honour Judge Edmonds | TV | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1972 | Arthur of the Britons | TV | 8.0 | 57 | |
| 1972 | The Long Chase | Morrison | TV | 10.0 | 57 |
| 1972 | That's Your Funeral | 1st Funeral Director | Film | 4.3 | 57 |
| 1972 | What Became of Jack and Jill? | Dickson | Film | 4.8 | 57 |
| 1971 | Justice | Wigmore | TV | 7.3 | 56 |
| 1971 | You're Only Young Twice | TV | — | 56 | |
| 1971 | Taste of Evil | Mackinlay | Film | — | 56 |
| 1970 | Doomwatch | Admiral Sir Richard Tranton | TV | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1970 | Manhunt | Martin | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1970 | Jane Eyre | John | Film | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1969 | Department S | The Auctioneer | TV | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1969 | Paul Temple | TV | 7.3 | 54 | |
| 1969 | Imperial Palace | Emile Cousin | TV | — | 54 |
| 1969 | The Gold Robbers | AC Farr | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 1969 | Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Principal | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1969 | Mosquito Squadron | Mr. Scott | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1969 | Immortality Inc | Hull | Film | — | 54 |
| 1969 | Tower of London: The Innocent | Archbishop | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1969 | Walk a Crooked Path | Film | 3.8 | 54 | |
| 1969 | All at Sea | Mr. Gordon | Film | 10.0 | 54 |
| 1968 | The Champions | Antrobus | TV | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1968 | The Expert | Hillard | TV | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1968 | The Shoes of the Fisherman | English Cardinal #1 | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1967 | Callan | TV | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story | Mr. Fergus | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1967 | Quatermass and the Pit | Howell | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1967 | The Investigation | Counsel for the Prosecution | Film | — | 52 |
| 1966 | The Informer | Richard Edwards | TV | — | 51 |
| 1966 | Don't Utter a Note | Vicar | Film | — | 51 |
| 1966 | The Devil's Eggshell | The Home Secretary | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | The Home Inspector | TV | 5.3 | 50 |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters | MacLaren | TV | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown | Charles Wilson | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown | Hull | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown | Mackinlay | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1965 | Knock on Any Door | Cedric Pritchard | TV | — | 50 |
| 1965 | Help! | Jeweller | Film | 6.9 | 50 |
| 1965 | The Knack... and How to Get It | Picture Owner | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1965 | Stranger in the Family | Charles Wilson | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1965 | The Man Who Came to Die | Dr. Clarkeson | Film | — | 50 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Seytfert, Counsel for the Prosecution | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Hector McKellar | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Gen. Friedrich Olbright | TV | 5.2 | 49 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Roger Gibbs | TV | 5.2 | 49 |
| 1964 | Redcap | Colonel Matherson | TV | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1964 | Thorndyke | Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke | TV | — | 49 |
| 1964 | The Third Secret | Dr Leo Whitset | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1964 | King and Country | Colonel | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1964 | The July Plot | General Friedrich Olbright | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | Dr. Warlock | TV | 7.9 | 48 |
| 1962 | The Saint | Don Morland | TV | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | TV | 7.3 | 47 | |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Henry Barker | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Sparshott | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1961 | Victim | Paul Mandrake | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1960 | Maigret | Xavier Marton | TV | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 44 | |
| 1959 | Mystery in the Mine | Film | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 1958 | The Government Inspector | School Superintendent | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1958 | Rockets Galore | Scientist | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth | Actor in The Mystery of Hell Valley (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1957 | Time Without Pity | Prison Chaplain | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1957 | The Man Without a Body | Leslie | Film | 4.2 | 42 |
| 1957 | Just My Luck | Mr. Gilbert Weaver | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1957 | The Film That Never Was | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1957 | The End Begins | Tom Jarrow | Film | — | 42 |
| 1956 | Foreign Intrigue | Brown | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1956 | Peril for the Guy | Mr. Ritter | Film | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1954 | Sherlock Holmes | TV | 7.2 | 39 | |
| 1953 | The Sword and the Rose | Sir Edwin Caskoden | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1953 | The Clue of the Missing Ape | His Excellency | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1953 | Saadia | Leader Mokhazenis | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1952 | The Card | P. Shillitoe (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1952 | The Hour of 13 | Cummings | Film | 6.1 | 37 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Harrison | TV | 8.8 | 36 |
| 1950 | Golden Salamander | Aribi | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1937 | Farewell Again | Minor Role | Film | 6.5 | 22 |
| 1934 | Tell Me If It Hurts | Waiter | Film | 7.0 | 19 |