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Peter Bayliss
Actor
Died July 29, 2002 (80 years)
Peter Bayliss was an English actor. Bayliss was born in Kingston upon Thames and trained at the Italia Conti Academy and the John Gielgud Company. More than six feet tall, with a voice to match, he supplemented it with a barrage of wheezings, croakings, mutterings and, as the opera singer in Frontiers of Farce, garglings. In 1956 he appeared on stage in "The Matchmaker" at the Royale Theatre in New York and in 1960 he appeared in "Ross" at the Royal Haymarket Theatre in London. His 20 films ranged from The Red Shoes (1948) to Darling (1965). He acted in more than 40 television productions including Please Sir!, The Sweeney, Coronation Street, Lovejoy and The Bill, plus dramas like Bye, Bye Columbus (1990), Merlin (1998) and The Arabian Nights (1999). On radio he was particularly good in Jacobean adaptations, playing characters with names such as Sir Moth-Interest and Walter Whorehound. He appeared in more than 100 theatre productions. He made several films for the Children's Film Unit in his later years.
Filmography
| 2000 | Arabian Nights (TV Series) · as 1st Physician |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland · as Mr. Dodo |
| 1998 | Merlin (TV Series) · as 2nd Physician |
| 1997 | The Ugly Duckling · as The Actor Manager (voice) |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Hard Times · as Sleary |
| 1994 | Hard Times (1994) (TV Series) · as Sleary |
| 1992 | Emily's Ghost · as Rev. Dodsworth |
| 1990 | Perfect Scoundrels (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1986 | The Return of the Antelope (TV Series) · as Dobson |
| 1986 | Prospects (TV Series) · as Freddie Frobisher |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Morris |
| 1985 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Mr. Justice Kendall |
| 1984 | Chance in a Million (TV Series) · as George Fothergill |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Peter Parkin |
| 1983 | Bullshot Crummond · as Chairman of the Institute |
| 1979 | Mr. Selkie · as Unknown |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as Ashley |
| 1974 | Old Dracula · as Maltravers |
| 1974 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Burnham |
| 1974 | Happy Ever After (UK) (TV Series) · as Sir Frank Stubbs, RA |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Edward |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Dr. Lansky |
| 1971 | Please Sir! · as Mr. Dunstable |
| 1971 | The Fenn Street Gang (TV Series) · as Mr. Dunstable |
| 1970 | Catweazle (TV Series) · as TV Storyteller |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Pastor Kells |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian · as Pompous Toff |
| 1969 | Lock Up Your Daughters! · as Mr. Justice Squeezum |
| 1969 | Arthur? Arthur! · as Dr. Hubble |
| 1969 | Doctor in the House (TV Series) · as Dr. Towers |
| 1968 | House of Cards · as Edmond Rosier |
| 1968 | 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia · as Victor |
| 1968 | Please Sir! (TV Series) · as Mr. Dunstable |
| 1967 | Do Not Adjust Your Set (TV Series) · as Abdul |
| 1965 | Darling · as Lord Alex Grant |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Harry Day |
| 1963 | From Russia with Love · as Benz |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Dodge |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Charlie Bracewell |
| 1959 | Jet Storm · as Bentley |
| 1952 | The Frightened Man · as Bilton |
| 1948 | The Red Shoes · as Evans - Lord Oldham's Chauffeur |
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra · as Aide to Mithridates (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Journey Together · as Wireless Instructor, Canadian Navigation School |