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Peter Sallis
Actor, Additional Credits
Born February 1, 1921Died June 2, 2017 (96 years)
Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017) was an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner.
Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975).
His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the role of Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine, set in a Yorkshire town. He was the longest serving cast member, appearing in all 295 episodes, and by the end of the show's run was the only one surviving from the programme's first episode in 1973. He also appeared in all 13 of the episodes of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine as Norman Clegg's father. He was also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films, again using a northern accent. Sallis also starred alongside Richard Pearson, Michael Horden and David Jason in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows (1984-1990) as the voice of Rat/Ratty.
In 1975 he appeared in the BBC Wales, TV play The Snowdropper as Spicer, a snowdropper that where's Overalls/Dungarees. In 1976 he played Mr. Gudgin/Arnold Gudgin in the children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–78). The character Gudgin Sallis played in the series was a estate agent who did not want to see the hall fall into the wrong hands.
Sallis also appeared in the TV series Yanks Go Home (1976-1977) where he played Randell Todd in four episodes of the series. Around the same period, he starred alongside Northern comic actor David Roper in the ITV sitcom Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980) as Charlie's pessimistic boss. The programme ran for a total of 26 episodes over four series, ending in 1980. He also played the part of the ghost-hunter Milton Guest in the children's paranormal drama TV series The Clifton House Mystery (1978).
Sallis was married to Elaine Usher in 1957 until they eventually divorced in 1965. Sallis and Usher eventually reconciled and decided to come living together until 1999. Sallis continued to remain close to Usher until eventually she died on 1 January 2014 at the age of 81. They both had one son named Crispian Sallis who was born on 24 June 1959 who later became a British art director and set decorator. Sallis and Usher also had two grandchildren from Crispian. Sallis also lived with three small cats in a small cottage.
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Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975).
His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the role of Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine, set in a Yorkshire town. He was the longest serving cast member, appearing in all 295 episodes, and by the end of the show's run was the only one surviving from the programme's first episode in 1973. He also appeared in all 13 of the episodes of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine as Norman Clegg's father. He was also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films, again using a northern accent. Sallis also starred alongside Richard Pearson, Michael Horden and David Jason in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows (1984-1990) as the voice of Rat/Ratty.
In 1975 he appeared in the BBC Wales, TV play The Snowdropper as Spicer, a snowdropper that where's Overalls/Dungarees. In 1976 he played Mr. Gudgin/Arnold Gudgin in the children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–78). The character Gudgin Sallis played in the series was a estate agent who did not want to see the hall fall into the wrong hands.
Sallis also appeared in the TV series Yanks Go Home (1976-1977) where he played Randell Todd in four episodes of the series. Around the same period, he starred alongside Northern comic actor David Roper in the ITV sitcom Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980) as Charlie's pessimistic boss. The programme ran for a total of 26 episodes over four series, ending in 1980. He also played the part of the ghost-hunter Milton Guest in the children's paranormal drama TV series The Clifton House Mystery (1978).
Sallis was married to Elaine Usher in 1957 until they eventually divorced in 1965. Sallis and Usher eventually reconciled and decided to come living together until 1999. Sallis continued to remain close to Usher until eventually she died on 1 January 2014 at the age of 81. They both had one son named Crispian Sallis who was born on 24 June 1959 who later became a British art director and set decorator. Sallis and Usher also had two grandchildren from Crispian. Sallis also lived with three small cats in a small cottage.
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Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Peter Sallis Filmography
| 2023 | Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs · as Cleggy (archive Footage, Uncredited) |
| 2012 | Second Time Around: The Troughton Years · as Reccoat (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention (TV Series) · as Wallace (voice) |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection · as Wallace |
| 2009 | Living with Macular Disease · as Peter Sallis/narrator Voice |
| 2008 | Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death · as Wallace (voice) |
| 2007 | Kingdom (TV Series) · as Cyril |
| 2006 | Time Trumpet (TV Series) · as Clegg (archive Footage) |
| 2006 | Eureka (TV Series) · as Guest (uncredited) |
| 2006 | Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (TV Series) · as Clegg (archive Footage, Uncredited) |
| 2005 | Color Me Kubrick · as Patient |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · as Wallace / Hutch (voice) |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Belonging · as Nathan |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Comedy Connections (TV Series) · as Clegg (archive Footage, Uncredited) |
| 2002 | Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions · as Wallace (voice) |
| 2002 | Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (TV Series) · as Wallace (voice) |
| 2002 | Balamory (TV Series) · as Man At Train Station (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Harry Hill's TV Burp (TV Series) · as Wallace (voice) |
| 2001 | Songs of Praise · as Guest |
| 2001 | Sooty (TV Series) · as (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2001 | The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit · as Wallace (voice) |
| 2001 | Hotel! · as Radio Voice Of Little Ashford Flying Club (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Arthur Weatherill |
| 1999 | The Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story · as Norman Clegg |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Lionel Davis |
| 1999 | The Amazing World of Wallace and Gromit · as Wallace (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 1998 | Everyday Readers · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Operation Good Guys (TV Series) · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animations · as Wallace |
| 1996 | Wallace & Gromit: The Aardman Collection 2 · as Wallace |
| 1995 | Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave · as Wallace (voice) |
| 1995 | Character Building · as Wallace (voice) |
| 1994 | Room 101 (TV Series) · as Wallace (archive Footage, Uncredited) |
| 1994 | Ladybird Ladybird · as Man Outside Pub |
| 1994 | Wallace & Gromit: The Aardman Collection · as Wallace |
| 1993 | Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers · as Wallace (voice) |
| 1993 | The Crane · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1992 | The Christmas Collection · as Rat (voice) |
| 1991 | Rex the Runt (TV Series) · as Wallace (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Noel's House Party (TV Series) · as Clegg |
| 1991 | Victor and Hugo, Bunglers in Crime (TV Series) · as Hugo |
| 1990 | Come Home Charlie and Face Them (TV Series) |
| 1990 | More Children's Holiday Favourites · as Rat (voice) |
| 1989 | Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out · as Wallace (voice) |
| 1989 | Oh! Mr. Toad! (TV Series) · as Rat |
| 1989 | The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads · as Rat (voice) |
| 1989 | A Tale of Two Toads · as Rat |
| 1989 | Wallace & Gromit (TV Series) |
| 1989 | More Children's Summer Stories · as Rat (voice) |
| 1989 | Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2 · as Rat (voice) |
| 1989 | Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1 · as Rat (voice) |
| 1989 | Troldspejlet (TV Series) · as Wallace (archive Footage) |
| 1988 | Motormouth (1988) (TV Series) · as Wallace (voice) |
| 1988 | Children's Favourites - Volume 1 · as Rat (voice) |
| 1988 | First of the Summer Wine (TV Series) |
| 1987 | The Bretts (TV Series) · as Dr. Woodward |
| 1987 | Sylvanian Families (1987) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1987 | The New Statesman (1987) (TV Series) · as Sidney Bliss |
| 1986 | At The Movies (TV Series) · as Wallace |
| 1986 | A Dangerous Kind of Love · as Mr. Walker |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Rocky Hollow · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1984 | Royal Variety Performance 1984 · as Clegg |
| 1984 | The Wind in the Willows (TV Series) · as Rat (voice) |
| 1984 | The Wind in the Willows · as Rat (voice) |
| 1984 | Strangers and Brothers (TV Series) · as Leonard March |
| 1983 | Rocky Hollow (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | The Funny Side of Christmas · as Clegg |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution · as Carter |
| 1980 | Lady Killers (TV Series) · as O'brien |
| 1979 | She Loves Me · as Ladislav Sipos |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Solicitor |
| 1979 | Room Service (1979) (TV Series) · as Mr. Fellows |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | 628-E8 · as Mirbeau |
| 1978 | The Clifton House Mystery (TV Series) |
| 1978 | The Clifton House Mystery · as Milton Guest |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? · as St. Claire |
| 1978 | Leave It to Charlie (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Across a Crowded Room · as Cyril Smallpiece |
| 1977 | The Haunting of Julia · as Jeffrey Branscombe |
| 1977 | Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (TV Series) · as Rodney Gloss |
| 1977 | The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality · as Worker (uncredited) |
| 1977 | The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1977 | The Price of Coal: Part 1 - Meet the People · as Minor Role |
| 1976 | The Winter Warrior · as Deor |
| 1976 | Yanks Go Home (TV Series) |
| 1976 | The Incredible Sarah · as Thierry |
| 1976 | The Ghosts of Motley Hall (TV Series) |
| 1976 | The Ghosts of Motley Hall · as Mr. Gudgin/old Gudgin |
| 1975 | The Secret Agent · as Chief Inspector Heat |
| 1975 | Raffles (TV Series) |
| 1975 | The Snowdropper · as Spicer |
| 1974 | Back of Beyond · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest · as Man |
| 1974 | The Capone Investment (TV Series) · as Wheatfield |
| 1974 | The Capone Investment · as Wheatfield |
| 1974 | Armchair Cinema (TV Series) · as Benitet |
| 1974 | Who Killed Lamb? · as Lloyd |
| 1974 | The Pallisers (TV Series) · as Mr. Bonteen |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Maj. Venables |
| 1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story · as Priest |
| 1973 | Hitler: The Last Ten Days · as Banker #2 (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Thriller (1973) (TV Series) · as Man |
| 1973 | Frankenstein · as Man |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) · as Man |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) · as Clegg |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Insp. George Storton |
| 1972 | The Reprieve · as Cossack Horseman |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1972 | The Moonstone (TV Series) · as Mr. Bruff |
| 1971 | The Bristol Entertainment · as Water Seller / Coachman / Ameryk / Mayor / Captain Kimber / King Henry Voice |
| 1971 | Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Coroner |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Dr. Jervis |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! (TV Series) · as Piper |
| 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · as Man In Street |
| 1971 | Bel Ami (TV Series) · as Norbert De Varenne |
| 1971 | Budgie (TV Series) · as Peter Olliphant |
| 1971 | The Ten Commandments (TV Series) · as Gerry |
| 1971 | The Railwayman's New Clothes · as Lumley |
| 1971 | The Night Digger · as Rev. Rupert Palafox |
| 1970 | The Hallelujah Handshake · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) |
| 1970 | My Lover, My Son · as Sir Sidney Brent |
| 1970 | Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary · as Ernest Charles, Kc |
| 1970 | Wuthering Heights · as Mr. Shielders |
| 1970 | Taste the Blood of Dracula · as Samuel Paxton |
| 1970 | The Reckoning · as Keresley |
| 1970 | Scream and Scream Again · as Schweitz |
| 1970 | Catweazle (TV Series) · as Stuffy Gladstone |
| 1970 | Menace · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Edward Letheridge |
| 1969 | Hadleigh (TV Series) · as Dakin |
| 1969 | The Big Flame · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Cream – Farewell Concert · as Guest |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 1968 | Inadmissible Evidence · as Hudson |
| 1968 | Charlie Bubbles · as Solicitor |
| 1967 | Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors · as Penley |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Leslie |
| 1967 | Callan (TV Series) · as Routledge |
| 1967 | Wait Until Dark · as George Harbuck |
| 1966 | The Bible in the Beginning... · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Softly Softly (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Rapture · as Armand |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Lumley |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Henry Wynn |
| 1965 | Public Eye (TV Series) · as Colin Reynolds |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Eric |
| 1964 | The Third Secret · as Lawrence Jacks |
| 1964 | Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World · as Ronald Green |
| 1963 | Escape by Night · as Victor |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Penley |
| 1963 | The V.I.P.s · as Doctor |
| 1963 | Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man · as Philip Mallard |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon · as Russian Delegate |
| 1963 | Sergeant Cork (TV Series) · as Feng |
| 1962 | The Trial · as Uncle Max (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart · as Frank Godsell |
| 1962 | Zero One (1962) (TV Series) · as Major Konel |
| 1962 | I Thank a Fool · as Sleazy Doctor |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Seaton |
| 1961 | Candida · as Rev. Alexander Mill |
| 1961 | Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Clegg |
| 1961 | The Day the Earth Caught Fire · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1961 | A Taste of Honey · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Songs of Praise (TV Series) · as Guest |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie · as M.p. |
| 1961 | A Call on Kuprin: Part 2 · as Hesketh-Payne |
| 1961 | The Curse of the Werewolf · as Don Enrique |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 (TV Series) · as Philip Mallard |
| 1961 | The Zoo Story · as Peter |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Hal Anderson |
| 1960 | The Adventures of Alice · as Tweedledee |
| 1960 | Maigret (1960) (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Saturday Night and Sunday Morning · as Man In Suit (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Poet · as Giulio |
| 1960 | The Millionairess · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) · as John Gordon |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love · as Lovestruck Patient |
| 1960 | Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe · as Robinet |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Capt. Hardy |
| 1959 | The Scapegoat · as Customs Official |
| 1958 | Cinderella · as Baron Aristide De Pennilac |
| 1958 | The Doctor's Dilemma · as Secretary At Picture Gallery |
| 1958 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Snug |
| 1958 | H.G. Wells' Invisible Man (TV Series) · as Nesib |
| 1958 | A Night to Remember · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Anastasia · as Grischa (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Alfred Purdie |
| 1956 | Kitty Clive · as John Hall |
| 1956 | The Inveterate Gambler · as The Burglar |
| 1956 | Safe and Sound · as Squishy Taylor |
| 1955 | The Concert · as Daniel Kevin (as Pete Sallis) |
| 1955 | Strange Experiences (TV Series) · as Poor Man |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as 'dusty' Miller |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Corporal Foster |
| 1955 | The Pickpocket · as Chippy Criggs |
| 1955 | Moby Dick Rehearsed · as A Stage Manger /flask |
| 1955 | Fcb TV Show No.1 · as Squishy Taylor |
| 1954 | Nineteen Eighty-Four · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Nineteen Eighty-Four · as Minor Role |
| 1954 | Child's Play · as Bill - Grocery Merchant |
| 1954 | The Venusian · as Soldier |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Carter |
| 1951 | Mr. Denning Drives North · as Man (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as J. G. |
| 1947 | The Loves of Joanna Godden · as Man (uncredited) |