Peter Sallis

Acting · 1.6 popularity

Age

105

Movies

151

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Born: February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017
From: Twickenham, England, UK
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Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sallis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

151 films

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

20057.1

A Night to Remember

19587.6

The Bible: In the Beginning...

19667.3

A Grand Day Out

19907.5

The Wrong Trousers

19937.8

A Close Shave

19967.6

A Matter of Loaf and Death

20087.3

Wuthering Heights

19706.4

Taste the Blood of Dracula

19706.1

Anastasia

19566.8

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

19607.0

The Scapegoat

19596.8

The V.I.P.s

19636.1

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

19616.8

The Curse of the Werewolf

19616.5

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

19736.2

My Lover, My Son

19704.2

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

20056.5

Witness for the Prosecution

19826.5

Candida

1961

The Crane

19937.0

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

19786.1

Kitty Clive

1956

The Mouse on the Moon

19636.3

The Prison

1974

Displacements

2006

Full Circle

19786.2

A Taste of Honey

19617.1

Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

20157.1

Scream and Scream Again

19705.3

The Obelisk

1977

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

19746.5

She Loves Me

19798.8

Colour Me Kubrick

20055.7

Nineteen Eighty-Four

19547.4

The Millionairess

19605.3

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

20237.3

Charlie Bubbles

19686.6

Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation

19967.6

Maigret at Bay

1969

No Love for Johnnie

19616.7

628-E8

1978

The Doctor's Dilemma

19596.5

The Daedalus Equations

19767.0

Stranger from Venus

19545.2

Orson Welles Over Europe

20097.0

Graceless Go I

197410.0

Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions

20027.3

Bel Ami

1971

Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention

20106.1

Easy

20035.8

The Trial of Dr. Fancy

1964

Doctor in Love

19605.5

Belonging

20045.9

Frankenstein: The True Story

19747.5

The Pickpocket

1955

Brand

19599.0

A Dangerous Kind of Love

1986

The Snowdropper

19757.0

The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads

19895.0

Wallace & Gromit: The Collection

20249.0

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors

19677.3

Child's Play

19546.0

The Loves of Joanna Godden

19477.8

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

1989

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982

Frankenstein

19737.3

Inadmissible Evidence

19687.0

Into the Dark

1963

The Third Secret

19646.2

The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors

1986

Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1988

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy

19797.0

Lady Killer

19736.8

I Thank a Fool

19626.1

The Reckoning

19707.5

The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit

19997.1

The Winter Warrior

19769.0

The Incredible Sarah

19765.6

Hotel!

20015.2

Rapture

19657.1

A Wicked World

1964

Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe

19607.0

Second Time Around: The Troughton Years

2012

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1

1989

A Midsummer Night's Dream

19587.0

Mr. Denning Drives North

19516.4

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

19557.0

The Adventures of Alice

1960

The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit

2001

The Road Builder

19716.3

The Secret Agent

197510.0

Who Killed Lamb?

19749.0

Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit

2024

The Bristol Entertainment

1971

Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man

1963

Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place

1980

Safe and Sound

1956

Character Building

1995

Heart to Heart

19628.0

Thora Hird Tribute

2003

Menace

1970

The Drummer and the Bloke

196810.0

The Moonstone

19728.5

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2

1961

Inside the Wrong Trousers

19937.0

Fcb TV Show No.1

1955

How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood

20068.0

The Ladies: Joan

1969

Sweeney Todd

19709.0

The Concert

1955

The Capone Investment

19746.2

The Lark Ascending

2012

Back of Beyond

1974

More Children's Summer Stories

1989

Cream: Farewell Concert

19695.8

Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary

1970

The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales

1986

The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

1981

Quay South

1955

Beyond Our Means

1973

Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs

2022

The Inveterate Gambler

1956

The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People

19775.5

The Hallelujah Handshake

19707.9

Getting Sam Home

19838.0

Wind Versus Polygamy

196810.0

More Children's Holiday Favourites

1990

The Christmas Collection

1992

The Poet

1960

Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One

1993

Clash by Night

19647.2

Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride

1986

The Big Flame

19696.7

Across a Crowded Room

1978

The Reprieve

1972

The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

19775.0

Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD

2006

Don't Ever Talk to Clocks

1964

The Zoo Story

1961

Cinderella

1958

Song at Twilight

19738.0

Living with Macular Disease

2009

The Railwayman's New Clothes

1971

Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes

2002

The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

200610.0

Everyday Readers

1998

Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982

19784.0

Rocky Hollow

1985

Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day At Dream Acres

1987