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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 30, 1936
- Place of Birth
- Bristol, England, UK
Peter Ellis
Peter Ellis (born 30 May 1936) is an English actor. Ellis has worked extensively in theatre and television both as an actor and director. He spent four seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as spending five years at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, and three years with the Old Vic Company which included playing Benvolio in Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, Hotspur in Henry IV, Part 1 and later Rosencrantz in a world tour of Hamlet starring Derek Jacobi. He also played Guildenstern in Hamlet on the site of the new Globe Theatre. In the West End he appeared in The Tulip Tree and in Ray Cooney's Funny Money. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow in the long running ITV drama The Bill. Has also appeared as a semi-regular in Emmerdale Farm and Coronation Street. Other series include Sam Lyttons Diary, Edward and Mrs Simpson, The X…
Filmography
tvArchie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant
2023 · Elias Leach
tvThe Crown
2016 · Land Agent, Sandringham Gamekeeper
movieThe Toybox
2005 · The Vicar
tvBad Girls
1999 · Father Kelly
movieThe Bill: Target
1996 · Ch. Supt. Brownlow
tvFirst Among Equals
1986 · Tom Gould
movieForeign Body
1986 · Bus conductor
movieKnockback: 2
1985 · Whitehall PPS
tvLytton's Diary
1985 · Deputy Editor Charles
tvThe Bill
1984 · Charles Brownlow, Ch. Supt. Brownlow
movieRemembrance
1982 · Policeman
movieAn American Werewolf in London
1981 · Bobby in Trafalgar Square
movieTalent
1979 · Compere
tvEdward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · Osborne
movieThe Spongers
1978 · Left Wing Councillor
tvThe XYY Man
1976 · Trevor, Barman
tvBill Brand
1976 · Pru
movieRacconti romani di una ex-novizia
1973
tvEmmerdale
1972 · Stan
tvCrown Court
1972
tvJustice
1971 · Reporter
movieThe World in a Room
1970 · Colin
tvThe Main Chance
1969 · Towers
tvThe Expert
1968 · Inspector Wallace
Sanctuary
tvSanctuary
1967
movieIn Two Minds
1967 · Jake
For King and Country: Out There
movieFor King and Country: Out There
1963 · Dick
tvThe Saint
1962 · Patrick
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Colin
movieLord Jeff
1938 · Ned Saunders