Nigel Pegram
Biography
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1940, Nigel Pegram is a British actor known for character roles on stage, television, and film. After studying at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, he joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society and appeared in the Oxford Revue at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1965 he traveled to the United States with the Oxford-Cambridge Revue and later spent two years in the musical revue Wait a Minim! during its American runs. Back in Britain, he took many television parts, including Robert's Robots, Get Some In!, Pulaski, and Outside Edge; Outside Edge, in which he played Nigel in three series, won Best TV Comedy Drama at the 1994 British Comedy Awards. He has voiced characters in animated films such as All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), as well as the TV series adaptation Watership Down (2001). His film work also includes Proteus (1995).
85years old
Turns 86 on November 22in 40 days
- Born
- Star sign: SagittariusFirst day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
- Also credited as Nigel Harry Pegram
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 6 years1989 to 1995
Every film, newest first
- 1995ProteusIMDb rating 4.1
- 1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryIMDb rating 6.1
- 1991An American Tail: Fievel Goes WestIMDb rating 6.5
- 1989All Dogs Go to HeavenIMDb rating 6.8
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First role
In 1965 Pegram went to the United States for a three-month run with the Oxford Cambridge Revue and the Second City Company in Chicago. The next year he took over from Jeremy Taylor in Wait a Minim! on Broadway, remaining two more years with runs at theaters across the US.
Big break
Pegram's role of Nigel in the ITV comedy drama Outside Edge was written specifically for him, and he played it across three series.
Early training
Pegram took part in the Oxford Revue at the Edinburgh Festival in 1964, where he appeared with Michael Palin and Terry Jones, who later became Monty Python stars.
Beyond film
Pegram voiced Ernest Hemingway in Michael Palin's 1999 documentary series Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure, reuniting him with his former Oxford colleague.
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Worked with
Nigel Pegram shares two films with Dom DeLuise, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Phil NibbelinkDirector, 2 films, 1991 to 1993
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Simon WellsDirector, 2 films, 1991 to 1993
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