Peter Bull
Biography
Peter Bull was a British actor who appeared on stage and in supporting film roles. Born in London in 1912 and educated at Winchester College, he made his professional stage debut in If I Were You in 1933. After wartime service in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he returned to acting and took roles in films and television. He played the ship's captain in The African Queen (1951) and Thwackum, a tutor, in Tom Jones (1963). In 1955, he was the first actor to play Pozzo in the English-language production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. His role as the Soviet ambassador in Dr. Strangelove (1964) was probably his best known screen performance. He also wrote twelve books.
72years old at death
- Born London
- Died London
- Star sign: AriesFirst day of the sign, on the Pisces cusp
- Also credited as Peter Cecil Bull
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 43 years1936 to 1979
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A first
In the English-language version of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, which opened on 3 August 1955, Pozzo was portrayed by Bull, the first actor to take that part.
First role
Bull made his first professional stage appearance in 1933, in the play If I Were You at the Shaftesbury Theatre.
Peter Bull movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964 Comedyas Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky
IMDb rating 8.3555K votes
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Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Susannah YorkLock Up Your Daughters! (1969) and Tom Jones (1963)
- Robert CooteUp the Front (1972) and The Horse's Mouth (1958)
- David HorneGoodbye Again (1961) and Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
- Joan GreenwoodTom Jones (1963) and Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
- Noel HowlettThe Scapegoat (1959) and Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
- Jim O'BradyThe Old Dark House (1963) and The Horse's Mouth (1958)
- Lance PercivalRosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978) and Up the Front (1972)
- Fenella FieldingLock Up Your Daughters! (1969) and The Old Dark House (1963)
- John AdamsThe Old Dark House (1963) and The Horse's Mouth (1958)
- June ThorburnThe 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) and Tom Thumb (1958)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Peter Bull's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$32.0 million
5 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 15 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 15Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$11M33.5% of the total
- 2Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964as Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky$9.5M29.6% of the total
- 3$9.0M28.1% of the total
- 4$1.6M5.0% of the total
- 5$1.2M3.7% of the total
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