Peter Halliday
Biography
Peter Halliday was a Welsh actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after wartime service in the Army, which took him to Iraq, Palestine and Egypt. Born in Cefn Mawr and brought up in Welshpool, he began as an apprentice auctioneer and worked briefly for Rolls-Royce. He joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, appearing with Ralph Richardson, Michael Redgrave and Richard Burton, later spending six years at Theatr Clwyd and two years at the National Theatre. His screen work was mostly on television: he played Dr. John Fleming in the 1961 A for Andromeda and the 1962 sequel The Andromeda Breakthrough, took various roles in Doctor Who in four stories from 1968 to 1988, and voiced two alien species in two further Doctor Who stories in 1970. He also appeared in Out of the Unknown, UFO, Doomwatch and The Tripods, and in the Merchant Ivory drama The Remains of the Day (1993).
87years old at death
- Born Cefn Mawr
- Died London
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 37 years1962 to 1999
Every film, newest first
- 1999EstherIMDb rating 6.6
- 1993The Remains of the DayIMDb rating 7.8
- 1974MadhouseIMDb rating 6.2
- 1962Captain CleggIMDb rating 6.6
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Early training
While he was still in the Army, Halliday tried out for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and got in, doing so while he was on leave.
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Worked with
Peter Halliday shares two films with Peter Cushing, 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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Jim ClarkDirector, 1 film, 1974
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Peter Graham ScottDirector, 1 film, 1962
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