Cast

Peter Sallis

Acting

Cast

Peter Sallis

Known for

Acting

Born

1921-02-01

From

Twickenham, England, UK

Died

2017-06-02

Also known as Peter John Sallis, Pete Sallis, Pītā Sarisu

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.

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Biography

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

A Grand Day Out

The Wrong Trousers

The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Doctor's Dilemma

A Close Shave

A Matter of Loaf and Death

The Scapegoat

Wuthering Heights

A Night to Remember

The Crane

Candida

The Prison

Displacements

The Trial of Dr. Fancy

Kitty Clive

Taste the Blood of Dracula

A Taste of Honey

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Mouse on the Moon

My Lover, My Son

The Third Secret

Anastasia

Witness for the Prosecution

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Full Circle

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Orson Welles Over Europe

Child's Play

Inadmissible Evidence

Menace

Into the Dark

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

The Obelisk

She Loves Me

Scream and Scream Again

No Love for Johnnie

The Reckoning

The Snowdropper

Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation

Bel Ami

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

The Secret Agent

The Incredible Sarah

The Millionairess

Easy

Maigret at Bay

The V.I.P.s

Frankenstein: The True Story

Rapture

Colour Me Kubrick

The Pickpocket

Moby Dick—Rehearsed

Doctor in Love

The Road Builder

Fcb TV Show No.1

Mr. Denning Drives North

Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place

628-E8

Who Killed Lamb?

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

Brand

The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors

I Thank a Fool

Charlie Bubbles

Thora Hird Tribute

The Daedalus Equations

Wallace & Gromit: The Collection

Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2

Stranger from Venus

The Ladies: Joan

A Dangerous Kind of Love

Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention