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, PΔ«tΔ Sarisu
Biography
Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 β 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 (1889β1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (nΓ©e Barnard; 1891β1975). 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 (1976β78). 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.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Wallace / Hutch (voice)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Wrong Trousers
as Wallace (voice)
A Grand Day Out
as Wallace (voice)
A Night to Remember
as Minor Role (uncredited)
A Close Shave
as Wallace (voice)
Taste the Blood of Dracula
as Samuel Paxton
Wuthering Heights
as Mr. Shielders
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of Wallace
A Matter of Loaf and Death
as Wallace (voice)
Anastasia
as Grischa (uncredited)
My Lover, My Son
as Sir Sidney Brent
The Obelisk
as Ernest
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
as Man in Suit (uncredited)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Norman Clegg (archive footage) (uncredited)
Witness for the Prosecution
as Carter
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Banker #2 (uncredited)
Doctor in Love
as Mr. Luke (uncredited)
The Millionairess
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The V.I.P.s
as Doctor
A Taste of Honey
as Man (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
as Wallace
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
as Man (uncredited)
The Crane
as Man (uncredited)
Belonging
as Nathan
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as St. Claire
The Reckoning
as Keresley
No Love for Johnnie
as M.P.
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Priest
The Third Secret
as Lawrence Jacks
The Scapegoat
as Customs Official
Mr. Denning Drives North
as Man (uncredited)
Easy
as Man (uncredited)
She Loves Me
as Ladislav Sipos
Colour Me Kubrick
as Patient
The Prison
as Benitet
Royal Variety Performance 1984
as Clegg
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Don Enrique
The Mouse on the Moon
as Russian Delegate
Frankenstein
as Man (uncredited)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Man (uncredited)
Full Circle
as Jeffrey Branscombe
I Thank a Fool
as Sleazy Doctor
The Funny Side of Christmas
as Clegg
Charlie Bubbles
as Solicitor
The Doctor's Dilemma
as Secretary at Picture Gallery
Rapture
as Armand
Stranger from Venus
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Road Builder
as Rev. Rupert Palafox
Lady Killer
as Man
Orson Welles Over Europe
as Himself
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
as Wallace (voice)
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
as Cleggy (archive footage, uncredited)
Hotel!
as Radio Voice of Little Ashford Flying Club (Uncredited)
Scream and Scream Again
as Schweitz
Who Killed Lamb?
as Lloyd
The Capone Investment
as Wheatfield
Wind Versus Polygamy
as Man (uncredited)
Inadmissible Evidence
as Hudson
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
as Self (archive)
Clash by Night
as Victor
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
as Man (uncredited)
The Incredible Sarah
as Thierry
The Drummer and the Bloke
as Eric
The Moonstone
as Mr. Buff
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self
The Winter Warrior
as Deor
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
as Rat (voice)
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
as Wallace (Voice) (Archive Footage)
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Rat (voice)
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
as Penley
The Reprieve
as Cossack Horseman
Sweeney Todd
as Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins
The Loves of Joanna Godden
as Man (uncredited)
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
as Shushin
Brand
as Doctor & Provost
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection
as Wallace
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
as Wallace (Voice)
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
as Reccoat (archive footage)
Cream: Farewell Concert
as Guest
Tales of the Unexpected: A Picture of a Place
as Solicitor
Quay South
as Corporal Foster
Cinderella
as Baron Aristide de Pennilac
Bel Ami
as Norbert de Varenne
Child's Play
as Bill - grocery merchant
The Big Flame
as Man (uncredited)
Candida
as Rev. Alexander Mill
The Zoo Story
as Peter
The Daedalus Equations
as Major Venables
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Snug
The Bristol Entertainment
as Water Seller / Coachman / Ameryk / Mayor / Captain Kimber / King Henry Voice
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
as Self
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
as Worker (uncredited)
Getting Sam Home
as Norman Clegg
Moby DickβRehearsed
as A Stage Manger /Flask
The Secret Agent
as Chief Inspector Heat
Back of Beyond
as Man (uncredited)
The Clifton House Mystery
as Milton Guest
Character Building
as Wallace (voice)
Beyond Our Means
as Onslow
A Dangerous Kind of Love
as Mr. Walker
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
as Rat (voice)
The Poet
as Giulio
Maigret at Bay
as (uncredited)
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
as Ronald Green
Song at Twilight
as Austin Melcroft
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
as Ernest Charles, KC
More Children's Holiday Favourites
as Rat (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
as Rat (voice)
Menace
as Narrator (voice)
Into the Dark
as Alfred Purdie
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
as Rat (voice)
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
as Wallace (voice)
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
The Hallelujah Handshake
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Fcb TV Show No.1
as Squishy Taylor
Kitty Clive
as John Hall
Heart to Heart
as Frank Godsell
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
as Hesketh-Payne
Displacements
as himself
628-E8
as Mirbeau
The Adventures of Alice
as Tweedledee
The Ladies: Joan
as Mr. Street
The Christmas Collection
as Rat (voice)
Rocky Hollow
as Narrator (voice)
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
as Self - Interviewee
Across a Crowded Room
as Cyril Smallpiece
More Children's Summer Stories
as Rat (voice)
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
as Robinet
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
as Leslie
The Pickpocket
as Chippy Criggs
The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Wallace (archive footage)
Graceless Go I
as Mr. Wainwright
Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit
as Wallace (archive footage)
Living with Macular Disease
as Peter Sallis/Narrator Voice
The Concert
as Daniel Kevin (as Pete Sallis)
The Railwayman's New Clothes
as Lumley
The Snowdropper
as Spicer
Everyday Readers
as Narrator (voice)
The Inveterate Gambler
as The Burglar
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
as Wallace (voice)
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
as Philip Mallard
Wallace & Gromitβs Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
as Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don't Ever Talk to Clocks
Inside the Wrong Trousers
as Wallace (archive footage, uncredited)
Safe and Sound
as Squishy Taylor
Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982
as Clegg
The Lark Ascending
as Self (uncredited)