Peter Cellier

Career timeline

1. 1928 · Born

   Born in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK

2. 1950 · Screen debut

   Sunday Night Theatre (TV)

3. 1963 · Breakthrough

   Doctor Who (TV)

4. 2011 · Latest release

   The Crimson Petal and the White (TV)

Career in numbers

2 1950s

11 1960s

22 1970s

16 1980s

10 1990s

2 2000s

1 2010s

• Drama50
• Comedy15
• Crime8
• Action & Adventure7
• Romance5
• War & Politics5

Highest-rated title Yes Minister 1980 8.3 Most popular title Midsomer Murders 1997 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Peter Cellier in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

6 titles together

Waris Hussein

5 titles together

John Gorrie

5 titles together

John Mortimer

4 titles together

Anthony Read

3 titles together

Stephen Frears

3 titles together

John Mackenzie

3 titles together

Simon Gray

3 titles together

Michael Apted

3 titles together

Benjamin Whitrow

3 titles together

1. 2011 The Crimson Petal and the White 7.0 TV
2. 2004 Ladies in Lavender as BBC Announcer 6.4 Movie
3. 2001 Princess of Thieves as Archbishop 6.1 Movie
4. 1997 Mrs. Dalloway as Lord Lezham 5.7 Movie
5. 1997 Ain't Misbehavin' as George Nightingale TV
6. 1997 Midsomer Murders as Peregrine Slade 7.5 TV
7. 1996 Our Friends in the North as Judge 7.8 TV
8. 1993 Goodnight Sweetheart as The Spiv 7.3 TV
9. 1993 The Remains of the Day as Sir Leonard Bax 7.4 Movie
10. 1993 Bhaji on the Beach as Ambrose Waddington 5.3 Movie
11. 1992 Howards End as Colonel Fussell 7.0 Movie
12. 1991 For the Greater Good as Clive Hough MP TV
13. 1990 Chancer as Poyser TV
14. 1987 Personal Services as Mr. Marples 6.0 Movie
15. 1986 Brush Strokes as Charles Crane TV
16. 1986 A Room with a View as Sir Harry Otway 6.9 Movie
17. 1986 Clockwise as Headmaster 6.3 Movie
18. 1986 Yes, Prime Minister 8.3 TV
19. 1985 Tandoori Nights as Roger TV
20. 1984 The Last Days of Pompeii as Calenus TV
21. 1983 And the Ship Sails On as Sir Reginald J. Dongby 7.2 Movie
22. 1982 Q.E.D. as MI5 Man TV
23. 1981 Codename Icarus as Sir Hugh Francis TV
24. 1981 Chariots of Fire as Head Waiter - The Savoy 6.8 Movie
25. 1981 Barriers as Dewsbury TV
26. 1980 Breaking Glass as Garage Customer 6.9 Movie
27. 1980 The Gentle Touch TV
28. 1980 Yes Minister 8.3 TV
29. 1980 Pumaman as Museum Curator 2.9 Movie
30. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as Wilkins 6.8 TV
31. 1978 Pennies from Heaven as Bank Manager TV
32. 1977 The Professionals as Walton 7.6 TV
33. 1977 Holocaust 2000 as Sheckley 5.8 Movie
34. 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week as Brother Ambrose TV
35. 1977 The Prince and the Pauper as Mean Man 6.1 Movie
36. 1977 Jabberwocky as 1st Merchant 6.0 Movie
37. 1977 Jubilee 1977 as Alex Lennon TV
38. 1976 The New Avengers as Carter 7.2 TV
39. 1976 The Duchess of Duke Street as Mr Mather TV
40. 1975 Barry Lyndon as Sir Richard 8.0 Movie
41. 1975 Man Friday as Carey 6.7 Movie
42. 1974 Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill TV
43. 1974 The Inheritors as Christofeson TV
44. 1973 Warship TV
45. 1972 Country Matters as Archibold TV
46. 1972 Young Winston as Le capitaine du 35e Sikhs 6.3 Movie
47. 1971 Upstairs, Downstairs as Henry Pritchett 7.6 TV
48. 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Lord Wiltshire TV
49. 1970 Play for Today TV
50. 1970 Shadows of Fear as Peter TV
51. 1970 The Six Wives of Henry VIII as Sir Christopher Hales TV
52. 1969 The Main Chance as Braintree TV
53. 1969 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder as Bertie Claude Staffen TV
54. 1968 The Root of All Evil? as Simon Benton TV
55. 1967 ITV Playhouse as Arnold TV
56. 1967 Callan TV
57. 1966 Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment as Second Counsel 6.3 Movie
58. 1966 Softly, Softly TV
59. 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre as Frazer Douglas TV
60. 1965 Public Eye as Enright TV
61. 1963 Doctor Who as Andrews 7.9 TV
62. 1960 Sink the Bismarck! as First Lieutenant - Destroyer (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
63. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Court General TV
64. 1950 Sunday Night Theatre as De Grignon TV

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