Peter Sallis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-02-01
Day of Death
2017-06-02 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Twickenham, England, UK
Peter Sallis
Biography
Peter Sallis, OBE 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 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 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.
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Known For
Acting
(2024)
Wallace & Gromit The Classic Collection
as Wallace
(2023)
Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
as Cleggy (archive footage, uncredited)
(2022)
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
as Self (archive)
(2015)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of Wallace
(2012)
The Lark Ascending
as Self (uncredited)
(2010)
(2009)
Orson Welles Over Europe
as Himself
(2009)
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection
as Wallace (Voice)
(2009)
Living with Macular Disease
as Peter Sallis/Narrator Voice
(2008)
A Matter of Loaf and Death
as Wallace (voice)
(2006)
(2006)
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
as Wallace (voice)
(2006)
Displacements
as himself
(2005)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
as Wallace / Hutch (voice)
(2005)
Colour Me Kubrick
as Patient
(2004)
Belonging
as Nathan
(2003)
Easy
as Man (uncredited)
(2003)
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self
(2002)
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
The Snowmantron
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
The 525 Crackervac
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
Shopper 13
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
The Snoozatron
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
The Soccamatic
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
The Bully Proof Vest
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
The Autochef
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
A Christmas Cardomatic
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
The Turbo Diner
as Wallace (voice)
(2002)
The Tellyscope
as Wallace (voice)
(2001)
Hotel!
as Radio Voice of Little Ashford Flying Club (Uncredited)
(2001)
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
as Wallace (Voice)
(1999)
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
as Wallace (Voice) (Archive Footage)
(1998)
Everyday Readers
as Narrator (voice)
(1996)
A Close Shave
as Wallace (voice)
(1996)
(1993)
The Wrong Trousers
as Wallace (voice)
(1993)
The Crane
as Man (uncredited)
(1990)
A Grand Day Out
as Wallace (voice)
(1989)
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
as Rat (voice)
(1986)
(1986)
A Dangerous Kind of Love
as Mr. Walker
(1984)
Royal Variety Performance 1984
as Clegg
(1983)
Getting Sam Home
as Clegg
(1982)
Witness for the Prosecution
as Carter
(1982)
The Funny Side of Christmas
as Clegg
(1981)
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
as Shushin
(1979)
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
as Leslie
(1979)
She Loves Me
as Ladislav Sipos
(1978)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as St. Claire
(1978)
Full Circle
as Jeffrey Branscombe
(1978)
Across a Crowded Room
as Cyril Smallpiece
(1978)
The Clifton House Mystery
as Milton Guest
(1978)
628-E8
as Mirbeau
(1977)
The Obelisk
as Ernest
(1977)
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
as Worker (uncredited)
(1977)
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1976)
The Incredible Sarah
as Thierry
(1976)
The Daedalus Equations
as Major Venables
(1976)
The Winter Warrior
as Deor
(1975)
The Secret Agent
as Chief Inspector Heat
(1975)
The Snowdropper
as Spicer
(1974)
The Prison
as Benitet
(1974)
Frankenstein: The True Story
as Priest
(1974)
Back of Beyond
as Man (uncredited)
(1974)
Who Killed Lamb?
as Lloyd
(1974)
The Capone Investment
as Wheatfield
(1973)
Lady Killer
as Man
(1973)
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Banker #2 (uncredited)
(1973)
Beyond Our Means
as Onslow
(1973)
Song at Twilight
as Austin Melcroft
(1972)
The Moonstone
as Mr. Buff
(1972)
The Reprieve
as Cossack Horseman
(1971)
The Road Builder
as Rev. Rupert Palafox
(1971)
The Bristol Entertainment
as Water Seller / Coachman / Ameryk / Mayor / Captain Kimber / King Henry Voice
(1970)
Taste the Blood of Dracula
as Samuel Paxton
(1970)
Wuthering Heights
as Mr. Shielders
(1970)
Scream and Scream Again
as Schweitz
(1970)
My Lover, My Son
as Sir Sidney Brent
(1970)
Sweeney Todd
as Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins
(1970)
The Reckoning
as Keresley (uncredited)
(1970)
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
as Ernest Charles, KC
(1970)
The Hallelujah Handshake
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1970)
Menace
as Narrator (voice)
(1969)
The Ladies: Joan
as Mr. Street
(1968)
Charlie Bubbles
as Solicitor
(1968)
Inadmissible Evidence
as Hudson
(1968)
The Drummer and the Bloke
as Eric
(1967)
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
as Penley
(1966)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1965)
Rapture
as Armand
(1964)
The Third Secret
as Lawrence Jacks
(1964)
Clash by Night
as Victor
(1964)
(1964)
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
as Ronald Green
(1963)
The V.I.P.s
as Doctor
(1963)
The Mouse on the Moon
as Russian Delegate
(1963)
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
as Philip Mallard
(1962)
The Trial
as Uncle Max (uncredited)
(1962)
I Thank a Fool
as Sleazy Doctor
(1962)
Heart to Heart
as Frank Godsell
(1961)
The Curse of the Werewolf
as Don Enrique
(1961)
No Love for Johnnie
as M.P.
(1961)
The Zoo Story
as Peter
(1961)
Candida
as Rev. Alexander Mill
(1960)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
as Man in Suit (uncredited)
(1960)
The Millionairess
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1960)
Doctor in Love
as Lovestruck Patient
(1960)
The Adventures of Alice
as Tweedledee
(1960)
The Poet
as Giulio
(1959)
The Doctor's Dilemma
as Secretary at Picture Gallery
(1959)
The Scapegoat
as Customs Official
(1959)
Brand
as Doctor & Provost
(1958)
A Night to Remember
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1958)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Snug
(1958)
Cinderella
as Baron Aristide de Pennilac
(1956)
Anastasia
as Grischa (uncredited)
(1956)
Kitty Clive
as John Hall
(1955)
Quay South
as Corporal Foster
(1955)
Moby Dick Rehearsed
as A Stage Manger /Flask
(1955)
The Concert
as Daniel Kevin (as Pete Sallis)
(1955)
Fcb TV Show No.1
as Squishy Taylor
(1954)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Man (uncredited)
(1954)
Stranger from Venus
as Soldier
(1954)
Child's Play
as Bill - grocery merchant
(1951)
Mr. Denning Drives North
as Man (uncredited)
Crew
(2018)
Early Man
In Memory Of
(2000)
Chicken Run
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