Peter Halliday
One of the UK's most prolific television actors for 50 years, Peter Halliday was the son of an auctioneer and estate agent. He was schooled in Shropshire. Halliday failed his exam as apprentice auctioneer, worked briefly for Rolls-Royce, then served in the British Army during the Second World War, based in Iraq, Palestine and Egypt, until 1947. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1949. He became a member of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, which later became the Royal Shakespeare Company. He achieved his greatest fame in the BBC's science-fiction television drama A for Andromeda (1961). He also gained further cult status for several appearances in Doctor Who (1963), which included providing monster voices for two serials and appearing under heavy makeup to play the alien Pletrac in Robert Holmes' witty parody of television and its viewers, Carnival of Monsters: Episode One (1973).
Filmography
Lassie
as Vicar
Lassie
as Vicar
Hear the Silence
as Sir Kenneth Calman
Hear the Silence
as Sir Kenneth Calman
Night Flight
as Jenkins
Night Flight
as Jenkins
Anybody's Nightmare
as Lord Justice Swinton Thomas
Anybody's Nightmare
as Lord Justice Swinton Thomas
Esther
as Karschena
Esther
as Karschena
The Remains of the Day
as Canon Tufnell
The Remains of the Day
as Canon Tufnell
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
as Vicar
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
as Vicar
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
as Headmaster
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
as Headmaster
Giro City
as Government Minister
Giro City
as Government Minister
Doctor Who: City of Death
as Soldier
Doctor Who: City of Death
as Soldier
Safety and the Supervisor
Safety and the Supervisor
Beasts: Buddyboy
as Crisp
Beasts: Buddyboy
as Crisp
Keep It Up Downstairs
as P.C. Harbottle / Old Harbottle
Keep It Up Downstairs
as P.C. Harbottle / Old Harbottle
The Black Windmill
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
The Black Windmill
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
Madhouse
as Psychiatrist
Madhouse
as Psychiatrist
The Swordsman
as Rabelais
The Swordsman
as Rabelais
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
as Pletrac
Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters
as Pletrac
The Fast Kill
The Fast Kill
Virgin Witch
as Club Manager
Virgin Witch
as Club Manager
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Rowing Husband
Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Rowing Husband
Clinic Exclusive
as Fawcett
Clinic Exclusive
as Fawcett
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
as Aliens' Voices
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
as Aliens' Voices
Doctor Who and the Silurians
as Silurian (voices)
Doctor Who and the Silurians
as Silurian (voices)
The Last Lonely Man
as Patrick Wilson
The Last Lonely Man
as Patrick Wilson
Doctor Who: The Invasion
as Packer/Cyberman Voice
Doctor Who: The Invasion
as Packer/Cyberman Voice
Calamity the Cow
as Sgt. Watkins
Calamity the Cow
as Sgt. Watkins
Down to Sussex
as Narrator (voice)
Down to Sussex
as Narrator (voice)
Captain Clegg
as Sailor Jack Pott
Captain Clegg
as Sailor Jack Pott
Dilemma
as Harry Barnes
Dilemma
as Harry Barnes
Tiger Bay
as Seaman (uncredited)
Tiger Bay
as Seaman (uncredited)
The Boy with Two Heads
as Mr. Page
The Boy with Two Heads
as Mr. Page
Dunkirk
as Battery Major
Dunkirk
as Battery Major
The Anatomist
as Adolphus Raby
The Anatomist
as Adolphus Raby
Fatal Journey
as Gypsy
Fatal Journey
as Gypsy