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