Peter Halliday
| Peter Halliday | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 June 1924 Cefn Mawr, Denbighshire, Wales, UK |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. London. England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2006 |
| Spouse(s) | Simone Lovell (divorced) |
| Children | Simon Halliday Patrick Halliday Ben Halliday |
Peter Halliday (2 June 1924 – 18 February 2012)[1] was a Welsh actor.
The son of an auctioneer and estate agent, Halliday was brought up in Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, and attended Oswestry School in Shropshire. On leaving school he became an apprentice auctioneer with his father, but he had no desire to make it his career. He worked briefly for Rolls-Royce in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire before being called up by the Army during the Second World War, serving in Iraq, Palestine and Egypt.
While still in the Army he auditioned successfully for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art while on leave. He joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company alongside Richard Burton, Michael Redgrave and Ralph Richardson. He played regularly at Theatr Clywd for six years, and spent two years at the National Theatre.[2]
He was Dr. John Fleming in A for Andromeda and its sequel, The Andromeda Breakthrough.[3] He also played various roles in Doctor Who. He also featured in one episode of The Tripods and UFO. In 1956, and at the height of his career, Halliday married Simone Lovell, daughter of the Canadian-born actor Raymond Lovell. The couple went on to have three sons, before divorcing.
He died on 18 February 2012 in London aged 87.
Selected filmography
- Calamity the Cow (1967)
- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
- Virgin Witch (1971)
- Clinic Exclusive (1971)
- The Fast Kill (1972)
- Madhouse (1974)
- The Swordsman (1974)
- Giro City (1982)
- The Remains of the Day (1993)
Television
- Hearts and Minds (1995)
- Remembrance of the Daleks, in Doctor Who (1988)
- City of Death, in Doctor Who (1979)
- Carnival of Monsters, in Doctor Who (1973)
- The Ambassadors of Death, in Doctor Who (1970)
- Doctor Who and the Silurians, in Doctor Who (1970)
- The Invasion, in Doctor Who (1968)
- The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)
- A_for_Andromeda (1961)
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