Peter Sallis
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-02-01
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 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.
Also Known For
A Grand Day Out
May 18, 1990
The Wrong Trousers
Dec 17, 1993
A Close Shave
Mar 07, 1996
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Sep 15, 2005
Witness for the Prosecution
Dec 04, 1982
Belonging
Sep 12, 2004
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Dec 26, 2008
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Sep 13, 1978
Taste the Blood of Dracula
May 07, 1970
The V.I.P.s
Sep 01, 1963
Stranger from Venus
Aug 23, 1954
The Drummer and the Bloke
Jan 31, 1968
Sweeney Todd
Feb 16, 1970
Rapture
Aug 23, 1965
I Thank a Fool
Sep 14, 1962
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Mar 05, 2022
Clash by Night
Aug 29, 1964
Inadmissible Evidence
Jun 23, 1968
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
Jan 02, 1979
Brand
Aug 11, 1959
Getting Sam Home
Dec 27, 1983
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Jan 14, 2010
Wallace & Gromit The Classic Collection
Feb 21, 2024
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Oct 15, 2002
The Curse of the Werewolf
May 01, 1961
The Road Builder
Feb 25, 1971
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
Jun 14, 1996
Beyond Our Means
Sep 18, 1973
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Dec 26, 2015
The Obelisk
Oct 13, 1977
Doctor in Love
Jul 12, 1960
The Zoo Story
Jan 12, 1961
Lady Killer
Jan 18, 1973
Quay South
Dec 10, 1955
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
Oct 02, 2006
The Trial
Aug 25, 1962
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Sep 28, 1966
The Millionairess
Oct 18, 1960
A Night to Remember
Jul 03, 1958
My Lover, My Son
May 13, 1970
Full Circle
Feb 09, 1978
Easy
Sep 10, 2003
She Loves Me
Apr 13, 1979
Displacements
Jan 01, 2006
Scream and Scream Again
Feb 02, 1970
The Capone Investment
Jun 07, 1974
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
Jun 28, 2006
Child's Play
Oct 01, 1954
The Crane
Jan 01, 1993
The Moonstone
Jan 01, 1972
Shopper 13
Oct 12, 2002
The Autochef
Oct 12, 2002
A Christmas Cardomatic
Oct 12, 2002
The Tellyscope
Oct 12, 2002
The Snowmantron
Oct 12, 2002
The Bully Proof Vest
Oct 12, 2002
The 525 Crackervac
Oct 12, 2002
The Turbo Diner
Oct 12, 2002
The Snoozatron
Oct 12, 2002
The Soccamatic
Oct 12, 2002
Colour Me Kubrick
Oct 06, 2005
The Scapegoat
Aug 06, 1959
Frankenstein: The True Story
Sep 19, 1974
Wuthering Heights
Jun 09, 1970
Charlie Bubbles
Feb 11, 1968
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Oct 27, 1960
No Love for Johnnie
Feb 14, 1961
Song at Twilight
Feb 05, 1973
Heart to Heart
Dec 06, 1962
The Third Secret
Feb 02, 1964
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
Feb 17, 1981
Orson Welles Over Europe
Dec 27, 2009
The Incredible Sarah
Nov 05, 1976
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
Dec 16, 1967
The Daedalus Equations
Oct 20, 1976
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Dec 29, 1989
The Mouse on the Moon
May 07, 1963
Hotel!
Feb 17, 2001
Who Killed Lamb?
Feb 04, 1974
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Apr 19, 1973
The Prison
May 24, 1974
The Ladies: Joan
Sep 18, 1969
The Snowdropper
May 29, 1975
Kitty Clive
Mar 27, 1956
Candida
Dec 29, 1961
The Poet
Oct 25, 1960
A Dangerous Kind of Love
Jun 30, 1986
Don't Ever Talk to Clocks
Feb 18, 1964
The Bristol Entertainment
Dec 03, 1971
The Reprieve
Oct 01, 1972
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
Mar 31, 1986
Everyday Readers
Jan 01, 1998
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Jun 25, 1970
Across a Crowded Room
Mar 26, 1978
Moby Dick Rehearsed
Jun 16, 1955
The Adventures of Alice
Dec 23, 1960
Fcb TV Show No.1
Jan 01, 1955
Cinderella
Dec 26, 1958
The Secret Agent
Oct 01, 1975
Menace
Jan 01, 1970
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection
Sep 22, 2009
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
Jan 01, 1999
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
Sep 04, 2001
Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
Jan 14, 2023
Living with Macular Disease
Mar 08, 2009
The Winter Warrior
Dec 22, 1976
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
Jul 28, 1963
628-E8
Nov 16, 1978
The Concert
Oct 22, 1955
The Hallelujah Handshake
Dec 17, 1970
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
Mar 29, 1977
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
Apr 05, 1977
Back of Beyond
Nov 14, 1974
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
Mar 08, 1964
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Nov 09, 1958
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Nov 25, 1984
Mr. Denning Drives North
Dec 18, 1951
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Dec 16, 1954
Anastasia
Dec 13, 1956
The Doctor's Dilemma
Jan 01, 1959
The Reckoning
Jan 31, 1970
The Funny Side of Christmas
Dec 27, 1982
The Clifton House Mystery
Oct 08, 1978
The Lark Ascending
Jan 13, 2012
Thora Hird Tribute
Mar 30, 2003
Wind Versus Polygamy
Jul 15, 1968
The Big Flame
Feb 19, 1969
The Railwayman's New Clothes
Mar 08, 1971
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
Jun 25, 1961
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
Apr 25, 1976
A Matter of Loaf and Death: How They Donut
Dec 26, 2008
Cream - Farewell Concert
Jan 05, 1969
Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
Jan 01, 2002
The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Feb 07, 2006
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
Nov 03, 1986
Frankenstein
Jan 16, 1973
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Aug 20, 1974
Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982
Dec 26, 1978
Rocky Hollow
Jan 01, 1985
Inside the Wrong Trousers
Dec 26, 1993
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
Jul 02, 2012
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
Jan 17, 1960
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Feb 01, 1988
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
May 01, 1989
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
May 01, 1989
More Children's Summer Stories
Jun 05, 1989
More Children's Holiday Favourites
Jun 04, 1990
The Christmas Collection
Oct 05, 1992
Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
Apr 28, 1976
Budgie
Apr 09, 1971
Doctor Who
Nov 23, 1963
Softly, Softly
Jan 05, 1966
First of the Summer Wine
Sep 04, 1988
Z-Cars
Jan 02, 1962
The Persuaders!
Sep 17, 1971
Frankenstein: The True Story
Nov 30, 1973
Rumpole of the Bailey
Dec 17, 1975
Callan
Jul 08, 1967
Barlow
Sep 15, 1971
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Raffles
Feb 25, 1977
Catweazle
Feb 15, 1970
The Wind in the Willows
Apr 27, 1984
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Crying Down the Lane
Jan 08, 1962
Sunday-Night Play
Sep 25, 1960
Yanks Go Home
Nov 22, 1976
Amelia
Apr 14, 1961
Menace
Sep 29, 1970
Mystery and Imagination
Jan 29, 1966
Lady Killers
Jul 20, 1980
International Detective
Dec 26, 1959
Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
Oct 20, 1975
Maigret
Oct 31, 1960
Leave It To Charlie
Jul 13, 1978
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Nov 03, 2010
The Clifton House Mystery
Oct 08, 1978
Come Home Charlie and Face Them
Nov 25, 1990
Paul Temple
Nov 23, 1969
Murder Most English
May 08, 1977
Softly Softly: Task Force
Nov 20, 1969
Justice
Oct 08, 1971
Kingdom
Apr 22, 2007
Tales of the Unexpected
Mar 24, 1979
Oh, Mr. Toad
Mar 27, 1990
Public Eye
Jan 23, 1965
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Oct 15, 2002
Danger Man
Sep 11, 1960
The New Statesman
Sep 13, 1987
Armchair Theatre
Jul 08, 1956
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Sep 20, 1971
The Avengers
Jan 07, 1961
Trial
Aug 26, 1971
The Sullavan Brothers
Oct 03, 1964
Aardman: A Cracking Collection
Dec 25, 2015
Doctors
Mar 27, 2000
Holby City
Jan 12, 1999
Eureka
Jul 18, 2006
Rex the Runt
Dec 21, 1998
Noel's House Party
Nov 23, 1991
Balamory
Sep 02, 2002
Sooty
Nov 05, 2001
Kate
Feb 04, 1970
Whatever You Want
Apr 05, 1997
Operation Good Guys
Dec 29, 1997
Hadleigh
Sep 16, 1969
Hadleigh
Sep 16, 1969
Softly Softly: Task Force
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Last of the Summer Wine
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Room Service
Jan 02, 1979
Strangers and Brothers
Jan 11, 1984
Armchair Theatre
Jul 08, 1956
Armchair Theatre
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Softly Softly: Task Force
Nov 20, 1969
Drama 61-67
Mar 19, 1961
Drama 61-67
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Z-Cars
Jan 02, 1962
Crown Court
Oct 11, 1972
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Mar 07, 1958
The Kids International Show
May 31, 1982
World Theatre
May 05, 1959
World Theatre
May 05, 1959
Crown Court
Oct 11, 1972
Bel Ami
May 08, 1971
Omnibus
Oct 13, 1967
Omnibus
Oct 13, 1967
The Ten Commandments
Mar 30, 1971
Strange Experiences
Sep 24, 1955
Strange Experiences
Sep 24, 1955
Strange Experiences
Sep 24, 1955
Late Night Drama
Jul 10, 1974
The Chem. Lab. Mystery
Jan 05, 1963
Knock on Any Door
Oct 02, 1965
Playhouse
Mar 13, 1974
Jango
Jan 25, 1961
BBC Play of the Month
Oct 19, 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Oct 07, 1965
Rocky Hollow
Jan 01, 1985
The Troubleshooters
Jul 07, 1965
Festival
Oct 09, 1963
Festival
Oct 09, 1963
Then and Now
Nov 18, 2001
Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out
Jan 01, 1998
60 Minutes
Sep 24, 1968
Motormouth
Sep 03, 1988
The Val Doonican Music Show
Apr 09, 1977
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Nov 14, 2002
The South Bank Show
Jan 14, 1978
Auntie's Bloomers
Dec 29, 1991
The National Television Awards
Aug 29, 1995
Sylvanian Families
Sep 18, 1987
Public Eye
Jan 23, 1965
Fat Friends
Oct 12, 2000
Room 101
Jul 04, 1994
Room 101
Jul 04, 1994
Omnibus
Oct 13, 1967
Zero One
Oct 03, 1962
Smillie's People
Oct 14, 1996
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Mar 02, 2006
Comedy Connections
Jun 09, 2003
Comedy Connections
Jun 09, 2003
What We Were Watching
Dec 23, 2018
Songs of Praise
Feb 04, 2001
British Film Forever
Jul 28, 2007
Armchair Cinema
May 28, 1974
Spyder's Web
Jan 21, 1972
Call My Bluff
Oct 17, 1965
The Moonstone
Jan 16, 1972
