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Peter Wyngarde
ACTOR

Peter Wyngarde

Known for Doctor Who · Sherlock Holmes · The Avengers

Peter Paul Wyngarde (born Cyril Goldbert; August 23, 1927 – January 15, 2018) was an Anglo-Singaporean actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two British television series in the late 1960s and early 1970s: Department S (1969–1970) and Jason King (1971–1972).

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Born
Aug 23, 1927
Died
Jan 15, 2018
Birthplace
Singapore City, Singapore
Known For
Acting

Biography

Peter Paul Wyngarde (born Cyril Goldbert; August 23, 1927 – January 15, 2018) was an Anglo-Singaporean actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two British television series in the late 1960s and early 1970s: Department S (1969–1970) and Jason King (1971–1972).

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Known For

TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoTimanov · 1963
★ 7.9
TVSherlock Holmes
Sherlock HolmesLangdale Pike · 1984
★ 8.2
TVThe Avengers
The Avengers1 eps · 1961
★ 7.8
TVThe Saint
The SaintTuren · 1962
★ 7.4
TVThe Champions
The ChampionsHallam · 1968
★ 6.5
TVThe Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents...Mr. Kendel · 1982
★ 7.4
TVDepartment S
Department SJason KIng · 1969
★ 5.5
TVOne Step Beyond
One Step BeyondPaul Roland · 1959
★ 5.7

Filmography

Movies

Dick Barton Strikes BackSoldier
1949
The DybbukChannon
1952
Alexander the GreatPausanias
1956
Ordeal by FireJerome Taillard
1957
SouthLt Jan Wicziewsky
1959
The Siege of Sidney StreetPeter 'the Painter'
1960
The InnocentsPeter Quint
1961
Night ConspiratorsWerner Loder
1962
Night of the EagleNorman Taylor
1962
A Choice of Coward: Present LaughterGarry Essendine
1964
A Midsummer Night's DreamOberon
1964
The Further Adventures of GallegherSir Richard
1965
Lucy in LondonPeter Wyngarde
1966
QO
Queen of Scots
1967
TC
The CrossfireHugo de Croissillon
1967
Himmel, Scheich und WolkenbruchSheik Al-Abdullah
1976
Flash GordonKlytus
1980
The Queen SpecialNarrator (Klytus)
1980
And the Wall Came Tumbling DownDaniel Haswell
1984
Doctor Who: Planet of FireTimanov
1984
The YobMr Kendel
1988
Tank MallingSir Robert Knights
1989
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master DetectiveNarrator
2014
The Vivien Leigh Archive at the V&ASelf
2016
Life After FlashSelf
2017

Television

Sunday Night TheatreProkesch · 1 eps
1950
Sunday Night TheatreSylvius · 2 eps
1950
Sunday Night TheatreCharles Granillo · 1 eps
1950
General Electric TheaterRaymond DeTresk · 1 eps
1953
ITV Play of the WeekLt Jan Wicziewsky · 1 eps
1955
Armchair TheatreDavid Linden · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreWerner Loder · 1 eps
1956
Jesus of NazarethJohn the Baptist · 1 eps
1956
OP
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!Andrea Bakolas · 1 eps
1957
One Step BeyondPaul Roland · 1 eps
1959
Stars in der ManegeSelf · 1 eps
1959
On TrialSir Roger Casement · 1 eps
1960
The Avengers1 eps
1961
The AvengersStewart Kirby · 1 eps
1961
Out of This WorldCaptain Barton · 1 eps
1962
The SaintTuren · 2 eps
1962
Doctor WhoTimanov · 3 eps
1963
A Choice of CowardGarry Essendine · 1 eps
1964
RO
Rupert of HentzauRupert of Hentzau · 6 eps
1964
Sherlock HolmesBaron Grüner · 1 eps
1964
The Man in Room 17Paul Panacek · 1 eps
1965
The TroubleshootersSheik Mohammed bin Falik · 1 eps
1965
The PrisonerNumber Two · 1 eps
1967
Turn Out the LightsRichard Merlin · 1 eps
1967
The ChampionsHallam · 1 eps
1968
Department SJason KIng · 28 eps
1969
Jason KingJason King · 26 eps
1971
VS
V.I.P. SchaukelSelf · 1 eps
1971
The Comic Strip Presents...Mr. Kendel · 1 eps
1982
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseDaniel/General Haswell · 1 eps
1984
Sherlock HolmesLangdale Pike · 1 eps
1984
The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesLangdale Pike · 1 eps
1994
After They Were FamousSelf · 1 eps
2002
Timeshiftself · 1 eps
2002

Photos

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