Peter Halliday

Acting

Peter Halliday

Born June 2, 1924 · near Llangollen, Wales, UK

Died February 19, 2012 · aged 87

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 i…

Known For

The Remains of the DayThe Remains of the Day · 1993
The Remains of the Day
★ 7.41993
MovieDramaRomance
In interwar Britain, a rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a new housekeeper. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
LassieLassie · 2005
Lassie
★ 6.42005
MovieAdventureDrama
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Captain CleggCaptain Clegg · 1962
Captain Clegg
★ 6.31962
MovieAdventureCrime
A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by a local reverend and a horrifying curse.
Sunday Bloody SundaySunday Bloody Sunday · 1971
Sunday Bloody Sunday
★ 6.51971
MovieDrama
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives.
EstherEsther · 1999
Esther
★ 6.81999
MovieAdventureDrama
Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.
The Black WindmillThe Black Windmill · 1974
The Black Windmill
★ 6.31974
MovieThrillerAction
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.
Tiger BayTiger Bay · 1959
Tiger Bay
★ 7.21959
MovieThrillerCrime
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal murder of a young woman. Instead of reporting the crime, she merely pockets a prize for herself — the perpetrator's shiny black revolver — and flees. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
MadhouseMadhouse · 1974
Madhouse
★ 6.21974
MovieHorrorMystery
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.

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Sergeant CorkSergeant Cork · 1963
Sergeant Cork
★ 7.21963
SeriesDrama
Sergeant Cork is a British detective television series which first aired between 1963 and 1968 on ITV. It was a police procedural show that followed the efforts of two police officers and their battle against crime in Victorian London. In all 66 hour-long episodes were aired during the five-year run, although the last episode was not broadcast until January 1968, 16 months after the others. Journalist Tom Sutcliffe has credited it as a first example of the use of the Victorian-era policeman in a television crime series. A 1969 review in The Age opined that rather than suspense, the strengths of the series were its "excellent period settings and wonderfully thick pea-soupers" which "add up to splendid evocative stuff", as well as the performance of star John Barrie. At no time during the whole series is Sergeant Cork's first name given.

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