Peter Swanwick

Peter Swanwick
Born	1922 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died	14 November 1968 (aged 45–46) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actor

Peter Swanwick (1922 – 14 November 1968) was a British actor best remembered as the "Supervisor" (sometimes called the Controller) in the 1967 TV series, The Prisoner. The image of the bald-headed actor intoning "Orange alert" is considered iconic of the series.^{[citation needed]}

Swanwick's film career began in 1951 with bit parts in films such as The African Queen, and he became a recognisable face on British TV during the mid-1960s when he guest starred in a number of popular shows, including The Avengers and Danger Man where he first worked with later Prisoner star and co-creator, Patrick McGoohan.

According to several biographies Swanwick endured major health problems in the 1960s that resulted in him undergoing undisclosed operations that left him with a short time to live.

Swanwick played the non-singing part of Herr Zeller in the original London stage production of The Sound Of Music.

Selected filmography

• Time Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
• Circumstantial Evidence (1952)
• Albert R.N. (1953)
• The Black Rider (1954)
• The Colditz Story (1955)
• The Love Match (1955)
• The March Hare (1956)
• The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
• Operation Amsterdam (1959)
• The Desperate Man (1959)
• Circus of Horrors (1960)
• Double Bunk (1961)
• The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
• The Devil Rides Out (1968)

External links

• Peter Swanwick at the Internet Movie Database