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Peter Craze
Born
Peter David Craze

(1946-08-27) 27 August 1946 (age 77)
London, England
OccupationTheatre director[1]
RelativesMichael Craze

Peter David Craze (born 27 August 1946) is[2] a British actor.[3] He is the brother of actor Michael Craze.[4] He has made many television appearances including Doctor Who (The Space Museum, The War Games, and Nightmare of Eden),[5] EastEnders and Blake's 7, and appeared in films such as The Beast in the Cellar (1970), Terror (1978) and Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985).[6][7]

He was the principal at Drama Studio London until 2012.[1][8]

Craze directed The Trials of Oscar Wilde, which toured the UK in 2014.[9] The play was co-authored by Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde's grandson.

Craze also narrated the very first season of the hit children's animated fantasy television series The Dreamstone on ITV. After the first season, he left the series and was taken over by Gary Martin who also provides the deep demonic voice of the main antagonist Zordrak.

References

  1. ^ a b "Peter Craze interview". Entertainment Focus. 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  2. ^ "Principal Interview: Peter Craze". Fourthwallmagazine.co.uk. 2009-05-13. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  3. ^ "Peter Craze". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23.
  4. ^ "BBC One - Doctor Who, Season 17, Nightmare of Eden - The Fourth Dimension". BBC.
  5. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/nightmareofeden/detail.shtml
  6. ^ "Peter Craze". TVGuide.com.
  7. ^ "Peter Craze movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  8. ^ "Faculty and Staff". dramastudiolondon.co.uk.
  9. ^ "The Trials of Oscar Wilde in major UK Tour". Entertainment Focus. 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-06-08.