Peter Hughes (actor)
Peter Hughes | |
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| Born | May 20, 1922 London, England |
| Years active | 1957–1999 |
Peter Hughes (born 20 May 1922) is an English actor, best known for his film and television roles. In the 1950s, he was a stalwart of the Richmond Theatre repertory company with actress Anne Ridler. He played a recurring role as a bank manager in the BBC television series Bergerac and played General Franco in Alan Parker's 1996 film adaptation of Evita.
Other notable roles include an English tourist in Love Is a Splendid Illusion (1970), a Maitre D' in The Great Muppet Caper (1981), the P&O manager in David Lean's A Passage to India (1984) and a policeman in the John Boorman film Hope and Glory (1987). He also appeared in An Englishman's Castle (1978), a serial of alternative history in which the Nazis won World War II, and the TV miniseries Jack the Ripper (1988) starring Michael Caine.
Personal life
Hughes is married to Erica Hughes; their daughter Bettany is a historian and their son Simon is a cricketer and journalist.
External links
- Peter Hughes at IMDb
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