Gordon Peters
Gordon Peters | |
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Born | Gordon Peter Wilkinson 29 November 1926 |
Died | 15 June 2022 Surrey, England[2] | (aged 95)
Occupation | Actor |
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Children | 1[5] |
Gordon Peter Wilkinson (29 November 1926 – 15 June 2022), known professionally as Gordon Peters, was an English actor and comedian.
Early life
Peters was born in Shildon, County Durham, England on 29 November 1926. His mother was a piano teacher and his father a tenor-voiced butcher, both enthusiastic amateur performers, Peters spent much of his early childhood as a chorister at Durham Cathedral.[6][7] Peters began his early career as a junior bank clerk after national service in the Royal Navy, at the Standard Bank of South Africa, in Harare, (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe). It was there he entered a talent contest, his comic miming to two songs securing him second place.[8]
Career
Returning to the UK in 1951, he found his first job, a summer season with the Vincent Tildsley’s Mastersingers at Blackpool’s Opera House, after responding to an advert in The Stage.[9]
Peters starred in a
He devised and hosted a children’s quiz Around the World in 48 Hours for Westward Television in 1976.[10]
Peters had many roles in other television shows over the years, including
Personal life and death
Peters married Joan Mann in 1959, however the marriage ended in divorce. In 1969 he married Patrica Fraser and they had one daughter together.[13]
He published an autobiography, From Choirboy to Comic, in 2004.
Peters died on 15 June 2022, aged 95.[14]
References
- ^ Harrison, Tim (11 October 2019) "Who do you think you are kidding Mr Peters?". The Good Life. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Gordon Peters". IMDb.
- ^ Harrison, Tim (11 October 2019) "Who do you think you are kidding Mr Peters?". The Good Life. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: Comedian Gordon Peters".
- ^ "Obituary: Comedian Gordon Peters".
- ^ "Obituary: Comedian Gordon Peters".
- ^ https://www.gordonpeters.co.uk/TVPlaysCabaret.html
- ^ "Obituary: Comedian Gordon Peters".
- ^ "Obituary: Comedian Gordon Peters".
- ^ "Obituary: Comedian Gordon Peters".
- ^ "Gordon Peters". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ISBN 0-7528-7357-1.
- ^ "Obituary: Comedian Gordon Peters".
- ^ Quinn, Michael (13 September 2022). "Obituary: Gordon Peters". The Stage. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Gordon Peters at IMDb
- Gordon Peters at the British Film Institute
- Gordon Peters (Aveleyman)
- Obituary at The Stage