Peter Dennis

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Peter Dennis
Born(1933-10-25)25 October 1933
Dorking, Surrey, England
Died18 April 2009(2009-04-18) (aged 75)
Shadow Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationActor

Peter John Dennis (25 October 1933 – 18 April 2009)

Atlantic with projects ranging from The Avengers to Sideways. He was perhaps best known for his more than three decades association performing the works of A. A. Milne on stage in his one-man show entitled Bother! The Brain of Pooh
.

Early life

Peter Dennis was born in Dorking, Surrey, the son of Michael Henry Dennis, a mechanical engineer, and Violet Frances Lockwood, a housewife. He was one of four children including two brothers, Michael and David, and a sister, Dorothy.

His early education was in a Roman Catholic convent. He continued his early studies in Portobello Road, London at the North Kensington Secondary School, until the age of 14. He spent the next four years training as an accountant and as a surveyor. While employed at T. S. Appleton & Son Ltd. in Shepherd's Bush, he was called up for his national service in the British Army.

He served as a

General Sir Nigel Poett, Director of Military Operations, and as a Personal Assistant to General Sir Kenneth Exham, General Officer Commanding the Royal West African Frontier Force
, Nigerian Military Forces.

Upon his return to civilian life, he worked as Personal Assistant to Harry Arkle, European Managing Director, Canadian Pacific Railway and Bill Nicol, Deputy Chairman of Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds, Redditch, near Birmingham.

On his 29th birthday, Dennis saw his first play, a production of

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
graduating two years later in 1965.

Career

After graduating from

Birmingham Rep to play numerous leading roles. He went on to perform at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, the Liverpool Repertory Theatre, and in London's West End. He also began to be a regular presence on British television, appearing in The Avengers
among many other shows.

14 October 1976 marked the premiere of his one-man show Bother! The Brain of Pooh at the ADC Theatre, Cambridge, given in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh written by A. A. Milne. It contained selected readings from When We Were Very Young, Winnie-the-Pooh, Now We Are Six, and The House at Pooh Corner.

At the invitation of

Prime Minister
.

His American television career grew to include appearances on a number of popular series including

Prime Suspect, and Murder, She Wrote. Highlights of his film career include Sideways and Shrek
.

Dennis often wore bow ties, and many of his roles featured him wearing one.[citation needed]

Death

Dennis died on 18 April 2009 in Shadow Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Awards

Filmography

Television

Theatre

Recordings

References

  1. ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (29 April 2009). "Peter Dennis dies at 75; actor made a career of one-man 'Pooh' readings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 April 2009.

External links

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