Trevor Peacock

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Trevor Edward Peacock

His song "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" was a number one hit for Herman's Hermits in 1965.

Early life

Peacock was born on 19 May 1931 in

Film and television career

Peacock's many television roles include Jim Trott in

Peacock had starring roles in several plays in the

He starred in the 1991 fantasy BBC radio play Heart of Hark'un.^[15] In 2002 he filmed an episode of Dinotopia in Budapest, playing the mysterious sage Lok in "Night of the Wartosa". In 2010, he appeared in The Old Guys and a radio adaptation of I, Claudius.^{[citation needed]}

Theatre career

Peacock acted in the theatre throughout his career and was particularly associated with the Royal Exchange, Manchester.^[16][17] In addition to performing in many productions since the theatre opened in 1976, he also wrote a number of shows for the company. These include:

• Leaping Ginger. World premiere directed by Braham Murray with Christopher Neil (1977)
• Cinderella. World Premiere directed by Anthony Bowles and Michele Hardy with Wendy Morgan and Gabrielle Drake (1979)
• Andy Capp written with Alan Price. World premiere directed by Braham Murray (1982)
• Class K with Judy Loe, Colin Prockter and Rosalind Knight (1985)
• Jack and the Giant (world premiere directed by Mervyn Willis with
  Jason Watkins
  , 1986)

In the 1970s he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing comic roles such as Silence and Feste, as well as more serious parts.^[3] During the 1990s he appeared in several National Theatre productions.^[3]

Acting credits

Peacock's acting credits include:^[16][17]

• Estragon, Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett for the Century Theatre, Manchester directed by Michael Elliott (1967)
• Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith for the Century Theatre, Manchester directed by Braham Murray and then at the Garrick Theatre, London (1969)
• Titus Andronicus at the Round House, London (1971)
• Clov, Endgame by Samuel Beckett for the Century Theatre, Manchester directed by Braham Murray and then at the Shaw Theatre, London (1973)
• Sidney Prime, Sherlock Holmes for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre, London, then (Broadway debut) Broadhurst Theatre (1974)
• Friar Mauro Tenda and Diego Lopez Duro, The Bewitched at the Aldwych Theatre, London (1975)
• Bishop of Ely and Fluellen, Henry V for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1975, then at the Aldwych Theatre, London (1976)
• Poins, Henry IV, Parts I and II, for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, 1975, then at the Aldwych Theatre (1976)
• Sir Hugh Evans, The Merry Wives of Windsor, for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, 1975, then at the Aldwych Theatre (1976)
• Acres, The Rivals by Sheridan at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Braham Murray (1976)
• Colonel Kottwitz,
  Casper Wrede
  (1976)
• Zachariah Manning, Zack by Harold Brighouse at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Eric Thompson (1976)
• Sergeant Match, What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Braham Murray (1977)
• Tom Price,
  Casper Wrede at the Royal Exchange, Manchester
  (1978)
• Aramis, The Three Musketeers by Braham Murray and Derek Griffiths. World premiere directed by Braham Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1979)
• Estragon, Waiting for Godot at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Braham Murray and then at the Round House, London (1980)
• Elwood P Dowd, Harvey by Mary Chase at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Eric Thompson (1981)
• Willy Loman, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Greg Hersov (1985)
• The Bluebird of Unhappiness, a Woody Allen review at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Braham Murray (1987)
• Jim Trott, The Vicar of Dibley, for BBC One
  (1994–2007)
• Henry Horatio Hobson, Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Braham Murray (2003)
• Giles Cory, The Crucible by Arthur Miller directed by Dominic Cooke at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
  , Stratford-upon-Avon (2006)