Peter Sallis
Biography
Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017) was an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner. Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975). His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the role of Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine, set in a Yorkshire town. He was the longest serving cast member, appearing in all 295 episodes, and by the end of the show's run was the only one surviving from the programme's first episode in 1973. He also appeared in all 13 of the episodes of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine as Norman Clegg's father. He was also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films, again using a northern accent. Sallis also starred alongside Richard Pearson, Michael Horden and David Jason in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows (1984-1990) as the voice of Rat/Ratty. In 1975 he appeared in the BBC Wales, TV play The Snowdropper as Spicer, a snowdropper that where's Overalls/Dungarees. In 1976 he played Mr. Gudgin/Arnold Gudgin in the children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–78). The character Gudgin Sallis played in the series was a estate agent who did not want to see the hall fall into the wrong hands. Sallis also appeared in the TV series Yanks Go Home (1976-1977) where he played Randell Todd in four episodes of the series. Around the same period, he starred alongside Northern comic actor David Roper in the ITV sitcom Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980) as Charlie's pessimistic boss. The programme ran for a total of 26 episodes over four series, ending in 1980. He also played the part of the ghost-hunter Milton Guest in the children's paranormal drama TV series The Clifton House Mystery (1978). Sallis was married to Elaine Usher in 1957 until they eventually divorced in 1965. Sallis and Usher eventually reconciled and decided to come living together until 1999. Sallis continued to remain close to Usher until eventually she died on 1 January 2014 at the age of 81. They both had one son named Crispian Sallis who was born on 24 June 1959 who later became a British art director and set decorator. Sallis and Usher also had two grandchildren from Crispian. Sallis also lived with three small cats in a small cottage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sallis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Wallace (voice)
A Grand Day Out
Wallace (voice)
The Wrong Trousers
Wallace (voice)
A Close Shave
Wallace / Hutch (voice)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Carter
Witness for the Prosecution
Nathan
Belonging
Wallace (voice)
A Matter of Loaf and Death
St. Claire
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Samuel Paxton
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Doctor
The V.I.P.s
Soldier
Stranger from Venus
Eric
The Drummer and the Bloke
Brogden / Mundel / Hopkins
Sweeney Todd
Armand
Rapture
Sleazy Doctor
I Thank a Fool
Self (archive)
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Victor
Clash by Night
Hudson
Inadmissible Evidence
Leslie
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
Doctor & Provost
Brand
Clegg
Getting Sam Home
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Wallace
Wallace & Gromit The Classic Collection
Wallace (voice)
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Don Enrique
The Curse of the Werewolf
Rev. Rupert Palafox
The Road Builder
Wallace
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation
Onslow
Beyond Our Means
Self - Voice of Wallace
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Ernest
The Obelisk
Lovestruck Patient
Doctor in Love
Peter
The Zoo Story
Man
Lady Killer
Corporal Foster
Quay South
Wallace (voice)
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
Uncle Max (uncredited)
Le Procès
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Millionairess
Minor Role (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
Sir Sidney Brent
My Lover, My Son
Jeffrey Branscombe
Full Circle
Man (uncredited)
Easy
Ladislav Sipos
She Loves Me
himself
Displacements
Schweitz
Scream and Scream Again
Wheatfield
The Capone Investment
Self
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
Bill - grocery merchant
Child's Play
Man (uncredited)
The Crane
Mr. Buff
The Moonstone
Wallace (voice)
Shopper 13
Wallace (voice)
The Autochef
Wallace (voice)
A Christmas Cardomatic
Wallace (voice)
The Tellyscope
Wallace (voice)
The Snowmantron
Wallace (voice)
The Bully Proof Vest
Wallace (voice)
The 525 Crackervac
Wallace (voice)
The Turbo Diner
Wallace (voice)
The Snoozatron
Wallace (voice)
The Soccamatic
Patient
Colour Me Kubrick
Customs Official
The Scapegoat
Priest
Frankenstein: The True Story
Mr. Shielders
Wuthering Heights
Solicitor
Charlie Bubbles
Man in Suit (uncredited)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
M.P.
No Love for Johnnie
Austin Melcroft
Song at Twilight
Frank Godsell
Heart to Heart
Lawrence Jacks
The Third Secret
Shushin
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
Himself
Orson Welles Over Europe
Penley
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
Major Venables
The Daedalus Equations
Rat (voice)
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Russian Delegate
The Mouse on the Moon
Radio Voice of Little Ashford Flying Club (Uncredited)
Hotel!
Lloyd
Who Killed Lamb?
Banker #2 (uncredited)
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Benitet
The Prison
Mr. Street
The Ladies: Joan
Spicer
The Snowdropper
John Hall
Kitty Clive
Rev. Alexander Mill
Candida
Giulio
The Poet
Mr. Walker
A Dangerous Kind of Love
Don't Ever Talk to Clocks
Water Seller / Coachman / Ameryk / Mayor / Captain Kimber / King Henry Voice
The Bristol Entertainment
Cossack Horseman
The Reprieve
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
Narrator (voice)
Everyday Readers
Ernest Charles, KC
Marie Stopes: Sexual Revolutionary
Cyril Smallpiece
Across a Crowded Room
A Stage Manger /Flask
Moby Dick Rehearsed
Tweedledee
The Adventures of Alice
Squishy Taylor
Fcb TV Show No.1
Baron Aristide de Pennilac
Cinderella
Chief Inspector Heat
The Secret Agent
Narrator (voice)
Menace
Wallace (Voice)
Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection
Wallace (Voice) (Archive Footage)
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
Wallace (Voice)
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
Cleggy (archive footage, uncredited)
Comedy Classics: Keeping Up Appearances
Peter Sallis/Narrator Voice
Living with Macular Disease
Deor
The Winter Warrior
Philip Mallard
Drama '63: A Well Dressed Man
Mirbeau
628-E8
Daniel Kevin (as Pete Sallis)
The Concert
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Handshake
Minor Role (uncredited)
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
Worker (uncredited)
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
Man (uncredited)
Back of Beyond
Ronald Green
Drama '64/Studio '64: A Wicked World
Snug
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Clegg
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Man (uncredited)
Mr. Denning Drives North
Man (uncredited)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Grischa (uncredited)
Anastasia
Secretary at Picture Gallery
The Doctor's Dilemma
Keresley
The Reckoning
Clegg
The Funny Side of Christmas
Milton Guest
The Clifton House Mystery
Self (uncredited)
The Lark Ascending
Self
Thora Hird Tribute
Man (uncredited)
Wind Versus Polygamy
Man (uncredited)
The Big Flame
Lumley
The Railwayman's New Clothes
Hesketh-Payne
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
Mr. Gudgin/Old Gudgin
The Ghosts of Motley Hall
Wallace (archive footage)
A Matter of Loaf and Death: How They Donut
Guest
Cream – Farewell Concert
Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
Wallace (archive footage)
The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Rat (voice)
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
Man
Frankenstein
Man
Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest
Clegg
Last of the Summer Wine Christmas Specials 1978-1982
Narrator (voice)
Rocky Hollow
Wallace (archive footage, uncredited)
Inside the Wrong Trousers
Reccoat (archive footage)
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
Robinet
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
Rat (voice)
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Rat (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Rat (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
Rat (voice)
More Children's Summer Stories
Rat (voice)
More Children's Holiday Favourites
Rat (voice)
The Christmas Collection
Wallace (archive footage)
Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit
Wallace (voice)
Character Building
Chippy Criggs
The Pickpocket
Mr. Wainwright
Graceless Go I
Squishy Taylor
Safe and Sound
The Burglar
The Inveterate Gambler
Thierry
The Incredible Sarah
Leonard March
Strangers and Brothers
Norbert de Varenne
Bel Ami
Rat (voice)
The Wind in the Willows
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
157
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-02-01
Place of Birth
Twickenham, England, UK
Also Known As
Peter John Sallis