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Peter Dennis
Peter Dennis was born on October 25, 1933 in the UK.
Dennis went to school as any other boy does, but he left school at fourteen and
trained for four years in accountancy and surveying. He served six years
in the army as a drill and weapons training instructor, a personal assistant to
the director of military operations at the war office in London, a personal
assistant to the general officer commanding the Royal West African Frontier
Force in Nigeria, and was also in the territorial branch of the Special Air
Service. For the following five years Dennis was in industry and commerce
as personal assistant tot he chief executive officers of Canadian Pacific and
Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds (iron and steel company).
In 1962 Dennis saw his first play and was immediately smitten,
the following day he decided to take up acting. In 1965 he graduated from
the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Dennis came to the United States in 1986 and did very well in
television.
Dennis currently live at his home in Shadow Hills, California,
US, with his wife Deanne (actress/director/producer).
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- Film
- Sideways~2004 - Leslie Brough
- Hellborn~2003 - Dr. Flannery
- Shrek~2001 (voice) - Ogre Hunter
- Second Generation~2000 - Bus conductor
- Effects of Magic, The~1998 - Gough
- Prehysteria! 3~1995 (V) - Snooty Driver
- Rainbow Thief, The~1990 - Winter
- Man Called Sarge, A~1990 - Montgomery
- Scandalous~1984 - Maitre d'Hotel
- Stud, The~1978 - Marc
- Confessions of a Window Cleaner~1974 - Waiter
- Compromise~1969 -
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- TV
- Alias~2001 - Professor Bloom in Time Will Tell (# 1.8) 12/2/01
- Star Trek: Voyager~1995 - Admiral Hendricks in Friendship One (#
7.21) 4/25/01
- Felicity~1998 - Star Wars Fan in The Force (# 1.21) 5/18/99 (obvious
Star Wars reference)
- H.M.S. Pinafore~1997 - Sailor
- Seinfeld~1990 - Lew in The Summer of George (# 8.22) 5/15/97
- Family Matters~1989 - Captain Hightower in A Pirate's Life for
Me (# 8.24) 5/9/97
- Tracey Takes On...~1996 - Lord Percy in Movies (# 2.10)
3/26/97
- Star Trek: Voyager~1995 - Isaac Newton in The Darkling (#
3.18) 2/19/97
- In the House~1995 - Violinist in Love Wars (# 3.16) 2/10/97
- Profiler~1996 - Dr. Joel Kaiser in Doppelganger (# 1.11)
1/18/97
- Mr. Rhodes~1996 - Fleming in Death, Lice and Videotape (# 1.7)
11/4/96
- Friends~1994 - Sherman Whitfield in The One Where No One's
Ready (# 3.2) 9/26/96
- Star Trek: Voyager~1995 - Isaac Newton in Death Wish (# 2.18)
2/19/96
- Step by Step~1991 - Auctioneer in What's Wrong with This
Picture? (# 5.12) 1/5/96
- Mr. Rhodes~1996 - Fleming in Death, Lice
and Videotape
- Townies~1996 - Dealer in Things to Do in Gloucester When You
Are Dead (# 1.14)
- Saved by the Bell: The New Class~1993 - Mr. Hathaway in Casino
ID's (# 3.21) 11/25/95
- Too Something~1995 -
- Wayans Bros., The~1995 -
- Misery Loves Company~1995 -
- George Carlin Show, The~1994 - in George
Puts on a Happy Face
- Acapulco H.E.A.T~1994 - Dr. Monroe in Code
Name: Easy Riders
- Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood
Follies~1994 - Pete
- Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The~1993 - Reginald in And
Baby Makes Three (# 1.24) 4/22/94
- Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The~1993 - Reginald in A.K.A.
Kansas (# 1.15) 12/17/93
- Melrose Place~1992 - Jeweler #1 in The Whole Truth (# 1.16)
11/18/92
- Murphy Brown~1988 - Psychiatrist #3 in Come Out, Come Out,
Wherever You Are (# 4.20) 3/4/92
- Murder, She Wrote~1984 - Hotel Desk Clerk in Tinker, Tailor,
Liar, Thief (# 8.15) 3/1/92
- California Dreams~1992 -
- Diagnosis Murder~1992 -
- To Be the Best~1992 - Doctor
- Prime Suspect~1991 - Toastmaster
- A Man Called Sarge~1990 - Field Marshal Montgomery
- Dirty Dozen, The~1988 - Field Marshal Montgomery
- War and Remembrance~1988 (mini) - Gen. Sir Bernard Law
Montgomery
- Great Escape II: The Untold Story, The~1988 - Group Capt.
Massey
- Knight Life~ -
- Minder on the Orient Express~1985 - Club owner
- Cats Eyes~1985 - Desmond Proudfoot in Under Plain Cover (#
1.4) 5/3/85
- Santa Barbara~1984 -
- Minder~1979 - Geoffrey in A Number of Old Wives Tales (# 5.3)
9/19/84
- Yes, Minister~1982 - Civil Servant from the Air Transport Lobby in The Bed
of Nails
- Famous Five, The~1978 - Roland in Five Go Adventuring Again (#
1.3) 7/17/78
- How's Your Father?~1974 in From Here to Infirmity (# 2.4) 3/17/75
- Hold the Front Page~1974 - The Judge
- Hadleigh~1969 - Sutton (1973-1976)
- Detective~1964 - Personal Assistant in The Unquiet Sleep (#
2.9) 7/7/68
- Troubleshooters, The~1965 - TV Interviewer in The Deeper You
Dig (# 4.12) 1/5/68
- Avengers, The~1961 - Private in Never, Never Say Die (# 5.10)
3/18/67
- Rat Catchers, The~1966 - Teniente in The Captain Morales Story
(# 1.2) 2/9/66
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- Theatre
- Body, The~2004 - (The Matrix Theatre,
West Hollywood, CA)
- Speak of the Devil, A Portrait of the
Devil in Literature from Revelations to Bulgakov~1991 - (one man show)
(Oxford Playhouse Theater, UK)
- Speak of the Devil, A Portrait of the Devil in Literature
from Revelations to Bulgakov~1993 - (one man show) (Tamarind Theater,
Hollywood)
- Henry V~ - Henry V
- Bother!~1976 - (one man show) (A.D.C.
Theatre, Cambridge University...and at over 100 other theatres around the
world)
- Boy in Darkness~1971 - (SoHo Theatre Company, New York)
- Plastic Birthday~1971 - (SoHo Theatre Company, New York)
- Cave of Salamanca~1971 - (SoHo Theatre Company, New York)
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- Audio Books
- Thing Happens, The<from Back to Methuselah> (see
Actor Connections - Audio Books)
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- Radio
- 2000x Tales of the Next Millenia~1999 (see
Actor Connections - Radio)
- Star Wars - Return of the Jedi Radio
Drama~1996 - Moff Jerjerrod
- Complete Works of Winnie the Pooh,
The~1991 - reader/narrator
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- Radio Plays
- Breaking the Code~2003 - (see Actor
Connections - Radio)
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- Awards, Honors and Nominations
- Public Broadcasting Silver Award
for the Complete Works of Winnie the Pooh
- Three Ohio State Achievement of
Merit Awards for the Complete Works of Winnie
the Pooh
- Audie Award for the Complete
Works of Winnie the Pooh
- Parents' Choice Gold Award
for the Complete Works of Winnie the Pooh
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