Peter Collingwood
Date of birth: 1920-05-06
Place of birth: Kent, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Peter Trevor Collingwood (6 May 1920 – 23 September 2016) was a British-Australian actor who appeared in theatre roles, films, miniseries and serials from 1938 to 2003 in his native England and Australia. Collingwood was known for his portrayal of judges, military men and upper-crust befuddled types. He was also a playwright.
Movie Credits
Up the Creek
1958-05-13
Bumbling navy officer Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather (David Tomlinson) is transferred to HMS Berkel
Burke & Wills
1985-10-30
A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on fo
The Green Helmet
1961-04-20
After suffering a near fatal accident in his last race over the hill, top British race car driver Gr
Les Patterson Saves the World
1987-04-09
Fat middle aged 24/7 drunkard Les Patterson represents Australia at the UN where his fart literally
Spring-Heeled Jack
1950-01-16
BBC live outside broadcast from the Theatre Royal, Stratford, of Tod Slaughter’s production of his m
Who Pays the Piper?
1960-10-13
A dramatised documentary about the lives and work of the performers and administrators of a local or
Mad Dog Morgan
1976-07-09
The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the
Deathcheaters
1976-12-16
Two best friends, Vietnam War veterans-turned-stuntmen, are sent as spies to the Philippines on a to
Wills & Burke
1985-10-23
Parody of historical epics that focuses on real-life Australian explorers William John Wills and Rob
Further Up the Creek
1958-10-28
The sequel to 'Up The Creek' sees David Tomlinson return as bumbling navy boffin Lieutenant Humphrey
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975-09-02
In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the s
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
1966-04-03
Morgan, an aggressive and self-admitted dreamer, a fantasist who uses his flights of fancy as refuge
The Empty Beach
1985-09-12
Before shady businessman John Singer disappeared off Bondi Beach, his name meant money--big and smal
The Killing of Angel Street
1981-10-01
Jessica Simmonds returns from overseas to find her retired professor father in a bitter public fight
The Night, the Prowler
1978-06-15
Felicity Bannister is a young woman living in the shadow of her overpowering mother. Her oppression
Fast Talking
1984-08-16
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble
Moulin Rouge!
2001-05-18
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Pari
Crosstalk
1982-10-08
A computer genius is confined to a penthouse after a car accident, with only a nurse to look after h
Cody: Bad Love
1994-06-11
Cody’s investigation of an art theft leads him to Claudia who works at an art gallery where the cert
Minnamurra
1989-08-17
Underrated leading man Jeff Fahey carries most of the dramatic weight of the Australian Wrangler. Fa