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American-born English actor
Peter Gervaise Joseph Eyre (born 11 March 1942) is an American-born English actor.[
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Eyre was born in New York City, the son of Dorothy Pelline (
née Acton) and Edward Joseph Eyre, a banker.
[1] He was sent to a
public school in England at the age of 12, and has been based in the country ever since.
Although offered a place at the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 18, he studied acting in
Paris . His career in the theatre includes work with the
Old Vic (his professional debut), the
Royal Shakespeare Company , and
The Old Vic Theatre Company
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Filmography
Having a Wild Weekend (1965) - Art Director (uncredited)
Julius Caesar (1970) -
Cinna the Poet
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971, TV Series) - George Fitzwilliam
The Pied Piper (1972, by
Jacques Demy ) - Priest
Mahler (1974, by
Ken Russell ) - Otto Mahler
Hedda (1975) - Jørgen Tesman
Luna (1979, by
Bernardo Bertolucci ) - Edward
Dragonslayer (1981) - Casiodorus Rex
Maurice (1987, by
James Ivory ) - Rev. Borenius
Just Ask for Diamond (1988) - Gott
Mountains of the Moon (1990) - Norton Shaw
Let Him Have It (1991) - Humphreys
Orlando (1992) - Pope
The Remains of the Day (1993, by
James Ivory ) - Lord Halifax
Princess Caraboo (1994) - Lord Apthorpe
Surviving Picasso (1996, by
James Ivory ) - Sabartes
The Tango Lesson (1997, by
Sally Potter ) - English Tango Fan
Dangerous Beauty (1998) - The Doge
Merlin (1998, TV Mini-Series) - Chief Physician
Friends (1998, TV Series) - the
registrar
Midsomer Murders (1999, TV Series) - Leonard Pike (in S2:E2 “Strangler’s Wood”)
Alice in Wonderland (1999, TV Movie) - Frogface Footman
The Golden Bowl (2000, by
James Ivory ) - A.R. Jarvis, Shopkeeper
From Hell (2001) - Lord Hallsham
The Affair of the Necklace (2001) - Monsieur Bassenge
The Situation (2006) - U.S. Ambassador
Shadows in the Sun (2009) - Jonathan / 'Prospero'
References
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