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Peter Madden (I) (1904–1976)

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Reedy, squinty-eyed, British character actor of glum countenance. Variously worked as a magician's assistant, a racing driver and stand-up comedian, before becoming a newsreader for the BBC. Subsequently acted in films, television and radio, often playing officious or bureaucratic types. Effective as Inspector Lestrade opposite Peter Cushing's Sherlock Holmes in the TV series of 1965-68.

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1974 South Riding (TV series)
George Hicks
Give Us This Day (1974) … George Hicks
Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1974) … George Hicks
The Number of Our Days (1974) … George Hicks
Those for, and Those Against (1974) … George Hicks
A Land of Hope and Glory (1974) … George Hicks
 
1974 No, Honestly (TV series)
Ticket inspector
Now We Are Married (1974) … Ticket inspector
 
1974 Crown Court (TV series)
John Ryan
Duress: Part 1 (1974) … John Ryan
 
1974 Play for Today (TV series)
Pate
Hot Fat (1974) … Pate
 
1973 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Judge
The Ingenious Reporter (1973) … Judge
 
1958-1973 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Meyer
Russian Roulette (1973) … Meyer
 
1971-1973 Hadleigh (TV series)
Judge / Peters
Mrs. Paige (1973) … Peters
Breakdown (1971) … Judge
 
1973 Public Eye (TV series)
Stanton
Egg and Cress Sandwiches (1973) … Stanton
 
1973 A Great Little Artist (short)
 
1972 Clochemerle (TV series)
Doctor Mouraille
The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux (1972) … Doctor Mouraille
The Scandalous Outcome of a Night of Destruction (1972) … Doctor Mouraille
The Painful Infliction of Nicholas the Beadle (1972) … Doctor Mouraille
The Awful Awakening of Claudius Brodequin (1972) … Doctor Mouraille
The Spirited Protest of Justine Pulet (1972) … Doctor Mouraille
 
1972 Steptoe and Son (TV series)
Norman
Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later (1972) … Norman
 
1972 Nearest and Dearest
Court Bailiff
 
1972 Opportunity Knocks (TV series)
Caine
The Script Writers Chart Show (1972) … Caine
 
1971 Misleading Cases (TV series)
Mr. Justice Shrimp
How Free Is a Freeman? (1971) … Mr. Justice Shrimp
 
1971 On the Buses
Mr Brooks
 
1971 Hine (TV series)
Chandwaker
Comrades in Arms (1971) … Chandwaker
 
1971 A Class by Himself (TV series)
Clutton
 
1970 Tales of Unease (TV series)
Flint
Calculated Nightmare (1970) … Flint
 
1970 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Watkins
Like Any Other Friday... (1970) … Watkins
 
1969 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Lantke
Remember the Germans (1969) … Dr. Lantke
 
1969 The Gold Robbers (TV series)
Forbes Lingwood / Lingwood
Crack Shot (1969) … Forbes Lingwood
Grounded (1969) … Lingwood
 
1969 The Champions (TV series)
Sheikh
Desert Journey (1969) … Sheikh
 
1961-1969 The Avengers (TV series)
Benson / Dr. John Wadkin / Uncle Gregory Lasindall
Pandora (1969) … Uncle Gregory Lasindall
Room Without a View (1966) … Dr. John Wadkin
One for the Mortuary (1961) … Benson
 
1966-1969 The Saint (TV series)
Farid / Lo Zio
Vendetta for the Saint: Part 2 (1969) … Lo Zio
The Queen's Ransom (1966) … Farid
 
1968 Mr. Rose (TV series)
Harry Duke
The Less-Than-Iron-Duke (1968) … Harry Duke
 
1968 The Expert (TV series)
Shupper
The Contact (1968) … Shupper
 
1962-1968 Z Cars (TV series)
Danny Matthews / General Carson / Jimmy Gibbs / …
Talk Your Way Out of That: Part 2 (1968) … Danny Matthews
Talk Your Way Out of That: Part 1 (1968) … Danny Matthews
What a Main Event! (1964) … Jimmy Gibbs
Pay by Results (1963) … Meyer
Further Enquiries (1962) … General Carson
 
1968 The First Lady (TV series)
The Noble Tradition (1968)
 
1968 Virgin of the Secret Service (TV series)
Sheikh Abdul Amir
The Pyramid Plot (1968) … Sheikh Abdul Amir
 
1965-1968 Mogul (TV series)
Humphreys / Senator Kersten / Tom Sammelson
Give Me the Simple Life (1968) … Senator Kersten
Long Knives Cut Deep (1967) … Tom Sammelson
The Way It Crumbles (1965) … Humphreys
 
1968 The Gamblers (TV series)
Padre
Thirty Stretch (1968) … Padre
 
1967 The Violent Enemy
Hewitt
 
1967 Frankenstein Created Woman
Chief of Police
 
1966 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series)
Dr. Sanderson
A Slight Case of Reincarnation (1966) … Dr. Sanderson
 
1965-1966 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
Spelman / The Examiner
Tunnel Under the World (1966) … Spelman
Time in Advance (1965) … The Examiner
 
1964-1966 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Bishop / Jordan / The Father
The Head Waiter (1966) … The Father
Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965) … Jordan
A Crack in the Ice (1964) … Bishop
 
1966 King of the River (TV series)
George Elliot
Shipwreck (1966) … George Elliot
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Mr. Grayson
On the March to the Sea (1966) … Mr. Grayson
 
1965 The Power Game (TV series)
Magister
Hagadan (1965) … Magister
 
1965 Doctor Zhivago
Political Officer
 
1965 He Who Rides a Tiger
Peepers Woodley
 
1963-1965 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Dr. Strangeways / William Snape
The Hunted and the Hunters (1965) … William Snape
Last Flight (1963) … Dr. Strangeways
 
1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Caleb (segment 1 "Werewolf")
 
1964-1965 Secret Agent (TV series)
Hobbs / Admiral / Admiral Hobbs
It's Up to the Lady (1965) … Hobbs
Such Men Are Dangerous (1965) … Hobbs
No Marks for Servility (1964) … Hobbs
The Battle of the Cameras (1964) … Admiral Hobbs
Colony Three (1964) … Admiral
 
1964 Thorndyke (TV series)
Det. Supt. Martin
The Case of Phyllis Annesley (1964) … Det. Supt. Martin
 
1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV series)
Bukta
The Tomb of His Ancestors (1964) … Bukta
 
1964 Do You Know This Voice?
Supt. Hume
 
1964 Woman of Straw
Yacht Captain
 
1964 Detective (TV series)
Avocy Hume
The Judas Window (1964) … Avocy Hume
 
1964 The Plane Makers (TV series)
Gilbert Cory
 
1964 Nothing But the Best
Ex-Politician
 
1964 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Mr. Birch Sr.
Episode #1.676 (1964) … Mr. Birch Sr.
Episode #1.674 (1964) … Mr. Birch Sr.
Episode #1.672 (1964) … Mr. Birch Sr.
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
Martin Davenport
Do You Remember Leo Winters? (1964) … Martin Davenport
 
1963 Summer Flight
Reynolds
 
1963 The Kiss of the Vampire
Bruno
 
1963 80,000 Suspects
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
 
1963 Man of the World (TV series)
Debar
In the Picture (1963) … Debar
 
1963 The Human Jungle (TV series)
Rudi Ibar
A Friend of the Sergeant Major (1963) … Rudi Ibar
 
1961-1963 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Air Marshal / Dr. Caldwell
The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners (1963) … Dr. Caldwell
Off Centre (1961) … Air Marshal
 
1963 Zero One (TV series)
Reverend Judd
Deadly Angels (1963) … Reverend Judd
 
1963 Ten Bob in Winter (short)
 
1962 Maigret (TV series)
The Wedding Guest (1962)
 
1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
 
1962 Out of This World (TV series)
Pienster
Medicine Show (1962) … Pienster
 
1962 The Road to Hong Kong
Lama (Slim) (uncredited)
 
1962 A Kind of Loving
Registrar
 
1961 Walk a Crooked Mile (TV mini-series)
Det. Supt. Faulkner
 
1961 The Men from Room 13 (TV series)
Mr Shaw
The Man Who Made a List: Part 2 (1961) … Mr Shaw
The Man Who Made a List: Part 1 (1961) … Mr Shaw
 
1961 A Story of David: The Hunted
Chief Herder
 
1961 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Paul Tracey
A Kiss for the Constable (1961) … Paul Tracey
 
1960 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Drunken Man
 
1960 Who Pays the Piper? (TV movie)
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
Peter Ferrick
Governor Wall (1960) … Peter Ferrick
 
1958-1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Martin Swift / Schloss / Sgt. Bender
The Shrike (1960) … Schloss
The Troublemakers (1958) … Sgt. Bender
The Myth Makers (1958) … Martin Swift
 
1960 Hell Is a City
Bert Darwin
 
1959 Probation Officer (TV series)
Episode #1.11 (1959)
 
1959 Glencannon (TV series)
Junk dealer
The Rolling Stone (1959) … Junk dealer
 
1959 The Flying Doctor (TV series)
Dr. Jim Harrison
A Call to London (1959) … Dr. Jim Harrison
A Pair of Eyes (1959) … Dr. Jim Harrison
A Race Against Time (1959) … Dr. Jim Harrison
A Stranger in Distress (1959) … Dr. Jim Harrison
Blackout (1959) … Dr. Jim Harrison
 
1958 Missiles from Hell
Stanislaw
 
1958 Ivanhoe (TV series)
Shepherd
By Hook or by Crook (1958) … Shepherd
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Murrison / Parker
High Tension (1958) … Parker
Cornelius (1958) … Murrison
 
1958 Fiend Without a Face
Dr. Bradley
 
1956 A Town Like Alice
Aussie POW (uncredited)
 
1950 The Reluctant Dragon (TV movie)
St. George
 
1949 A Matter of Murder
Sgt. Bex
 
1948 Devil's Plot
William Lucas, Nazi (uncredited)
 
1945 The Wicked Lady
Hawker
 
1943 Rhythm Serenade
 
1940 Tom Brown's School Days
Jacob (uncredited)
 
1939 For Those in Peril (TV movie)
Mr. Bradford
 
1938 Smoky Cell (TV movie)
(1939 version)
 
1938 Poetic Justice (TV short)
Doc, a police surgeon
 
1938 Ah, Wilderness! (TV movie)
Salesman (1939 version)
 
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2000 Inside 'From Russia with Love' (video documentary short)
McAdams
 

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5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

Reedy, squinty-eyed, British character actor of glum countenance. Variously worked as a magician's assistant, a racing driver and stand-up comedian, before becoming a newsreader for the BBC. Subsequently acted in films, television and radio, often playing officious or bureaucratic types. Effective as Inspector Lestrade opposite Peter Cushing's Sherlock Holmes in the TV series of 1965-68. See more »

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Star Sign:

Leo