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Peter Frye(1914-1991)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Peter Frye was born on 1 March 1914 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was an actor and director, known for 1984 (1984), I Like Mike (1961) and Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (1955). He was married to Thelma Ruby and Batya Lancet. He died on 2 June 1991 in London, England, UK.
BornMarch 1, 1914
DiedJune 2, 1991(77)
BornMarch 1, 1914
DiedJune 2, 1991(77)
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    • 1 nomination total

Known for

John Hurt, Bob Flag, and Suzanna Hamilton in 1984 (1984)
1984
7.0
  • Rutherford
  • 1984
I Like Mike (1961)
I Like Mike
7.6
  • Director
  • 1961
Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (1955)
Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1955
The Hero's Wife (1963)
The Hero's Wife
  • Director
  • 1963

Credits

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Actor



  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Professor Maddox
    • 1988
  • Richard Gere in King David (1985)
    King David
    5.3
    • Judean Elder
    • 1985
  • John Hurt, Bob Flag, and Suzanna Hamilton in 1984 (1984)
    1984
    7.0
    • Rutherford
    • 1984
  • Powers Boothe in Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)
    Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Jumbo Walters
    • 1983
  • The Jesus Film (1979)
    The Jesus Film
    7.1
    • Pontius Pilate
    • 1979
  • Rozzi Newman Osterman in Debby in Hospital (1978)
    Debby in Hospital
    TV Series
    • Uncle Alan
    • 1978
  • Neighbours
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Mr. Kashtan
    • 1976
  • The Passover Plot (1976)
    The Passover Plot
    3.8
    • Herod Antipas
    • 1976
  • Oliver Reed, Richard Widmark, and Gayle Hunnicutt in The Sell-Out (1976)
    The Sell-Out
    4.8
    • Kasyan
    • 1976
  • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Lodz
    • 1973
  • The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (1972)
    The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Dogsborough
    • 1972
  • The Dybbuk (1968)
    The Dybbuk
    6.9
    • Sender
    • 1968
  • Starlight Theatre (1950)
    Starlight Theatre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Stoneman
    • 1951
  • Seeds of Freedom
    6.6
    • 1943

Director



  • Israel: The Holy Land
    Short
    • Director
    • 1966
  • The Hero's Wife (1963)
    The Hero's Wife
    • Director
    • 1963
  • I Like Mike (1961)
    I Like Mike
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1961

Writer



  • I Like Mike (1961)
    I Like Mike
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (1955)
    Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Sure As Fate
    6.4
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1951

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  • Born
    • March 1, 1914
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    • June 2, 1991
    • London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Thelma Ruby1970 - June 2, 1991 (his death)

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    Was born Peter Friedman to a Jewish family in Montreal.

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