Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 01, 1921
Died
Jun 02, 2017
Place of Birth
Twickenham, England, UK
Credits
271 titles
Peter Sallis
Biography
Peter Sallis, OBE (February 1, 1921 – June 2, 2017) was an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner. Peter John Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham, Middlesex (now in Greater London). He was the only child of bank manager Harry Sallis (1889–1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard; 1891–1975). His first big television role came in 1958 where he played the role of Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine, set in a Yorkshire town. He was the longest serving cast member, appearing in all 295 episodes, and by the end of the show's run was the only one surviving from the programme's first episode in 1973. He also appeared in all 13 of the episodes of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine as Norman Clegg's father. He was also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films, again using a northern accent. Sallis also starred alongside Richard Pearson, Michael Horden and David Jason in Cosgrove Hall's The Wind in the Willows (1984-1990) as the voice of Rat/Ratty. In 1975 he appeared in the BBC Wales, TV play The Snowdropper as Spicer, a snowdropper that where's Overalls/Dungarees. In 1976 he played Mr. Gudgin/Arnold Gudgin in the children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall (1976–78). The character Gudgin Sallis played in the series was a estate agent who did not want to see the hall fall into the wrong hands. Sallis also appeared in the TV series Yanks Go Home (1976-1977) where he played Randell Todd in four episodes of the series. Around the same period, he starred alongside Northern comic actor David Roper in the ITV sitcom Leave it to Charlie (1978-1980) as Charlie's pessimistic boss. The programme ran for a total of 26 episodes over four series, ending in 1980. He also played the part of the ghost-hunter Milton Guest in the children's paranormal drama TV series The Clifton House Mystery (1978). Sallis was married to Elaine Usher in 1957 until they eventually divorced in 1965. Sallis and Usher eventually reconciled and decided to come living together until 1999. Sallis continued to remain close to Usher until eventually she died on 1 January 2014 at the age of 81. They both had one son named Crispian Sallis who was born on 24 June 1959 who later became a British art director and set decorator. Sallis and Usher also had two grandchildren from Crispian. Sallis also lived with three small cats in a small cottage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sallis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit
Wallace (archive footage)
Wallace & Gromit: The Collection
Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
Cleggy (archive footage, uncredited)
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Self (archive)
What We Were Watching
Clegg (archive footage, uncredited)
Early Man
In Memory Of
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Voice of Wallace
Aardman: A Cracking Collection
Wallace (voice)
Second Time Around: The Troughton Years
Reccoat (archive footage)
The Lark Ascending
Self (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Wallace (voice)
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Wallace (voice)
Orson Welles Over Europe
Self
Living with Macular Disease
Peter Sallis/Narrator Voice
A Matter of Loaf and Death
Wallace (voice)
British Film Forever
Self (as Peter Sallis OBE)
Kingdom
Cyril
Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD
Wallace (voice)
Time Trumpet
Clegg
Eureka
Guest (uncredited)
How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
Self
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Clegg (archive footage, uncredited)
The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace (archive footage)
Displacements
himself
Colour Me Kubrick
Patient
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Wallace / Hutch (voice)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Norman Clegg (archive footage) (uncredited)
Belonging
Nathan
Britain's Best Sitcom
Self
Easy
Man (uncredited)
Comedy Connections
Clegg (archive footage, uncredited)
Thora Hird Tribute
Self
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Wallace (voice)
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Wallace (voice)
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions
Wallace (voice)
Balamory
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
Then and Now
Guest
Sooty
(voice) (uncredited)
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
Wallace (Voice)
Hotel!
Radio Voice of Little Ashford Flying Club (Uncredited)
Songs of Praise
Guest
Chicken Run
Thanks
Doctors
Arthur Weatherill
Holby City
Lionel Davis
The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
Wallace (Voice) (Archive Footage)
Rex the Runt
Wallace (voice) (uncredited)
Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out
Wallace (Voice)
Everyday Readers
Narrator (voice)
Operation Good Guys
Minor Role (uncredited)