- Born
- Died
- Birth namePeter John Coke
- Nickname
- The Fabergé of Shell Art
- Peter Coke was born on April 6, 1913 in Southsea, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Teckman Biography (1953), The Ship Was Loaded (1957) and Make Mine Mink (1960). He died on July 30, 2008 in Sharrington, Norfolk, England, UK.
- Was an expert sculptor, specialising in designs made from seashells.
- Francis Durbridge agreed to Coke playing his creation provided that the playwright did not alter the scripts.
- With Marjorie Westbury as wife Steve, played Francis Durbridge's sleuth Paul Temple in eleven BBC Radio serials from March 1954's "Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case" to March 1968's "Paul Temple and the Alex Affair". (He had earlier played a villain in the 1950 tale "Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair").
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