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Peter Prowse(1924-1976)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Peter Prowse was born on 2 September 1924 in Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa. He was an actor and director, known for Tokoloshe (1965), Sword of Lancelot (1963) and Hamlet at Elsinore (1964). He died on 10 December 1976 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
BornSeptember 2, 1924
DiedDecember 10, 1976(52)
BornSeptember 2, 1924
DiedDecember 10, 1976(52)
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Known for

Sidney James and Saul Pelle in Tokoloshe (1965)
Tokoloshe
6.2
  • Director
  • 1965
Brian Aherne, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Sword of Lancelot
5.7
  • Brandagorous
  • 1963
Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)
Hamlet at Elsinore
7.7
TV Movie
  • Marcellus
  • 1964
Becket (1964)
Becket
7.7
  • Baron
  • 1964

Credits

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Actor

  • Ronald Fraser in The Misfit (1970)
    The Misfit
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Chris Winter
    • 1970
  • Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)
    Hamlet at Elsinore
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Marcellus
    • 1964
  • Becket (1964)
    Becket
    7.7
    • Baron
    • 1964
  • Earl Cameron, Lee Grant, and Fred Sadoff in The Respectful Prostitute (1964)
    Festival
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Spartan Herald
    • 1964
  • Yvonne Buckingham in The Christine Keeler Story (1963)
    The Christine Keeler Story
    6.4
    • Domaren (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Underworld Informers (1963)
    Underworld Informers
    7.0
    • Mick Lonergan
    • 1963
  • Maupassant (1963)
    Maupassant
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Philippe Reny
    • 1963
  • Brian Aherne, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in Sword of Lancelot (1963)
    Sword of Lancelot
    5.7
    • Brandagorous
    • 1963
  • Television World Theatre (1957)
    Television World Theatre
    TV Series
    • Corporal
    • 1958
  • Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
    Not Wanted on Voyage
    5.2
    • Strang
    • 1957
  • Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
    Pursuit of the Graf Spee
    6.6
    • Lookout, HMS Exeter (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • I Am a Camera (1955)
    I Am a Camera
    6.3
    • Water Therapist's Assistant (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • The Wallet
    • 1952
  • Peter Cushing and Daphne Slater in Pride and Prejudice (1952)
    Pride and Prejudice
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • 1952
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Policeman
    • 1952

Director

  • Sidney James and Saul Pelle in Tokoloshe (1965)
    Tokoloshe
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1965

Writer

  • Sidney James and Saul Pelle in Tokoloshe (1965)
    Tokoloshe
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 2, 1924
    • Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Died
    • December 10, 1976
    • Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Relatives
    • Juliet Prowse(Cousin)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was a second cousin of actress/dancer Juliet Prowse.

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