Occupation Actor Years active 1969-2013 | Name Peter Cartwright Role Actor | |
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Spouse(s) Peggy Naugton (?-2013; his death) Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Movies Harry Potter and the Order, Longitude, Gandhi, Cry Freedom, Shackleton Similar People Charles Sturridge, Richard Attenborough, David Yates | ||
Peter Cartwright (30 August 1935 – 18 November 2013) was a South African actor who made hundreds of appearances in television, film and on radio and worked extensively in the theatre, both in the provinces and London's West End.
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Cartwright was born in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa, and educated at St. Andrew's College in Grahamstown. He arrived in Britain in 1959 and studied at RADA.
He was best known in South Africa for a series of television commercials in which he was the face of Charles Glass, the legendary founder of South African Breweries and the brewmaster who brewed Castle Lager. He died of cancer at his home in London on 18 November 2013,aged 78.
Selected TV credits
Softly, Softly: Taskforce, Z-Cars, Rumpole of the Bailey, Danger UXB,Yes Prime Minister, Casualty, Shackleton, Longitude, The Vicar of Dibley, Doctor Who.
He appeared in the British soap Emmerdale playing George Postlethwaite the fictional bishop of Skipdale.
Selected film credits
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, he played a wizard, Elphias Doge, part of the Order of the Phoenix, escorting Harry to Grimmauld Place.
Other films include Wimbledon, Cry Freedom, Gandhi and The Fourth Protocol.
Stage credits
Sleuth (Fortune Theatre, West End), Habeas Corpus (Theatre Royal, Windsor), Don Carlos (Royal Exchange, Manchester),
Filmography
Actor
2012
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Arnold Underwood
- The Power of Three (2012) - Arnold Underwood
2000
Emmerdale Farm (TV Series) as
Bishop George Postlethwaite / The Bishop
- 2 September 2008: Part 1 (2008) - Bishop George Postlethwaite
- What Price Love?: Part 1 (2008) - Bishop George Postlethwaite
- Ashes to Ashes: Part 1 (2008) - Bishop George Postlethwaite
- 16 December 2003: Part 2 (2003) - Bishop George Postlethwaite
2008
Place of Execution (TV Mini Series) as
Judge Sampson
- Episode #1.3 (2008) - Judge Sampson
- Episode #1.2 (2008) - Judge Sampson
2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as
Elphias Doge
2007
The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series) as
Funeral Man
- The Vicar in White (2007) - Funeral Man
2004
Wimbledon as
Elderly Man in Lift
2003
Casualty (TV Series) as
George Coram
- Dire Straits (2003) - George Coram
2002
Murder in Mind (TV Series) as
Judge
- Rage (2002) - Judge
2002
Shackleton (TV Mini Series) as
Judge
- Episode #1.2 (2002) - Judge
- Episode #1.1 (2002) - Judge
2000
Longitude (TV Movie) as
Army Doctor
1999
The Knock (TV Series) as
Judge
- Episode #4.6 (1999) - Judge
1998
Bernard's Watch (TV Series) as
Gentleman
- Games Time (1998) - Gentleman
1996
2point4 Children (TV Series) as
the Auctioneer
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1996) - the Auctioneer
1995
The Innocent Sleep as
Gerald Phillips
1995
Woof! (TV Series) as
Optician
- Hounds of the Basketballs (1995) - Optician
1992
Moon and Son (TV Series) as
Official
- The Horns of Capricorn (1992) - Official
1990
The Chief (TV Series) as
Attorney General
- Episode #1.3 (1990) - Attorney General
1979
Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) as
Keith / Wedding Guest / Mr Keith
- Rumpole and the Quality of Life (1988) - Wedding Guest
- Rumpole and the Tap End (1988) - Keith
- Rumpole and the Barrow Boy (1988) - Keith
- Rumpole and the Course of True Love (1979) - Keith
- Rumpole and the Fascist Beast (1979) - Mr Keith
1987
Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series) as
Chief Whip / Geoffrey, Chief Whip
- The National Education Service (1988) - Chief Whip
- Man Overboard (1987) - Geoffrey, Chief Whip
1987
Cry Freedom as
Senior Police Officer
1987
Mandela (TV Movie) as
Court Judge
1987
The Fourth Protocol as
Jan Marais
1986
Call Me Mister (TV Series) as
Donald Silverman
- The Bombay Ducks (1986) - Donald Silverman
1986
First Among Equals (TV Mini Series) as
Christopher Morland
- Episode #1.5 (1986) - Christopher Morland
- Episode #1.4 (1986) - Christopher Morland
- Episode #1.3 (1986) - Christopher Morland
- Episode #1.1 (1986) - Christopher Morland
1985
Operation Julie (TV Movie) as
D.S. Frank Leighton
1985
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Governor
- Knockback: Part 2 (1985) - Governor
1984
Strangers and Brothers (TV Series) as
Horace Leverett-Smith
- Episode #1.12 (1984) - Horace Leverett-Smith
1977
Play for Today (TV Series) as
South Africa Official / Middle-aged couple
- Desert of Lies (1984) - South Africa Official
- Come the Revolution (1977) - Middle-aged couple
1982
Gandhi as
European Passenger
1981
Prisoners of Conscience (TV Series) as
Judge
- Nelson Mandela (1981) - Judge
1980
Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) as
Surgeon
- The Mark of Satan (1980) - Surgeon
1980
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Adjutant
- Fatal Spring (1980) - Adjutant
1980
Buccaneer (TV Series) as
Alan Macleod
- Emergency (1980) - Alan Macleod
- A No Go Item (1980) - Alan Macleod
- Eldorado (1980) - Alan Macleod
1980
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square as
Major Treadwell
1979
Suez 1956 (TV Movie) as
British officer
1979
The Professionals (TV Series) as
Sir Peter Pelham
- Stopover (1979) - Sir Peter Pelham
1979
Shoestring (TV Series) as
Jan Poestma
- An Uncertain Circle (1979) - Jan Poestma
1979
Crime and Punishment (TV Mini Series) as
St. Petersburg Citizen
- Part 1 (1979) - St. Petersburg Citizen
1979
Danger UXB (TV Series) as
Major Luckhurst
- Digging Out (1979) - Major Luckhurst
- The Quiet Weekend (1979) - Major Luckhurst
- The Silver Lining (1979) - Major Luckhurst
- Cast Iron Killer (1979) - Major Luckhurst
- Just Like a Woman (1979) - Major Luckhurst
- Unsung Heroes (1979) - Major Luckhurst
- Dead Man's Shoes (1979) - Major Luckhurst
1975
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Laurence Broome / Major Campbell
- Soft Target: Part 1 (1978) - Major Campbell
- Light the Blue Touch-Paper: Part 3 (1975) - Laurence Broome
- Light the Blue Touch-Paper: Part 1 (1975) - Laurence Broome
1978
The Famous Five (TV Series) as
Police Inspector
- Five Go Off in a Caravan (1978) - Police Inspector
1978
Let's Get Laid as
Film Director
1977
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (TV Series) as
Okker
- Front Line Entertainers (1977) - Okker
1977
Van der Valk (TV Series) as
KLM Captain
- Dead on Arrival (1977) - KLM Captain
1977
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Willie Bellis
- Transit (1977) - Willie Bellis
1977
The Velvet Glove (TV Series) as
Colonel Boger
- Happy in War (1977) - Colonel Boger
1976
The Shadow Line
1975
Quiller (TV Series) as
Raeneck
- Political Jungle (1975) - Raeneck
1975
Edward the King (TV Mini Series) as
Colonel Percy
- The New World (1975) - Colonel Percy
1975
Second Time Around (TV Series) as
Frank
- Too Many Cooks (1975) - Frank
- Wedded Blues (1975) - Frank
1974
Warship (TV Series) as
Sg. Lt. Cmdr. Whittaker
- The Man from the Sea (1974) - Sg. Lt. Cmdr. Whittaker
1974
Softly Softly: Task Force (TV Series) as
Young
- Alert (1974) - Young
1972
War & Peace (TV Series) as
Andrei's Adjutant
- Borodino (1972) - Andrei's Adjutant
- Fortunes of War (1972) - Andrei's Adjutant
1972
Adam Smith (TV Series) as
Assistant commissioner
- Episode #2.5 (1972) - Assistant commissioner
1971
Hine (TV Series) as
Colonel Weetch
- The Sterile Weapons (1971) - Colonel Weetch
1970
Mogul (TV Series) as
Kenneth
- The Slick and the Dread (1970) - Kenneth
1969
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Jim
- A Foot in the Door (1969) - Jim
1964
The Plane Makers (TV Series) as
Dunnett
- A Question of Supply (1964) - Dunnett
- The Island Game (1964) - Dunnett
1957
Final at Furnell (TV Movie)
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