Peter Ellis (born 30 May 1936)[1] is an English actor who has worked in theatre and television. He is perhaps best known for playing the role of Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow in the long running ITV drama The Bill. Has also appeared as a semi-regular in Emmerdale Farm and Coronation Street. Other series include SamLyttons Diary, Edward and Mrs Simpson, The XYY Man, Nolan, The Les Dawson Show, Victoria Wood's play Talent for Granada and Acorn Antiques for BBC TV. He appeared in the David Mercer television play In Two Minds (1967), a work which was directed by Ken Loach. Ellis also appeared as a Jury Foreman in Granada Television’s daytime legal drama series Crown Court, the case of Regina v Vennings & Vennings.
He spent four seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as five years at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, and three years with the Old Vic Company which included playing Benvolio in Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, Hotspur in Henry IV, Part 1 and later Rosencrantz in a world tour of Hamlet starring Derek Jacobi. He also played Guildenstern in Hamlet on the site of the new Globe Theatre. In the West End, he appeared in The Tulip Tree and in Ray Cooney's Funny Money.
In 1981, Ellis appeared as a police officer in the horror film An American Werewolf in London. In 1983, he appeared in the play Trafford Tanzi, starring Toyah Willcox, at the Mermaid Theatre in London.[2]
Ellis was a regular cast member of The Bill from the first series in 1984 until 2000 when he left the series. His last episode was written by his son Hugh Ellis,[3] He returned to The Bill in 2002 for a guest appearance. He also appeared in Hugh's film The Mortician's Tea Party playing Jed.[4]
Ellis played the title role in The Mikado, Carl Rosa's opera tour of Australia.
エリスはバース劇場のツアー公演『高慢と偏見』でスーザン・ハンプシャーと共演し、ベネット氏を演じたほか、ブリストル・オールド・ヴィック劇場の『かもめ』ではソリン役を演じた。最近では、エディンバラ・フェスティバル2010で、妻のアニタ・パリーを主演に迎えたコメディドラマ『ヘレン・ミレンならどうする?』を演出した。[ 5 ]
2011年、彼はマンチェスターのロイヤル・エクスチェンジ劇場で上演されたシェイクスピア作『お気に召すまま』でアダム/コリン役を演じた。エリスはまた、フィンバラ劇場で上演された『ヒンドル・ウェイクス』にも出演している。
2018年、エリスはサウスワーク・プレイハウスで上演された『フォー・キング・アンド・カントリー』で主演を務めた。
最近の舞台出演歴は以下のとおりです。
テレビ出演歴:
その他の劇場:ウエストエンド
エリスは以下のような人々と時間を過ごしたことがある:
エリスはこれまで以下の団体とツアーを行ってきた:
エリスはラジオの仕事にも幅広く携わっており、主にBBCラジオ4で活躍している。
2012年、彼はアン・チャールストン、アニタ・ハリス、シャーリー=アン・フィールドらと共に、舞台作品『ザ・セメタリー・クラブ』でイギリス国内ツアーを行った。
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