Peter Collingwood

Peter Collingwood
Born
Peter Trevor Collingwood

(1920-05-06)6 May 1920
Kent, England, United Kingdom
Died23 September 2016(2016-09-23) (aged 96)
EducationEmbassy Theatre, London
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright
Years active1938-2003
Spouse
Margery Shaw
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(m. 1950)​

Peter Trevor Collingwood (6 May 1920 – 23 September 2016) was an English-born actor who appeared in theatre roles, films, miniseries and serials from 1938 to 2003 in his native England and Australia. Collingwood was known for his portrayal of judges, military men and upper-crust befuddled types. He was also a playwright.

Early life

Collingwood was born in Kent[citation needed](some sources give, Farnham, Surrey), England on 6 May 1920. He initially studied at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. During the Second World War, he also served in the British Navy including on the Greek submarine Matrozos as liaison officer, but was discharged due to eye sight problems.

He enrolled in the Embassy School of Acting at the Embassy Theatre, London, in 1937. His first professional acting job was in Wang Shifu's Chinese play The Western Chamber at London's Torch Theatre in 1938.[1][2]

Career

Theatre

After the war, Collingwood joined Amersham Repertory Theatre, followed by the Young Vic Company, and a number of other companies. After marrying his wife, they moved to Perth, Scotland where he worked for the Perth Repertory Company. During this time, he wrote the farce Gathering Nuts, which was performed by the company, as well as by a number of other repertory companies.

In 1953, Collingwood returned to London with his family, where he worked regularly on stage (as well as in film and television).[3][4]

In 1961, with his wife and step-son Michael, Collingwood travelled overland to Sri Lanka, then by ship to Perth, Australia. From late 1961 to 1963, he worked at the Perth Playhouse.[1]

The family returned to England for two years, during which he appeared in a number of successful West End shows, including Inadmissible Evidence, Meals on Wheels, and I Love you Mrs Patterson.

In 1967, Collingwood emigrated to Australia, first living in Perth before settling near Sydney in Balmain, New South Wales. He worked for many Sydney theatre companies including the Old Tote, Nimrod Theatre, Belvoir Theatre Company, the Independent Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company. Between 1970 and 1972 he was Artistic Director of the Marian Street Theatre.[1]

Television & film

Collingwood appeared in numerous serial roles, both dramatic and comedic, in the UK and Australia.

He played Lord John Russell in 1975 drama series Edward the Seventh.

His Australian roles included playing Mr. Dunkley in Are You Being Served?[5] Governor Phillip in The Timeless Land, and a recurring guest role on Home and Away as Bert King, father to main character Pippa Ross, from 1995 to 1997.

He also made appearances in Phoenix Five, The Coral Island Homicide, Division 4, Mother and Son, A Country Practice, Police Rescue, All Saints and Always Greener.[6]

Notable Australian film appearances include classic film Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Mad Dog Morgan (1976), Minnamurra (1989) and a minor part in Baz Luhrmann’s hit musical film Moulin Rouge! (2001).

Personal life

In 1950 Collingwood married Margery Shaw, with whom he had daughter Julia. His stepsons were Christopher and Michael.

Death

Collingwood retired in 2003 and died 23 September 2016 at the age of 96.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1950 Spring-Heeled Jack Denis Stocks TV movie
1954 River Beat Coroner Feature film
1956 Sailor Beware! Verger (uncredited) Feature film
1958 Up the Creek Chippy Feature film
1958 Further Up the Creek Chippy Feature film
1959 Body Found Collins TV movie
1959 The Missing Mercury Mr Jones TV movie
1960 Follow That Horse! Uncredited Feature film
1960 Who Pays the Piper? TV movie
1960 The Balloon and the Baron Francis Giles TV movie
1961 The Green Helmet Charlie Feature film
1961 Wings of Death Harris Short film
1961 The Train Set Customer TV movie
1963 The Rose and Crown Edward Stone TV movie
1966 Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment Geoffrey Feature film
1968 Volpone Corvino TV movie
1970 Adam's Woman Chaplain Feature film
1974 Between Wars Judge Feature film
1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Colonel Fitzhubert Feature film
1975 Two Way Mirror Sam Bellamy TV movie
1976 Mad Dog Morgan Judge Barry Feature film
1976 Deathcheaters Langham Feature film
1978 The Night the Prowler Dr Herborn Feature film
1978 Magee and the Lady Deveaux TV movie
1981 The Killing of Angel Street Government Minister Feature film
1982 Crosstalk Hollister Feature film
1984 Fast Talking School Principal Feature film
1985 The Empty Beach Fred Ward Feature film
1985 Wills & Burke Sir William Stawell Feature film
1985 Burke & Wills Doctor William Wills Feature film
1987 Les Patterson Saves the World Jeremy Williams Feature film
1989 Minnamurra (aka Wrangler) Banker Feature film
1994 Cody: Bad Love CJ Unwin TV movie
1995 Billy's Holiday Anna's Gentleman Feature film
1997 The Ripper Chalmers TV movie
2001 Moulin Rouge! Audience Member (uncredited) Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
1956 The Grove Family 1st Reporter TV series, season 2, episode 22: "The Champion"
1956 My Husband and I Jennings TV series
1957 Little Lord Fauntleroy Mr Wilkins, a groom Miniseries, 2 episodes
1958 BBC Sunday Night Theatre Hughie Gibson TV series, season 9, episode 32: "The Shadow of Doubt"
1958 The Sky Larks Harold Jones TV series, episode 11: "Down in the Drink"
1958–1960 ITV Television Playhouse George Poddy / Tom Cardwick / Addison / Steen TV series, 4 episodes
1959 World Theatre Magistrate's Clerk Miniseries, episode 9: "The Silver Box"
1959 Dial 999 Janitor TV series, season 1, episode 38: "Robbery with Violence"
1959 The Vise Fenn TV series, season 7, episode 5: "Murder with Make-Up"
1959 Glencannon Sparks TV series, 9 episodes
1960 The Little Ship Dr Pietro TV series, 6 episodes
1960 Inside Story Mr Davies TV series, episode 7: "Return to Base"
1960 Interpol Calling Travel Agent TV series, episode 34: "Eight Days Inclusive"
1960 Knight Errant Limited Andy Forsyth / John Higgins TV series, 2 episodes
1960 Boyd Q.C. Mr Moate TV series, season 4, episode 2: "Hell Hath No Fury"
1960 Bootsie and Snudge TV series, season 1, episode 1: "Civvy Street"
1960 The Haunted House Simo Miniseries, episode 2: "Part 2"
1960 Fact and Fiction Teacher TV series, episode 2
1960 Theatre 70 Honore Malfont TV series, episode 14: "To Death with Love"
1960–1961 No Hiding Place Specialist / Mr Peebles TV series, 2 episodes
1961 The Men from Room 13 Johnson TV series, 2 episodes
1961 Rendezvous Peter TV series, episode 19: "The Road Between"
1961 Deadline Midnight Barney Tutley TV series, season 2, episode 9: "Doggo"
1957–1961 ITV Play of the Week Tom Whittle / Mr Carewe TV series, 2 episodes
1961 Drama 61-67 Jeweller TV series, season 1, episode 14: "Drama '61: The Glove"
1961 The Pursuers Carpenter / Joey Conrad TV series, 2 episodes
1964 The Hidden Truth Mr Frisby TV series, episode 3: "Cross Examination"
1964 Emergency Ward 10 Mr Barker TV series, 2 episodes
1964 Swizzlewick Dr McCrag TV series, 1 episode 10: "In for a Penny"
1964 The Count of Monte Cristo Baron Dandré TV series, episode 3: "The Abbé Faria"
1964 Thursday Theatre William Gregson / Stanley Griffiths TV series, 2 episodes
1965 Z Cars Chipperfield TV series, season 4, episode 26: "A Shame to Take the Money"
1965 The Sullavan Brothers Jack Gibbon TV series, season 2, episode 1: "The Corrupters"
1965 Volpone Magistrate TV series, episode 3
1966 Sergeant Cork Belling TV series, season 6, episode 15: "The Case of the Unpopular Judge"
1967 Love and War Emperor Miniseries, episode 4: "The Brass Butterfly"
1968 Contrabandits Tom Keating TV series, season 2, episode 15: "Double Entry"
1969 I’ve Married a Bachelor Captain Makepeace TV series, season 2, episode 4: "The Army Will Make a Man of You, Mrs. Malloy"
1969 The Rovers Professor John Neary TV series, episode 3: "The Long Cry of the Bunyip"
1969 Delta Carpenter TV series, episode 7: "There's a Lot of It About"
1970 Phoenix Five Earth Space Controller TV series, 26 episodes
1970 Division 4 District Inspector / Magistrate TV series, 2 episodes
1969–1971 Homicide Dr Finch / Rev Galbraith / Major Dymond TV series, 3 episodes
1971 Mrs. Finnegan TV series, episode 13: "Something Old, Something New"
1974 Three Men of the City Charles Freeth Miniseries, episode 3: "A Kind of Revenge"
1974 Out of Love Miniseries, episode 1: "I Don't Want To Know"
1974 A Touch of Reverence Miniseries
1974 Certain Women TV series, 1 episode
1975 Scattergood: Friend of All TV series, episode 3: "The Great Egg Cosy Disaster"
1975 Edward the Seventh Lord John Russell Miniseries, 2 episodes
1975 Ben Hall Miniseries, 2 episodes
1975 The Company Men Charles Freeth Miniseries, 5 episodes
1976 Rush Major Chivers TV series, season 2, episode 2: "The Great Eastern Bubble"
1976 Luke’s Kingdom Governor Miniseries, 2 episodes
1980 Are You Being Served? Mr Dunkley TV series, 7 episodes
1980 The Timeless Land Governor Phillip Miniseries, 2 episodes
1981 A Town Like Alice Dr Kennedy Miniseries, episode 3
1980–1982 Cop Shop Bert Jenkins / Wilfred Perry TV series, 2 episodes
1983 Coral Island Reverend McNab Miniseries, 3 episodes
1983 The Dismissal Tun Abdul Razak Miniseries, episode 3
1983 Carson’s Law Martin Brewster TV series, 2 episodes
1983 Under Capricorn Governor Miniseries, 2 episodes
1984 Eureka Stockade General Nickle Miniseries, episode 2
1984 The Last Bastion General Haining Miniseries, 3 episodes
1985 Mother and Son Bank Manager Shirley TV series, season 2, episode 1: "The Money"
1983; 1992 A Country Practice Gerald Wilkes / Teddy Turner TV series, 3 episodes
1993 E Street Bishop Harcourt TV series, episode 382
1995 Police Rescue Douglas TV series, season 4, episode 5: "Guardian Angel"
1995 Echo Point Mr Greenway TV series, season 1, episode 68
1995–1997 Home and Away Bert King TV series, 35 episodes
1998 A Difficult Woman Chris Fitzgerald Miniseries, 3 episodes
2001 Escape of the Artful Dodger Judge TV series, episode 1: "Jack in the Box"
1998; 1999; 2002 All Saints Lionel Macken / Harry Fellowes TV series, 5 episodes
2002–2003 Always Greener Dr Dalrymple TV series, 6 episodes

Theatre

As actor

Year Title Role Type
1938 The Western Chamber Torch Theatre, London[8]
1947 The King Stag Cigolotti / Peasant Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London, Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff & other locations with Old Vic Trust & Young Vic Company
1947 The Winslow Boy Desmond Curry Cambridge Arts Theatre
1949 A Wind on the Heath Bedford Theatre, Camden Town, London
1949 The Crooked Billet Bedford Theatre, Camden Town, London
1954–1955 Peter Pan Bristol Hippodrome
1955 The Shadow of Doubt Saville Theatre, London
1955–1956 The Devil's Disciple Bristol Hippodrome
1957 Olive Ogilvie Herman Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh & Aldwych Theatre, London
1961 Serjeant Musgrave's Dance: an Un-historical Parable University of Sydney
1962 The Caretaker Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1962 Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1962 Gathering Nuts Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1962 The Gazebo Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1963 The Member of the Wedding Royal Addams Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1963 The Irregular Verb to Love Felix Rankin Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1963 The Amorous Prawn Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1964 I Love You, Mrs. Patterson Mr Baxter St Martin's Theatre, London
1965 Inadmissible Evidence Hudson (replacement) Wyndham's Theatre, London with English Stage Company
1965 Meals on Wheels Father Royal Court Theatre, London with English Stage Company
1964 The Cat and the Canary Roger Crosby Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1966 Romeo and Juliet Friar Laurence New Fortune Theatre, Perth with Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust for Festival of Perth
1966 Any Wednesday Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1966 A Severed Head Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1966 Altona The Father Playhouse, Canberra, UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney, Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1966; 1973 Festival of Four Plays South Australia
1967 The School for Scandal UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1967 The Devil's Advocate Aurello, Bishop of Valenta Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1968 King Lear / Childermas Earl of Gloucester UNSW Old Tote Theatre Company, Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane
1968 A Refined Look at Existence UNSW with Old Tote Theatre Company
1968 This Old Man Comes Rolling Home UNSW with Old Tote Theatre Company
1968 The Fire on the Snow Wilson UNSW with Old Tote Theatre Company
1968 At Least You Get Something Out of That Captain Ah Rees UNSW with Old Tote Theatre Company
1969 Six Characters in Search of an Author Russell Street Theatre with MTC
1969 The Unknown Soldier and His Wife Russell Street Theatre with MTC
1970 What the Butler Saw Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne
1974 The Seagull Nimrod Theatre, Sydney
1976 Coriolanus Playhouse, Adelaide with South Australian Theatre Company for Adelaide Festival
1976 A Doll’s House Dr Rank Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company
1977 The Alchemist Lovewit UNSW with Old Tote Theatre Company
1977 The Time Is Not Yet Ripe Sir Henry Pillsbury Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company
1978 Widowers' Houses Mr Sartorius UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1979 Romeo and Juliet Capulet Octagon Theatre, Perth, Nimrod Theatre, Sydney
1980 My Fair Lady Col. Pickering St George Leagues Club, Sydney, Twin Towns Services Club, Gold Coast, Port Macquarie RSL, Canberra Theatre with L.W. Productions
1980 Volpone Sir Politic Wouldbe Nimrod Theatre, Sydney
1981 Last Day in Woolloomooloo Ted Nimrod Theatre, Sydney
1982 The Importance of Being Earnest Marian Street Theatre, Sydney, Newcastle Civic Theatre
1983 The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H. Sir Evelyn / Nikolai / Dr Rothling / Avery Sydney Opera House with STC
1984 The Boiling Frog Nimrod Theatre, Sydney
1985 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company
1985 Pride and Prejudice Queensland Theatre
1986; 1987 Aren't We All? Vicar His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney
1986 The Madras House Sydney Opera House with STC
1986 The Seagull Sydney Opera House with STC
1987 The Winslow Boy Northside Theatre, Sydney
1988 Breaking the Code Northside Theatre, Sydney
1989 Bedroom Farce Glen Street Theatre, Sydney, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Laycock Street Theatre, Gosford
1989 The Marriage of Figaro Donguzman Brid'oison Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
1989 Lettice and Lovage Mr Bardolph Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Adelaide, Princess Theatre, Launceston with STC & MTC
1990 No Sugar Playhouse, Perth, Tandanya Theatre, Adelaide
1991 Rookery Nook Marian Street Theatre, Sydney
1991 Mortlock Peacock Theatre, Hobart with Zootango Theatre Company
1992 The Homecoming Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC
1992 Macbeth Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
1993 Out of Order The Waiter Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Regal Theatre, Perth, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide
1993 The Visit Sydney Opera House with STC
1994; 1995 Arcadia Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Adelaide, Theatre Royal, Hobart, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth with STC
2000 Fame - The Musical Mr Sheinkopf Star City, Sydney, Canberra Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane with Jacobsen Entertainment Group

As writer / director / producer

Year Title Role Type
1962 The Heiress Production Manager Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1962 Waiting in the Wings Director / Production Manager Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1962 Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat Director Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1962 Gathering Nuts Playwright / Producer Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1963 The Member of the Wedding Production Manager Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1963 The Unexpected Guest Director Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1963 Edward, My Son Director Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1963 The Dumb Waiter Director Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1963 The Room Director Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1963 The Member of the Wedding Production Manager Playhouse, Perth with National Theatre Inc.
1968 In Confidence Producer AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1968 The Dumb Waiter Producer AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1968 Circus Adventure Director AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1969 Surgery Director AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1969 See the Pretty Lights Director AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1969 Applicant Director AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1969 The Conversion of the Anglo-Saxons Director AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1969 Trouble in the Works Director AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1969 Tell Tale Director AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1970 The Contract Burial Director AMP Theatrette, Sydney with Q Theatre Company
1970 The Seagull Director Scott Theatre, Adelaide with South Australian Theatre Company for Adelaide Festival
1972 The Ghost Train Director Killara Community Theatre, Sydney
1976 The Shoemaker's Holiday Director Sydney Opera House
1977 The Magistrate Director Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company for Sydney Festival
1977 Dr. Brain's Body Director UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1977 The Ultimate Obscenity Director UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1977 The Time Is Not Yet Ripe Director Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company
1978 The Cat and the Canary Director UNSW with Old Tote Theatre Company, Sydney
1978 Just Between Ourselves Director UNSW with Old Tote Theatre Company, Sydney
1978 Da Director UNSW with Old Tote Theatre Company
1978 The Knack Director UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney
1982 The Importance of Being Earnest Director Marian Street Theatre, Sydney, Newcastle Civic Theatre
1983 The First Night of Pygmalion Director Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney, Townsville Civic Centre, Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton, Canberra Theatre, Queensland
1988 A Singular Voyage Director / Adaptor Wharf Theatre, Sydney for Sydney Festival
1991 Rookery Nook Director Marian Street Theatre, Sydney
1991 Mortlock Playwright Peacock Theatre, Hobart with Zootango Theatre Company

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Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c Dan (30 October 2016). "Former H&A Actor Peter Collingwood Dies". Back to the Bay.
  2. ^ Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893047 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Peter Collingwood | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  4. ^ "Peter Collingwood". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Peter Collingwood". www.aveleyman.com.
  6. ^ Collingwood, Peter; Waites, James (5 September 2004). "Peter Collingwood interviewed by James Waites" – via National Library of Australia (new catalog).
  7. ^ "Peter Trevor COLLINGWOOD's Obituary on The Sydney Morning Herald". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ^ Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893047 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/621
  10. ^ https://theatricalia.com/person/std/peter-collingwood