Trevor Peacock Biography (1931-)

Born May 19, 1931, in London, England; son of Victor Edward and Alexandria Peacock; married Iris Jones (divorced); married Tilly Tremayne (an actress); children: Daniel (an actor).

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, lyricist, composer, writer
Birth Details: May 19, 1931; London, England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Grumio, The Taming of the Shrew, Open Air Theatre, London, 1964
Jimmy Beales, Roots, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1967
Estragon, Waiting for Godot, 69 Theatre Company, Manchester, England, 1967
Horatio, Hamlet, 69 Theatre Company, then Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, both 1968
Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer, 69 Theatre Company, then Garrick Theatre, London, both 1969
Title role, Erb, Strand Theatre, London, 1970
Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Open Air Theatre, 1970
Sergeant Charles Fairchild, Man Is Man, Royal Court Theatre, 1971
Title role, Titus Andronicus, Round House Theatre, London, 1971
Title role, The Novelist, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1971
Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1971
Nathan Detroit, Guys and Dolls, University Theatre, Manchester, England, 1972
Clov, Endgame, Manchester Theatre, Manchester, England, then ShawTheatre, 1973
Sir John Brute, The Provok'd Wife, Watford Palace Theatre, 1973
Sidney Prime, Sherlock Holmes, Royal Shakespeare Company, AldwychTheatre, London, then (Broadway debut) Broadhurst Theatre, both 1974
Friar Mauro Tenda, Diego Lopez Duro, The Bewitched, Aldwych Theatre, 1974
Bishop of Ely, Fluellen, Henry V, Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1975, then Aldwych Theatre, 1976
Poins, Henry IV, Parts I and II, Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, 1975, then Aldwych Theatre, 1976
Sir Hugh Evans, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, 1975, then Aldwych Theatre, 1976
Bob Acres, The Rivals, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1976
Colonel Kottwitz, The Prince of Homberg, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1976
Title role, Zack, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1976
Police sergeant, What the Butler Saw, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1976
Mark Twain, White Suit Blue, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1977, then Nottingham, England, later Edinburgh, Scotland, 1978
Tom Price, A Family, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1978
Aramis, The Three Musketeers, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1979
Waiting for Godot, Round House Theatre, 1981
Hobson's Choice, Haymarket Theatre, 1982
Andy Capp, 1982
The Bluebird of Unhappiness, Royal Exchange Theatre, 1987
J. J. Farr, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1987
Show Boat, Grand Theatre, Leeds, England, 1989
The Birthday Party, Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre, London, 1994
Volpone, National Theatre, 1995
Appeared with Old Vic Theatre Company, 1962-64.
Major Tours
Sergeant Kite, The Recruiting Officer, Cambridge Theatre Company,British cities, 1970

Film Appearances
Willy, The Barber of Stamford Hill, 1963
Man in plane, To Catch a Spy (also known as Catch Me a Spyand Les Doigts croises), 1971
Agent, Lady Caroline Lamb (also known as Peccato d'amore), 1972
Man in cell, Sweet Nothing, 1990
Gravedigger, Hamlet, 1990
Taxi thief and A. D. Humphries, Antonia and Jane, 1991
Examining magistrate, The Trial, 1993
Iaccoponi, Roseanna's Grave (also known as For Roseannaand For the Love of Roseanna), Fine Line, 1997
Comrade General Kope, Sunshine (also known as A Napfeny Izeand Sunshine--Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein), Paramount, 1999
Television Appearances
Specials
Feste, Twelfth Night (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare:Twelfth Night), BBC, 1980
Talbot, Henry VI, Part One (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part One and The First Part of King Henry VI), BBC, 1983
Jack Cade, Henry VI, Part Two (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part Two and The Second Part of King Henry VI), BBC, 1983
Boult, Pericles, Prince of Tyre (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Pericles, Prince of Tyre), BBC, 1984
Title role, Titus Andronicus (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus), BBC, 1985
Reader, Philip Roth: My True Story, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Charon, Orpheus and Eurydice, HBO, 1997
Rouault, Madame Bovary, PBS, 2000
Also appeared in The Old Curiosity Shop.
Movies
Old Franz, The Insurance Man, 1986
Crook, Bejewelled, The Disney Channel, 1991
Old Joe, A Christmas Carol, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
The innkeeper, Don Quixote, TNT, 2000
Series
Born and Bred, 1978
Jim Trott, The Vicar of Dibley, 1994
Dad Middlemass, Underworld, 1997
Episodic
Charon, "Orpheus and Eurydice," The Storyteller: Greek Myths, 1990
Dr. Sinclair Lewis, "Trouble in the Fields," Boon, 1990
Jacom, "The Vampire," Highlander, 1994
Mr. Gringle, "Five Go to Billycock Hill: Parts 1 & 2," The FamousFive, 1996
Turnip man, "Fly on the Wall," The Thin Blue Line, 1996
Tom Palmer, "Runaway," Where the Heart Is, 1999
Frank Pargoe, "Full Circle," Heartbeat, 1999
Other Television Appearances
Custard pie expert, The Year of the Sex Olympics (also known as Theatre 625: The Year of the Sex Olympics), 1968
Member of chorus, Oedipus at Colonus, 1984
Matthew Skipps, The Lady's Not for Burning, 1987
Enemy of the State, 1987
Father Wanka, The Gravy Train Goes East, 1991
Old Bailey, NeverWhere (miniseries), 1996
Trevor, The Gift, 1998
Himself, The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything, 1999
Maurie, The Sins, 2000
WRITINGS
Stage
Lyricist, Passion Flower Hotel, 1965
Lyricist, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, 1966
Playwright, lyricist, and composer, Erb, Strand Theatre, 1970
Playwright, Leaping Ginger, 1977
Playwright, lyricist, and composer, Cinderella, 1978
Also author of Collapse of Stout Party.

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