Valentine Pelka Biography ((?)-)

Born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England; father, a civil engineer; mother, an actress; brother of Kazia Pelka (an actress); married, 1995; children: Marius Jude Ryu (son). Addresses: Agent: Conway, van Gelder, Robinson, 18-21 Jermyn St., 3rd Floor, London SW1 6HP, England.; Contact: c/o Valentine PelkaFan Club, P.O. Box 528306, Flushing, NY 11352-8306.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Simon Thornton, a recurring role, Family Affairs, 1999
Richard Webber, Life Force, 2000
Colonel Luis Montoya, Queen of Swords (also known as Reina de espadas), syndicated, 2000
Miniseries
Winston Harte, Hold the Dream, NBC, 1986
Gino, If Tomorrow Comes, CBS, 1986
Maurice de Bracy, Ivanhoe (also known as Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Movies
Boguslaw Banas, Pope John Paul II (also known as The Pope),CBS, 1984
Efrem Sakharov (some sources cite Efrem Yankelevich), Sakharov, HBO, 1984
Father Herrera, Monsignor Quixote, PBS, 1985
Max, The Plant, BBC (England), 1994
Leslie, The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, HBO, 2000
Episodic
Roland, "The Pass," Crossbow (also known as William Tell and Guillaume Tell), 1986
Roland, "The Banquet," Crossbow (also known as William Telland Guillaume Tell), 1986
Roland, "The Prisoner," Crossbow (also known as William Tell and Guillaume Tell), 1986
Roland, "Scavengers," Crossbow (also known as William Telland Guillaume Tell), 1986
Roland, The Imposter," Crossbow (also known as William Telland Guillaume Tell), 1986
Roland, "The Bet," Crossbow (also known as William Tell andGuillaume Tell), 1986
Sarak, "The Sheriff of Nottingham," Robin of Sherwood, PBS and Showtime, 1986
Shadwell, "The TV Detective," Pulaski, 1987
Charlie Cochrane, "Love Letters from a Dead Man," Boon, ITV (England), 1989
Leonardo Montez, "All That Glitters," Zorro, The Family Channel, 1990
Eager-Wright, "Sweet Danger," Campion, PBS, 1990
Stuart, "Salvation," Casualty, BBC1 (England), 1990
Michael Massey, "Power Games," Peak Practice, 1994
Lord Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, "An Evil Business," In Suspicious Circumstances, ITV, 1995
Danny Bolton/Danny Black, "Sitting off the Dock of the Bay," Heartbeat, ITV, 1995
Evrard Boteral, "The Virgin the Ice," Cadfael, PBS, 1995
Kronos and Melvin Koren, "Comes a Horseman," Highlander, syndicated, 1997
Kronos, "Revelation 6:8," Highlander, syndicated, 1997

Kronos and Ahriman, "Archangel," Highlander, syndicated, 1997
Kronos and Ahriman, "Armageddon," Highlander, syndicated, 1997
"Twin Geeks," Bugs, 1998
John Keswick, Mortimer's Law (also known as Glendowr's Way), BBC (England), 1998
Kronos, "Not to Be," Highlander, syndicated, 1998
Andre Korda, "A Matter of Time," Highlander: The Raven, syndicated, 1999
Andre Korda, "French Connection," Highlander: The Raven, syndicated, 1999
Also appeared in episodes of The Bill and The Late Show.
Other
Roland, The Adventures of William Tell, 1986
Brother Paul, Good King Wenceslas, The Family Channel, 1994
Appeared in the title role, Guide to Genius: Freud, and as Dr. Manci, South of the Border; also appeared in The Intercom Conspiracy and Lytton's Diary.
Film Appearances
Tripods, 1983
Shammah, King David, Paramount, 1985
Jacques, Nanou, 1986, Umbrella Films, 1988
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Remando al viento (also known as Rowing in the Wind and Rowing with the Wind), Buena Vista Home Video, 1987
Sir Patrise, First Knight, Columbia, 1995
Graham, What Rats Won't Do, Polygram, 1998
Mr. Andrews, The Chewing Gum and Mrs. Andrews (short film; also known as Le chewing gum et Madame Andrews), 2000
Prussian hussar, Sabotage! (also known as Sabotaje), ArabaFilms/Sociedad Kino Vision/United International Pictures, 2000
Michal, The Pianist (also known as Le pianiste), Bac Films/Studio Canal, 2002
Stage Appearances
(Stage debut) Member of chorus, Oedipus Trilogy, Oxford Playhouse,1983
Curio, Twelfth Night, Oxford Playhouse, 1983
Scarus, Antony and Cleopatra, Ludlow Festival, 1983
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Bloody Poetry, Foco Novo, 1984
Nechaev, Dead Men, Traverse Theatre, Australia, c. 1986
Roman, Winter in the Morning, Watford Palace Theatre, c. 1988
Title role, Zack, Watermill Theatre, c. 1988
Samuel Gerridge, Caste, Watermill Theatre, c. 1989
Francois, The Lost Domain, Watermill Theatre, 1990
No One Writes to the Colonel, Lyric Theatre-Hammersmith, London, 1991
Paris, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1991-1992
Sir Francis Acton, A Woman Killed with Kindness, Royal ShakespeareCompany, 1991-1992
Maud (solo show), Royal Shakespeare Company, Fringe Festival, 1991-1992
Title role, Hamlet, Theatre Museum, 1992
Leontes, The Winter's Tale, Manchester Library Theatre, 1995
Gaston, The Traveller without Luggage, BAC Theatre, 1997
Radio Appearances
The Cherry Orchard, BBC World Service (England), 1984
Six Characters in Search of an Author, BBC World Service, 1984
A Meeting in Valladolid, BBC World Service, 1991
Moliere, BBC World Service, 1991
Appeared in the title role, Martin Chuzzlewit, BBC4 (England); also appeared in King Lear, BBC World Service.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Portrayed Charles Dickens in Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (training film), Covey Institute.
WRITINGS
Contributor to the anthology An Evening at Joe's, 2000.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Impact, April, 2001
Yorkshire Evening Post, February 20, 1998

Electronic

Valentine Pelka Fan Club, http://www.vpfc.org, April 6, 2002

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