Peter Reynolds (actor)
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| Born | Peter Gordon Horrocks 16 August 1921 |
| Died | 22 April 1975 (aged 53) Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–1975 |
Peter Reynolds (born Peter Gordon Horrocks; 16 August 1921 – 22 April 1975) was an English actor.[1][2][3]
Career[]
Most of his career was spent in B films, as "the archetypal spiv, unreliable boyfriend, unscrupulous blackmailer, the smoothie ever ready to light a lady's cigarette".[4]
He starred in two early films for John Guillermin.[5] He played Hilaire in episode 28 of The Adventures of William Tell, The Avenger (1959).
Death[]
By the mid-1970s he had moved to Australia and lived alone, apart from his little dog, in Sydney where he worked in local television drama and as a spokesperson for Woodbine cigarette commercials. His brother lived in Sydney.
He and his dog died in a fire in his flat in Oxford St Paddington on 22 April 1975. The fire was caused by Reynolds smoking in bed.[6]
Selected filmography[]
- The Dark Road (1948)
- The Guinea Pig (1948) - Grimmett
- Things Happen at Night (1948)
- Adam and Evelyne (1949) - David
- Guilt Is My Shadow (1950) - Jamie
- Smart Alec (1951) - Alec Albion
- Four Days (1951) - Johnny Keylin
- The Magic Box (1951) - Bridegroom in Wedding Group
- The Last Page (1952) - Jeffrey Hart
- The Woman's Angle (1952) - Brian Mansell
- 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952) - Peter
- I Vinti (1953) - Aubrey
- The Robe (1953) - Lucius (uncredited)
- The Good Beginning (1953) - Brian Watson
- Black 13 (1953) - Stephen
- Devil Girl from Mars (1954) - Robert Justin, alias Albert Simpson
- One Just Man (1954) - Playboy
- Destination Milan (1954)
- Delavine Affair (1955) - Rex Banner
- Born for Trouble (1955)
- You Can't Escape (1956) - Rodney Nixon
- The Long Haul (1957) - Frank
- The Bank Raiders (1958) - Terry Milligan
- Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) - Captain 'Black & Tans'
- Wrong Number (1959) - Angelo
- Your Money or Your Wife (1960) - Theodore Malek
- The Challenge (1960) - Buddy
- The Hands of Orlac (1960) - Mr. Felix
- The Breaking Point (1961) - Eric Winlatter
- Man Who Couldn't Walk (1961) - Keefe Brand
- Highway to Battle (1961) - Jarvost
- Spare the Rod (1961) - Alec Murray
- A Question of Suspense (1961) - Tellman Drew
- Gaolbreak (1962) - Eddie Wallis
- The Painted Smile (1962) - Mark
- West 11 (1963) - Jacko
- Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) - Man on Bicycle
- Private Collection (1972) - Henry-Adrian Phillips
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Peter Reynolds - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie".
- ^ "Peter Reynolds - Theatricalia".
- ^ Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, p. 178.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.
- ^ "Coroner praises men for attempt to rescue actor". Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 1975. p. 23.
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