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Peter Henry Benson was a British actor, best known for his role as Bernie Scripps in the popular ITV television series Heartbeat, a police drama set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Aidensfield during the 1960s. He also had a number of other film and television roles, often playing weak or vacillating characters.
Born
Sunday, 13 June 1943
Died
Thursday, 06 September 2018
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hamlet | Second Gravedigger | 2023 |
| The Royal | Bernie Scripps | 2003 |
| TV Burp | Self | 2001 |
| Heartbeat Chronicles | Bernie Scripps | 1999 |
| Merlin | 1st Architect | 1998 |
| Requiem Apache | Priest | 1994 |
| Scarlet and Black | Monsieur de Moirod | 1993 |
| Peak Practice | Terry Alston | 1993 |
| A Touch of Frost | Bernard / Bernard Elliott | 1992 |
| Nice Town | Gerald | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hamlet | Second Gravedigger | 2023 |
| The Royal | Bernie Scripps | 2003 |
| TV Burp | Self | 2001 |
| Heartbeat Chronicles | Bernie Scripps | 1999 |
| Merlin | 1st Architect | 1998 |
| Requiem Apache | Priest | 1994 |
| Scarlet and Black | Monsieur de Moirod | 1993 |
| Peak Practice | Terry Alston | 1993 |
| A Touch of Frost | Bernard / Bernard Elliott | 1992 |
| Nice Town | Gerald | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Bernie Scripps | 1992 |
| Specials | Piggott | 1991 |
| Boys from the Bush | Albert | 1991 |
| Jeeves and Wooster | Mr. Rowbotham | 1990 |
| The Chief | Arthur Dolland | 1990 |
| Vanity Fair | Rev. Binny | 1987 |
| A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery | Perkins | 1987 |
| Casualty | Trevor Lambert / Stan Law | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | Peter Farquar | 1986 |
| Albion Market | Larry Rigg | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Peggram / Dr. Gares | 1985 |
| The Brief | Johnny | 1984 |
| Blackadder | Henry VII | 1983 |
| Live from Pebble Mill | Sniffer | 1983 |
| The Third Part Of Henry The Sixth | Henry VI | 1983 |
| Richard III | King Henry VI | 1983 |
| Tenko | Jim | 1981 |
| The Borgias | Gaspare Pato | 1981 |
| Great Expectations | Mr. Wopsle | 1981 |
| The Winter's Tale | Clown's Servant | 1981 |
| A Winter's Tale | Clown's Servant | 1981 |
| Hawk the Slayer | Black Wizard | 1980 |
| The Good Companions | Willy | 1980 |
| Hamlet, Prince of Denmark | Second Gravedigger | 1980 |
| The Enigma Files | Mr. Borrit | 1980 |
| Tess | Religious Fanatic | 1979 |
| The Great Train Robbery | Station Despatcher | 1978 |
| Will Shakespeare | Peter Phipps | 1978 |
| The Shout | Harry the Shepherd | 1978 |
| The Sailor's Return | Charlie Nye | 1978 |
| The Devil's Crown | Blondel | 1978 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Bernard Wain | 1978 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Walter 'The Wally' Wilkinson | 1975 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Lenny | 1974 |
| What Next? | 1974 | |
| Second City Firsts | Mack | 1973 |
| Cry of the Banshee | Brander | 1970 |
| Putney Swope | Mr. Jingle | 1969 |
| Doctor Who | Bor | 1963 |
