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Peter Blythe was an English character actor, probably best known as Samuel "Soapy Sam" Ballard in Rumpole of the Bailey.
Born
Friday, 14 September 1934
Died
Sunday, 27 June 2004
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Alan Clark Diaries | Tom King | 2004 |
| Foyle's War | Grp Cpt. Lawrence Smythe | 2002 |
| The Falklands Play | Rt Hon Sir Michael Havers QC MP (Attorney-General) | 2002 |
| Sword of Honour | Gen. Graves | 2001 |
| My Family | Lord Whitten | 2000 |
| The Luzhin Defence | Ilya | 2000 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Supt. Derek Backhouse | 1996 |
| I.D. | DAC Evans | 1995 |
| Carrington | Phillip Morrell | 1995 |
| Moving Story | Mr. Bates | 1994 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Alan Clark Diaries | Tom King | 2004 |
| Foyle's War | Grp Cpt. Lawrence Smythe | 2002 |
| The Falklands Play | Rt Hon Sir Michael Havers QC MP (Attorney-General) | 2002 |
| Sword of Honour | Gen. Graves | 2001 |
| My Family | Lord Whitten | 2000 |
| The Luzhin Defence | Ilya | 2000 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Supt. Derek Backhouse | 1996 |
| I.D. | DAC Evans | 1995 |
| Carrington | Phillip Morrell | 1995 |
| Moving Story | Mr. Bates | 1994 |
| Pie in the Sky | Gerald Hopkinson | 1994 |
| Nelson's Column | Councillor Stewart | 1994 |
| The High Life | Vincent Stoat | 1994 |
| Goodnight Sweetheart | Gregory | 1993 |
| Between the Lines | Commander Sparrow | 1992 |
| Maigret | Fernand Courcel | 1992 |
| The Bridge | Rev. Rount | 1992 |
| Alleyn Mysteries | Thomas Ancred | 1990 |
| El C.I.D. | Holt | 1990 |
| Passion and Paradise | Maj. Eric Nicholls | 1989 |
| Poirot | Blunt | 1989 |
| Inspector Morse | Kenneth Lawrence | 1987 |
| Arthur the King | Guide | 1985 |
| Home to Roost | Gordon | 1985 |
| A.D. | Procuius | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Charles | 1985 |
| Me and My Girl | Keating | 1984 |
| Partners in Crime | Captain Bingo Hale | 1983 |
| The Barchester Chronicles | Bertie Stanhope | 1982 |
| Only Fools and Horses | Mr. Cartwright | 1981 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Samuel Ballard Q.C. / Samuel Ballard, Q.C. / Samuel Ballard | 1975 |
| Couples | John Vance | 1975 |
| Armchair Cinema | Peter | 1974 |
| Dial M for Murder | The Man | 1974 |
| Napoleon and Love | Duroc | 1974 |
| Helen: A Woman of Today | Stephen | 1973 |
| Crown Court | Laurence Pettifer QC | 1972 |
| Van der Valk | Max | 1972 |
| New Scotland Yard | Det. Sgt. Robert Gilson / Detective Sgt. Gilson | 1972 |
| Justice | Sommerfield | 1971 |
| Cucumber Castle | Narrator | 1970 |
| Jane Eyre | Frederick Lynn | 1970 |
| UFO | Lt. Blythe / 2nd Officer | 1970 |
| Special Branch | Fountain | 1969 |
| Alfred the Great | Eafa | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Dr. Stumpfegger / Stephen | 1969 |
| Mr. Digby Darling | Derek Quincey | 1969 |
| A Challenge for Robin Hood | Sir Roger de Courtenay / Roger de Courtenay | 1967 |
| Man in a Suitcase | Colin | 1967 |
| ITV Playhouse | Michael Amlett | 1967 |
| Frankenstein Created Woman | Anton | 1967 |
| Callan | Horst / Trofimchuk | 1967 |
| Kaleidoscope | Poker Player | 1966 |
| Knock on Any Door | Eddie | 1965 |
| Diary of a Young Man | National Insurance man | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Emilio Brentani / John Ebony | 1964 |
| Teletale | 2nd Young man | 1963 |
| Love Story | Harry Granger | 1963 |
| The Day the Earth Caught Fire | Copy Desk | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Mankin / Millerson | 1961 |
| Armchair Theatre | Lister | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Lout | 1955 |
