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Peter Cellier is an English actor who has appeared in film, stage and television. He is known for his role as Sir Frank Gordon in Yes Minister and then Yes, Prime Minister in the 1980s.
Birth Name
Peter F. Cellier
Born
Sunday, 01 January 1928
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs | Major | 2023 |
| The Crimson Petal and the White | Lord Watson | 2011 |
| Canoe Man | Judge | 2010 |
| Ladies in Lavender | BBC Announcer | 2004 |
| Dirty Tricks | Judge | 2000 |
| Doctors | Stanley Hill / David Padkin | 2000 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Archbishop | 1997 |
| Mrs Dalloway | Lord Lezham | 1997 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | George Nightingale | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Peregrine Slade | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs | Major | 2023 |
| The Crimson Petal and the White | Lord Watson | 2011 |
| Canoe Man | Judge | 2010 |
| Ladies in Lavender | BBC Announcer | 2004 |
| Dirty Tricks | Judge | 2000 |
| Doctors | Stanley Hill / David Padkin | 2000 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Archbishop | 1997 |
| Mrs Dalloway | Lord Lezham | 1997 |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | George Nightingale | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Peregrine Slade | 1997 |
| The Willows in Winter | Prendergast | 1996 |
| Our Friends in the North | Judge | 1996 |
| Stanley's Dragon | Mr. Johnson | 1994 |
| Goodnight Sweetheart | The Spiv | 1993 |
| The Remains of the Day | Sir Leonard Bax | 1993 |
| Bhaji on the Beach | Ambrose Waddington | 1993 |
| Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors | Richard Eddington | 1992 |
| Howards End | Colonel Fussell | 1992 |
| One Against the Wind | Court General | 1991 |
| The Black Candle | Defence Counsel | 1991 |
| Keeping Up Appearances | the Major | 1990 |
| She-Wolf of London | Mason | 1990 |
| Shoot to Kill | MI5 Officer / MI5 Senior Officer | 1990 |
| Chancer | Poyser | 1990 |
| Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun | Sir George Truman | 1988 |
| Personal Services | Mr. Marples | 1987 |
| Casualty | Roy Difford | 1986 |
| Brush Strokes | Charles Crane | 1986 |
| Clockwise | Headmaster | 1986 |
| Yes, Prime Minister | Sir Frank Gordon, Permanent Secretary of the Treasury | 1986 |
| A Room with a View | Sir Harry Otway, a landlord / Sir Harry Otway | 1985 |
| Tandoori Nights | Roger | 1985 |
| Oscar | Beerbohm Tree | 1985 |
| The Last Days of Pompeii | Calenus | 1984 |
| Up the Elephant and Round the Castle | Rupert | 1983 |
| The Ship Sails On | Sir Reginald J. Dongby | 1983 |
| Q.E.D. | MI5 Man | 1982 |
| Codename Icarus | Sir Hugh Francis | 1981 |
| Bergerac | Perkins | 1981 |
| Never the Twain | Mr. Watkins | 1981 |
| Chariots of Fire | Head Waiter-Savoy / Head Waiter - The Savoy | 1981 |
| Sorry! | Mr. Endicott | 1981 |
| The Gaffer | Gaston | 1981 |
| Barriers | Dewsbury | 1981 |
| Drake's Venture | Sir Christopher Hatton | 1980 |
| Breaking Glass | Garage Customer | 1980 |
| The Gentle Touch | Lucius Sharkey | 1980 |
| Yes Minister | Sir Frank Gordon | 1980 |
| The Pumaman | Museum Curator | 1980 |
| Suez 1956 | Selwyn Lloyd | 1979 |
| Shelley | Parsons | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Wilkins | 1979 |
| Danger UXB | Flt. Lt. Fenwick | 1979 |
| Pennies from Heaven | Bank Manager | 1978 |
| Armchair Thriller | Maitland | 1978 |
| The Professionals | Walton | 1977 |
| The Chosen | Sheckley | 1977 |
| Sister Dora | Mark Pattison | 1977 |
| Crossed Swords | Mean Man | 1977 |
| Jabberwocky | 1st Merchant | 1977 |
| The Rocking Horse Winner | Father | 1977 |
| The New Avengers | Carter | 1976 |
| The Duchess of Duke Street | Mr. Mather | 1976 |
| Barry Lyndon | Sir Richard | 1975 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Mr. Grayson / Sir Frank Fawcett | 1975 |
| Man Friday | Carey | 1975 |
| Slade in Flame | Salesman In Car Showroom | 1975 |
| Man About the House | Morris Pluthero | 1974 |
| Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | Lord Aylesford | 1974 |
| The Inheritors | Christofeson | 1974 |
| Boy Dominic | Sir George Crocker | 1974 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Claude | 1974 |
| Luther | Prior | 1974 |
| It Ain't Half Hot Mum | Major Grant Hopkirk | 1974 |
| Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! | Attorney General | 1973 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Harold | 1973 |
| Warship | Capt. Calder / Captain (F) | 1973 |
| Thriller | Colonel Wright | 1973 |
| Jackanory Playhouse | King | 1972 |
| Crown Court | His Honour Judge Robinson / Judge Robinson / Judge | 1972 |
| The Protectors | Auctioneer / Jones | 1972 |
| Country Matters | Archibold | 1972 |
| Young Winston | Captain | 1972 |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | Henry Pritchett | 1971 |
| Justice | Giles Maxwell | 1971 |
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Lord Wiltshire | 1971 |
| Alexander the Greatest | Monsieur Blum | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Powsey / Philip Stringer / James | 1970 |
| Shadows of Fear | Peter | 1970 |
| The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Sir Christopher Hales | 1970 |
| Strange Report | Inspector Collins | 1969 |
| My Partner the Ghost | Long | 1969 |
| Special Branch | Sir Terence Gabon | 1969 |
| Who-Dun-It | Dr. Freddie Saville | 1969 |
| The Gold Robbers | Mr. Slade | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Major Gerald Hisscock | 1969 |
| ITV Playhouse | Arnold | 1967 |
| Callan | Captain Jenkins | 1967 |
| Morgan! | Second Counsel | 1966 |
| Softly Softly | Stanley Mellish | 1966 |
| Othello | Senator / Soldier / Cypriot | 1965 |
| The Power Game | Frank Archer | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Lord Burleigh, Lord High Treasurer | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Frazer Douglas | 1965 |
| Public Eye | Enright | 1965 |
| Doctor Who | Andrews | 1963 |
| Sink the Bismarck! | First Lieutenant on Destroyers | 1960 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Rosencrantz | 1957 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Lt. Peter Ford / Nugent Darbey | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Brian | 1955 |
