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Peter Whitford (born 1939) is an Australian former radio, theatre, television and film character actor known for numerous roles particularly as wealthy businessmen and members of the aristocracy.

Peter Whitford
Born	1939 (age 82–83) Adelaide, Australia
Education	National Institute of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor playwright director singer
Years active	1950s-2010

Peter Whitford was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He graduated from NIDA in 1963.[1] In his early career, he played Jack Parker in the long-running radio serial Blue Hills.[2]

Whitford an actor, playwright, director and singer started his career firstly in radio roles and subsequently in the theatre genre in 1958, but has appeared in numerous TV and film roles, stating from the late 1960s until 2010. [3]

Film roles

His film credits include:

• My Brilliant Career (1979)
• Phar Lap (1983)
• Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
• The Last Bastion (1984; as H. V. Evatt)
• Dead End Drive-In (1986)
• Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988)
• Come In Spinner (1990)
• Strictly Ballroom (1992)
• Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
• Passion (1999)
• Moulin Rouge! (2001)
• The Man Who Sued God (2001).

Television roles

On television, he has appeared in such series as:

• The Restless Years (1977)
• Bodyline (1984)
• A Country Practice (1982–84)
• The Henderson Kids (1985)
• Number 96 (1976)
• Home and Away (1989, 1994–95)
• Bullpitt! (1997–98)
• All Saints (1999-2009)

Sources

• filmreference.com
• Peter Whitford at IMDb

References

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