Peter Burroughs

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Peter Burroughs
Born (1947-01-27) 27 January 1947 (age 77)
Peterborough, England
OccupationActor
Height4 ft 5 in (135 cm)
Children2
Relatives

Peter Burroughs (born 27 January 1947) is a British television and film actor and the director of Willow Management. He is the father-in-law of actor and TV presenter Warwick Davis. [1]

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Early career

Burroughs initially ran a shop in his village at Yaxley, Cambridgeshire.

His first dramatic role was that of the character "Branic" in the 1979 television series The Legend of King Arthur . He also acted in the television shows Dick Turpin , The Goodies , Doctor Who in the serial The King's Demons and One Foot in the Grave . [1]

Film career

Burroughs played roles in Hollywood movies such as Flash Gordon , George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (a swinging ewok), Willow , The Dark Crystal , Labyrinth and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . [1] In 1995, Burroughs set up Willow Management, an agency for short actors, along with co-actor Warwick Davis. [2] He portrayed a bank goblin in the Harry Potter series ( Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ).

Personal life

His daughter Samantha (1971–2024) [3] was married to Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi and Willow film star Warwick Davis. [4] He has another daughter, Hayley Burroughs, who is also an actress. His granddaughter is Annabelle Davis.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Flash Gordon Dwarf #8
1982 The Dark Crystal Additional Performer
1983 Return of the Jedi Ewok #12
1986 Labyrinth Goblin Corps
1988 Willow Nelwyn VillagerUncredited
2000 The Best of Blur Milk CartonCoffee & TV video
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone GoblinUncredited
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy MarvinUncredited
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 GoblinUncredited, (final film role)

Fernsehen

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 The Legend of King Arthur BranicEpisodes: Episode#1.8 (1979), Episode#1.7 (1979), Episode#1.6 (1979), Episode#1.5 (1979), Episode#1.4 (1979), Episode#1.3 (1979), Episode#1.2 (1979)
1980Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkPlayerTelevision film
1978–1985 BBC Television Shakespeare PlayerEpisodes: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980)
1980–1981The TalismanNectobanusEpisodes: Episode#1.5 (1980), Episode#1.4 (1980), Episode#1.3 (1980), Episode#1.2 (1980), Episode#1.1 (1980), Episode#1.9 (1981), Episode#1.8 (1981), Episode#1.7 (1981), Episode#1.6 (1981)
1979–1982Dick TurpinChoir BoyEpisodes: Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 4(1981)
1981–1982 Into the Labyrinth RutanEpisodes: The Calling (1981)
1970–1982 The Goodies DwarfEpisodes: Special: Snow White 2 (1981)
1963–1989"Doctor Who"JesterEpisodes: "The King's Demons: Part One" (1983)
1986–1988Help!EricEpisodes: Mary, Mary...(1986)
1990–2001 One Foot in the Grave RustyEpisodes: Love and Death (1990)
1999Blur: Coffee & TVMilk cartonTelevision film
2000 The 10th Kingdom DwarfEpisodes: Episode#1.8 (2000)

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