Peter McEnery

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Peter McEnery
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Peter McEnery photographed for a Japanese magazine, promoting Negatives (1968)
Born
Peter Robert McEnery

(1940-02-21) 21 February 1940 (age 85)
OccupationActor
Years active1959–2008
Spouse(s) Julie Peasgood (divorced, 1 child)
Julia St John (2007) [1]

Peter Robert McEnery (born 21 February 1940) is a retired English stage and film actor.

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Early life

McEnery was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, to Charles and Ada Mary (née Brinson) McEnery. He was educated at Ellesmere College, Shropshire.

His younger brothers are actor John and the photographer David.

Career

McEnery appeared in Victim , a 1961 British neo-noir suspense film directed by Basil Dearden in which McEnery plays Barrett, a young working-class gay man who falls prey to blackmailers after he and the titular character are photographed in an intimate embrace. McEnery also starred alongside Hayley Mills in the 1964 film The Moon-Spinners . [2] In 1966 he took the lead in the Disney adventure film, The Fighting Prince of Donegal . [3] He played Edwin Clayhanger in the television dramatisation of the novels by Arnold Bennett with support from Janet Suzman, Harry Andrews and Clive Swift. [4] He played Mr Sloane in Entertaining Mr Sloane (1970).

As an actor for the Royal Shakespeare Company he played the title role in Ron Daniel's 1979 production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre at The Other Place and played several roles in the 1982 epic production of Nicholas Nickleby for the same company. In 1981 he played Oberon in the BBC Television Shakespeare production of A Midsummer Night's Dream . Another stage role was that of the surgeon Treves in the National Theatre's 1980 production of The Elephant Man . [5]

Personal life

McEnery married Julie Peasgood in 1978. They met in 1975 when she played a maid called Ada in the Clayhanger television series in which McEnery starred. Their daughter Kate was born in 1981. They later divorced. In 2007 he married actress Julia St John. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1959The Case of Private HampLieutenant Johnson, the Junior MemberTelevision film
1960 Beat Girl Tony
Tunes of Glory David MacKinnon, 2nd Lieutenant
1961 Victim Jack "Boy" Barrett
CandidaEugene MarchbanksTelevision film
1963Still LifeBarneyTelevision film
1964 The Moon-Spinners Mark Camford
1966 The Game Is Over Maxime Saccard
The Fighting Prince of Donegal "Red" Hugh O'Donnell
1967 I Killed Rasputin Felix Yusupov
1968 Sleep Is Lovely Peter
Negatives Theo
Better a Widow Tom Proby
1970 The Adventures of Gerard Col. Etienne Gerard (Hussars of Conflans)
Entertaining Mr Sloane Mr Sloane
Atlantic Wall Jeff
1973 Tales That Witness Madness TimothySegment "Penny Farthing"
Life and SoulNicholasTelevision film
1974The Master of AdventureCaptain Von SchoenvortsDocumentary short (uncredited)
1975 Footprints on the Moon Henry
1978 The Cat and the Canary Charlie Wilder
1981The Jail Diary of Albie SachsAlbie SachsTelevision film
A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon
1985Florence NightingaleSidney HerbertTelevision film
1991 Safari Dr. Peter WolffTelevision film
1996Lucky PunchFlaherty

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1959-1960 ITV Television Playhouse Cy Whelan / George Poddy / CyrilEpisodes: Promenade (1959) / The Essay Prize (1960) / Poor Sidney (1960)
International Detective Alan VernonEpisode: The Rainis Case (1960)
1960-1963 Armchair Theatre Tom / Stephen StrangEpisodes: Lena, O My Lena (1960) / The Chocolate Tree (1963)
1960-1964 ITV Play of the Week Simon / Captain Richard TraversEpisodes: The Patchwork Quilt (1960) / Tarnish on a Golden Boy (1964)
1965 Theatre 625 TeifionEpisode: Progress to the Park (1965)
1966 The Magical World of Disney Hugh O'Donnell / Mark CamfordDocumentary
1967CinémaHerselfTV Series documentary: Episode dated 16 February 1967
1970OmnibusModiglianiTV Series documentary: A Requiem for Modigliani (1970)
1973So It GoesClaude DuchesneTV Series: Free Fall (1973)
1976 Clayhanger Edwin ClayhangerTV Series: 22 episodes
1979 The Aphrodite Inheritance David CollierTV Series: 8 episodes
1980 Hammer House of Horror EdwynEpisode: The Mark of Satan (1980)
1982ArenaMr SloaneEpisode: A Genius Like Us: A Portrait of Joe Orton (1982)
1983Live from Pebble MillDanEpisode: Japanese Style (1983)
PicturesBill TrenchTV Series: 7 episodes
1984 Weekend Playhouse Dominic HansonEpisode: Change Partners (1984)
1985 The South Bank Show 2nd Lt. David MackinnonEpisode: Sir Alec Guinness (1985)
1986 The Collectors Harry CainesTV Series: 10 episodes
1987 The Mistress Luke ManselTV Series: 6 episodes
1988 Inspector Morse Donald PhillipsonEpisode: Last Seen Wearing (1988)
1989AwaydayHerselfTV Series: Episode #1.4 (1989)
1992 Boon Robert MacGuffinEpisode: MacGuffin's Transputer (1992)
Witchcraft Jamie MathesonTV Series: 2 episodes
1994 All Quiet on the Preston Front FraserEpisodes: Ally's Husband (1994) / Kirsty's Biscuit (1994)
2000Reach for the MoonWilliam MartinTV Series: 6 episodes
2008ScalpCooletEpisodes: Chute libre (2008) / St-Martin (2008) / Peracor (2008) / Mr Smith? (2008)
2020Can I Play with Madness?TimothyVideo documentary short: David Wood & Leon Lissek re-visit Tales That Witness Madness

Stage

YearTitleRoleTheatre
1957 Flowering Cherry Tom Theatre Royal Haymarket
1960 Look Homeward, Angel Eugene GantPembroke Theatre, Croydon
1961 Hamlet Laertes Stratford Memorial Theatre
1962 Afore Night Come Johnny Hobnails Arts Theatre
1965 The Merchant of Venice Bassanio Royal Shakespeare Company
1966 The Jew of Malta Ithamore Royal Shakespeare Company
1970 The Merchant of Venice Director Gateway Theatre, Chester
1971 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Guildenstern Nottingham Playhouse
1972 The Shadow of a Gunman Donal Davoren Young Vic
1972 Julius Caesar Cassius Young Vic
1975 The Sea Gull Boris Trigorin Lyric Theatre, London
1976 Romeo and Juliet Romeo St. George Theatre
1977 Henry VI, Part 1 Earl of Suffolk Royal Shakespeare Company
1977 Henry VI, Part 2 Duke of Suffolk Royal Shakespeare Company
1977 The Lorenzaccio Story Lorenzo Royal Shakespeare Company
1977 Sons of Light Yescanab Royal Shakespeare Company
1978 As You Like It Orlando Royal Shakespeare Company
1978The Jail Diary of Albie SachsAlbie Sachs Royal Shakespeare Company
1979 Pericles Pericles Royal Shakespeare Company
1979 Once In a Lifetime Jerry Hyland Aldwych Theatre
1980 The Elephant Man Frederick Treves Royal National Theatre
1981 Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Royal Shakespeare Company
1983 Julius Caesar Marcus Brutus Royal Shakespeare Company
1983 The Comedy of Errors Antipholus of Ephesus Royal Shakespeare Company
1984 The Devils De Laubardemont Barbican Centre
1984 The Devils Urbain Grandier Royal Shakespeare Company
1986 Made in Bangkok Edward Gover Aldwych Theatre
1987The Lover & A Slight AcheRichard (The Lover) Young Vic
1990 A Little Night Music Fredrik Egerman Piccadilly Theatre
1990A Dream of PeopleClaude Godber Royal Shakespeare Company
1991 Cider with Rosie Narrator/Laurie Lee Birmingham Repertory Company
1993 A Doll's House Torvald Helver Minerva Theatre, Chichester
1994 Dangerous Corner Robert Caplan Minerva Theatre, Chichester
1995 Women of Troy Menelaus Royal National Theatre
1997 Heartbreak House Hector Hushabye Almeida Theatre
2000 Hamlet Claudius Royal National Theatre

Director

YearTitleTheatre
1970 The Merchant of Venice Gateway Theatre, Chester
1971 Richard III Nottingham Playhouse

References

  1. "A very Chichester tale in the Minerva". 2 November 2015.
  2. "The Day Hayley got in a Hearse", Photoplay, August 1964.
  3. Leonard Maltin (7 September 1995). The Disney Films. Disney Editions. ISBN   978-0-7868-8137-6.
  4. Ellen Baskin (1996). Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press. ISBN   978-1-85928-015-7.
  5. Country Life. Country Life, Limited. August 1980.
  6. "A very Chichester tale in the Minerva". 2 November 2015.