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Peter Swanwick | |
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 Swanwick in the TV series One Step Beyond , episode "The Sorcerer", 1961 | |
| Born | Walter Peter Swanwick 29 September 1922 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
| Died | 14 November 1968 (aged 46) London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1968 |
Walter Peter Swanwick (29 September 1922 – 14 November 1968) was a British actor best remembered as the "Supervisor" (sometimes called the Controller) in the 1967 TV series The Prisoner . [1]
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Swanwick's film career began with bit parts in films such as The African Queen (1951), and he became a recognisable face on British TV during the mid-1960s when he featured in a number of series, including The Avengers and Danger Man , where he first worked with Patrick McGoohan, who later co-created and starred in The Prisoner. [2] [3] [4]
Swanwick had major health problems in the 1960s that resulted in his undergoing multiple operations and leaving him with a short time to live. [5]
Swanwick played the non-singing part of Herr Zeller in the original London stage production of The Sound of Music . [6]
