Edmund Pegge | |
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Born | Edmund Cyril Colbeck Pegge 1 April 1939 |
Occupation | Actor |
Edmund Pegge (born 1 April 1939 [1] ) is an Australian actor, who has worked in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
Arriving in Adelaide as a teenager, Pegge completed his education at St Peter's College before graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art. [2] Joining the exodus of Australian actors to London in the mid-sixties, he has since divided his time between the two countries, to work and visit family. [3]
His television credits include: Division 4 , Matlock Police , Moonbase 3 , Doctor Who (in the serial The Invisible Enemy ), Secret Army , Return of the Saint , Codename Icarus , Bird of Prey , Tenko , It Ain't Half Hot Mum , The Day of the Triffids , One by One , The Winds of War , Anzacs , Howards' Way , Doctors , Rosemary & Thyme and Home Sweet Home . Pegge appears in the first two volumes of The Phoenix Files audio dramas as Robert Montag. [4]
Forever Horatio: An Actor's Life, an autobiography written by the actor and featuring a foreword by Judi Dench, was published in 2017 by Wakefield Press. [5]
Year | Film | Role | Type |
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1962 | My Three Angels | Paul | TV movie |
1963 | The Tempest | Ferdinand | TV movie |
1967 | Death Happens to Other People | Lieutenant Miller | TV movie |
Carry On Follow That Camel | Bowler (uncredited) | Feature film | |
1973 | Scream...and Die! | Kent | Feature film. Also known as The House That Vanished and Please! Don’t Go into the Bedroom |
1974 | Human Target | TV movie | |
1977 | The Savage Case of the End of Civilization As We Know It | Second Australian | Feature film |
1980 | Nightmares | Bruce | Feature film |
1982 | A Good Night’s Sleep: Risk Management | Short film | |
1985 | Robbery Under Arms | Peter Dawson | TV movie |
1986 | The Fools on the Hill | George More O’Ferrall | TV movie |
1987 | Cause Célèbre | Constable Bagwell | TV movie |
1991 | Sweet Talker | Businessman | Feature film |
1997 | Heaven's Burning | Hotel Manager | Feature film |
Maslin Beach | Michael | Feature film | |
2000 | Selkie | Gordon | Feature film |
2002 | Black and White | Dawson | Feature film |
2011 | Swerve | Buyer | Feature film |
2018 | A.R.S.E. | Jerry | Short film |
2020 | Never Too Late | Howard | Feature film |
Year | Film | Role | Type |
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1964 | The Stranger | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
Crossroads | Mr Jessel | TV series | |
1965 | Londoners | John | TV series, 1 episode |
Love Story | Wilson | TV series, 1 episode | |
1970 | Take Three Girls | Steve | TV series, 1 episode |
The Troubleshooters | Roberts | TV series, 1 episode | |
A Family at War | Aussie | TV series, 1 episode | |
1971 | Francis Durbridge’s Paul Temple | Albert | TV series, 1 episode |
1972 | Escape Into Night | Dr Burton | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
1973 | BBC Play of the Month | 1 episode | |
Moonbase 3 | Macadam | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
1974 | Matlock Police | Peter Edwards | TV series, 1 episode |
Silent Number | Richard | TV series, 1 episode | |
Out of Love | Miniseries, 2 episodes | ||
1974-75 | Division 4 | Barry Morgan / Bill Reed | TV series, 2 episodes |
1975 | Homicide | Josh Hartley / David Chambers | TV series, 2 episodes |
1976 | Luke's Kingdom | Lieutenant Roberts | Miniseries, 13 episodes |
Orde Wingate | Chindit | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
The Expert | Police Inspector | TV series, 1 episode | |
The Emigrants | Australian | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
When the Boat Comes In | Buell | TV series, 1 episode | |
1977 | Miss Jones and Son | Brian | TV series, 1 episode |
Rough Justice | Barry Tomlin | TV series, 1 episode | |
Follow Me! | Forman | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
Doctor Who | Meeker | TV series, 1 episode | |
It Ain't Half Hot Mum | Australian Colonel | TV series, 1 episode | |
Secret Army | Teddy Marsh | TV series, 1 episode | |
1978 | Life at Stake | Newsreader | TV series, 1 episode |
Get Some In! | Pilot | TV series, 1 episode | |
Return of the Saint | Police Officer | TV series, 1 episode | |
1979 | Skyways | Snr Detective Meggs | TV series, 2 episodes |
1979-80 | Cop Shop | Lex Connors / Howard Ellis | TV series, 3 episodes |
1980 | Spring & Fall | Charles | TV series, 1 episode |
Juliet Bravo | Barman | TV series, 1 episode | |
1980-82 | Home Sweet Home | Father Murphy | TV series, 26 episodes |
1981 | A Sharp Intake of Breath | P.C. Wilkins | TV series, 1 episode |
The Day of the Triffids | Walter | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
Angels | Malcolm Royston | TV series, 1 episode | |
Codename Icarus | Naval Officer | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
1981-82 | Tenko | Bernard Webster | TV series, 3 episodes |
1982 | Bird of Prey | Lanchbury | TV series, 1 episode |
Sorry! | Mr Thropley / 1st Lieutenant | TV series, 1 episode | |
1983 | The Winds of War | Air Commodore Byrne-Wilke | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
1985 | One by One | Co-pilot | TV series |
Gems | Terence Moran | TV series, 3 episodes | |
Howards' Way | Basil | TV series, 1 episode | |
Anzacs | Captain Young | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
Big Deal | Jonathan Turnbull | TV series, 3 episodes | |
1986 | Chance in a Million | Gerry | TV series, 1 episode |
1987 | The Mistress | Man next door | TV series, 1 episode |
Truckers | Denzil Sweetman | TV series, 1 episode | |
1988 | Australians | General Percival | TV series, 1 episode |
1989 | Boon | Mr Allsop | TV series, 1 episode |
Gentlemen and Players | Metcalfe | TV series, 1 episode | |
1991 | Golden Fiddles | Mr Craig | TV series, 2 episodes |
The River Kings | Fred Thompson | TV series, 4 episodes | |
Heroes II: The Return | Major Chapman | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
1992 | The Bill | Chief Inspector Hutchinson | TV series, 1 episode |
1997 | Heartbreak High | George Freedom | TV series, 1 episode |
1998 | Murder Call | James Hartman | TV series, 1 episode |
2000 | The Potato Factory | Bank Executive | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
2003 | Doctors | Graham Huntley | TV series, 1 episode |
2004 | Jessica | Sneddon | Miniseries |
2006 | Rosemary & Thyme | Charlie Gudgeon | TV series, 1 episode |
2016 | Wolf Creek | Travelling Salesman | TV series, 1 episode |
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