Peter Needham

Acting
1932-08-20
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography23 Titles

#1Xena: Warrior Princess

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes as Village Elder

7.6 / 10
DramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the campy couple use their formidable fighting skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves.

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#2Minder

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes as Joe Eldon

7.2 / 10
ComedyDramaAction & Adventure

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

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#3A Touch of Frost

Drama Series - 1992, 16 episodes as Caretaker

7.5 / 10
DramaCrimeMystery

Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.

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#4The Bill

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

6.8 / 10
CrimeDrama

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.

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#5Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes as Plato

6.9 / 10
Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.

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#6Pride and Prejudice

Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes as Fencing Master

8.2 / 10
Drama

Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.

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#7Performance

Drama Series - 1991, 16 episodes as Mine manager

6.3 / 10
Drama

An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

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#8Are You Being Served?

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as The Returned Glen Check Suit

7.3 / 10
Comedy

This comedy series, which follows the exploits of employees at London's fictional "Grace Brothers" department store, is full of sexual innuendo, slapstick, visual gags, and double entendres. Much of the show's humor parodies Britain's class system, and many of the show's characters are based on stereotypes of the period, including the effeminate Mr. Humphries and the rich, but stingy, store owner.

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#9Justice

Drama Series - 1971, 16 episodes as Businessman

7.3 / 10
Drama

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.

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#10Churchill's People

Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes as John Evelyn

5.0 / 10
DramaWar & Politics

Churchill's People is a British anthology series based on A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Winston Churchill's four-volume history of Britain and its former colonies. 26 episodes were produced by the BBC and initially broadcast from 30 December 1974 to 23 June 1975.

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#11The Kenny Everett Television Show

Drama Series - 1982, 16 episodes as Various

7.3 / 10
Comedy

Sketch comedy show starring Kenny Everett.

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#12The Line of Beauty

Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes as Old Man

6.8 / 10
Drama

Crawl deep under the skin of Thatcher's Britain, seen through the eyes and experiences of a young, gay man, from the euphoria of falling in love to the tragedy of AIDS. A story of love, class, sex and money.

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#13Firelight

Movie - 1998, 2h 15m as Rector

6.7 / 10
RomanceDrama

In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth Laurier agrees to bear a child of an anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth, she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven years later, she is hired as governess to a girl on a remote Sussex estate. The girl's father, Charles Godwin, turns out to be that anonymous landowner. So Elisabeth has to be her own daughter's governess, and she can't reveal the secret of her tie with little Louisa.

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#14A Prayer for the Dying

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m as Cemetery Superintendent

5.9 / 10
CrimeDramaAction

Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.

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#15Clockwise

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m as Porter

6.2 / 10
Comedy

School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.

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#16Macbeth

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m as Ross

4.8 / 10
Drama

This is a very theatrical version, full of sound & fury, histrionics and big arm movements. Cynical audiences might not buy into it, but if you were to go back to the early 1600s this is probably the way you'd see it. The plot of Macbeth, if you were snoozing during high school English class, is about an 11th century Scottish warrior who hatches a dubious plan to steal the throne. Spurred on by his wife Lady Macbeth, who wears the pants in the household, he finds himself swiftly slipping down the path of evil.

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#17An Angel at My Table

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m as Dr. Palmer

7.0 / 10
DramaHistory

Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.

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#18Before the Rain

Movie - 1994, 2h 15m as Maitre D

7.4 / 10
DramaWar

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant.

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#19The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

Movie - 1995, 2h 15m as Mine Manager

3.8 / 10
DramaTV Movie

D.H, Lawrence's early play about a married woman who wishes her husband dead after falling in love with another man comes to the screen in this adaptation starring Zoe Wannamaker and Colin Firth. When her wish becomes a horrifying reality, her life begins to change in ways she could have never anticipated.

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#20The Count of Solar

Movie - 1992, 2h 15m as Surgeon

7.0 / 10
DramaTV Movie

The true story of mysterious deaf-mute boy Joseph in France just before the revolution.

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#21Easy Go

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m as Playground leader

8.8 / 10
DramaTV Movie

A hot day by the Thames - very hot for some Deptford children. When they and some dockers spot a 'prize' in the river, the race is on between the rival factions to win it.

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#22Jingle Bells

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m as Harry

8.8 / 10
DramaTV Movie

Play by Arthur Hopcraft about Christmas in a Northern town, and the relationship within a family.

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#23The Christmas Tree

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m as axeman

1.0 / 10

Three lucky pine trees, with human faces, are cut down in order to enjoy the holidays with human families.

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