Edmund Pegge
Edmund Pegge | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Early life
[edit]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]
Career
[edit]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]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Television
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Nashos Nominal Roll
- ^ Book Review: Forever Horatio: An Actor's Life, by Edmund Pegge
- ^ "The Many Hats of Edmund Pegge...", The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 April 1982 (pg.43)
- ^ "The Phoenix Files". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Forever Horatio - PressReader
External links
[edit]- Edmund Pegge at IMDb
- Edmund Pegge at Theatricalia
- Edmund Pegge's Australian theatre credits at AusStage
- Official Website
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