---
name: "Peter Bull"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-bull"
fi1m_id: "peter-bull"
imdb_id: "nm0119988"
tmdb_id: 6600
wikidata_id: "Q1712232"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 March 1912"
died: "20 May 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-25T02:24:03.189012+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Peter Bull

## Identity

Peter Bull

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-bull
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-bull
- **IMDb ID:** nm0119988
- **TMDB ID:** 6600
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1712232
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bull, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1712232, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0119988/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6600

Actor. Born 21 March 1912 in London, England, UK. Died 20 May 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 March 1912, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 20 May 1984
- **Active:** 1952–1967
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 77 (1), 1950s 84 (1), 1960s 72 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 83 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Adventure 2, Romance 2, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $29m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bull, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1712232, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0119988/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6600

## Biography

Peter Bull (1912–1984) was a British character actor. Born in London, he was educated at Winchester College and made his professional stage debut in 1933 at the Shaftesbury Theatre.

He appeared in supporting roles in films including *The African Queen* (1951), *Oliver Twist* (1948), *Tom Jones* (1963) and *Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb* (1964), in which he played Botschafter De Sadesky. Bull was the first actor to portray Pozzo in the English-language premiere of Samuel Beckett’s *Waiting for Godot* (1955). He served as a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *Doctor Dolittle* (1967), Fi1m 50, as General Bellowes — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle.md)
- *Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb* (1964), Fi1m 93, as Botschafter De Sadesky — [page](https://film.one/film/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb.md)
- *Tom Jones* (1963), Fi1m 74, as Thwackum — [page](https://film.one/film/tom-jones.md)
- *The African Queen* (1952), Fi1m 84, as Captain of Louisa — [page](https://film.one/film/the-african-queen.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Sabotage* (1936), Fi1m 77, as Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/sabotage.md)

## Complete filmography (63)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Yellowbeard* (1983), as Queen Anne
- *The Tempest* (1979), as Alonso, the King of Naples
- *The Light Princess* (1978), as Fat Frog (voice)
- *Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse* (1978), as August Visitor
- *The Brute* (1977), as Housemaster
- *Joseph Andrews* (1977), as Sir Thomas Booby
- *Great Expectations* (1974), as Wemmick
- *Lady Caroline Lamb* (1972), as Minister
- *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* (1972), as Duchess
- *Up the Front* (1972), as General von Kobler
- *Girl Stroke Boy* (1971), as Peter Hovendon
- *The Executioner* (1970), as Butterfield
- *Lock Up Your Daughters* (1969), as Bull
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1967), as General Bellowes — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle.md)
- *You Must Be Joking* (1965), as Ferocious Man in Library
- *Licensed to Kill* (1965), as Masterman
- *Six Shades of Black* (1965), series, as Mokhtar
- *The Intelligence Men* (1965), as Philippe
- *Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb* (1964), as Botschafter De Sadesky — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb.md)
- *The Old Dark House* (1963), as Caspar Femm / Jasper Femm
- *Tom Jones* (1963), as Thwackum — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tom-jones.md)
- *Goodbye Again* (1961), as Client
- *The Rebel* (1961), as Manager of Art Gallery, Paris
- *Follow That Man* (1961), as Gustav
- *The 3 Worlds of Gulliver* (1960), as Lord Bermogg
- *An Arabian Night* (1960), as Kutayt
- *The Scapegoat* (1959), as Aristide
- *Tom Thumb* (1958), as Town Crier
- *The Horse's Mouth* (1958), as Man in Taxi (uncredited)
- *The Green Man* (1956), as General Niva
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Mr. Creakle
- *Who Done It?* (1956), as Scientist
- *Lilli Palmer Theatre* (1955), series, as Jasper
- *Footsteps in the Fog* (1955), as Brasher
- *Dixon of Dock Green* (1955), series, as Arthur Coburn
- *Beau Brummell* (1954), as Mr. Fox
- *The Captain's Paradise* (1953), as Kalikan firing-squad officer
- *Malta Story* (1953), as Flying Officer
- *Strange Stories* (1953), as Captain Breen ('Strange Journey')
- *Salute the Toff* (1952), as Lorne
- *The African Queen* (1952), as Captain of Louisa — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-african-queen.md)
- *Scrooge* (1951), as First Businessman / Narrator
- *The Six Men* (1951), as The Chief
- *Smart Alec* (1951), as Prosecuting Attorney
- *I'll Get You for This* (1951), as Hans
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Edward Tappercoom, Joseph Sedley, Tommy, George Ware · Circus Director, Sid Rolands, Smith
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1949), as Puppet Character (voice)
- *Cardboard Cavalier* (1949), as Mosspot
- *Woman Hater* (1948), as Mr. Fletcher
- *Saraband for Dead Lovers* (1948), as Prince George Louis
- *Oliver Twist* (1948), as Landlord of 'Three Cripples'
- *They Made Me a Fugitive* (1947), as Fidgity Phil
- *The Turners of Prospect Road* (1947), as J.G. Clarkson
- *Quiet Wedding* (1941), as Tenor
- *Contraband* (1940), as Third Brother Grimm
- *Dead Man's Shoes* (1940), as Defense Counsel
- *Young Man's Fancy* (1939), as French Soldier (uncredited)
- *The Ware Case* (1938), as Eustace Ede
- *Marie Antoinette* (1938), as Gamin (uncredited)
- *Non-Stop New York* (1937), as Spurgeon
- *Sabotage* (1937), as Mr. Verloc's Visitor (uncredited) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/sabotage.md)
- *As You Like It* (1936), as William
- *The Beloved Vagabond* (1936), as Artist in bar

## Gallery

- ![Peter Bull](https://film.one/media/person/59362/gallery-9da7da7d4de1.jpg) Peter Bull — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Bull](https://film.one/media/person/59362/gallery-b0f3bb85e6c7.jpg) Peter Bull — Image via TMDB

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