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name: "Peter Gale"
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# Peter Gale

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 1987–2006

## Biography

Peter Gale is an actor. He played Mr. Victor in the 1987 film *Empire of the Sun*. Other film roles include Andrew Westbrook in *Incognito* (1997) and the Ballistics Expert in *Parting Shots* (1998).

On television, Gale appeared as Political Secretary in *House of Cards* (1990), Lanyon's Butler in *Jekyll & Hyde* (1990), and in series including *The Bill* (1990–2003), *ChuckleVision* (2002–2003) and *Saxondale* (2007). His early screen credits include Osric in the 1969 film *Hamlet*.

Gale has a theatre background, with credits including roles in *Henry IV Part 1* for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1964 and Justice Shallow in a 2011 production of *The Merry Wives of Windsor*.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Saxondale* (2006), Fi1m 75, as Judge — [page](https://film.one/tv/saxondale.md)
- *House of Cards* (1990), Fi1m 84, as Political Secretary — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-cards.md)
- *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Fi1m 81, as Mr. Victor — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md)

## Also known for

- *Incognito* (1997), Andrew Westbrook
- *Jekyll & Hyde* (1990), Lanyon's Butler

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