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name: "Peter Jeffrey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-jeffrey"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 April 1929"
died: "25 December 1999"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:00.418865+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."
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# Peter Jeffrey

Actor. Born 18 April 1929 in Bristol, England, UK. Died 25 December 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 April 1929, Bristol, England, UK
- **Died:** 25 December 1999
- **Active:** 1968–1996

## Biography

Peter Jeffrey (18 April 1929 – 25 December 1999) was an English character actor. He began his career on stage after education at Harrow School and Pembroke College, Cambridge, with no formal drama training. He performed with the Bristol Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Jeffrey appeared in numerous films and television productions. He played the Headmaster in Lindsay Anderson's *if....* (1968) and Inspector Trout in *The Abominable Dr. Phibes* (1971) and its sequel *Dr. Phibes Rises Again* (1972). Other film roles include General Wadafi in *The Return of the Pink Panther* (1975), Ahmet in *Midnight Express* (1978) and the Sultan in *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988). On television he appeared in *Doctor Who* and *The Avengers*.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Our Friends in the North* (1996), Fi1m 88, as Commissioner Sir Colin Blamire — [page](https://film.one/tv/our-friends-in-the-north.md)
- *The Sweeney* (1975), Fi1m 84, as Det. Supt. Pringle — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Porridge* (1974), Fi1m 89, as Mr. Wainwright — [page](https://film.one/tv/porridge.md)
- *Rising Damp* (1974), Fi1m 84, as Ambrose — [page](https://film.one/tv/rising-damp.md)
- *if....* (1968), Fi1m 82, as Headmaster — [page](https://film.one/film/if-1968.md)

## Also known for

- *Midnight Express* (1978), Ahmet
- *The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* (1988), Sultan
- *The Return of the Pink Panther* (1975), General Wadafi
- *The Abominable Dr. Phibes* (1971), Inspector Trout
- *Becket* (1964), Baron
- *The Odessa File* (1974), David Porath
- *Dr. Phibes Rises Again* (1972), Inspector Trout
- *The Avengers* (1961), Prendergast, Bristow

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