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name: "Peter Jonfield"
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born: "1 January 1946"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:20.249715+00:00"
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# Peter Jonfield

Actor. Born 1 January 1946 in Epping, Essex, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1946, Epping, Essex, England, UK

## Biography

Peter Jonfield is a British character actor. He was born in 1946 in Epping, Essex, England.

He has worked in film and television since the 1970s, appearing in supporting roles in productions including *Murder by Decree* (1979), *Time Bandits* (1981), *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), *Clockwise* (1986), *Escape from Sobibor* (1987), *A Fish Called Wanda* (1988) as Inspector Marvin, and *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994). He has also appeared in television series such as *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), *The Bill*, *Heartbeat* and *Foyle's War* (2002).

Jonfield has frequently played police officers of various ranks.

*Sources: imdb.com, muppet.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Fish Called Wanda* (1988), Fi1m 83, as Inspector Marvin — [page](https://film.one/film/a-fish-called-wanda.md)

## Also known for

- *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), Roadie
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenstein* (1994), Rough Man
- *Time Bandits* (1981), Arm Wrestler
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), Toller
- *Clockwise* (1986), Det. Insp. Laundryman
- *Escape from Sobibor* (1987), Kapo Sturm
- *Murder by Decree* (1979), William Slade
- *Foyle's War* (2002), Harold Grayson

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