--- name: "Peter Lawford" canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-lawford" roles: ["Actor"] born: "7 September 1923" died: "24 December 1984" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T15:41:23.047738+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 Lawford Actor. Born 7 September 1923 in London, England, UK. Died 24 December 1984. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 7 September 1923, London, England, UK - **Died:** 24 December 1984 - **Also known as:** Peter Sydney Vaughn Aylen, Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Lawford, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q345517, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492444/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4353 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Ocean's Eleven*](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Peter Lawford was an English-American actor. Born in London, he began his screen career as a child and appeared in numerous films from the 1940s onwards, including *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), *The Picture of Dorian Gray* (1945) and *Little Women* (1949). He was a member of the Rat Pack and appeared alongside Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. in *Ocean's Eleven* (1960) as Jimmy Foster. Other notable roles include Lord Lovat in *The Longest Day* (1962) and Maj. Caldwell in *Exodus* (1960). Lawford was the brother-in-law of US President John F. Kennedy through his marriage to Patricia Kennedy. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, jfkhyannismuseum.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), Fi1m 55, as Jimmy Foster — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md) ## Complete filmography (108) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Rat Pack* (1999), series, as (archive footage) - *Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker* (1991), as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Where Is Parsifal?* (1984), as Montague Chippendale - *Body and Soul* (1981), as Big Man - *Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women* (1979), as Gordon Duvall - *Supertrain* (1979), series, as Quentin Fuller - *Angels' Brigade* (1979), as Burke - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Teddy Smith - *Fantasy Island* (1977), as Grant Baines - *Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood* (1976), as Slapstick Star - *Rosebud* (1975), as Lord Carter - *Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait* (1975), as Host - Self - *The Jeffersons* (1975), series, Actor - *Born Free* (1974), series, as John Forbes - *The Phantom of Hollywood* (1974), as Roger Cross - *They Only Kill Their Masters* (1972), as Lee Campbell - *Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You* (1971), as Ellery Queen - *The Deadly Hunt* (1971), as Mason - *Clay Pigeon* (1971), as Government Agent - *A Step Out of Line* (1971), as Art Stoyer - *Togetherness* (1970), as Prince Solomon - *The Smothers Brothers Summer Show* (1970), series, Actor - *One More Time* (1970), as Christopher Pepper / Lord Sydney Pepper · Executive Producer - *Hook, Line and Sinker* (1969), as Dr. Scott Carter - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Kenneth Kirk - *The April Fools* (1969), as Ted Gunther - *The Fourth Wall* (1969), as Papá Baroni - *Skidoo* (1968), as The Senator - *Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell* (1968), as Justin Young - *The Doris Day Show* (1968), series, as Dr. Peter Lawrence · Director - *Salt & Pepper* (1968), as Christopher Pepper · Executive Producer - *Dead Run* (1967), as Stephen Daine - *How I Spent My Summer Vacation* (1967), as Ned Pine - *A Man Called Adam* (1966), as Manny - *The Oscar* (1966), as Steve Marks - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, Actor - *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Larry Carter - *Harlow* (1965), as Paul Bern - *Sylvia* (1965), as Frederic Summers - *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Gen. Alexander Doniphan - *Bewitched* (1964), series, as Harrison Woolcott - *Dead Ringer* (1964), as Tony Collins - *Johnny Cool* (1963), Executive Producer - *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Actor - *The Longest Day* (1962), as Lord Lovat - *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Ernie Mullett - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Ben Hunter - *Advise & Consent* (1962), as Senator Lafe Smith - *Sergeants 3* (1962), as Larry Barrett - *The Farmer's Daughter* (1962), as Glen Morley - *Pepe* (1960), as Peter Lawford - *Exodus* (1960), as Maj. Caldwell - *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), as Jimmy Foster — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md) - *Never So Few* (1959), as Capt. Grey Travis, Doctor - *The Thin Man* (1957), series, as Nick Charles - *Sincerely, Willis Wade* (1956), as Willis Wayde - *Tom and Jerry* (1955), as Tom Macy - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Charles 'Charlie' Ffolliot Raymond - *MGM Parade* (1955), series, Actor - *Climax!* (1954), series, as Tom Welles - *Dear Phoebe* (1954), series, as Bill Hastings - *It Should Happen to You* (1954), as Evan Adams III - *Rogue's March* (1953), as Capt. Dion Lenbridge - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as John - *The Hour of 13* (1952), as Nicholas Revel - *You for Me* (1952), as Tony Brown - *Kangaroo* (1952), as Richard Connor - *Just This Once* (1952), as Mark MacLene IV - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, Actor - *Royal Wedding* (1951), as John Brindale - *Please Believe Me* (1950), as Jeremy Taylor - *The Red Danube* (1949), as Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister - *Little Women* (1949), as Theodore "Laurie" Laurence - *Julia Misbehaves* (1948), as Ritchie Lorgan - *Easter Parade* (1948), as Jonathan Harrow III - *On an Island with You* (1948), as Lawrence Kingslee - *Good News* (1947), as Tommy Marlowe - *It Happened in Brooklyn* (1947), as Jamie Shellgrove - *My Brother Talks to Horses* (1947), as John S. Penrose - *Two Sisters from Boston* (1946), as Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Jr. - *Cluny Brown* (1946), as Andrew Carmel - *Ziegfeld Follies* (1945), as Porky (segment "Number Please") (voice) (uncredited) - *Son of Lassie* (1945), as Joe Carraclough - *The Picture of Dorian Gray* (1945), as David Stone - *Mrs. Parkington* (1944), as Lord Thornley - *The Canterville Ghost* (1944), as Anthony de Canterville - *The White Cliffs of Dover* (1944), as John Ashwood II as a Young Man - *Flesh and Fantasy* (1943), as Pierrot (uncredited) - *Corvette K-225* (1943), as Naval Officer - *Sahara* (1943), as British Soldier (uncredited) - *Sherlock Holmes Faces Death* (1943), as Young Sailor at Bar - *The West Side Kid* (1943), as Jerry Winston - *Someone to Remember* (1943), as Joe Downes - *The Man from Down Under* (1943), as Mr. Jones - *The Sky's the Limit* (1943), as Naval Commander (uncredited) - *Pilot #5* (1943), as British Soldier - *Above Suspicion* (1943), as Student (Uncredited) - *Immortal Sergeant* (1943), as Soldier - *The Purple V* (1943), as Roger - *Assignment in Brittany* (1943), as Navigator (uncredited) - *London Blackout Murders* (1943), as Percy - Soldier on Train (uncredited) - *Junior Army* (1942), as Cadet Wilbur - *Thunder Birds* (1942), as English Cadet (uncredited) - *A Yank at Eton* (1942), as Ronnie Kenvil - *Mrs. Miniver* (1942), as Pilot (uncredited) - *Eagle Squadron* (1942), as Pilot - *Lord Jeff* (1938), as Benny Potter - *Poor Old Bill* (1931), as Horace ## Gallery - ![Peter Lawford (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/1078997/gallery-de14b18cfb5e.jpg) Peter Lawford (1954) — TV Guide, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Peter_Lawford_1954.jpg/1280px-Peter_Lawford_1954.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Peter Lawford](https://film.one/media/person/1078997/gallery-d17facccc1e2.jpg) Peter Lawford — Macfadden Publications page 2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Peter_Lawford_1955.jpg/1280px-Peter_Lawford_1955.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Peter Lawford, Christmas 1945 (1946)](https://film.one/media/person/1078997/gallery-51b2e8fe5273.jpg) Peter Lawford, Christmas 1945 (1946) — László Josef Willinger, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Peter_Lawford_by_L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Willinger%2C_Christmas_1945.jpg/1280px-Peter_Lawford_by_L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Willinger%2C_Christmas_1945.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Publicity photo of Peter Lawford with J. Fred Muggs on the set of Dear Phoebe, 1954.](https://film.one/media/person/1078997/gallery-77cb20ba9001.jpg) Publicity photo of Peter Lawford with J. Fred Muggs on the set of Dear Phoebe, 1954. — NBC Television. Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Dear_phoebe_1954.JPG/1280px-Dear_phoebe_1954.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Peter Lawford](https://film.one/media/person/1078997/gallery-804e6fbe397d.jpg) Peter Lawford — Image via TMDB - ![Peter Lawford](https://film.one/media/person/1078997/gallery-17d0e5a2daa3.jpg) Peter Lawford — Image via TMDB - ![Peter Lawford](https://film.one/media/person/1078997/gallery-4e7d198ae43c.jpg) Peter Lawford — Image via TMDB --- © 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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