---
name: "Peter Madden"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-madden"
fi1m_id: "peter-madden"
imdb_id: "nm0534634"
tmdb_id: 199919
wikidata_id: "Q7175594"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 August 1904"
died: "24 February 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-25T09:09:44.980700+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 Madden

## Identity

Peter Madden

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-madden
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-madden
- **IMDb ID:** nm0534634
- **TMDB ID:** 199919
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7175594
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Madden_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7175594, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534634/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/199919

Actor. Born 9 August 1904 in Ipoh, Malaysia. Died 24 February 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 August 1904, Ipoh, Malaysia
- **Died:** 24 February 1976
- **Active:** 1960–1965
- **Also known as:** Dudley Frederick Peter Butler-Madden
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 74 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Thriller 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $191m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Madden_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7175594, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534634/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/199919

## Biography

Peter Madden was a British character actor. Born Dudley Frederick Peter Butler-Madden on 9 August 1904 in Ipoh, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia), he died on 24 February 1976 in Bognor Regis, Sussex, England.

He appeared in numerous British films and television series from the 1950s to the 1970s, including several Hammer productions. His credits include the Drunken Man in *Saturday Night and Sunday Morning* (1960), McAdams in *From Russia with Love* (1963), a Political Officer in *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), the Chief of Police in *Frankenstein Created Woman* (1967) and Von Tirpitz in *The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes* (1970). On television he was seen in *The Avengers*, *Danger Man* and *The Prisoner*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Fi1m 70, as Political Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md)
- *From Russia with Love* (1963), Fi1m 84, as McAdams — [page](https://film.one/film/from-russia-with-love.md)
- *Saturday Night and Sunday Morning* (1960), Fi1m 82, as Drunken Man — [page](https://film.one/film/saturday-night-and-sunday-morning.md)

## Complete filmography (69)

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

- *The Message* (1976), Actor
- *One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing* (1975), as Sanders
- *Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell* (1974), as Coach Driver
- *Hot Fat* (1974), as Pate
- *Russian Roulette* (1973), as Meyer
- *Orson Welles' Great Mysteries* (1973), series, as Judge
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as John Ryan
- *Henry VIII and His Six Wives* (1972), as Fisher
- *Clochemerle* (1972), series, as Doctor Mouraille
- *Nearest and Dearest* (1972), as Court Bailiff
- *On the Buses* (1971), as Mr. Brooks
- *A Class by Himself* (1971), series, as Clutton
- *Calculated Nightmare* (1970), as Flint
- *Tales of Unease* (1970), series, as Flint
- *The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes* (1970), as Von Tirpitz
- *The Picasso Summer* (1969), as Blind Artist
- *The Champions* (1968), series, as Sheikh
- *The Expert* (1968), series, as Shupper
- *The Magnificent Six and ½: Bob-a-Job* (1968), as Stingy Homeowner
- *The Violent Enemy* (1967), as Hewitt
- *Frankenstein Created Woman* (1967), as Chief of Police
- *Tunnel Under the World* (1966), as Spelman
- *King of the River* (1966), series, as George Elliot, Joe Elliot
- *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), as Political Officer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md)
- *Stand Up, Nigel Barton* (1965), as Jordan
- *Time in Advance* (1965), as The Examiner
- *Out of the Unknown* (1965), series, as The Examiner, Spelman
- *He Who Rides a Tiger* (1965), as Peepers Woodley
- *Dr. Terror's House of Horrors* (1965), as Caleb (segment 1 "Werewolf")
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Stanton
- *Do You Know This Voice?* (1964), as Supt. Hume
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as The Father
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1964), series, Actor
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Mr Grayson
- *Woman of Straw* (1964), as Yacht Captain
- *Story Parade* (1964), series, as Chief Superintendent Collins
- *Nothing But the Best* (1964), as Ex Politician
- *From Russia with Love* (1963), as McAdams — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/from-russia-with-love.md)
- *Festival* (1963), series, as JC
- *Stolen Hours* (1963), as Reynolds
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as Martin Davenport
- *The Kiss of the Vampire* (1963), as Bruno
- *The Human Jungle* (1963), series, as Rudi Ibar
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Farid, Lo Zio
- *Man of the World* (1962), series, as Debar
- *The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner* (1962), as Mr. Smith (uncredited)
- *Out of This World* (1962), series, as Pienster
- *A Kind of Loving* (1962), as Registrar
- *The Road to Hong Kong* (1962), as Lama Slim (uncredited)
- *Steptoe and Son* (1962), series, as Norman — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/steptoe-and-son.md)
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Lasindall — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Exodus* (1960), as Dr. Clement
- *Maigret* (1960), series, Actor
- *Saturday Night and Sunday Morning* (1960), as Drunken Man — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/saturday-night-and-sunday-morning.md)
- *Who Pays the Piper?* (1960), Actor
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, as Ryabtzov
- *Hell Is a City* (1960), as Bert Darwin
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *The Flying Doctor* (1959), series, Actor
- *Fiend Without a Face* (1958), as Dr. Bradley
- *Ivanhoe* (1958), series, as Shepherd
- *Battle of the V-1* (1958), as Stanislaw
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, Actor
- *A Matter of Murder* (1949), as Sgt. Bex
- *It Might Be You* (1946), as Mr. Graham
- *The Wicked Lady* (1945), as Hawker
- *Tom Brown's School Days* (1940), as Jacob
- *Command Performance* (1937), as Reporter
- *The Conquest of the Air* (1931), as American Airliner Pilot (uncredited)

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