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name: "Peter Sproule"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 May 1947"
died: "27 September 2010"
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average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:04.463700+00:00"
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# Peter Sproule

Actor. Born 1 May 1947 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK. Died 27 September 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 May 1947, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 27 September 2010
- **Active:** 1968–1985

## Biography

Peter Sproule (1947–2010) was an English actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his first stage appearance at the Bristol Old Vic in 1968. His screen roles included Barnes in Lindsay Anderson's *if....* (1968).

He appeared in the films *The Land That Time Forgot* (1974) as Hindle, *Terror* (1978), *Adult Fun* (1972), *Irina Palm* (2007) as the Physio, and *David Copperfield* (1999). Television credits included *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), *The Bill* (1987–1994) and *EastEnders* (1992).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), Fi1m 76, as George Henshaw — [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md)
- *Upstairs, Downstairs* (1971), Fi1m 83, as Henry — [page](https://film.one/tv/upstairs-downstairs.md)
- *if....* (1968), Fi1m 82, as Barnes — [page](https://film.one/film/if-1968.md)

## Also known for

- *The Land That Time Forgot* (1974), Hindle
- *Irina Palm* (2007), Physio
- *David Copperfield* (1999), Bootmaker
- *Terror* (1979), Policeman
- *The Bill* (1984)
- *The Naked Civil Servant* (1975), 1st Plain Clothes Man

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