---
name: "Peter Swanwick"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-swanwick"
fi1m_id: "peter-swanwick"
imdb_id: "nm0822842"
tmdb_id: 6611
wikidata_id: "Q1669163"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 September 1922"
died: "14 November 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T21:35:35.442224+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 Swanwick

## Identity

Peter Swanwick

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-swanwick
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-swanwick
- **IMDb ID:** nm0822842
- **TMDB ID:** 6611
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1669163
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Swanwick, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1669163, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0822842/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6611

Actor. Born 28 September 1922 in Nottingham, England, UK. Died 14 November 1968.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 September 1922, Nottingham, England, UK
- **Died:** 14 November 1968
- **Active:** 1952–1967
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 84 (1), 1960s 84 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Swanwick, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1669163, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0822842/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6611

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Prisoner*](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md) (84)

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## Biography

Peter Swanwick (1922–1968) was a British character actor. He began his career after the Second World War as a stagehand at the Nottingham Playhouse and then spent two years in repertory with the Argosy Players in Mansfield before moving to London in 1950.

Swanwick appeared in numerous films from the early 1950s, including *The African Queen* (1951) as the First Officer of Fort Shona, *Circus of Horrors* (1960) as Inspector Knopf and *The Devil Rides Out* (1968). On television he featured in series such as *Danger Man*, *The Avengers* (1968) as Oppenheimer and, most notably, as the Supervisor in eight episodes of *The Prisoner* (1967). He also originated the non-singing role of Herr Zeller in the original London stage production of *The Sound of Music*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, as The Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *The African Queen* (1952), Fi1m 84, as First Officer of Shona — [page](https://film.one/film/the-african-queen.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

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

- *The Looking Glass War* (1970), as Finnish Policeman
- *The Flag* (1968), as Murz
- *The Devil Rides Out* (1968), as Satanist
- *The Expert* (1968), series, as Chemist
- *The Prisoner* (1967), series, as The Supervisor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, Actor
- *Six* (1964), series, as Scotty
- *Stryker of the Yard* (1961), series, Actor
- *Fate Takes a Hand* (1961), as Preeny
- *The Devil's Daffodil* (1961), Actor
- *Double Bunk* (1961), as Freighter Pilot
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Oppenheimer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Danger Man* (1960), series, as Joe
- *Circus of Horrors* (1960), as Inspector Knopf
- *The Desperate Man* (1959), as Hoad
- *Life in Danger* (1959), as Dr. Nichols
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Landlord
- *Operation Amsterdam* (1959), as Peter
- *The Criminals* (1958), as Stone
- *The Two-Headed Spy* (1958), as Gen. Toppe
- *Educating Archie* (1958), series, Actor
- *The Adventures of William Tell* (1958), series, as Hofer
- *The Big Chance* (1957), as Passport Official
- *Kill Me Tomorrow* (1957), as Harrison
- *Murder Reported* (1957), as Hatter
- *You Pay Your Money* (1957), as Hall Porter
- *Ill Met by Moonlight* (1957), as Spectacled Officer with General Breuer
- *Assignment Redhead* (1956), as Monsieur Paul Bonnet
- *Bond of Fear* (1956), as Travelling Salesman
- *The March Hare* (1956), as Nils Svenson
- *Windfall* (1955), Actor
- *The Love Match* (1955), as Mr Hall
- *The Colditz Story* (1955), Actor
- *The Delavine Affair* (1955), as Julius Meyerling
- *The Black Rider* (1954), as Holiday-Maker
- *Conflict of Wings* (1954), as Sgt. Working Party
- *Albert R.N.* (1953), as Obergefreiter
- *Street Corner* (1953), as Propert, Mr Propert
- *Cosh Boy* (1953), as Mr. Wimbush (uncredited)
- *Salute the Toff* (1952), as Night Porter (uncredited)
- *Circumstantial Evidence* (1952), as Charlie Pott
- *Lady in the Fog* (1952), as Smithers
- *Time, Gentlemen, Please!* (1952), as Jeremiah Higgins
- *Emergency Call* (1952), as Police Sergeant
- *The African Queen* (1952), as First Officer of Shona — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-african-queen.md)
- *Lilli Marlene* (1950), as Chief Interrogator

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