---
name: "Peter Turner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-turner"
fi1m_id: "peter-turner"
imdb_id: "nm0877805"
tmdb_id: 1197823
wikidata_id: "Q69904557"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "21 February 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-10-02T23:55:28.444972+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 Turner

## Identity

Peter Turner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-turner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-turner
- **IMDb ID:** nm0877805
- **TMDB ID:** 1197823
- **Wikidata ID:** Q69904557
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69904557, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0877805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1197823

Writer. Born 21 February 1952 in Liverpool, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 21 February 1952, Liverpool, UK
- **Active:** 1990–2017
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2010s 66 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69904557, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0877805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1197823

## Biography

Peter Turner is a British actor and writer. Born in Liverpool in 1952, he joined the National Youth Theatre at the age of sixteen and went on to work in theatre, film and television.

He is the author of the 1986 memoir *Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool*, which recounts his relationship with the Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame. The book was adapted into a 2017 film of the same name, for which Turner received a writing credit; he also appeared in a cameo role. His acting credits include *Who Dares Wins* (1982), *The Krays* (1990) and *Jacob* (1994).

*Sources: imdb.com, panmacmillan.com, us.macmillan.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool* (2017), Fi1m 66, as Jackie — [page](https://film.one/film/film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool.md)
- *The Krays* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Regal Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool* (2017), as Jackie · Writer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool.md)
- *I Used to Be in Pictures* (2000), Director
- *Jacob* (1994), as First Merchant
- *The Krays* (1990), as Regal Manager — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-krays.md)
- *Runners* (1983), as Policeman
- *Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story* (1982), Actor
- *Who Dares Wins* (1982), as Terrorist
- *The Tempest* (1979), as Trinculo, his friend
- *Spearhead* (1978), series, as Lance Corporal Adams
- *The Comeback* (1978), as Harry Cunningham
- *Zigger Zagger* (1975), series, as Harry
- *Bedtime Stories* (1974), series, as Kay
- *That'll Be The Day* (1973), as Teddy Boy
- *Justice* (1971), series, as Simon Robbins

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