---
name: "Peter Wyngarde"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-wyngarde"
fi1m_id: "peter-wyngarde"
imdb_id: "nm0943936"
tmdb_id: 22529
wikidata_id: "Q705901"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 August 1927"
died: "15 January 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T04:35:23.320149+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 Wyngarde

## Identity

Peter Wyngarde

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-wyngarde
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-wyngarde
- **IMDb ID:** nm0943936
- **TMDB ID:** 22529
- **Wikidata ID:** Q705901
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wyngarde, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705901, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943936/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22529

Actor. Born 23 August 1927 in Singapore City, Singapore. Died 15 January 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 August 1927, Singapore City, Singapore
- **Died:** 15 January 2018
- **Active:** 1967–1980
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (1), 1980s 70 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wyngarde, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q705901, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0943936/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22529

## Biography

Peter Wyngarde was a British actor whose screen career spanned stage, television and film from the 1940s to the 2010s. He appeared as Klytus in the 1980 film *Flash Gordon* and as Peter Quint in *The Innocents* (1961).

On television he played Timanov in the 1984 *Doctor Who* serial *Planet of Fire*, Number Two in an episode of *The Prisoner* (1967), and guest roles in *The Avengers*, *The Saint* and *Sherlock Holmes*. He became widely known for portraying the novelist-turned-investigator Jason King in the series *Department S* (1969–1970) and its spin-off *Jason King* (1971–1972).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Flash Gordon* (1980), Fi1m 70, as Klytus — [page](https://film.one/film/flash-gordon.md)
- *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Number Two — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective* (2014), as Narrator
- *The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes* (1994), series, as Langdale Pike
- *Tank Malling* (1989), as Sir Robert Knights
- *The Yob* (1988), as Mr Kendel
- *And the Wall Came Tumbling Down* (1984), as Daniel Haswell
- *Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense* (1984), series, as Daniel/General Haswell
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Langdale Pike
- *Doctor Who: Planet of Fire* (1984), as Timanov
- *The Comic Strip Presents...* (1982), series, as Mr. Kendel
- *Flash Gordon* (1980), as Klytus — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/flash-gordon.md)
- *The Queen Special* (1980), as Narrator (Klytus)
- *Himmel, Scheich und Wolkenbruch* (1976), as Sheik Al-Abdullah
- *Jason King* (1971), series, as Jason King
- *Department S* (1969), series, as Jason KIng
- *The Champions* (1968), series, as Hallam
- *Queen of Scots* (1967), Actor
- *The Prisoner* (1967), series, as Number Two — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *The Crossfire* (1967), as Hugo de Croissillon
- *Turn Out the Lights* (1967), series, as Richard Merlin
- *Lucy in London* (1966), as Peter Wyngarde
- *The Further Adventures of Gallegher* (1965), as Sir Richard
- *The Troubleshooters* (1965), series, as Sheik Mohammed bin Falik
- *The Man in Room 17* (1965), series, as Paul Panacek
- *A Choice of Coward* (1964), series, as Garry Essendine
- *A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter* (1964), as Garry Essendine
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1964), as Oberon
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1964), series, as Baron Grüner
- *Rupert of Hentzau* (1964), series, as Rupert of Hentzau
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Timanov — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Turen
- *Out of This World* (1962), series, as Captain Barton
- *Night Conspirators* (1962), as Werner Loder
- *Night of the Eagle* (1962), as Norman Taylor
- *The Innocents* (1961), as Peter Quint
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Stewart Kirby — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *The Siege of Sidney Street* (1960), as Peter 'the Painter'
- *On Trial* (1960), series, as Sir Roger Casement
- *South* (1959), as Lt Jan Wicziewsky
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Paul Roland
- *Ordeal by Fire* (1957), as Jerome Taillard
- *Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!* (1957), series, as Andrea Bakolas
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as David Linden, Werner Loder
- *Alexander the Great* (1956), as Pausanias
- *Jesus of Nazareth* (1956), series, as John the Baptist
- *ITV Play of the Week* (1955), series, as Lt Jan Wicziewsky
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Raymond DeTresk
- *The Dybbuk* (1952), as Channon
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Prokesch, Sylvius, Charles Granillo
- *Dick Barton Strikes Back* (1949), as Soldier

## Gallery

- ![Peter Wyngarde (1972)](https://film.one/media/person/389287/gallery-553692d98d05.jpg) Peter Wyngarde (1972) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Peter_Wyngarde.53_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Peter_Wyngarde.53_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Wyngarde](https://film.one/media/person/389287/gallery-1e67d9e171d8.jpg) Peter Wyngarde — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Peter_Wyngarde_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![colour portrait of Peter Wyngarde (1976)](https://film.one/media/person/389287/gallery-b4f0de60b09f.jpg) colour portrait of Peter Wyngarde (1976) — Allan warren, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Peter_Wyngarde_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Peter_Wyngarde_colour_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Wyngarde (1981)](https://film.one/media/person/389287/gallery-c5a8174ca0c8.jpg) Peter Wyngarde (1981) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Peter_Wyngarde_82_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Peter_Wyngarde_82_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Wyngarde](https://film.one/media/person/389287/gallery-8ba1e1b9d8e8.jpg) Peter Wyngarde — Image via TMDB
- ![Peter Wyngarde (1992)](https://film.one/media/person/389287/gallery-f4b574311b45.jpg) Peter Wyngarde (1992) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Peter_Wyngarde_06_Allan_Warren.jpg/1280px-Peter_Wyngarde_06_Allan_Warren.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Wyngarde taken at photographer's studio, London (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/389287/gallery-9820f00d96db.jpg) Peter Wyngarde taken at photographer's studio, London (1973) — Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Peter_Wyngarde_with_drink_22_Allan_Warren_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Peter_Wyngarde_with_drink_22_Allan_Warren_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tie Man of the Year 1971: Tie Man of the Year (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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