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His first acting job came in 1951; Peters had been working in Zimbabwe as a bank clerk and upon his return to the UK, he saw an advert in ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Stage]]'' for a summer season at Blackpool's Opera House. In 1973, he starred in his very own {{Sitcom}}, ''The Gordon Peters Show'', while by TheNineties, The90s, he made three appearances in ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' as the incredibly boring Ronnie.
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Gordon Peters, born Gordon Peter Wilkinson, (29 November 1926 -- 15 June 2022), was a British actor best known for playing guest roles in {{Britcom}}s.
His first acting job came in 1951; Peters had been working in Zimbabwe as a bank clerk and upon his return to the UK, he saw an advert in ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Stage]]'' for a summer season at Blackpool's Opera House. In 1973, he starred in his very own {{Sitcom}}, ''The Gordon Peters Show'', while by TheNineties, he made three appearances in ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' as the incredibly boring Ronnie.
Aside from these roles, most of Peters' resume during this period was filled with guest roles in comedy series including ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', ''Series/DadsArmy'', ''Series/GraceAndFavour'', ''Series/HiDeHi'', ''Series/JustGoodFriends'', ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'', ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', ''Series/ToTheManorBorn'', and ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
After providing voices for ''WesternAnimation/MrMenAndLittleMiss'', Peters' career slowly [[{{Pun}} petered out]], and by the mid-2000s had stopped acting, barring a small role in a 2011 episode of ''Series/{{Mongrels}}''.
He died at the age of 95.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/FearDotCom'' (2002) -- Rooney
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/DadsArmy'', 5 episodes:
** "The Man and the Hour" (1968) -- Fireman (DeletedRole)
** "Command Decision" (1968) -- Soldier
** "A Stripe for Frazer" (1969) -- Policeman
** "Put That Light Out!" (1970) -- Lighthouse Keeper
** "Is There Honey Still for Tea?" (1975) -- Man with Door
* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', 2 episodes:
** "Cold Store" (1975) -- Fawn Trousers Customer
** "No Sale" (1976) -- Henry
* ''Series/ToTheManorBorn'', episode "Horses Vs. Cars" (1981) -- Traffic Warden
* ''Series/HiDeHi'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Pigs Might Fly", "God Bless Our Family"[[/labelnote]] (1986) -- Henry
* ''Series/JustGoodFriends'', episode "The Witness" (1986) -- Witness
* ''Series/GraceAndFavour'', episode "Looking for Staff" (1992) -- Mr. Volpone
* ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'', 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Worst Horror of All", "The Exterminating Angel", "Tales of Terror"[[/labelnote]] (1992-2000) -- Ronnie
* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', episode "Happy Birthday, Howard" (1992) -- Man in Library
* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', episode "Well, There You Are Then...!" (1993) -- Removal Man
* ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'', episode "The Commodore" (1993) -- Ticket Clerk
* ''WesternAnimation/MrMenAndLittleMiss'', 69 episodes (1995-98) -- Narrator
* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'', episode "Report from the Grave" (1996) -- Sergeant Baker
* ''{{Series/Hardware|2003}}'', episode "Nude" (2004) -- Dithery Man
* ''Series/MyFamily'', episode "Luck Be a Lady Tonight" (2004) -- Mr. Hargreaves
* ''Series/LittleBritain'', 1 episode (2005) -- Husband
* ''Series/{{Mongrels}}'', episode "Marion and the Myocardial Infarction" (2011) -- Barry
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Gordon Peters, born Gordon Peter Wilkinson, (29 November 1926 -- 15 June 2022), was a British actor best known for playing guest roles in {{Britcom}}s.
His first acting job came in 1951; Peters had been working in Zimbabwe as a bank clerk and upon his return to the UK, he saw an advert in ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Stage]]'' for a summer season at Blackpool's Opera House. In 1973, he starred in his very own {{Sitcom}}, ''The Gordon Peters Show'', while by TheNineties, he made three appearances in ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' as the incredibly boring Ronnie.
Aside from these roles, most of Peters' resume during this period was filled with guest roles in comedy series including ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', ''Series/DadsArmy'', ''Series/GraceAndFavour'', ''Series/HiDeHi'', ''Series/JustGoodFriends'', ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'', ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', ''Series/ToTheManorBorn'', and ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
After providing voices for ''WesternAnimation/MrMenAndLittleMiss'', Peters' career slowly [[{{Pun}} petered out]], and by the mid-2000s had stopped acting, barring a small role in a 2011 episode of ''Series/{{Mongrels}}''.
He died at the age of 95.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/FearDotCom'' (2002) -- Rooney
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/DadsArmy'', 5 episodes:
** "The Man and the Hour" (1968) -- Fireman (DeletedRole)
** "Command Decision" (1968) -- Soldier
** "A Stripe for Frazer" (1969) -- Policeman
** "Put That Light Out!" (1970) -- Lighthouse Keeper
** "Is There Honey Still for Tea?" (1975) -- Man with Door
* ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', 2 episodes:
** "Cold Store" (1975) -- Fawn Trousers Customer
** "No Sale" (1976) -- Henry
* ''Series/ToTheManorBorn'', episode "Horses Vs. Cars" (1981) -- Traffic Warden
* ''Series/HiDeHi'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Pigs Might Fly", "God Bless Our Family"[[/labelnote]] (1986) -- Henry
* ''Series/JustGoodFriends'', episode "The Witness" (1986) -- Witness
* ''Series/GraceAndFavour'', episode "Looking for Staff" (1992) -- Mr. Volpone
* ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'', 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Worst Horror of All", "The Exterminating Angel", "Tales of Terror"[[/labelnote]] (1992-2000) -- Ronnie
* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'', episode "Happy Birthday, Howard" (1992) -- Man in Library
* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', episode "Well, There You Are Then...!" (1993) -- Removal Man
* ''Series/KeepingUpAppearances'', episode "The Commodore" (1993) -- Ticket Clerk
* ''WesternAnimation/MrMenAndLittleMiss'', 69 episodes (1995-98) -- Narrator
* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'', episode "Report from the Grave" (1996) -- Sergeant Baker
* ''{{Series/Hardware|2003}}'', episode "Nude" (2004) -- Dithery Man
* ''Series/MyFamily'', episode "Luck Be a Lady Tonight" (2004) -- Mr. Hargreaves
* ''Series/LittleBritain'', 1 episode (2005) -- Husband
* ''Series/{{Mongrels}}'', episode "Marion and the Myocardial Infarction" (2011) -- Barry
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