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Frederick Peisley

February 13, 2024

Frederick Walter James Peisley (6 December 1904 – 22 March 1975) was a British stage, film and television actor and theatre director whose career spanned five decades. He is known for The Secret of the Loch (1934), Gentlemen's Agreement (1935) and Murder at the Cabaret (1936). His later career was mostly in television.

Frederick Peisley

Fred Peisley was born in Finchley in London in 1904, the son of Annie Emily and Walter John Peisley, a baker.

Theatre edit

Early stage appearances included The Mental Athletes at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith (1922); Jim Hawkins in matinee performances of Treasure Island at the Strand Theatre (1923),[1][2] and A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (1924).[3] In 1925 he appeared in "a dull and stodgy production" of Dryden's The Assignation at the Aldwych Theatre, in the same year touring in the musical romance Derby Day.[4][5] In 1927 he appeared alongside John Gielgud in The Great God Brown at the Strand Theatre,[6] while in 1928 he played Taya in Contraband at the Q Theatre. In 1936 he appeared in Ivor Novello's Careless Rapture at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and in 1938 he acted in Heaven and Charing Cross at the St Martin's Theatre and in The Ascent of F6 at The Old Vic.[3][7]

In 1940 he directed a production of The Dominant Sex for the Dundee Repertory Theatre Company, featuring an early performance by Patrick Cargill.[8] In 1947 Peisley joined the touring company of Donald Wolfit with whom he appeared as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream on Broadway and in Canada. Billboard said of Peisley's performance, "Frederick Peisley as Puck is adequate only, much of the wit of Shakespeare's lines being lost in the excessive bounce and speed Peisley puts into the chore."[9]

The year 1949 saw Peisley portraying "a remarkably lifelike Swinburne" at the Royal Opera House in a controversial production of Salome, directed by Peter Brook and with costumes and sets designed by Salvador Dalí.[10][11] In 1951 Peisley directed productions of High Temperature and Arsenic and Old Lace at the Chesterfield Theatre.[12][13]

In 1953 he appeared as Cribb in The Drunkard at the Irving Theatre in London;[14] at the Salisbury Playhouse he played Man Friday in the pantomime Robinson Crusoe (1955); John of Gaunt in Richard II (1955), with Gerald Flood in the title role;[15] Mr Charles Dumby in Lady Windermere's Fan (1956); in Book of the Month (1956) with Leonard Rossiter, and General Mackenzie in Agatha Christie's Ten Little Niggers (1957). He appeared in Flowering Cherry by Robert Bolt at the Bristol Hippodrome (1958).[3][16]

Film roles edit

Film appearances included Peter Farrar in Frail Women (1932), Kenneth Bailey in The Scotland Yard Mystery (1934), Jimmy Andrews in The Secret of the Loch (1934), Jackson in Freedom of the Seas (1934), Guy Carfax in Gentlemen's Agreement (1935), Jimmie in Murder at the Cabaret (1936), Fred Coggins in Lonely Road (1936), Michael Elwood in Full Speed Ahead (1936), 2nd Soldier in The Gentle Sex (1943), Lewis in The Angry Silence (1960), Mossie in The Marked One (1963), Cottrell in Hide and Seek (1964) and Tramp in Subterfuge (1968).[17][18]

Television appearances edit

Television roles included Landlord in Tell It to the Marines (1959), Edward Cathcart in Emergency – Ward 10 (1960), Albert Fisher in Harpers West One (1961), Herbert Keene in Our House (1960–1962), Arthur Berry in Comedy Playhouse (1963), Richard Marsham in The Plane Makers (1964), Major Harris/Ferapona/Jack Tubbs in ITV Play of the Week (1959–64), Brailsford in Love Story (1964), Henry Farthing in Dixon of Dock Green (1964), Mr. Clayton in Thursday Theatre (1965), Town Clerk in The Newcomers (1965), Dr. Winter in Danger Man (1965), Ryan/Fenton/Potty Smith/Tabby Marlowe/Alf Water in No Hiding Place (1962–65), Tiny Bray in Gideon's Way (1966), Mr. Loder in All Gas and Gaiters (1969), Grunner in The Avengers (1969), Johnson in Softly, Softly (1969), Earl of Shaftesbury in The First Churchills (1969), Beckett/Fred Copley/Mr. Stansfield in Z-Cars (1962–70).

Other television appearances included Prof. Ekdorf in Ace of Wands (1970), The Duke in Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970), Clerk of the Council in Menace (1970), Rupert in Paul Temple (1971), Professor Dawson in Freewheelers (1971), Capitani in Casanova (1971), Millard in Spyder's Web (1972), Petitbois in Clochemerle (1972), Mr. Thomas in Doctor in Charge (1972), Jimmy in Villains (1972), Cyril in Emmerdale Farm (1972), Mr. Chumley in The Fenn Street Gang (1973), Doctor in On the Buses (1973), Doctor in The Lotus Eaters (1973), Mr. Willis in The Onedin Line (1973), Hotel Porter/Charlie in Play for Today (1973), Paolo Morleiter in The Protectors (1973), Mr. Williams in Doctor at Sea (1974), and Lord Towers in Sykes (1974).[17][18][19][20]

Frederick Peisley died at Warminster in Wiltshire in March 1975 aged 70.

References edit

  1. ^ "Treasure Island at the Strand Theatre", The Spectator, 6 January 1923, p. 26.
  2. ^ Treasure Island on the Robb Wilton Theatricalia website.
  3. ^ a b c "Frederick Peisley" on the Theatricalia website.
  4. ^ Graham, Majorie, Up in Lights: The Memoirs of a 1920s Chorus Girl Dobson Books Ltd, London (1980), p. 29.
  5. ^ Wearing, J. P., The London Stage 1920–1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel, Rowman & Littlefield (2014), p. 342.
  6. ^ The Great God Brown on the University of Birmingham Cadbury Research Library Special Collections
  7. ^ Cast of Heaven and Charing Cross on the Theatricalia website.
  8. ^ The Dominant Sex in the University of Glasgow Special Collections – Scottish Theatre Archive
  9. ^ "Midsummer Night's Dream In Montreal: All Wolfit", Billboard, 17 January 1948, p. 42.
  10. ^ "The artists behind opera and ballet set design", The Royal Opera House website.
  11. ^ "Outstanding Acting in Salome", The Glasgow Herald, 14 November 1949, p. 3.
  12. ^ High Temperature on the Chesterfield Theatre Friends website.
  13. ^ Aresenic and Lace on the Chesterfield Theatre Friends website.
  14. ^ Peisley in The Drunkard, Getty Images website.
  15. ^ "Current Theater Notes", Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 1, Winter, 1955, p. 76.
  16. ^ Book of the Month on the Leonard Rossiter website.
  17. ^ a b Peisley on the Internet Movie Database
  18. ^ a b , on the British Film Institute website.
  19. ^ , on The New York Times website.
  20. ^ Walker, Craig, On the Buses:The Complete Story, Apex Publishing Ltd (2009), p. 2083.

External links edit

  • Peisley on aveleyman.com

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Frederick Walter James Peisley 6 December 1904 22 March 1975 was a British stage film and television actor and theatre director whose career spanned five decades He is known for The Secret of the Loch 1934 Gentlemen s Agreement 1935 and Murder at the Cabaret 1936 His later career was mostly in television Frederick PeisleyFred Peisley was born in Finchley in London in 1904 the son of Annie Emily and Walter John Peisley a baker Contents 1 Theatre 2 Film roles 3 Television appearances 4 References 5 External linksTheatre editEarly stage appearances included The Mental Athletes at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith 1922 Jim Hawkins in matinee performances of Treasure Island at the Strand Theatre 1923 1 2 and A Midsummer Night s Dream at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane 1924 3 In 1925 he appeared in a dull and stodgy production of Dryden s The Assignation at the Aldwych Theatre in the same year touring in the musical romance Derby Day 4 5 In 1927 he appeared alongside John Gielgud in The Great God Brown at the Strand Theatre 6 while in 1928 he played Taya in Contraband at the Q Theatre In 1936 he appeared in Ivor Novello s Careless Rapture at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and in 1938 he acted in Heaven and Charing Cross at the St Martin s Theatre and in The Ascent of F6 at The Old Vic 3 7 In 1940 he directed a production of The Dominant Sex for the Dundee Repertory Theatre Company featuring an early performance by Patrick Cargill 8 In 1947 Peisley joined the touring company of Donald Wolfit with whom he appeared as Puck in A Midsummer Night s Dream on Broadway and in Canada Billboard said of Peisley s performance Frederick Peisley as Puck is adequate only much of the wit of Shakespeare s lines being lost in the excessive bounce and speed Peisley puts into the chore 9 The year 1949 saw Peisley portraying a remarkably lifelike Swinburne at the Royal Opera House in a controversial production of Salome directed by Peter Brook and with costumes and sets designed by Salvador Dali 10 11 In 1951 Peisley directed productions of High Temperature and Arsenic and Old Lace at the Chesterfield Theatre 12 13 In 1953 he appeared as Cribb in The Drunkard at the Irving Theatre in London 14 at the Salisbury Playhouse he played Man Friday in the pantomime Robinson Crusoe 1955 John of Gaunt in Richard II 1955 with Gerald Flood in the title role 15 Mr Charles Dumby in Lady Windermere s Fan 1956 in Book of the Month 1956 with Leonard Rossiter and General Mackenzie in Agatha Christie s Ten Little Niggers 1957 He appeared in Flowering Cherry by Robert Bolt at the Bristol Hippodrome 1958 3 16 Film roles editFilm appearances included Peter Farrar in Frail Women 1932 Kenneth Bailey in The Scotland Yard Mystery 1934 Jimmy Andrews in The Secret of the Loch 1934 Jackson in Freedom of the Seas 1934 Guy Carfax in Gentlemen s Agreement 1935 Jimmie in Murder at the Cabaret 1936 Fred Coggins in Lonely Road 1936 Michael Elwood in Full Speed Ahead 1936 2nd Soldier in The Gentle Sex 1943 Lewis in The Angry Silence 1960 Mossie in The Marked One 1963 Cottrell in Hide and Seek 1964 and Tramp in Subterfuge 1968 17 18 Television appearances editTelevision roles included Landlord in Tell It to the Marines 1959 Edward Cathcart in Emergency Ward 10 1960 Albert Fisher in Harpers West One 1961 Herbert Keene in Our House 1960 1962 Arthur Berry in Comedy Playhouse 1963 Richard Marsham in The Plane Makers 1964 Major Harris Ferapona Jack Tubbs in ITV Play of the Week 1959 64 Brailsford in Love Story 1964 Henry Farthing in Dixon of Dock Green 1964 Mr Clayton in Thursday Theatre 1965 Town Clerk in The Newcomers 1965 Dr Winter in Danger Man 1965 Ryan Fenton Potty Smith Tabby Marlowe Alf Water in No Hiding Place 1962 65 Tiny Bray in Gideon s Way 1966 Mr Loder in All Gas and Gaiters 1969 Grunner in The Avengers 1969 Johnson in Softly Softly 1969 Earl of Shaftesbury in The First Churchills 1969 Beckett Fred Copley Mr Stansfield in Z Cars 1962 70 Other television appearances included Prof Ekdorf in Ace of Wands 1970 The Duke in Here Come the Double Deckers 1970 Clerk of the Council in Menace 1970 Rupert in Paul Temple 1971 Professor Dawson in Freewheelers 1971 Capitani in Casanova 1971 Millard in Spyder s Web 1972 Petitbois in Clochemerle 1972 Mr Thomas in Doctor in Charge 1972 Jimmy in Villains 1972 Cyril in Emmerdale Farm 1972 Mr Chumley in The Fenn Street Gang 1973 Doctor in On the Buses 1973 Doctor in The Lotus Eaters 1973 Mr Willis in The Onedin Line 1973 Hotel Porter Charlie in Play for Today 1973 Paolo Morleiter in The Protectors 1973 Mr Williams in Doctor at Sea 1974 and Lord Towers in Sykes 1974 17 18 19 20 Frederick Peisley died at Warminster in Wiltshire in March 1975 aged 70 References edit Treasure Island at the Strand Theatre The Spectator 6 January 1923 p 26 Treasure Island on the Robb Wilton Theatricalia website a b c Frederick Peisley on the Theatricalia website Graham Majorie Up in Lights The Memoirs of a 1920s Chorus Girl Dobson Books Ltd London 1980 p 29 Wearing J P The London Stage 1920 1929 A Calendar of Productions Performers and Personnel Rowman amp Littlefield 2014 p 342 The Great God Brown on the University of Birmingham Cadbury Research Library Special Collections Cast of Heaven and Charing Cross on the Theatricalia website The Dominant Sex in the University of Glasgow Special Collections Scottish Theatre Archive Midsummer Night s Dream In Montreal All Wolfit Billboard 17 January 1948 p 42 The artists behind opera and ballet set design The Royal Opera House website Outstanding Acting in Salome The Glasgow Herald 14 November 1949 p 3 High Temperature on the Chesterfield Theatre Friends website Aresenic and Lace on the Chesterfield Theatre Friends website Peisley in The Drunkard Getty Images website Current Theater Notes Shakespeare Quarterly Vol 6 No 1 Winter 1955 p 76 Book of the Month on the Leonard Rossiter website a b Peisley on the Internet Movie Database a b Frederick Peisley on the British Film Institute website Frederick Peisley on The New York Times website Walker Craig On the Buses The Complete Story Apex Publishing Ltd 2009 p 2083 External links editPeisley on aveleyman com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Peisley amp oldid 1185507732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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