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Peter Arne

Peter Arne (born Peter Randolph Michael Albrecht; 29 September 1924 – 1 August 1983) was a British character actor.[1] He made more than 50 film appearances[2] including roles in Ice Cold in Alex, The Moonraker, Conspiracy of Hearts and Victor/Victoria. In a career that spanned 40 years he also appeared on stage and had supporting roles in the television series The Avengers, Danger Man, as well as villains in several of the Blake Edwards' Pink Panther series of films.

Peter Arne
Born
Peter Randolph Michael Albrecht

(1924-09-29)29 September 1924[1]
Died1 August 1983(1983-08-01) (aged 58)
Cause of deathHomicide
OccupationActor
Years active1944-1983

In August 1983, Arne was murdered. His body was found, beaten to death, inside his Knightsbridge flat.

Career

Arne was born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya, to a Swiss-French mother and an American father, and gained his early acting experience in British provincial repertory. In 1953, the New Lindsey Theatre Club performed his play No Stranger.[3]

From the mid-1950s onwards, he developed a successful career playing a broad range of supporting roles in both film and television often with a specialisation in playing unsmiling villains and German officers. In addition to acting, he ran his own antiques business.[4]

In 1968, he played the roles of the prisoner known as the Duke, as well as Dr. Sanson Carrasco, in the London stage production of Man of La Mancha. (The two roles were played by John Castle in the 1972 film version of the musical.)

In the 1960s and 1970s, Arne was a busy character actor on television. He appeared in several ITC adventure series and in four episodes of The Avengers as different characters each time. He was also in The Protectors in 1972. He appeared in the last two episodes of Secret Army (1979) as a German Colonel, and as a regular in series two of Triangle in 1982.[5]

Embezzling funds from Mary Renault

In the late 1940s, Arne and his partner at the time, Jack Corke, befriended English novelist Mary Renault and her partner, Julie Mullard, on the SS Cairo, a steamer bound from Britain to South Africa.

Arne (aged 26 at the time) and Corke persuaded Mary Renault that they could get rich quickly by building housing for recent immigrants like themselves. The four of them established a company called CAM Construction, which Renault financed using a £25,000 award she'd received from the movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and the company began employing labourers and craftsmen to begin construction of several houses.

Arne and Corke (an alcoholic) squandered funds on high living, leaving bills unpaid, and the company failed to generate revenue. After Arne and Corke stole Renault's Studebaker, her lawyer obtained their resignations from the firm and persuaded them to leave the house the four had formerly shared. Arne and Corke then disappeared from Renault's life for good, Arne returning to Britain.[6]

Death

On 1 August 1983, Arne attended a costume fitting in Clerkenwell intended for his character Range in the BBC Doctor Who television serial Frontios (a role which would eventually be played by William Lucas).

Shortly after Arne returned to his Knightsbridge home, neighbours reported hearing a violent argument coming from his home. Arne's body was found inside his flat, bludgeoned to death[7] with a stool and a log from his fireplace, which was found in the communal hall.

The prime suspect in Arne's murder was a schoolteacher from Verona, Italy, who had been living rough in a local park, and for whom Arne had been providing food.

Police issued a photofit image after eyewitnesses reported seeing a young man loitering nearby eating a jar of honey. Four days later, a body matching this description was found in the River Thames at Wandsworth, having drowned in an apparent suicide. Bloodstained clothes were later found upstream at Putney.[8] Police identified the body as that of Giuseppe Perusi, an Italian schoolteacher. Inquiries revealed Arne had been giving food to the Italian man.

An inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court in October 1983 recorded a verdict of unlawful killing for Arne and suicide for Perusi. Police concluded that Perusi had beaten the actor to death then killed himself. The reason for the violent argument remains unknown.[9]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ a b . BFI. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Actor Peter Arne Slain In London". The News and Courier. 3 August 1983.
  3. ^ Reviews, The Times, Wednesday, 21 October 1953.
  4. ^ Obituary, The Times, Wednesday, 3 August 1983
  5. ^ Triangle (1981–1983)
  6. ^ Sweetman, David. Mary Renault: A Biography. Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993, pp. 116-35.
  7. ^ "Peter Arne, British Actor, 62, Is Found Murdered in London". The New York Times. 4 August 2022.
  8. ^ Photofit man in Arne murder case is dead, The Times, Thursday, 11 August 1983
  9. ^ Italian's suicide after killing actor, The Times, 20 October 1983.
  10. ^ "Genome: Radio Times 1923-2009: The Stallion". Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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Peter Arne born Peter Randolph Michael Albrecht 29 September 1924 1 August 1983 was a British character actor 1 He made more than 50 film appearances 2 including roles in Ice Cold in Alex The Moonraker Conspiracy of Hearts and Victor Victoria In a career that spanned 40 years he also appeared on stage and had supporting roles in the television series The Avengers Danger Man as well as villains in several of the Blake Edwards Pink Panther series of films Peter ArneBornPeter Randolph Michael Albrecht 1924 09 29 29 September 1924 1 Kuala Lumpur MalayaDied1 August 1983 1983 08 01 aged 58 Knightsbridge London England UKCause of deathHomicideOccupationActorYears active1944 1983In August 1983 Arne was murdered His body was found beaten to death inside his Knightsbridge flat Contents 1 Career 2 Embezzling funds from Mary Renault 3 Death 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditArne was born in Kuala Lumpur British Malaya to a Swiss French mother and an American father and gained his early acting experience in British provincial repertory In 1953 the New Lindsey Theatre Club performed his play No Stranger 3 From the mid 1950s onwards he developed a successful career playing a broad range of supporting roles in both film and television often with a specialisation in playing unsmiling villains and German officers In addition to acting he ran his own antiques business 4 In 1968 he played the roles of the prisoner known as the Duke as well as Dr Sanson Carrasco in the London stage production of Man of La Mancha The two roles were played by John Castle in the 1972 film version of the musical In the 1960s and 1970s Arne was a busy character actor on television He appeared in several ITC adventure series and in four episodes of The Avengers as different characters each time He was also in The Protectors in 1972 He appeared in the last two episodes of Secret Army 1979 as a German Colonel and as a regular in series two of Triangle in 1982 5 Embezzling funds from Mary Renault EditIn the late 1940s Arne and his partner at the time Jack Corke befriended English novelist Mary Renault and her partner Julie Mullard on the SS Cairo a steamer bound from Britain to South Africa Arne aged 26 at the time and Corke persuaded Mary Renault that they could get rich quickly by building housing for recent immigrants like themselves The four of them established a company called CAM Construction which Renault financed using a 25 000 award she d received from the movie studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer and the company began employing labourers and craftsmen to begin construction of several houses Arne and Corke an alcoholic squandered funds on high living leaving bills unpaid and the company failed to generate revenue After Arne and Corke stole Renault s Studebaker her lawyer obtained their resignations from the firm and persuaded them to leave the house the four had formerly shared Arne and Corke then disappeared from Renault s life for good Arne returning to Britain 6 Death EditOn 1 August 1983 Arne attended a costume fitting in Clerkenwell intended for his character Range in the BBC Doctor Who television serial Frontios a role which would eventually be played by William Lucas Shortly after Arne returned to his Knightsbridge home neighbours reported hearing a violent argument coming from his home Arne s body was found inside his flat bludgeoned to death 7 with a stool and a log from his fireplace which was found in the communal hall The prime suspect in Arne s murder was a schoolteacher from Verona Italy who had been living rough in a local park and for whom Arne had been providing food Police issued a photofit image after eyewitnesses reported seeing a young man loitering nearby eating a jar of honey Four days later a body matching this description was found in the River Thames at Wandsworth having drowned in an apparent suicide Bloodstained clothes were later found upstream at Putney 8 Police identified the body as that of Giuseppe Perusi an Italian schoolteacher Inquiries revealed Arne had been giving food to the Italian man An inquest at Westminster Coroner s Court in October 1983 recorded a verdict of unlawful killing for Arne and suicide for Perusi Police concluded that Perusi had beaten the actor to death then killed himself The reason for the violent argument remains unknown 9 Filmography EditFilm Edit For Those in Peril 1944 as Junior officer uncredited You Know What Sailors Are 1954 as Ahmed The Purple Plain 1954 as Flight Lieutenant uncredited The Men of Sherwood Forest 1954 Mystery on Bird Island 1954 as Henri Timeslip 1955 as Dr Stephen Rayner Jarvis The Cockleshell Heroes 1955 as Marine Stevens Tarzan and the Lost Safari 1957 as Dick Penrod High Tide at Noon 1957 as Owen MacKenzie Strangers Meeting 1957 as Harry Belair The Moonraker 1958 as Edmund Tyler Ice Cold in Alex 1958 as British Officer at Oasis Intent to Kill 1958 as Kral Danger Within 1959 as Capitano Benucci Scent of Mystery 1960 as 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Col Bufoni Curse of the Pink Panther 1983 as General Bufoni Tangiers 1982 as Malen final film role Television Edit The Avengers 1961 1966 as Pasold Redfern Cosmo Gallion Kolchek Danger Man 1964 1965 as General G Niore Chi Ling John Richardson The Saint 1964 as Pablo Enriquez The Mask of Janus 1965 as Copic Hereward the Wake 1965 as Harold Godwinson The Spies 1966 as Copic The Baron 1967 as Mario Navini Man in a Suitcase 1968 as Rudnik The Champions 1968 as Margoli Department S 1970 as Slovic Segres Special Branch 1970 as Anatoli Golovin Softly Softly 1972 as Billy Baxter The Stallion 1972 10 Quiller 1975 as Neumann Secret Army 1979 as Colonel von Schalk To Serve Them All My Days 1981 as Dr Farrington Doctor Farrington Triangle 1982 1983 as Kevin Warrender Hart to Hart 1983 as Brooks Kerr The Far Pavilions 1984 as The GeneralReferences Edit a b Peter Arne BFI Archived from the original on 7 September 2015 Retrieved 16 November 2014 Actor Peter Arne Slain In London The News and Courier 3 August 1983 Reviews The Times Wednesday 21 October 1953 Obituary The Times Wednesday 3 August 1983 Triangle 1981 1983 Sweetman David Mary Renault A Biography Harcourt Brace amp Company 1993 pp 116 35 Peter Arne British Actor 62 Is Found Murdered in London The New York Times 4 August 2022 Photofit man in Arne murder case is dead The Times Thursday 11 August 1983 Italian s suicide after killing actor The Times 20 October 1983 Genome Radio Times 1923 2009 The Stallion Retrieved 22 November 2018 External links EditPeter Arne at IMDb Peter Arne at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Arne amp oldid 1129069647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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