Peter Whitford

Years active1950s-2010

Peter Whitford (born 1939) is an Australian former radio, theatre, television and film character actor known for numerous roles particularly as wealthy businessmen and members of the aristocracy.

Peter Whitford was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He graduated from NIDA in 1963.^[1] In his early career, he played Jack Porter in the long-running radio serial Blue Hills.^[2]

Whitford an actor, playwright, director and singer started his career firstly in radio roles and subsequently in the theatre genre in 1958, but has appeared in numerous TV and film roles, stating from the late 1960s until 2010. ^[3]

Film roles

• The Tichborne Affair (1977) as Cubitt
• Cass (1978) as Frank
• My Brilliant Career (1979) as Uncle Julius
• Phar Lap (1983) as Bert Wolfe
• Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) as George
• With Prejudice (1983) as Bodor
• Who Killed Hannah Jane? (1984) as James Gannon
• Dead End Drive-In (1986) as Thompson
• Running from the Guns (1987) as Terry
• Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) as Steward
• Computer Ghosts (1988) as Uncle Oscar
• Strictly Ballroom (1992) as Les Kendall
• The Time Game (1992) as Mr Green
• The Burning Piano: A Portrait of Patrick White (1993) as Self
• Dad and Dave: On Our Selection (1995) as Mr Todd
• Oscar and Lucinda (1997) as Mr Ahearn
• Passion (1999) as Tour Manager
• The Three Stooges (1999) as Dell Henderson (Administrator)
• Moulin Rouge! (2001) as Stage Manager
• The Man Who Sued God (2001) as Moderator
• Black and White (2002) as Justice Windeyer
• Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2006) as Voice
• Fool’s Gold (2008) as Judge

Television roles

• 66 and All Thar (1966) as Self & Various
• Australian Playhouse (1967)
• Contrabandits (1967-68) as Doorman, Waiter & Bingo
• I’ve Married A Bachelor (1968-69) as Peter Prentice
• The Link Men (1970) as Seaman
• The Rovers (1970) as Rogers
• Mrs. Finnegan (1970) as Clarrie Mooresfield
• The Godfathers (1971) as Dusty Rhodes
• Homicide (1968-73) as Ward & Johnny Tate
• Division 4 (1970-75) as Brian Doherty, Neil Henderson & Peter Johnson
• The Company Men (mini-series) (1975)
• Ryan (1973) as Billy Maxwell
• Number 96 (1976) as Guy Sutton
• The Restless Years (1977) as Maurice Brown
• Chopper Squad (1978) as Poof
• Case for the Defence (1978) as Institution Director
• Skyways (1979) as Nigel Forsythe
• Home Sweet Home (mini-series) (1980) as Mike Furnont
• Water Under the Bridge (mini-series) (1980) as T.C. Shallicott
• Prisoner (1981) as Det Sgt Gordon
• Cop Shop (1981) as Father Daniel Monahan
• Carson’s Law (1983-84) as Don Randall & Inspector Hudson
• Five Mile Creek (1984) as Mr Anderson
• Sweet and Sour (1984) as Audition Director
• Kingswood Country (1980 & 1984) as Hayden De Witt & Bill the Salesman
• A Country Practice (1982 & 1984) as Roger McLean & Alwyn Watson
• The Last Bastion (mini-series) (1984) as H. V. Evatt
• Bodyline (1984) as Robertson
• Mother and Son (1985) as Minister
• Butterfly Island (1985) as Fred
• Winners (1985) as Mr Donaldson
• The Henderson Kids (1985) as Ashley Wheeler
• Prime Time (1986) as Charles Garrett
• Flight into Hell (mini-series) (1987)
• Rafferty’s Rules (1987 & 1989) as William Walker & Harmon
• Australians (mini-series) (1988) as Mr Crosby
• The Flying Doctors (1990) as Robert Bell
• Come In Spinner (mini-series) (1990) as Mr Sharlton
• Police Rescue (1992) as Russell
• E Street (1993) as Dr John Halliday
• Blood Brothers (1993)
• Under the Skin (1994)
• Home and Away (1989, 1994–95) as Mick O’Reilly & Doctor Worthington
• Blue Heelers (1997) as Bernie Cochren
• Bullpitt! (1997–98) as Johnny Johnstone
• Children’s Hospital (Australian TV series) (1998) as Surgical Specialist
• All Saints (1999 & 2009) as Walter Elliott & Russell Woods
• Escape of the Artful Dodger (2001) as Father O’Brien
• Backberner (2002) as Henry Tinkwhistle
• Farscape (2002) as Jabula, Clan Chieftain
• Rake (2010) as Judge Keddie

Sources

• filmreference.com
• Peter Whitford at IMDb

References