Peter Bull






























Peter Bull
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Actor Peter Bull.jpg
Born
Peter Cecil Bull


(1912-03-21)21 March 1912

London, England
Died 20 May 1984(1984-05-20) (aged 72)

London, England
Nationality British
Occupation
Actor, author
Years active 1936–1984

Peter Cecil Bull, DSC (21 March 1912 – 20 May 1984) was a British character actor who appeared in supporting roles in such film classics as The African Queen, Tom Jones and Dr. Strangelove.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Partial filmography


  • 3 Notes


  • 4 External links





Biography


He was the fourth and youngest son of William Bull, later Sir William Bull, 1st Baronet, who was Member of Parliament for Hammersmith.


Bull was educated at Winchester College. His first professional stage appearance was in If I Were You at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1933.


He was a friend of Alec Guinness, who he first met at HMS Raleigh during training in World War Two, and later HMS King Alfred; he served as an officer in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, later commanding Landing Craft (Flak) 16 in the Mediterranean.[1] During his service, he achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Commander and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.[2] Returning to acting after the war, he both narrated and had a small on-screen role in Scrooge (1951), and portrayed the captain of the ship the Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart characters Rose and Charlie set out to destroy, who they persuade to legally marry them just before they are to be executed, in The African Queen (1951). Bull was also the first actor to portray Pozzo in the English-language version of Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot when it opened on 3 August 1955.


Bull's performance as the Soviet Ambassador, Alexi de Sadesky, in Dr Strangelove (1964) is probably the best known of his many film and TV appearances. He was cast as Thwackum, one of Blifil's two tutors, in the 1963 film Tom Jones. (The other tutor, Square, of contrasting build and character, was played by John Moffatt.)


In the 1970s, he ran a small shop just off Notting Hill Gate, selling zodiac-related items.[citation needed]


Bull wrote a book on the subject of teddy bears, Bear With Me and a book on his adventures on the Greek islands of Corfu and Paxos (where he owned a house), It isn't all Greek to me, illustrated by Oscar winner Roger Furse. He was also the author of a non-fiction book about his experiences during World War II as commander of a Tank Landing Craft (LCT), To Sea in a Sieve.


In 1984, at 72 years of age, Peter Bull died of a heart attack in London.[3]



Partial filmography





  • The Secret Voice (1936) as Minor Role (uncredited)


  • The Beloved Vagabond (1936) as Artist in bar (uncredited)


  • As You Like It (1936) as William


  • Sabotage (1936) as Michaelis - Conspirator (uncredited)


  • Knight Without Armour (1937) as Commissar (uncredited)


  • Non-Stop New York (1937) as Spurgeon


  • Sunset in Vienna (1937) as Turk Outside Café


  • Second Best Bed (1938) as Tennis match spectator (uncredited)


  • Marie Antoinette (1938) as Gamin (uncredited)


  • The Ware Case (1938) as Eustace Ede


  • Young Man's Fancy (1939) as French Soldier (uncredited)


  • Inspector Hornleigh (1939) as Radio Ham Operator (uncredited)


  • Dead Man's Shoes (1940) as Defense Counsel


  • Sunset in Vienna (1940) as Turk Outside Café (uncredited)


  • Contraband (1940) as Third Brother Grimm


  • Quiet Wedding (1941) as Tenor (uncredited)


  • The Grand Escapade (1947) as Jennings


  • The Turners of Prospect Road (1947) as J.G. Clarkson


  • They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) as Fidgity Phil


  • Oliver Twist (1948) as Landlord of 'Three Cripples'


  • Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) as Prince George Louis


  • Woman Hater (1948) as Mr. Fletcher


  • Look Before You Love (1948) as Ship Passenger (uncredited)


  • Cardboard Cavalier (1949) as Mosspot


  • Alice in Wonderland (1949) as Puppet Character (voice)


  • The Lost People (1949) as Wolf


  • The Reluctant Widow (1950)


  • I'll Get You for This (1951) as Hans


  • The Smart Aleck (1951) as Prosecuting Counsel


  • The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) as Joe the Gab (uncredited)


  • The Six Men (1951) as Walkeley


  • Scrooge (1951) as First Businessman / Narrator


  • The African Queen (1951) as Captain of Louisa


  • Salute the Toff (1952) as Lorne (uncredited)


  • The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1952) as Misquith


  • Strange Stories (1953) as Captain Breen


  • The Captain's Paradise (1953) as Kalikan firing-squad officer


  • Malta Story (1953) as Flying Officer (uncredited)


  • Saadia (1953) as Village potentate


  • Beau Brummell (1954) as Mr. Fox


  • Footsteps in the Fog (1955) as Brasher


  • Who Done It? (1956) as Scientist


  • The Green Man (1956) as General Niva


  • The Horse's Mouth (1958) as Man in Taxi (uncredited)


  • Tom Thumb (1958) as Town Crier


  • The Scapegoat (1959) as Aristide


  • The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) as Lord Bermogg


  • The Rebel (1961) as Manager of Art Gallery, Paris


  • Goodbye Again (1961) as Client


  • Follow That Man (1961) as Gustav


  • The Girl on the Boat (1962) as Blacksmith


  • Tom Jones (1963) as Thwackum


  • The Old Dark House (1963) as Caspar Femm / Jasper Femm


  • Dr. Strangelove (1964) as Russian Ambassador Alexi de Sadesky


  • The Intelligence Men (1965) as Philippe


  • You Must Be Joking! (1965) as Ferocious Man in Library


  • Licensed to Kill (1965) as Masterman


  • Doctor Dolittle (1967) as General Bellowes


  • Lock Up Your Daughters (1969) as Bull


  • The Executioner (1970) as Butterfield


  • Up the Front (1972) as General Von Kobler


  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) as Duchess


  • Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) as Minister


  • Girl Stroke Boy (1973) as Peter Hovendon


  • Joseph Andrews (1977) as Sir Thomas Booby


  • The Brute (1977) as Housemaster


  • Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978) as August Visitor


  • The Tempest (1979) as Alonso, the King of Naples


  • Yellowbeard (1983) as Queen Anne (final film role)




Notes





  1. ^ 'Blessings in Disguise', Alec Guinness, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London 1996


  2. ^ "No. 37380". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 December 1945. p. 5987..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Pareles, Jon (22 May 1984). "Peter Bull, actor and writer". New York Times (obituaries).




External links




  • Peter Bull on IMDb


  • Peter Bull at the Internet Broadway Database

  • Peter Bull at Find-A-Grave












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