Peter Arne
Sep 29, 1920 — Aug 1, 1983 (62 years)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
40 Movies
17 Series
Peter Arne has spent over 82 years in front of the camera, with more than 57 film and TV credits. his John Niles in 'Straw Dogs' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Comedy has been his most frequent territory.
62R.I.P.
40Movies
17Series
Peter Arne
40 Movies
17 Series
Peter Arne has spent over 82 years in front of the camera, with more than 57 film and TV credits. his John Niles in 'Straw Dogs' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Comedy has been his most frequent territory.
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40
Movies
17
Series
Movies
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
Victor/Victoria
1982
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
The Secret of Monte Cristo
1961
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
Khartoum
1966
Murders in the Rue Morgue
1971
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
Antony and Cleopatra
1972
Providence
1977
The Dam Busters
1955
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948
The Pirates of Blood River
1962
When Eight Bells Toll
1971
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
The Passage
1979
Danger Within
1959
The Oblong Box
1969
The Sandwich Man
1966
Ice Cold in Alex
1958
The Hellfire Club
1961
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
1957
Agatha
1979
Girl in the Headlines
1963
Conspiracy of Hearts
1960
Battle Beneath the Earth
1967
The Moonraker
1958
For Those in Peril
1944
Mystery on Bird Island
1954
Scent of Mystery
1960
Timeslip
1955
The Black Torment
1964
A Story of David
1960
Intent to Kill
1958
Sands of the Desert
1960
High Tide at Noon
1957
Pope Joan
1972
TV Shows
Secret Army
1977
To Serve Them All My Days
1980
Department S
1969
The Protectors
1972
The Saint
1962
The Champions
1968
The Expert
1968
The Main Chance
1969
Danger Man
1960
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
The Far Pavilions
1984
The Avengers
1961
Playhouse
1974
Man of the World
1962
The Sentimental Agent
1963
Out of the Unknown
1965
Armchair Theatre
1956
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The Far Pavilions
The General
1984
TV
Curse of the Pink Panther
General Bufoni
1983
Film
Trail of the Pink Panther
Col. Bufoni
1982
Film
Victor/Victoria
Labisse
1982
Film
To Serve Them All My Days
Dr Farrington
1981
TV
Hallelujah, Mary Plum
Art Gallery Manager
1980
Film
The Passage
Guide
1979
Film
Agatha
Hotel Manager
1979
Film
Secret Army
Colonel von Schalk
1979
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Peter Arne still alive?
Peter Arne passed away on August 1, 1983 at age 62.
What are the most famous roles of Peter Arne?
Peter Arne is best known for roles in Straw Dogs, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Return of the Pink Panther.
How many movies has Peter Arne been in?
Over a 39-year career (since 1944), Peter Arne has appeared in 46 movies and 26 TV shows.
What was Peter Arne's first movie?
The career of Peter Arne began with For Those in Peril (1944).
What is Peter Arne's most recent movie or series?
Peter Arne's most recent release is The Far Pavilions, which premiered on April 22, 1984.
What TV shows has Peter Arne appeared in?
On television, Peter Arne has appeared in The Avengers, The Saint, Hart to Hart, The Champions.
Peter Arne
1920-09-29 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya, to a Swiss-French mother and an American father, Peter Arne was an actor and an antique dealer who was murdered in 1983. In the late 1940s, Arne and his partner Jack Corke befriended acclaimed novelist Mary Renault and her partner, Julie Mullard, on the SS Cairo, a steamer bound from Britain to South Africa and convinced them to go into business building homes for immigrants to the country. Renault financed using her £25,000 MGM award, employing labourers and craftsmen to begin construction of several houses, but Arne and Corke squandered the money, racking up debts before stealing Renault's car and returning to the UK to avoid charges of embezzlement. On 1st August 1983, Arne attended a costume fitting for a role in Doctor Who. On his return home, neighbours reported sounds of an argument to the police who subsequently found Arne's body inside his Knightsbridge flat. He had been bludgeoned to death with a stool and log from his fireplace. The prime suspect in Arne's murder was Giuseppe Perusi, a schoolteacher from Italy who had been living rough in a local park, and for whom Arne had been providing food. Four days later, a body matching Perusi's description was found in the River Thames at Wandsworth, having drowned in an apparent suicide. At the subsequent inquest in October 1983, Police concluded that Perusi had beaten the actor to death then killed himself.