Long careers are rarer than they look, and Peter Collingwood has become a familiar face who has treated acting as a trade rather than a spotlight. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. The single most recognizable credit is 'Picnic at Hanging Rock', playing Colonel Fitzhubert. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work.
Peter Collingwood
Actor
96 years (May 6, 1920 – Sep 23, 2016)Kent, UKKent, England, UK
Long careers are rarer than they look, and Peter Collingwood has become a familiar face who has treated acting as a trade rather than a spotlight. Neither the cinema nor the television half of the career can be called the side project. The single most recognizable credit is 'Picnic at Hanging Rock', playing Colonel Fitzhubert. Drama accounts for the largest share of the work.
Peter Trevor Collingwood (6 May 1920 – 23 September 2016) was a British-Australian actor who appeared in theatre roles, films, miniseries and serials from 1938 to 2003 in his native England and Australia. Collingwood was known for his portrayal of judges, military men and upper-crust befuddled types. He was also a playwright.