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Peter Sallis

1921 - 2017

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Peter John Sallis (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor. He was the original voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-winning Wallace & Gromit films and played Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes. Additionally, he portrayed Norman Clegg's father in the prequel series First of the Summer Wine. Among his television credits, Peter Sallis appeared in Danger Man, The Avengers, Doctor Who (The Ice Warriors), The Persuaders! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 24 in 2024). Peter Sallis is the 7,312th most popular actor (down from 6,619th in 2024), the 5,435th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,846th in 2019) and the 824th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Peter Sallis ranks 7,312 out of 13,578. Before him are Aimee Garcia, Harald Schmidt, Macdonald Carey, Liam McIntyre, Betty Garrett, and Go Ara. After him are P. J. Soles, Mackenzie Davis, Kevin Nealon, Sean Lau, Diana Scarwid, and Claudia Black.

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Among people born in 1921, Peter Sallis ranks 432. Before him are Kathleen Byron, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Joe Fulks, Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, Erwin Hahn, and Gene Saks. After him are Johnny Otis, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Art Clokey, Marilyn Maxwell, Richard Wilbur, and Ion Negoițescu. Among people deceased in 2017, Peter Sallis ranks 559. Before him are Lee Yuan-tsu, Norma McCorvey, Isabelle Daniels, Don Williams, Zdravko Hebel, and Ryszard Parulski. After him are Nils Nilsson, George Steele, Seija Simola, Thomas Starzl, Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, and Maria Verónica Reina.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Sallis ranks 5,437 out of 8,785. Before him are George Fenton (1950), Joe Cornish (1968), Chris Smalling (1989), Henry Taylor (1932), Jet Harris (1939), and Andy Sutcliffe (1947). After him are Margaret Drabble (1939), Peter Mandelson (1953), W. Morgan Sheppard (1932), Andy Fairweather Low (1948), Andrea Riseborough (1981), and Luke Goss (1968).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Sallis ranks 824. Before him are Sean Pertwee (1964), Naomi Scott (1993), Trevor Goddard (1962), John Lynch (1961), Harry Lloyd (1983), and Joe Cornish (1968). After him are W. Morgan Sheppard (1932), Andrea Riseborough (1981), Luke Goss (1968), Angela Cartwright (1952), Bruce Robinson (1946), and Richard Briers (1934).

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