Edward Petherbridge (born 3 August 1936) is an English actor, writer and artist. Among his many roles, he portrayed Lord Peter Wimsey in the 1987 BBC television adaptations of Dorothy L. Sayers' novels, and Guildenstern in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. At the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1980, he was a memorable Newman Noggs in the company's adaptation of Dickens's The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
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Claim to fame | Played Lord Peter Wimsey in the BBC series, has been nominated for a Tony twice, and won the Olivier award, among others.
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Date of birth | 3 August 1936
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Place of birth | Bradford, England
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Edward Petherbridge is known for his role in the TV movie A Christmas Carol (1999) as Foster.
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