Peter Sallis (1921–2017)
Author of Fading into the Limelight: The Autobiography
About the Author
Peter John Sallis was born in Twickenham, England on February 1, 1921. During World War II, he was an instructor at radio school at the Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire. One of his students asked him to be the leading man in a local production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever for three nights and show more Sallis found his calling. After the war, he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He worked on the stage, on television, and in film. On television, he was the star of The Diary of Samuel Pepys, the voice of Rat in the animated series The Wind in the Willows, and the star in the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. He was best known as the voice of the cheese-loving Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit Claymation stop-motion animated films including A Grand Day Out and The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. His autobiography, Fading Into the Limelight, was published in 2006. He died on June 2, 2017 at the age of 96. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Peter Sallis recording his part in the Wallace & Gromit TV film A Matter of Loaf and Death in 2008.
Works by Peter Sallis
Associated Works
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out / The Wrong Trousers / A Close Shave [2001 film collection] (2000) — Actor; Actor — 286 copies, 2 reviews
Wallace and Gromit: The Complete Collection (A Matter of Loaf and Death / A Grand Day Out / The Wrong Trousers / A Close Shave) (2009) — Actor — 122 copies
Wallace & Gromit Cracking Collector's Set: Three Amazing Adventures / The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2006) — Actor — 8 copies
Last of the Summer Wine: The Complete Series 3 & 4 — Actor — 4 copies
Last of the Summer Wine: The Complete Series 9 & 10 — Actor — 3 copies
Last of the Summer Wine: The Complete Series 27 & 28 — Actor — 1 copy
Last of the Summer Wine: The Complete Series 25 & 26 — Actor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Sallis, Peter John
- Birthdate
- 1921-02-01
- Date of death
- 2017-06-02
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Organizations
- Wallace & Gromit (claymation)
Last of the Summer Wine (BBC sitcom) - Relationships
- Sallis, Crispan (son)
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England (Denville Hall)
- Burial location
- Upperthong, Yorkshire, England (churchyard)
- Associated Place (for map)
- UK
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Reviews
As one would expect, this is a gentle book, written by a gentle man. It is also a very British book, in that it is almost too modest. Could I honestly say that I know any more about Peter Sallis now than I did 236 pages ago?
Mr. Sallis was born in 1921 and, just occasionally, his opinion shows age (he feels that he was lucky to live through the best period in the history of music whereas, I know that he is wrong, because I did!) The wierdest part of the book is, undoubtedly, the final show more paragraph: 'Well, goodbye now. Thank you for having me. See ya, Compo.' show less
Mr. Sallis was born in 1921 and, just occasionally, his opinion shows age (he feels that he was lucky to live through the best period in the history of music whereas, I know that he is wrong, because I did!) The wierdest part of the book is, undoubtedly, the final show more paragraph: 'Well, goodbye now. Thank you for having me. See ya, Compo.' show less
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