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PETER RIPPER BORN JAN 27TH 1913 DIED JUNE 28TH 200O
HE APPEARED IN 33 FILMS FOR HAMMER MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE
He appeared in a total of 33 films made by Hammer Film Productions, more than any other actor: The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel(1949), A Case for PC 49 (1951), Three Stops to Murder (1953), A Man on the Beach(1956), X the Unknown (1956), The Steel Bayonet (1957), Enemy from Space (1957),The Camp on Blood Island (1958), Up the Creek (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein(1958), Further Up the Creek (1958), I Only Arsked! (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Ugly Duckling (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961),The Pirates of Blood River (1962), Night Creatures (1962), The Phantom of the Opera(1962), The Crimson Blade (1963), The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966),Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), The Mummy's Shroud (1967), The Lost Continent(1968), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), Moon Zero Two (1969), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Scars of Dracula (1970) and That's Your Funeral (1972).
He divided his time between stage and screen until an operation for a thyroid condition in 1952 reduced the power of his voice.
Had one daughter from his first marriage
Hobbies included photography, woodworking, classical music
Acted in 21 films produced by Anthony Hinds.
He appeared in two unrelated films about a werewolf written by Anthony Hinds: The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and Legend of the Werewolf (1975).
He made nine films with Christopher Lee: The Mummy (1959), The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964),Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Scars of Dracula (1970) and The Creeping Flesh (1973).
He made seven films with Peter Cushing: The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Torture Garden (1967), The Creeping Flesh (1973) and Legend of the Werewolf (1975).
He made nine films with George Woodbridge: Gilbert and Sullivan (1953), Marriage a la Mode (1955), Richard III (1955), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy(1959), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), Fog for a Killer (1962), The Crimson Blade(1963) and The Reptile (1966).
He appeared in seven films directed by Terence Fisher: Three Stops to Murder (1953),The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and The Phantom of the Opera (1962).
In both The Pirates of Blood River (1962) and The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), he played a member of a pirate crew under the command of Christopher Lee.
Along with George Cole, he is one of only two actors to appear in all four of the original "St. Trinian's" films: The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954), Blue Murder at St. Trinian's(1957), The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) and The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery(1966).
Many of his parts in the Hammer films came about through his close friendship with Hammer producer Anthony Hinds.
HE APPEARED IN 33 FILMS FOR HAMMER MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE
He appeared in a total of 33 films made by Hammer Film Productions, more than any other actor: The Adventures of P.C. 49: Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel(1949), A Case for PC 49 (1951), Three Stops to Murder (1953), A Man on the Beach(1956), X the Unknown (1956), The Steel Bayonet (1957), Enemy from Space (1957),The Camp on Blood Island (1958), Up the Creek (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein(1958), Further Up the Creek (1958), I Only Arsked! (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Ugly Duckling (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961),The Pirates of Blood River (1962), Night Creatures (1962), The Phantom of the Opera(1962), The Crimson Blade (1963), The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Reptile (1966),Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), The Mummy's Shroud (1967), The Lost Continent(1968), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), Moon Zero Two (1969), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Scars of Dracula (1970) and That's Your Funeral (1972).
He divided his time between stage and screen until an operation for a thyroid condition in 1952 reduced the power of his voice.
Had one daughter from his first marriage
Hobbies included photography, woodworking, classical music
Acted in 21 films produced by Anthony Hinds.
He appeared in two unrelated films about a werewolf written by Anthony Hinds: The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and Legend of the Werewolf (1975).
He made nine films with Christopher Lee: The Mummy (1959), The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964),Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), Scars of Dracula (1970) and The Creeping Flesh (1973).
He made seven films with Peter Cushing: The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Torture Garden (1967), The Creeping Flesh (1973) and Legend of the Werewolf (1975).
He made nine films with George Woodbridge: Gilbert and Sullivan (1953), Marriage a la Mode (1955), Richard III (1955), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy(1959), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), Fog for a Killer (1962), The Crimson Blade(1963) and The Reptile (1966).
He appeared in seven films directed by Terence Fisher: Three Stops to Murder (1953),The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and The Phantom of the Opera (1962).
In both The Pirates of Blood River (1962) and The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964), he played a member of a pirate crew under the command of Christopher Lee.
Along with George Cole, he is one of only two actors to appear in all four of the original "St. Trinian's" films: The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954), Blue Murder at St. Trinian's(1957), The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960) and The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery(1966).
Many of his parts in the Hammer films came about through his close friendship with Hammer producer Anthony Hinds.
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