[33] No such person appears in any public records in the UK or anywhere in the world. Wyngarde was also a guest star, playing himself as a Shakespearean actor in Lucy in London (1968), a prime-time TV special starring Lucille Ball.[61]. Considered for Dr. Hans Fallada, Dr. Armstrong, Dr. Bukovsky, and Sir Percy Heseltine in Lifeforce (1985). Peter Wyngarde; Television; news; Reuse this content. The following year, he once again took up the mantle of actor/director with Present Laughter, stopping off along the way to host the 1974 Miss Television Contest.In 1975, Peter headed out to Austria to work at the English Theatre in Vienna, to both act in and direct productions of The Merchant of Venice and Big Toys, before returning to the big screen in an Austrian film (Himmel, Scheich Und Wolkenbrunch) in the role of a latter-day Rudolph Valentino. The actor was best known for his role as sleuth Jason King in Department S and its spin-off. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. [12] Most formal official sources cite 1927 as his year of birth, but other more informal sources have reported a range of birth years from 1924 to 1937. Latterly, Wyngarde's public appearances were mainly restricted to nostalgic events commemorating television programmes where he had a cult following. After a brief spell with an agency in London, he walked into an audition, read the part, and was cast as the understudy for the lead in a play in Brighton.His first role on the London stage, however, was with the Nottingham Repertory Company at the Embassy Theatre as Cassio in Othello. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has won the presidential election in Lagos State. [4], In 1974, Wyngarde played the lead role of the King of Siam in a stage revival of The King and I, initially with Sally Ann Howes as Anna, which ran for 260 performances at the Adelphi Theatre in London. Birth Place: Hicolieff, Soviet Union or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. His voice is still of great clarity and sound, his eyes unchanged since that period known as his prime. Marco Goldbert All items sold, and the auction fetched over 35,000. [78] The album is now usually treated as a curiosity because of its unusual spoken-word style and the controversial subject matter of some of the tracks.[79][80][81]. His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s. [45][49] She lived in Johor, Malaysia until her husband retired and they moved to his home town of Stornoway, Scotland. An auction of 250 items from his estate took place on 26 March 2020. Try again later. An appreciation society called The Hellfire Club was founded in 1992 with the actor's support, with members receiving its quarterly magazine by post. [Note 1] In a 1993 interview Wyngarde claimed not to know his own age. Peter Paul Wyngarde ( Cyril Goldbert; 23 August 1927 - 15 January 2018) was an English singer, television and movie actor best known for his role as Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two British television series in the late 1960s and early 1970s: Department S (1969 - 1970), and Jason King (1971 - 1972). London Electoral Roll, 1948, Camden, Hampstead area. One of his friends there was future author. Verify and try again. Arrival Age: 13 He also appeared in The Prisoner ("Checkmate", 1967) as the authority figure called Number Two. In 1984, after an absence of almost 12 years, Peter returned to the small screen with a rare television appearance in the four-part Doctor Who installment, Planet of Fire, which was followed in short succession by the Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense story, And The Wall Came Tumbling Down, and a memorable guest-starring role in Granada Television's Bulman. Peter Wyngarde's mother was Margherita Goldbert, ne Ahin (19081992), known as Madge. Sorry! In 1956, Peter was invited over to the United States to take a screen test for the part of Pausanius in Robert Rosen's epic feature film, Alexander the Great opposite Richard Burton and Fredric March, but after almost a year's work on location in Spain, he watched in horror as his role was cut almost out of existence. The actor was best known for his role as the sleuth Jason King in the TV show of the same name, and its forerunner. The year was 1941, and amidst a mass of turmoil and confusion, news broke that the Japanese had captured the city, and before long, Peter and his surrogate family found themselves in Lunghua concentration camp.Confined in these desperately brutal conditions for four years, Peter struggled to prevent his family and friends from dying at the hands of the cruel and barbaric soldiers who governed the camp, and on one occasion while running errands between accommodation huts, he was discovered and punished by having both his feet broken with a rifle butt, and then put into solitary confinement for two weeks.During better times however, the young Mr Wyngarde worked in the camp laundry and gardens, and began to write and appear in plays staged by, and for, his fellow inmates, making his acting debut in his own production of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Owing to his father's work as a member of the British Diplomatic Service, Peter spent much of his early childhood moving from one country to another, and was educated in a number of different schools. | Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Beneath the public face of pin up heart throb he was gay but because of public prejudices, reinforced by newspapers, it was kept secret. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. [99] An appreciation society called The Hellfire Club was founded in 1992 with the actor's support,[100] with members receiving its quarterly magazine by post. This is a carousel with slides. He harboured feelings of regret in accepting the Jason King role. Peter Wyngarde (Cyril Louis Goldbert), actor, born c. 1926 or 1927; died 15 January 2018, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Also learn how He earned most of Peter Wyngarde networth? This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. He appeared opposite Vivien Leigh in Duel of Angels at the Apollo in 1958, and said that the highlight of his career, at the Bristol Old Vic in 1959, had been playing Cyrano de Bergerac. [26] Throughout his life Wyngarde always cited Marseille as his place of birth, and this is repeated in the biography published in 2020. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. During better times however, the young Mr Wyngarde worked in the camp laundry and gardens, and began to write and appear in plays staged by, and for, his fellow inmates, making his acting debut in his own production of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. [98], Peter Wyngarde had an active fan club from the mid-1950s to 1985. Ballard were prisoners of the Japanese during World War II. For three years while show was on air he was one of the biggest stars on the planet and in Australia was mobbed when he visited. Oops, something didn't work. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Inec chairman Prof . Learn more about managing a memorial . [52] In one interview in the 1970s, Wyngarde says that he was interned as an unaccompanied 5-year-old due to an administrative error,[53] but this appears to be age fabrication since records show that he was interned from age 15 to just before his 18th birthday. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Wyngarde had two younger siblings: Henry Goldbert Jr, known as Joe (19302011) and Marion Goldbert Wells (19322012). [17] However, during a subsequent visit to Singapore in 1972 he denied having previously been there. In interviews he claims that his father was a French [sic] diplomat and is vague about his age, sometimes claiming to be younger than me. The Jason King star, whose medallion-man dress sense ruled the . What a legend: tributes paid to cult TV star Peter Wyngarde, Peter Wyngarde memorabilia snapped up at auction, Peter Wyngarde, star of Jason King and Department S, dies aged 90, From Jason King to Flash Gordon: Peter Wyngarde a life in pictures, From the archive: Peter Wyngarde talks to Andrew Billen in 1993, Donald Spotos biography of Alan Bates, Otherwise Engaged. [107] He died on 15 January 2018. He said his career was ruined by 'small minded people' following his 1975 arrest. He sits before me as one who knew his duty and did it, beyond all praise, alive in the cinema of the mind. Upon the fraud scheme being discovered Dallas-Cope persuaded his flatmate Anthony O'Donoghue, a male model, "to attempt suicide and take the blame". In fact, he is at least four years older than me [Ballard was born in 1930], and played adult roles in the camp Shakespeare productions. Peter Wyngarde (Keystone / Getty Images)Peter Wyngarde in the 2018 Memorials Photo Gallery Enlarged Photo LONDON (AP) - Longtime British television and stage star Peter Wyngarde, best known for his role as the detective Jason King in the 1970s, has died. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Mahmood Yakubu announced the results on live television just after 4 a.m. local time. Peter Paul Wyngarde was born at the home of an aunt in Marseille, Southern France, and is the son of an English father and French mother. He continued to appear in public at Memorabilia and other events celebrating his performances. Peter Schickele won four straight Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album in the 1990s, beating out this list of comedians: George Carlin, Weird Al Yankovic, Rita Rudner, Sandra Bernhard, Andrew Dice Clay, Sam Kinison, Jackie Mason, George Burns, Bob and Ray, Jonathan Winters and Garrison Keillor. [citation needed], In the late 1950s he moved to a flat in number 1 Earls Terrace off Kensington High Street in London. The organiser of The Hellfire Club, formerly Tina Bate, took Wyngarde's surname after his death, becoming Tina Wyngarde-Hopkins,[105] and in 2020 she published a biography which claimed to draw on personal knowledge of the subject. Obi is a millionaire businessman who started as a drinks trader at the outdoor market in his hometown of Onitsha, in southern Nigeria. Owing to his father's work as a member of the British Diplomatic Service, Peter spent much of his early childhood moving from one country to another, and was educated in a number of different schools. After a brief spell with an agency in London, he walked into an audition, read the part, and was cast as the understudy for the lead in a play in Brighton. [4][5], According to his own account, he was born on 23 August 1933 to a French mother and a British father at an aunt's home in Marseille, France. Resend Activation Email. In 1975, Peter headed out to Austria to work at the English Theatre in Vienna, to both act in and direct productions of The Merchant of Venice and Big Toys, before returning to the big screen in an Austrian film (Himmel, Scheich Und Wolkenbrunch) in the role of a latter-day Rudolph Valentino. "[63], In the role, he "became a style icon, with his droopy moustache, hair that looked like a bearskin hat and a wardrobe of wide-lapelled, three-piece suits, cravats and open-necked shirts in colours so bright they might hurt sensitive eyes. [72], In January 2014, he narrated an episode of the BBC Four Timeshift documentary strand How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective. [47] Madge MacAulay does not appear to have been Louis Jouvet's sister or sister-in-law[48] and moreover the French Louis Jouvet appears to be unrelated to the Swiss Juvet family. Wyngarde told an interviewer that after his parents' divorce his father took him to China "only months before war with China broke out" in the summer of 1937. On TV he appeared in The Two Ronnies 1984 Christmas Special as Sir Guy. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Following the cancellation of the series at the end of 1972, Peter decided to return to the theatre, and after being greeted at Melbourne Airport by more than 30,000 screaming fans, he took the city by storm in the world premiere of Butley before packed houses every night. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Peter Wyngarde I found on Findagrave.com. Wyngarde became a British household name through his starring role in the espionage series Department S (1969). Peter Paul Wyngarde was born at the home of an aunt in Marseille, Southern France, and is the son of an English father and French mother. [38][39], After Peter Wyngarde's parents divorced, his mother is said to have married Charles Lo Juvet[40][41] of the Shanghai-based Swiss horological family[42][43][44] through whom she gained Swiss citizenship. Having been cast as the somewhat unsavoury character of Sir Robert Knights in the stylish, yet overtly violent British thriller, Tank Malling in 1989 Peter, who scarcely ever agrees to be interviewed, consented to appear on SKY TV's Jameson Show, plus a hearing on Channel 4s Right To Reply and the BBC's daytime magazine, Pebble Mill. This was due to his fame as the Zapata-moustached, womanising author and sleuth Jason King in the ITV series Department S (1969-70) and the spin-off series Jason King (1971-72). He appeared in a stage production of The Cabinet of Dr. Calibari in 1995, until he withdrew due to a throat infection. When he arrived in Sydney Airport in 1971 he was met by an excited crowd of 35,000 fans. He is a member of famous Actor with the age 91 years old group. Wyngarde played King in the manner of a cat walking on tiptoe, with an air of self-satisfaction. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. King was played by flamboyant Peter Wyngarde and the portrayal won him legions of female fans - he even had his own women's fashion column. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. The hero bore more than a passing resemblance to none other than Peter Wyngarde. How Peter Wyngarde's secret sex life was exposed by police, destroying career of the 1970s pin up who inspired Austin Powers Peter Wyngarde was one of the biggest names in TV in the mid. Small wonder then that Mike Myers based his hugely successful spoof spy Austen Powers on the moustached sleuth who could seduce continental beauties at the drop of his felt hat. We came to England on the Arrawa, and I bumped into him once or twice in the 1950s. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Once back in London, Peter took the lead role in Charles Dyers Mother Adam at the Hampstead Theatre, and then went on to tour Britain in the lead role of the King in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I opposite Sally Anne Howes. As a boy during World War II, he was interned by the Japanese in the Lunghua Civil Assembly Centre in China. He has died in. [30][31][27] Wyngarde had claimed that Henry Goldbert was his stepfather,[32] and that his birth father was an Englishman named Henry Wyngarde[24][32] who had a prestigious career in the British Diplomatic Service in Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore and India, before becoming an importer-exporter of antique watches living in Eaton Square, London. This character is a university student, and, if Wyngarde had actually been born in August of 1933, he would have been 16 at the time, far too young for the part. He also cited a false family background by changing his father's name and profession and both his parents' nationalities and their ethnic origins, and he would also fabricate a false education and work history of his early years in the UK. King is Knightsbridge to McGill's Notting Hill, even though Peter Wyngarde had been born in Marseilles. Even the remaining string theorists . In 1970 RCA Records released the eponymous album "Peter Wyngarde" (RCA SF 8087). It was doubtless true that this incident damaged his career, but his ego also played a part. RCA Records have never officially disclosed the reasons behind their decision to discontinue pressings. Newspapers reported that he was summoned under his real name of Cyril Louis Goldbert. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. I am amazed I am still here", but that he stopped drinking in the early 1980s. More on this story 'What a life. [4], After making his film debut in a brief, uncredited role as a soldier in Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949), Wyngarde had more roles in feature films, television plays and television series guest appearances from the mid-1950s. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Wyngarde was convicted and fined 75. Failed to delete memorial. 40K views, 324 likes, 40 loves, 84 comments, 216 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from BBC Archive: Peter Wyngarde on Pebble Mill in 1993, recalling a time when he was so sexy that he was hospitalised. Please reset your password. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. He shared a flat there for some years with fellow actor Alan Bates and according to some sources this was a romantic relationship. , money, salary, income, and assets. This is incorrect.He was married once, to the actress Dorinda Stevens.He had one child - born in 1977.He left a partner, and also has three living nieces and nephews. 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We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Both Wyngarde and the writer J.G. According to his former manager, at the height of his fame, he was the most requested and highest paid celebrity making personal appearances other than Morecambe and Wise. [64], In the late 1970s, he performed in the theatre in South Africa and Austria. Spent his childhood in a number of different countries. Birth Date: abt 1933 [69][70] In 2003 he appeared as a guest of Simon Dee in the Channel 4 one-off revival of his chat show Dee Time. . [71] Seven years later, Vaughn requested him again for a role in X-Men: First Class but was again wrongly advised that Wyngarde had died. [36] She and Henry Goldbert divorced in 1937. Wyngarde played the masked character Klytus in the film Flash Gordon (1980) and Sir Robert Knight in the film Tank Malling (1989) with Ray Winstone. [90], Public attention was drawn to Wyngarde's personal life in October 1975 when he was prosecuted under his real name, Cyril Goldbert, for gross indecency with a crane driver in public toilets in Gloucester bus station. Arrival Date: 30 Apr 1946 Disillusioned with Hollywood, Peter returned to his first love - the British stage, where he took the role of Yang Sun, a Chinese fighter pilot, in Bertold Brecht's, The Good Woman of Setzuan, at the Royal Court Theatre in London's West End. It was always assumed within the acting community that he was gay and while the nickname Petunia Winegum is often quoted, it may have originated in a comedy sketch rather than being a genuine nickname. We have estimated Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Veteran actor Peter Wyngarde, who starred as flamboyant investigator Jason King in the iconic 1970s British police series "Department S," has died. The fictional actor "Todd Rivers" (actually played by. Cravats, frilly shirts, velvet, leather - you name it, he wore it. There is a problem with your email/password. Owing to his father's work as a member of the British Diplomatic Service, Peter spent much of his early childhood moving from one country to another, and was educated in a number of different schools. Oops, we were unable to send the email. | There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? I am amazed I am still here", but that he stopped drinking in the early 1980s. Di National collation centre don open to declare Nigeria 2023 presidential vote. He followed this appearance as the lead in the occult thriller Night of the Eagle (US title: Burn Witch Burn, 1962), his only film appearance in a lead role. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. It was here that he first made the acquaintance of the Oliviers - Lawrence and his wife, Vivien Leigh, the latter of whom he later played opposite in the critically acclaimed Duel of Angels. Shipping Line: P and O Steam Navigation Company Ltd One of his friends there was future author, Flamboyant cravat and luxurious moustache, The OFFICIAL Peter Wyngarde Appreciation Society. In 1995, he wrote: Peter Wyngarde was in the camp, under his real name of Cyril Goldbert. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party garnered . The following year, he returned to the British stage in the Lawrence Parnes' production of Anastasia, and then on to the big screen courtesy of Dino De Laurentiis' lavish 1980s sci-fi blockbuster, Flash Gordon, in which he was cast in the role of General Klytus.

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