Peter Whitford

Peter Whitford (born 1939) is an Australian radio, theatre, television and film character actor known for numerous roles particularly as wealthy businessmen and members of the aristocracy.

Peter Whitford was born in Adelaide.He graduated from NIDA in 1963.In his early career, he played Jack Parker in the long-running radio serial Blue Hills.

His film credits include:

• My Brilliant Career (1979)
• Phar Lap (1983)
• Careful, He Might Hear You(1983)
• The Last Bastion (1984; as H. V. Evatt)
• Dead End Drive-In (1986)
• Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988)
• Come In Spinner (1990)
• Strictly Ballroom (1992)
• Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
• Passion (1999)
• Moulin Rouge! (2001)
• The Man Who Sued God (2001).

On television, he has appeared in such series as:

• The Restless Years (1977)
• Bodyline (1984)
• A Country Practice (1982–84)
• The Henderson Kids (1985)
• Number 96 (1976)
• Home and Away (1989, 1994–95)
• Bullpitt! (1997–98)
• All Saints (1999-2009)

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• Peter Whitford on IMDb