They told me that everything would have to go on the back burner, but I just believe that they got cold feet". 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.One city which left a lasting impression on him was Shanghai, where he had been temporarily left in the care of a Swiss family whilst his father was away in India on business. 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. [110] His trophy for "best dressed personality of 1970" reached the highest selling price with a winning bid of 2,200. From 1956 to 1958, he shared a flat with Ruby Talbot in London and the 2020 biography cites the electoral roll as evidence that this was a romantic relationship. [Note 1] In a 1993 interview Wyngarde claimed not to know his own age. based on information from your browser. Please enter your email and password to sign in. 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. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Peter Wyngardes income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. 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. After his mother's marriage to Ian MacAulay, Wyngarde would sometimes use his stepfather's surname.[38]. Port of Departure: Shanghai, China However, one just goes on learning from one's mistakes doesn't one?". Sad too, when one considers that Wyngarde was, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, a household name thanks to his role as the flamboyantly camp and immaculately attired author-cum-investigator Jason King. [82] They separated after three years and by November 1955, Stevens was described in a TV Times profile as "a bachelor girl, sharing a mews flat near Portland Place, London, with Cassio, her wire-haired terrier". This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Peter Wyngarde, the charismatic star of spy series Department S and its spinoff show, Jason King, and a mainstay of British television, has died.He was 90. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. This was due to his fame as the Zapata-moustached,. [26] Throughout his life Wyngarde always cited Marseille as his place of birth, and this is repeated in the biography published in 2020. He was a reputable actor who came to believe his own publicity. Passenger records show that he travelled alone, aged 18, and arrived in Southampton on 14 December 1945. Despite erroneous comments made elsewhere, Dorinda Stevens was never married to (or divorced from) actor Peter Wyngarde. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. 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. [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. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. He is a member of famous Actor with the age 91 years old group. After leaving a 1995 stage production of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari due to a throat infection while still in previews,[68] Wyngarde mostly stopped acting except for occasional voice work. On stage, he appeared in the thriller Underground with. Name: Henry Goldbert Both Wyngarde and the writer J.G. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Discover Peter Wyngarde's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. 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. Race: White An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. A biography of the actor was published in 2012 by the organiser of the Six of One, the appreciation society of The Prisoner TV series. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. Although some have claimed that he was interviewed by the News of the World and the Birmingham based Sunday Mercury following the incident, this is incorrect. He appeared in a stage production of The Cabinet of Dr. Calibari in 1995, until he withdrew due to a throat infection. 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. What a legend . Search above to list available cemeteries. [97] Morrissey wrote in his 2013 autobiography about visiting Wyngarde at home in Earls Terrace: [His flat is] an Edwardian warren of clerical ferocity a tornado of books and papers and swelling pyramids of typescripts, half-finished, half-begun. GREAT NEWS! To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. He claimed to have spent two years in a Swiss sanatorium recovering from his war experiences before attending public schools in England, France and/or Switzerland,[59] after which he claimed to have studied in the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford for three months, and to have worked in a London advertising agency for a while[32] before starting work as a professional actor. Having changed his name from Cyril Goldbert to Peter Wyngarde on arrival in the UK in December 1945, within a few months he began his professional acting career. Born in Marseille, France, Wyngarde appeared in director Robert Rossen's Richard Burton-starring 1956 film. Obi defeated Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential . Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Failed to report flower. Between July of 1960 and March of 1969, Peter appeared in no less than thirty television plays, and guest starred in such classic series as The Avengers, I Love Lucy, The Baron, The Saint, The Champions and The Prisoner. Make sure that the file is a photo. Film generally tells us that people of Peters age dont actually exist, or, if they do, they are hopelessly infirm and in the way of the main storyline. He played the role of the Comte De Guiche in Caedmon Records' complete recording of "Cyrano de Bergerac", starring Ralph Richardson. 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. Ballard, author of Empire of the Sun (1987) among others. [4] His theatre appearances included playing opposite Vivien Leigh in 1958, and as Cyrano de Bergerac at the Bristol Old Vic in 1959, which he considered a highlight of his career. [109] All items sold, and the auction fetched over 35,000. He has died in. [25] He spoke about living in Shanghai when the Japanese Army took over the Shanghai International Settlement on 8 December 1941. 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. 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.Following the plays hugely successful run at the Apollo Theatre in London in 1958 Ms Leigh, who had since become a close friend of Peter's, begged her leading man to join her in the New York production of the play. He was funny until the end. [64], In the late 1970s, he performed in the theatre in South Africa and Austria. | To Billen, he averred, It was the lack of imagination of producers. In 1969, Peter was cast in what was undoubtedly his most famous role as the legendary author-cum-investigator, Jason King, in the ITC action series, Department S, and soon became the idol of thousands of women the world over. Try again. Wyngarde was convicted and fined 75. 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 long-overdue release of both Department S and Jason King on video in 1993 helped rekindle huge interest in the debonair Mr Wyngarde, with repeats of the series being shown on satellite and cable channels, and public pressure resulting in the re-release of his infamous 1970 album on CD. Birth Place: Hicolieff, Soviet Union Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. The British author J. G. Ballard was also interned at the Lunghua camp and he travelled to the UK with Wyngarde and other former internees. His performance in an episode of the gritty thriller series Bulman (1985) confirmed that the naturalistic stuff had rendered his style archaic. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. We came to England on the Arrawa, and I bumped into him once or twice in the 1950s. He began acting during his internment when he played all the characters in a version of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Peter Wyngarde (186722605)? Try again later. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. More recently, Peter made a welcomed return to our screens in 1994 in Granada Televisions popular Sherlock Holmes series opposite Jeremy Brett, playing the newspaper gossip-columnist, Langdale Pike, in The Three Gables. Thanks for your help! In 2007, Donald Spotos biography of Alan Bates, Otherwise Engaged, noted that Bates and Wyngarde had been partners for a decade from 1956. Even the remaining string theorists . Bookmark. This is a carousel with slides. "[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. This account has been disabled. [4], Wyngarde's film work was not extensive, but gained attention. [33] No such person appears in any public records in the UK or anywhere in the world. I was fuming, as I'd been given a three-album contract with the company, who promised to release one LP every 12 months. Newspapers reported that he was summoned under his real name of Cyril Louis Goldbert. 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. He did not speak to any newspapers in the wake of this incident. Civil Assembly Organization entry list, British Residents' Association, June 1943. [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. [65] Also on stage he appeared in the thriller Underground with Raymond Burr and Marc Sinden (whose father Donald had worked with Wyngarde on The Siege of Sidney Street) at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto and at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London in 1983.[66]. Latterly, Wyngarde's public appearances were mainly restricted to nostalgic events commemorating television programmes where he had a cult following. London Electoral Roll, 1948, Camden, Hampstead area. 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. And, in the journalist Andrew Billens words, Jason King went from national idol to national joke the day the first narrow lapel was sold in Carnaby Street in 1977.. Weve updated the security on the site. [25] Carl Gresham, his promotional manager at this time said later that "During the '70s we had a contract to officially open over 30 Woolworths newly refurbished stores throughout the UK. Actor famous as the suave television sleuth Jason King. Failed to remove flower. "[62] In 1970, he was described as "Britain's best-dressed male personality", and the following year it was reported that more babies were christened Jason that year than ever before. 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. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. So overwhelming was his effect on television viewers that in 1971, a brand new series - Jason King - was devised, which allowed the handsome novelist to go adventuring without restriction. He supported Alec Guinnesss Hamlet at the New theatre in London in 1951, then played the soldier Dunois to Siobhn McKennas Saint Joan at the Arts in 1954. [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. "His mind was razor sharp until the end," Bowington told The Associated Press. Diving expert Peter Faulding has been "made a scapegoat" over the investigation of the death of Nicola Bulley, whose body was found in the River Wyre three weeks . Peter Wyngarde's mother was Margherita Goldbert, ne Ahin (19081992), known as Madge. In July 1974, Jeremy Dallas-Cope, a 23-year-old described as Wyngarde's former "male secretary and personal assistant", was found guilty at his trial at the Old Bailey and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, for forging nearly 3,000 worth of cheques from the actor's bank account. [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. Ballard were prisoners of the Japanese during World War II. I am amazed I am still here". [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. His agent said that, despite his age, the actor had roles and appearances lined up for the coming. 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). Wyngarde played King in the manner of a cat walking on tiptoe, with an air of self-satisfaction. [14] He took the role of Pausanias opposite Richard Burton in the film Alexander the Great (1956), and appeared in the film The Siege of Sidney Street (1960) with Donald Sinden. In his autobiography, Ballard refers to Wyngarde (using the actor's real name of Cyril Goldbert and referring to his later fame under a stage name), and describes him as being "four years my senior"; this would suggest that Wyngarde was born in 1926, not in 1933, as has often been claimed. [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. 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. [107] He died on 15 January 2018. It was shown internationally as well, and has been released on DVD in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Germany. He shared a flat there for some years with fellow actor Alan Bates and according to some sources this was a romantic relationship. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. 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. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. 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