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Peter Swanwick | |
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![]() Swanwick in the TV series
One Step Beyond, episode The Sorcerer, 1961 | |
Born | Walter Peter Swanwick 29 September 1922
Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
Died | 14 November 1968
London, England, UK | (aged 46)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1951–1968 |
Walter Peter Swanwick (29 September 1922 – 14 November 1968) was a British actor best remembered as the "Supervisor" (sometimes called the Controller) in the 1967 TV series, The Prisoner. [1]
Swanwick's film career began with bit parts in films such as The African Queen (1951), and he became a recognisable face on British TV during the mid-1960s when he featured in a number of series, including The Avengers and Danger Man where he first worked with later Prisoner star and co-creator, Patrick McGoohan. [2] [3] [4]
According to several biographies [5] Swanwick endured major health problems in the 1960s that resulted in his undergoing undisclosed operations that left him with a short time to live.
Swanwick played the non-singing part of Herr Zeller in the original London stage production of The Sound of Music. [6]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (March 2013) |
Peter Swanwick | |
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![]() Swanwick in the TV series
One Step Beyond, episode The Sorcerer, 1961 | |
Born | Walter Peter Swanwick 29 September 1922
Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
Died | 14 November 1968
London, England, UK | (aged 46)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1951–1968 |
Walter Peter Swanwick (29 September 1922 – 14 November 1968) was a British actor best remembered as the "Supervisor" (sometimes called the Controller) in the 1967 TV series, The Prisoner. [1]
Swanwick's film career began with bit parts in films such as The African Queen (1951), and he became a recognisable face on British TV during the mid-1960s when he featured in a number of series, including The Avengers and Danger Man where he first worked with later Prisoner star and co-creator, Patrick McGoohan. [2] [3] [4]
According to several biographies [5] Swanwick endured major health problems in the 1960s that resulted in his undergoing undisclosed operations that left him with a short time to live.
Swanwick played the non-singing part of Herr Zeller in the original London stage production of The Sound of Music. [6]