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Peter Arne

Peter Arne

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 29, 1920
Died Aug 01, 1983 (62)
Birthplace Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya, to a Swiss-French mother and an American father, Peter Arne was an actor and an antique dealer who was murdered in 1983. In the late 1940s, Arne and his partner Jack Corke befriended acclaimed novelist Mary Renault and her partner, Julie Mullard, on the SS Cai ... ro, a steamer bound from Britain to South Africa and convinced them to go into business building homes for immigrants to the country. Renault financed using her £25,000 MGM award, employing labourers and craftsmen to begin construction of several houses, but Arne and Corke squandered the money, racking up debts before stealing Renault's car and returning to the UK to avoid charges of embezzlement. On 1st August 1983, Arne attended a costume fitting for a role in Doctor Who. On his return home, neighbours reported sounds of an argument to the police who subsequently found Arne's body inside his Knightsbridge flat. He had been bludgeoned to death with a stool and log from his fireplace. The prime suspect in Arne's murder was Giuseppe Perusi, a schoolteacher from Italy who had been living rough in a local park, and for whom Arne had been providing food. Four days later, a body matching Perusi's description was found in the River Thames at Wandsworth, having drowned in an apparent suicide. At the subsequent inquest in October 1983, Police concluded that Perusi had beaten the actor to death then killed himself.

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Filmography

Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

as General Bufoni

Victor/Victoria

Victor/Victoria

1982

as Labisse

Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

as Col. Bufoni

The Passage

The Passage

1979

as Guide

Agatha

Agatha

1979

as Hotel Manager

Providence

Providence

1977

as Nils

The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther

1975

as Colonel Sharki

Nobody Ordered Love

Nobody Ordered Love

1972

as Leo Richardstone

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

1972

as Menas

Pope Joan

Pope Joan

1972

as Richard

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1971

as Aubert

When Eight Bells Toll

When Eight Bells Toll

1971

as Capt. Imrie

Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

1971

as John Niles

The Oblong Box

The Oblong Box

1969

as Samuel Trench

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

as Captain of Guard

Poor Cherry

Poor Cherry

1967

as Philip Rick

Battle Beneath the Earth

Battle Beneath the Earth

1967

as Arnold Kramer

Khartoum

Khartoum

1966

as Major Kitchener

The Sandwich Man

The Sandwich Man

1966

as Gentleman in Rolls Royce

The Black Torment

The Black Torment

1964

as Seymour

Girl in the Headlines

Girl in the Headlines

1963

as Hammond Barker

The Pirates of Blood River

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

as Bosu'n Hench

The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club

1961

as Thomas

Sands of the Desert

Sands of the Desert

1960

as Sheikh El Jabez

A Story of David

A Story of David

1960

as Doeg

Conspiracy of Hearts

Conspiracy of Hearts

1960

as Lt. Schmidt

Scent of Mystery

Scent of Mystery

1960

as Robert Fleming

Danger Within

Danger Within

1959

as Capitano Benucci

The Moonraker

The Moonraker

1958

as Major Gregg/Edmund Tyler

Intent to Kill

Intent to Kill

1958

as Kral

Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

1958

as British Officer at Oasis

Strangers' Meeting

Strangers' Meeting

1957

as Harry Belair

High Tide at Noon

High Tide at Noon

1957

as Owen MacKenzie

Tarzan and the Lost Safari

Tarzan and the Lost Safari

1957

as Dick Penrod

Timeslip

Timeslip

1955

as Dr. Stephen Rayner / Jarvis

The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

as Marine Stevens

The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

1955

as Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane (uncredited)

For Those in Peril

For Those in Peril

1944

as Junior Officer

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Television Credits

Secret Army

as Colonel von Schalk

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 07, 1977

Department S

as Slovic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1969

The Protectors

as Mario Giocvetti

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1972

The Saint

as Pablo Enriquez

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

The Champions

as Margoli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

The Expert

as Dr. Hamad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1968

Drama 61-67

as Lieutenant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1961

The Main Chance

as Ernest Leggatt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 18, 1969

Department S

as Segres

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1969

Danger Man

as Major Hassler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1960

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Colonel Davidoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1971

The Far Pavilions

as The General

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 1984

The Spies

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Jan 01, 1966

The Avengers

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

Hart to Hart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

The Venturers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1975

The Sentimental Agent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1963

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

Man in a Suitcase

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1967

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