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Peter Egan
Highest Rated: 83% Chariots of Fire (1981)
Lowest Rated: 11% The Wedding Date (2005)
Birthday: Sep 28, 1946
Birthplace: London, England, UK
A familiar face to British TV audiences, actor Peter Egan is best known for playing free-spirited next-door neighbor Paul Ryman on the popular BBC sitcom "Ever Decreasing Circles." Egan, a London native, first came to prominence with a lead role in the gritty 1969 crime miniseries "Big Breadwinner Hog." Earning rave reviews for his portrayal of the ruthless gangster Hogath, Egan went on to become a fixture of British series television in the 1970s, essaying a range of historical and literary figures, from Oscar Wilde in the 1978 period serial "Lillie" to King George IV in the 1979 costume drama "Prince Regent." But it was his four-year stint on the TV comedy "Ever Decreasing Circles" that established the actor as a household name in the U.K. Egan went on to play well-received supporting roles in feature films, including the 1981 Oscar-winner "Chariots of Fire," and the Frank Oz-directed dark comedy "Death at a Funeral" (2007).
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| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36% | 27% | When the Lights Went Out | Peter (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 62% | 79% | Death at a Funeral | Victor (Character) | - | 2007 |
| 11% | 67% | The Wedding Date | Victor Ellis (Character) | $31.6M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | Man to Man | Gyllenhaal (Character) | - | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The King's Beard | King Cuthbert (Voice) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | 2001: A Space Travesty | Dr. Griffin Pratt (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | The Cater Street Hangman | Edward Ellison (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 43% | 53% | Bean | Lord Walton (Character) | $45.3M | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gobble | Peter Villiers (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Peacock Spring | Edward (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Frederick Moran (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Price of the Bride | Dennis Guant (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 56% | A Day in Summer | Jack Ruskin (Character) | - | 1989 |
| 83% | 80% | Chariots of Fire | Duke of Sutherland (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | 89% | Lillie | Unknown (Character) | - | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | 22% | Hennessy | Williams (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | Callan | Toby Meres (Character) | - | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | 56% | The Hireling | Captain Hugh Cantrip (Character) | - | 1973 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | No Score Yet | Truelove | David (Character) | 2024 |
| 91% | 82% | Unforgotten | Martin Hughes (Character) | 2017-2018 2021-2023 |
| 56% | 56% | Hold the Sunset | Mr Dugdale (Character) | 2018-2019 |
| 87% | 93% | Downton Abbey |
Hugh "Shrimpie" MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire (Character), Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare (Guest Star) |
2012 2014-2015 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Midsomer Murders | Norman Swanscombe (Character) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 97% | The Wild Thornberrys | Writer | 2000-2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chiller | Unknown (Character) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ever Decreasing Circles | Paul Ryman (Character) | 1984 1986-1987 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Perfect Spy | Magnus Pym (Character) | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of the Unexpected | Keith (Character) | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Prince Regent | George, Prince of Wales (Character) | 1979 |