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Peter Denyer

1947 – 2009

British actor

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Lived 1947 – 2009 (aged 62). Peter Denyer was a British actor and television actor.

Peter John Denyer (20 August 1947 – 18 September 2009) was an English actor who played Dennis Dunstable in London Weekend Television's Please Sir!, and its spin-off series The Fenn Street Gang, taking on the role of a teenager when already into his 20s. He also appeared in the film versions of Please Sir! and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1973), and the glam rock film Never Too Young to Rock (1976).

Another semi-regular role, again for LWT, was as one half of a gay couple in Agony.

He played the boring, jilted Ralph Dring in Dear John. Noted for his motor-cycle combination and 'mobile discothèque' with one record - Green Door by Shakin' Stevens

He also appeared in Dixon of Dock Green, Moody and Pegg, and the TV soap opera Emmerdale Farm, The Bill. Later in his career he moved into producing, directing and writing pantomime.

Denyer, who was unmarried, died in September 2009 in Cheltenham, aged 62.

Filmography Year Title RoleNotes1968 -

Discography

1973 - Just Another Minute

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Who was Peter Denyer?

British actor

When was Peter Denyer born?

Peter Denyer was born on 20 August 1947 in Dartford.

When did Peter Denyer die?

Peter Denyer died on 18 September 2009 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

What was Peter Denyer's occupation?

Peter Denyer was an actor and television actor.

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Peter Denyer was British.

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