Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1943-06-13
- Day of Death2018-09-06 (75 years)
- Place of BirthWallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also Known As-
Peter Benson
Biography
Peter Benson was an English actor, best known for playing the role of Bernie Scripps in the television series Heartbeat between 1995 and 2010.
Acting Career
- 2003
The Royal
As: Bernie Scripps
- 1994
Requiem Apache
As: Priest
- 1993
Peak Practice
As: Terry Alston
- 1992
A Touch of Frost
As: Bernard Elliott
- 1992
Heartbeat
As: Bernie Scripps
- 1992
The Count of Solar
As: Dr. Gares
- 1990
Jeeves and Wooster
As: Mr Rowbotham
- 1990
The Chief
As: Arthur Dolland
1987A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
As: Perkins
1986Lovejoy
As: Peter Farquar
1985The Burston Rebellion
As: Peggram
1983Blackadder
As: Henry VII
1983Doctor Who: Terminus
As: Bor
1983The Battle of Waterloo
As: Sniffer
1983The Tragedy of Richard III
As: King Henry VI
1983Henry VI Part 3
As: King Henry VI
1983Henry VI Part 2
As: King Henry VI
1983Henry VI Part 1
As: King Henry VI
1982Pocketful of Dreams
As: Lenny
1981Tenko
As: Jim
1981The Borgias
As: Gaspare Pato
1981The Winter's Tale
As: Clown's Servant
1980Hawk the Slayer
As: Black Wizard
1980Hamlet
As: Second Gravedigger
1980The Enigma Files
As: Mr. Borrit
- 1979
Tess
As: Religious Fanatic (uncredited)
- 1978
The First Great Train Robbery
As: Station Despatcher
1978Night People
As: Arnold
1978The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: King Henry VI/Priest (uncredited)
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: King Henry VI
- 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
As: Second Gravedigger
1978The Sailor's Return
As: Charlie Nye
- 1978
The Shout
As: Harry the Shepherd
1978Life of Shakespeare
As: Peter Phipps
1978All Creatures Great and Small
As: Bernard Wain
1978The Dancing Princesses
As: A Shoemaker
1977BBC2 Play of the Week
As: Arnold
1975Waiting at the Field Gate
As: Mack
1974Playhouse
As: Lenny
- 1970
Cry of the Banshee
As: Brander
- 1969
Putney Swope
As: Mr. Jingle
1963Doctor Who
As: The Doctor