He made his television debut in January of 1950 in a live broadcast of the Patrick Hamilton play "Rope", playing Granillo. All rights reserved. He had an active fan club from the mid-1950s to 1985. A reputable actor, whose television roles had brought an intriguing hint of decadence, had come to believe his own publicity. [10], Mike Myers credited Wyngarde with inspiring the character Austin Powers.[62]. It was always assumed within the acting community that he was gay and while the nickname Petunia Winegum is often quoted, it may have originated in a comedy sketch rather than being a genuine nickname. They lived at 9 Holland Park, Kensington. In 1998 RPM Records re-released the album on CD (RPM 187) with the alternative title "When Sex Rears Its Inquisitive Head". Document FO 916/1345, The National Archives, Kew, England, US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, via ancestry.com. It was shown internationally as well, and has been released on DVD in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Germany. Peter Wyngarde as himself on the ITV show After They Were Famous in 2002 . One of his friends there was future author. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. [citation needed], In the late 1950s he moved to a flat in number 1 Earls Terrace off Kensington High Street in London. Wyngarde claimed that: "It sold out in next to no time but RCA point-blankly refused to press any more. A name wonderfully of its time, and far grander than Peter Wyngarde. But the name that determined Wyngardes career was Jason King. Father: Between numerous starring roles in television productions such as Independent Televisions popular Armchair Theatre and Play of the Week, Peter made two more big screen appearances - both Albert Fennell productions. [6][7][8], Like many actors and other celebrities, Wyngarde changed his name and claimed to be younger than he was. [25], His death certificate records his birthplace as Singapore[11] and on immigration documents related to two trips to the United States in 1960 Wyngarde stated his place of birth was Singapore. Try again later. Although reluctant at first, Peter was at last persuaded to reprise his role as Count Marcellus, and he made his Broadway debut at the Helen Hayes Theatre in 1959, taking the coveted award for Best Actor in a Foreign Play.On his triumphant return to Britain in 1960, he was almost immediately cast as the enigmatic Peter the Painter in Monty Barman's production of The Siege of Sidney Street - a film which was based on the true story of the British Governments legendary battle with a notorious gang of Slavonic anarchist, whose reputation throughout Europe for robbery and murder lead to one of the bloodiest confrontations in British criminal history.Between numerous starring roles in television productions such as Independent Televisions popular Armchair Theatre and Play of the Week, Peter made two more big screen appearances - both Albert Fennell productions.The first, in 1961, was The Innocents - a feature-length adaptation of the Henry James book, Turn of the Screw, which was followed in 1962 by the classic supernatural thriller, Night of the Eagle (aka Burn, Witch, Burn) which was once again based on a novel - this time Fritz Leiber's Conjure Wife.Between July of 1960 and March of 1969, Peter appeared in no less than thirty television plays, and guest starred in such classic series as The Avengers, I Love Lucy, The Baron, The Saint, The Champions and The Prisoner. In his autobiography, Ballard refers to Wyngarde (using the actor's real name of Cyril Goldbert and referring to his later fame under a stage name), and describes him as being "four years my senior"; this would suggest that Wyngarde was born in 1926, not in 1933, as has often been claimed. [2][4][108], Tina Wyngarde-Hopkins's 2020 biography of Wyngarde and its accompanying website detail some disputes and conflict between the author and Wyngarde's executors and next of kin over his estate and the location of his remains. He appeared opposite Vivien Leigh in Duel of Angels at the Apollo in 1958, and said that the highlight of his career, at the Bristol Old Vic in 1959, had been playing Cyrano de Bergerac. [107] He died on 15 January 2018. The actor Peter Wyngarde has died at the age of 90, his agent has confirmed. At 91 years old, Peter Wyngarde height You can always change this later in your Account settings. But he is no longer on stage or television. After Department S, Lew Grade informed him that, while his own idea of a hero was Roger Moore, my wife likes you so were going to do another series. [47] Madge MacAulay does not appear to have been Louis Jouvet's sister or sister-in-law[48] and moreover the French Louis Jouvet appears to be unrelated to the Swiss Juvet family. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Inec chairman Prof . When he arrived in Sydney Airport in 1971 he was met by an excited crowd of 35,000 fans. What a legend: tributes paid to cult TV star Peter Wyngarde, Peter Wyngarde memorabilia snapped up at auction, Peter Wyngarde, star of Jason King and Department S, dies aged 90, From Jason King to Flash Gordon: Peter Wyngarde a life in pictures, From the archive: Peter Wyngarde talks to Andrew Billen in 1993, Donald Spotos biography of Alan Bates, Otherwise Engaged. What a legend: tributes paid to cult TV star Peter Wyngarde, "Peter Wyngarde: Jason King star who inspired Austin Powers dies aged 90", Peter Wyngarde: Cult TV star who inspired Austin Powers dies aged 90, "Peter Wyngarde fined 75 on bus station sex charge", A different era: How iconic actor Peter Wyngarde's 'liaison' in Gloucester Bus Station changed his world forever, "Turning the Inside Out. Wyngarde became a British household name through his starring role in the espionage series Department S (1969). Peter Wyngardes income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. [17] However, during a subsequent visit to Singapore in 1972 he denied having previously been there. In his youth, he toyed with the idea of calling himself Lawrence Templeton. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. His appearances at TV and Sci-Fi conventions have drawn thousands of attendees, eager to meet him and to shake the hand of a true acting legend. Thanks for your help! Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Following his public exposure in 1975 bit parts followed for Wyngarde - notably as masked character Klytus in the 1980 film Flash Gordon but he did not reach the heights of his previous fame. [36] She and Henry Goldbert divorced in 1937. Once back in London, Peter took the lead role in Charles Dyers Mother Adam at the Hampstead Theatre, and then went on to tour Britain in the lead role of the King in Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I opposite Sally Anne Howes. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. However, it's believed his original name was. Despite erroneous comments made elsewhere, Dorinda Stevens was never married to (or divorced from) actor Peter Wyngarde. During better times however, the young Mr Wyngarde worked in the camp laundry and gardens, and began to write and appear in plays staged by, and for, his fellow inmates, making his acting debut in his own production of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. [35] She appears to have been born to a Eurasian family from Singapore. In 1975, he was found guilty of gross indecency in a bus station toilet. It was less than 10 years since the government decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men and there was still a stigma attached to same sex relationships. [98], Peter Wyngarde had an active fan club from the mid-1950s to 1985. Wyngarde told an interviewer that after his parents' divorce his father took him to China "only months before war with China broke out" in the summer of 1937. Although King's dapperness is a host of Burlington Arcade giveaways and Aix-en-Provence getaways, his Interpol partner Joel Fabiani (playing Stewart Sullivan) would thrash you in a game of squash - or squash you in a game of thrash. Na for here we go bring una live updates as di results begin dey drop from di different states. Peter Wyngarde (Keystone / Getty Images) Peter Wyngarde in the 2018 Memorials Photo Gallery Enlarged Photo LONDON (AP) - Longtime British television and stage star Peter Wyngarde, best known for his role as the detective Jason King in the 1970s, has died. Veteran actor Peter Wyngarde, who starred as flamboyant investigator Jason King in the iconic 1970s British police series "Department S," has died. His manager Thomas Bowington said Thursday the. NameHarry GoldbertArrival Date2 May 1945Birth Date1897Age48GenderMaleEthnicity/ NationalityRussianPort of DepartureManchester, EnglandPort of ArrivalNew York, New York, USAShip NameLlandaffHousehold Members, Scottish statutory death register 1992, ref 221/ 96, Stornoway, Name: Marion Goldbert [65] Also on stage he appeared in the thriller Underground with Raymond Burr and Marc Sinden (whose father Donald had worked with Wyngarde on The Siege of Sidney Street) at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto and at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London in 1983.[66]. An obituary reported that he lived partly on social security benefits. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Learn more about merges. Henry Jr's sons were executors of Wyngarde's estate, possibly against his wishes. His appearance in The Avengers (1966), inducting Diana Rigg into the Hellfire Club, is well remembered. Disillusioned with Hollywood, Peter returned to his first love - the British stage, where he took the role of Yang Sun, a Chinese fighter pilot, in Bertold Brecht's, The Good Woman of Setzuan, at the Royal Court Theatre in London's West End. [27] He later claimed that the ship had arrived in Liverpool not Southampton, and that he was personally greeted by King George VI.[55][56]. It was not until 2007 that claims emerged Wyngarde had a relationship with fellow actor Alan Bates during the ten years he had lived with him in the Sixties. And if youre a perfectionist producers dont like it, because they are so mediocre. In 1982, a bankruptcy hearing found that he was living on social security. This was due to his fame as the Zapata-moustached, womanising author and sleuth Jason King in the ITV series Department S (1969-70) and the spin-off series Jason King (1971-72). Despite being named as Wyngarde's next of kin on the passenger manifest, Henry Goldbert appears to have died in the US in October 1945, a few weeks before his son arrived in the UK from Shanghai.[28]. Having been cast as the somewhat unsavoury character of Sir Robert Knights in the stylish, yet overtly violent British thriller, Tank Malling in 1989 Peter, who scarcely ever agrees to be interviewed, consented to appear on SKY TV's Jameson Show, plus a hearing on Channel 4s Right To Reply and the BBC's daytime magazine, Pebble Mill. Failed to report flower. By 1971 it was reported that more babies [had been] christened Jason during the last 12 months than ever before. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Peter Paul Wyngarde was born at the home of an aunt in Marseille, Southern France, and is the son of an English father and French mother. Birth Place: Hicolieff, Soviet Union More on this story. The fictional actor "Todd Rivers" (actually played by. This is a carousel with slides. Civil Assembly Organization entry list, British Residents' Association, June 1943. An auction of 250 items from his estate took place on 26 March 2020. The British author J. G. Ballard was also interned at the Lunghua camp and he travelled to the UK with Wyngarde and other former internees. On stage, he appeared in the thriller Underground with. Owing to his father's work as a member of the British Diplomatic Service, Peter spent much of his early childhood moving from one country to another, and was educated in a number of different schools. | Born in Marseille, France, Wyngarde appeared in director Robert Rossen's Richard Burton-starring 1956 film. He was a reputable actor who came to believe his own publicity. Peter Wyngrade was a mysterious figure - his date and place of birth, his birth name, and his parent's nationalities and occupations are all disputed. The year was 1941, and amidst a mass of turmoil and confusion, news broke that the Japanese had captured the city, and before long, Peter and his surrogate family found themselves in Lunghua concentration camp.Confined in these desperately brutal conditions for four years, Peter struggled to prevent his family and friends from dying at the hands of the cruel and barbaric soldiers who governed the camp, and on one occasion while running errands between accommodation huts, he was discovered and punished by having both his feet broken with a rifle butt, and then put into solitary confinement for two weeks.During better times however, the young Mr Wyngarde worked in the camp laundry and gardens, and began to write and appear in plays staged by, and for, his fellow inmates, making his acting debut in his own production of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s. On TV he appeared in The Two Ronnies 1984 Christmas Special as Sir Guy. In part, this helped account for the six-year gap created by his claim to have been a 12-year-old boy when he left Shanghai, not a man of 18 as the passenger manifest says. [9] The Guardian newspaper said in March 2020 that "his life story is shrouded in mystery". Learn more about managing a memorial . We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 23 August. Five years later a tabloid newspaper reported that he was out of work, and the mop of hair thinning now was covered with a flat cap and he used a tie to hold up his trousers. [109] All items sold, and the auction fetched over 35,000. After the first incident, Wyngarde was interviewed for the News of the World and the Birmingham-based Sunday Mercury, and asserted that the arrest was due to a misunderstanding; in his defence after the second incident he claimed he had suffered a "mental aberration". Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. The current listing states that Mr Wyngarde had not been married, had no children and left no family. Afterwards, he stopped acting except for occasional voice work. Wyngarde played the masked character Klytus in the film Flash Gordon (1980) and Sir Robert Knight in the film Tank Malling (1989) with Ray Winstone. Jason King with his '70s sideburns, bouffant hair and bushy moustache was the only TV detective who sipped vintage booze while catching villains. Peter Wyngarde and Dennis Price in an episode of Jason King, What a life. Gender: Male Peter Paul Wyngarde was born at the home of an aunt in Marseille, Southern France, and is the son of an English father and French mother. Wyngarde had spoken dismissively to Connolly of all that naturalistic stuff. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. [101] It went online in 2000,[100] and maintains a regularly updated blog.[102]. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. He sits before me as one who knew his duty and did it, beyond all praise, alive in the cinema of the mind. His performance in an episode of the gritty thriller series Bulman (1985) confirmed that the naturalistic stuff had rendered his style archaic. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Wyngarde died in a West London . In 1984, after an absence of almost 12 years, Peter returned to the small screen with a rare television appearance in the four-part Doctor Who installment, Planet of Fire, which was followed in short succession by the Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense story, And The Wall Came Tumbling Down, and a memorable guest-starring role in Granada Television's Bulman. RCA Records have never officially disclosed the reasons behind their decision to discontinue pressings. In the show Department S his Jason King character often got the girl and as she is about to kiss him, he manages to avoid it. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? This character is a university student, and, if Wyngarde had actually been born in August of 1933, he would have been 16 at the time, far too young for the part. The organiser of The Hellfire Club, formerly Tina Bate, took Wyngarde's surname after his death, becoming Tina Wyngarde-Hopkins,[105] and in 2020 she published a biography which claimed to draw on personal knowledge of the subject. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. [99] An appreciation society called The Hellfire Club was founded in 1992 with the actor's support,[100] with members receiving its quarterly magazine by post. Peter Wyngarde in Department S, 1969. He did not speak to any newspapers in the wake of this incident. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. [citation needed] Overview [ edit] Peter Paul Wyngarde was born at the home of an aunt in Marseille, Southern France, and is the son of an English father and French mother. London, City of London, Greater London, England. Notes: Oct 1945: Name listed as HENRY GOLDBERT Goldbert, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [57], Wyngarde always denied knowing Ballard or said he could not remember, but in an undated letter published by his biographer in 2020 he confirms that he knew Ballard.[58]. This was due to his fame as the Zapata-moustached,. Try again. [64], In the late 1970s, he performed in the theatre in South Africa and Austria. The following year, he once again took up the mantle of actor/director with Present Laughter, stopping off along the way to host the 1974 Miss Television Contest.In 1975, Peter headed out to Austria to work at the English Theatre in Vienna, to both act in and direct productions of The Merchant of Venice and Big Toys, before returning to the big screen in an Austrian film (Himmel, Scheich Und Wolkenbrunch) in the role of a latter-day Rudolph Valentino. Immigration records from his arrival in the UK in 1945 indicate he was 18 years old at the time, with a birth year of 1927, and Wyngarde was first listed on the UK electoral roll in 1948 which also confirms 1927 as his year of birth, as only those aged 21 and over were included on the electoral roll at that time. A rare item from the Peter Wyngarde estate." It went for 170. After leaving a 1995 stage production of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari due to a throat infection while still in previews,[68] Wyngarde mostly stopped acting except for occasional voice work. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. 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