Biography

Peter Rutherford(1937-1995)

Actor

IMDbProStarmeter See rank

Peter Rutherford in Le club des cinq (1978)

Peter Rutherford was born on 16 March 1937 in Cape Town, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Docteur Who (1963), Sherlock Holmes - Le Chien des Baskerville (1983) and Highlander (1992). He died on 21 May 1995 in West Sussex, England, UK.

IMDbProStarmeter See rank

Known for

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Docteur Who (1963)

8.4

TV Series

Roth

Sherlock Holmes - Le Chien des Baskerville (1983)

Sherlock Holmes - Le Chien des Baskerville

6.5

TV Movie

Selden

1983

Adrian Paul in Highlander (1992)

7.2

TV Series

Denny Ponance

L'Opéra de Quat'Sous (1989)

L'Opéra de Quat'Sous

5.6

Warden

1989

Credits

Actor

Highlander
7.2
TV Series
- Denny Ponance
- 1994
L'Opéra de Quat'Sous
5.6
- Warden
- 1989
Young Charlie Chaplin
6.9
TV Series
- Reposession Man
- 1989
Only Fools and Horses
9.0
TV Series
- Grayson
- 1989
Toscanini
6.1
- Comparsa (uncredited)
- 1988
King & Castle
6.9
TV Series
- George Casson
- 1986
Minder
7.8
TV Series
- Large Man
- 1984
Sherlock Holmes - Le Chien des Baskerville
6.5
TV Movie
- Selden
- 1983
The Boys in Blue
4.5
- Heavy Set Man
- 1983
The Pledge
6.1
Short
- Joe
- 1981
Les professionnels
8.0
TV Series
- Perce Wilmot
- 1980
The Golden Lady
4.5
- De Giralamo (uncredited)
- 1979
Le club des cinq
7.4
TV Series
- Convict
- 1979
Poldark
8.3
TV Series
- Doctor #2
- 1975
Madame Bovary
7.2
TV Mini Series
- Guest at ball
- 1975

Personal details

Born
- March 16, 1937
- Cape Town, South Africa
Died
- May 21, 1995
- West Sussex, England, UK(brain tumor)
Other works
He acted in James McDonald, Daniel Vos and Robert Gerlach's musical, "Something Afoot", at the Ambassadors Theatre in London, England with Sheila Bernette, Peter Bayliss, Sally Smith, Robert Dorning, Joyce Grant, Ruth Madoc, Dudley Stevens, Martin Smith and Michael Bevis in the cast. Tony Tanner was the director.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content

Learn more about contributing

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.