Curiosidades

He chose to be buried in the graveyard of St John's Church, Holmfirth, Yorkshire - filming location for the long-running sitcom, Last of the Summer Wine (1973), in which he played "Clegg" - in the next grave to his friend and fellow Last of the Summer Wine (1973) actor, Bill Owen, who had died in 1999.

He was the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine (1973).

He did some dubbing work on the English soundtrack of Orson Welles' movie O Processo (1962), flying to Paris for a few days to do so. His agent told him he was unlikely to be paid anything for this, not even traveling expenses. Sallis replied that, on the contrary, he would be prepared to pay for the honor of working with Welles, whom he has always described as one of the two true geniuses he has worked with in his long career, the other being Nick Park.

He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honors List for his services to drama.

He was in attendance at the The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) ceremony with Nick Park and Helena Bonham Carter.

He retired from acting after filming the final season of Last of the Summer Wine (1973) in 2009.

He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II as a ground crew radio operator.

For years he lived in a cottage on the banks of the Thames at Richmond, Surrey, until failing health and eyesight forced him to move to a flat in central London. His last years were spent at Denville Hall, the actors retirement home, in north London.

He reconciled with his ex-wife, Elaine Usher, after their divorce. Although they eventually stopped living together, they remained on good terms. He also had a close relationship with his son.

He narrated a 1970 public information film advising householders to reduce the risk of burglary by locking all windows and points of entry.

He was diagnosed with macular degeneration in 1994.

Ironically, he became best known for playing quintessentially northern English characters Norman Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine (1973) and Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit franchise despite actually hailing from Twickenham in Middlesex and having a natural accent of RP (Received Pronunciation).

Father of Crispian Sallis.

He graduated from RADA and became an Associate Member of RADA.

He was cast as Captain Striker in the Doctor Who (1963) episode Enlightenment: Part One (1983), but industrial action at the BBC caused delays that forced him to relinquish the role, which was subsequently taken by Keith Barron.

He admitted to not sharing Wallace's fondness for cheese: "I haven't touched the stuff for decades.".

Son of Harry (1889-1964) and Dorothy Amea Frances (née Barnard) Sallis (1891-1975).

Sallis was the first English actor to win the Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production.

He was considered for Dr. Armstrong and Sir Percy Heseltine in Força Sinistra (1985).

He suffered from dementia in the last years of his life.

Peter Sallis won a Korda scholarship while training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

During his spare time Sallis enjoyed doing painting and gardening.

At the time of his death, Sallis was the last surviving adult cast member from The Adventures of Alice (1960) to be alive.

At the time of his death, Sallis was the last surviving cast member as well as the last surviving member from The Importance of Being Earnest (1954) to be alive.

Sallis is Matthew Drummond's number one favourite actor.

In 1999 Sallis won a Unsung Heroes Award.

Sallis first extended television role was as Samuel Pepys in the 1958 BBC serial titled ''The Diary of Samuel Pepys (1958)''. It was also Sallis's first role as the main character in his acting career.

He lived in Richmond, Surrey with about 3 cats.

In 1961 Sallis played one out of the 14 actors who played an M.P. in the movie O Suplício de Tua Ausência (1961) and out of all 14 actors who played an M.P. in the movie Sallis was the only one who went credited while the other 13 actors who played an M.P. went uncredited.

Before Sallis voiced Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit series he narrated the 1983 stop motion series Rocky Hollow (1983) and he also voiced Rat/Ratty is Cosgrove Halls The Wind in the Willows (1984).

In 1989 Sallis played Norman Cleggs farther Mr. Clegg/David Clegg in First of the Summer Wine (1988) a prequel to Last of the Summer Wine (1973) set in 1939.

In 1983 he appeared in a live production of Last of the Summer Wine, known informally as the "summer season" which was a stage show produced in Bournemouth. While Bill Owen and Sallis reprised there roles as Compo and Clegg, Brian Wilde chose not to take part because of personal differences with Owen.

In 1961 Sallis appeared in Jango (1961) in the episode Treacle on Three Fingers (1961). In fact the episode Treacle on Three Fingers (1961) is the only episode of Jango (1961) that has survived out of all eight episodes produced for the series.

Sallis had two grandchildren from his son Crispian Sallis.

Sallis appeared in more than 150 movies and in more than 170 television shows.

He was a British actor, voice actor, producer, writer, singer and narrator.