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Peter John Sallis (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was an English actor. [1] [2] He was the original voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-winning Wallace & Gromit films and played Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes.
Peter Sallis, who voiced Wallace in the "Wallace and Gromit" films, has died at 96. The British actor died "peacefully with his family by his side" on Friday, according to his agents.
British actor Peter Sallis, the voice behind Wallace from 'Wallace and Gromit,' has passed away at the age of 96.
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Usher married actor Peter Sallis at St. John's Wood Church in London on 9 February 1957. [3] [4] However, it was a turbulent relationship, Usher left Sallis sixteen times until they eventually divorced in 1965. [5] However, they eventually reconciled and continued to live together until 1999; Usher remained close to Sallis until her death in 2014.
The original voice of Wallace, Peter Sallis with Nick Park in 2008 [PA Media] Take a bow, Ben Whitehead - the 47-year-old actor and voice artist says he feels honoured to be taking on the role ...
Owen was a staunch socialist and supporter of the Labour Party. Peter Sallis described Owen as being "slightly to the left of Lenin" and claimed that Owen's left-wing views contrasted so much with the right-wing opinions of Michael Bates that Last of the Summer Wine was almost not made because of their arguments. [5]
Whitehead worked with the late Peter Sallis on The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and has voiced Wallace since Sallis retired in 2010. Ahead of the premiere of Wallace & Gromit: ...