In April 1943, he was interned in the Lunghua civilian internment camp. Port of Arrival: Southampton, England On TV he appeared in The Two Ronnies 1984 Christmas Special as Sir Guy. There was a problem getting your location. However it is difficult to imagine a record being released without official approval, particularly given that the album also spawned two singles, "La Ronde De L'Amour" (RCA 1967) and the track sampler "Peter Wyngarde Commits Rape". One of his friends there was future author. Official Sites, Flamboyant cravat and luxurious moustache. )", "From Jason King to Flash Gordon: Peter Wyngarde a life in pictures", "A Tale of Two Cities 8 The Footsteps Die Out (1957)", "TV Versions of 'The Prisoner of Zenda' & 'Rupert of Hentzau', "From the archive: Peter Wyngarde talks to Andrew Billen in 1993", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Wyngarde&oldid=1139917387, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 14:28. 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 Lung Hau concentration camp. [25] Carl Gresham, his promotional manager at this time said later that "During the '70s we had a contract to officially open over 30 Woolworths newly refurbished stores throughout the UK. [93] It is said that Wyngarde's career never fully recovered from the publicity surrounding this prosecution. He was 90. The hero bore more than a passing resemblance to none other than Peter Wyngarde. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. "[4] He often spoke about his traumatic early life. In Jack Clayton's The Innocents (1961), he had brief unspeaking scenes as the leering Peter Quint with Deborah Kerr and Pamela Franklin. [25] He was declared bankrupt in 1982[95] and again in 1988. A system error has occurred. His director, Cyril Frankel, said: "It got to a point where he wouldn't accept direction. Often dressed in a head- turning silk suit and cravat he would down large portions of alcohol at the wheel of a posh Bentley as he chased the bad guys. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. He played the role of the Comte De Guiche in Caedmon Records' complete recording of "Cyrano de Bergerac", starring Ralph Richardson. Tina Bate, Other Works Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. 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. based on information from your browser. After a brief spell with an agency in London, he walked into an audition, read the part, and was cast as the understudy for the lead in a play in Brighton. 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. Peter Wyngarde was one of the biggest names in TV in the mid 1970s but he hid his homosexuality and when it was exposed it signaled the end of his career. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. There was an error deleting this problem. I am amazed I am still here", but that he stopped drinking in the early 1980s. 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]. 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. 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. 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. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Interviewed for The Sydney Morning Herald in 1972, Wyngarde said his biggest regret was that he "married far too young", adding: "It lasted three [sic] years and the last year was pretty hell. 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. Both Wyngarde and the writer J.G. The last time, when he had begun to be successful, he cut me dead in St James's Park. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Upon the fraud scheme being discovered Dallas-Cope persuaded his flatmate Anthony O'Donoghue, a male model, "to attempt suicide and take the blame". | Henry Jr's sons were executors of Wyngarde's estate, possibly against his wishes. His agent said that, despite his age, the actor had roles and appearances lined up for the coming. [38][39], After Peter Wyngarde's parents divorced, his mother is said to have married Charles Lo Juvet[40][41] of the Shanghai-based Swiss horological family[42][43][44] through whom she gained Swiss citizenship. [106], His agent and manager reported that Wyngarde was admitted to the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London in October 2017 with an unspecified illness. In 1970, Wyngarde recorded an album released by RCA Victor entitled simply Peter Wyngarde, featuring a single, "La Ronde De L'Amour"/"The Way I Cry Over You". Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? He went on to become the chairman of Fidelity Bank before a . He was 90. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Topics. The Jason King star, whose medallion-man dress sense ruled the . 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. Peter Wyngarde was a late-1960s, early-1970s sensation with a self-parodic style. - IMDb Mini Biography By: 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. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. He has died in. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Publicity Listings [26] Throughout his life Wyngarde always cited Marseille as his place of birth, and this is repeated in the biography published in 2020. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. The original vinyl album is now much sought after by fans and collectors alike. [54] King led a hedonistic lifestyle; he often got the girl but as she is about to kiss him manages to avoid it, much to the annoyance of co-actor Joel Fabiani. In 1970, the actor Peter Wyngarde, who has died at what is believed to be the age of 90, was declared Britain's best-dressed male personality. He died this week at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital aged 90. His performance in an episode of the gritty thriller series Bulman (1985) confirmed that the naturalistic stuff had rendered his style archaic. The actor was best known for his role as the sleuth Jason King in the TV show of the same name, and its forerunner. As a boy during World War II, he was interned by the Japanese in the Lunghua Civil Assembly Centre in China. I was fuming, as I'd been given a three-album contract with the company, who promised to release one LP every 12 months. On stage, he appeared in the thriller Underground with. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. [36] She and Henry Goldbert divorced in 1937. Father: "[62], The series led Wyngarde to briefly become an international celebrity, being mobbed by female fans in Australia. Wyngarde played King in the manner of a cat walking on tiptoe, with an air of self-satisfaction. An appreciation society called The Hellfire Club was founded in 1992 with the actor's support, with members receiving its quarterly magazine by post. [71], In 2007, Wyngarde participated in recording extras for a box-set of The Prisoner, including a mock interview segment titled "The Pink Prisoner". Oops, we were unable to send the email. He said his career was ruined by 'small minded people' following his 1975 arrest. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has won the presidential election in Lagos State. Interviewed by Ray Connolly in 1973, he said: As a child it was difficult to differentiate sometimes between fact and fantasy. He insisted that he had been born Peter Paul Wyngarde in 1933. Peter Wyngarde; Television; news; Reuse this content. Race: White As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "He was a mentor on everything you can think of, from sports cars to how to make a good cup of tea and how to do a tie and shirt," Bowington said.Wyngarde's father was a diplomat. 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. Resend Activation Email. Wyngarde died Monday at the Chelsea and . Year should not be greater than current year. This is incorrect.He was married once, to the actress Dorinda Stevens.He had one child - born in 1977.He left a partner, and also has three living nieces and nephews. 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. What a legend . Labour's Peter Obi has close to 18%, having caused an upset by defeating Mr Tinubu in . Obi defeated Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential . One obituary described Wyngarde as playing the role "in the manner of a cat walking on tiptoe, with an air of self-satisfaction", but that increasingly his acting became more mannered and he came to believe his own publicity. Wyngarde died at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London following a long illness. Try again later. In 1974, Wyngarde played the lead role of the King of Siam in a stage revival of The King and I, initially with. He was 90.His manager Thomas Bowington said Thursday the actor died Monday in Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London after an illness that lasted several months. In his youth, he toyed with the idea of calling himself Lawrence Templeton. It was then back to the stage for a nine-month's tour of South Africa in Deathtrap. In 1969, Peter was cast in what was undoubtedly his most famous role as the legendary author-cum-investigator, Jason King, in the ITC action series, Department S, and soon became the idol of thousands of women the world over. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Sorry! Arrival Age: 13 No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. He shared a flat there for some years with. [67] Other TV appearances include Doctor Who (in the four-episode-story Planet of Fire, 1984), Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984), Bulman (1985), The Lenny Henry Show (1994) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994). Include gps location with grave photos where possible. After that series ended, his character, the suave womaniser Jason King, was spun off into a new action espionage series entitled Jason King (1971), which ran for one season of 26 fifty-minute episodes. [4][5], According to his own account, he was born on 23 August 1933 to a French mother and a British father at an aunt's home in Marseille, France. When the camp was finally liberated in 1945 Peter, who was then suffering from malnutrition, beriberi and malaria, was taken to a sanatorium in the Swiss mountains where he remained for the next two years.After completing his education in Switzerland, France and England, Peter reluctantly honoured his parents' wishes, and entered university, where he began studying law, but soon dropped the idea in favour of a career in advertising. The following year, he returned to the British stage in the Lawrence Parnes' production of Anastasia, and then on to the big screen courtesy of Dino De Laurentiis' lavish 1980s sci-fi blockbuster, Flash Gordon, in which he was cast in the role of General Klytus. 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. He was evasive about his actual age for many years, but was almost certainly born several years earlier than 1933. In July 1974, Jeremy Dallas-Cope, a 23-year-old described as Wyngarde's former "male secretary and personal assistant", was found guilty at his trial at the Old Bailey and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, for forging nearly 3,000 worth of cheques from the actor's bank account. is 5'9"(1.76m) . Interviewed in 1973, Wyngarde said: "As a child it was difficult to differentiate sometimes between fact and fantasy. All items sold, and the auction fetched over 35,000. Wyngarde died in a West London . They lived at 9 Holland Park, Kensington. [10], Mike Myers credited Wyngarde with inspiring the character Austin Powers.[62]. Weve updated the security on the site. 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. 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. He claimed to have spent two years in a Swiss sanatorium recovering from his war experiences before attending public schools in England, France and/or Switzerland,[59] after which he claimed to have studied in the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford for three months, and to have worked in a London advertising agency for a while[32] before starting work as a professional actor. "[62] In 1970, he was described as "Britain's best-dressed male personality", and the following year it was reported that more babies were christened Jason that year than ever before. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. The long-overdue release of both Department S and Jason King on video in 1993 helped rekindle huge interest in the debonair Mr Wyngarde, with repeats of the series being shown on satellite and cable channels, and public pressure resulting in the re-release of his infamous 1970 album on CD. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 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. The actor Peter Wyngarde has died at the age of 90, his agent has confirmed. ", "London Film Convention Dates & Guests", "Peter Wyngarde, star who played 1960s TV sleuth Jason King, dies", "Web exclusive: Peter Wyngarde on double detection (audio)", "Peter Wyngarde: When Sex Leers Its Inquisitive Head", What a life. The current listing states that Mr Wyngarde had not been married, had no children and left no family. "His mind was razor sharp until the end," Bowington told The Associated Press. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. 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. 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. In 1975, he was arrested, convicted and fined 75 for an act of "gross indecency" in the toilets of Gloucester Bus Station, which followed an arrest and caution for similar activities in the toilets at Kennedy Gardens in Birmingham the previous year. Bookmark. Beneath the public face of pin up heart throb he was gay but because of public prejudices, reinforced by newspapers, it was kept secret. 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. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. [28] Henry Goldbert was of Russian ethnicity[29] and born in present day Ukraine. We came to England on the Arrawa, and I bumped into him once or twice in the 1950s. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Peter Wyngarde (186722605)? This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. [52] In one interview in the 1970s, Wyngarde says that he was interned as an unaccompanied 5-year-old due to an administrative error,[53] but this appears to be age fabrication since records show that he was interned from age 15 to just before his 18th birthday. They told me that everything would have to go on the back burner, but I just believe that they got cold feet". Learn more about managing a memorial . 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 Peter Schickele won four straight Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album in the 1990s, beating out this list of comedians: George Carlin, Weird Al Yankovic, Rita Rudner, Sandra Bernhard, Andrew Dice Clay, Sam Kinison, Jackie Mason, George Burns, Bob and Ray, Jonathan Winters and Garrison Keillor. He harboured feelings of regret in accepting the Jason King role. [75] The album is a collection of spoken-word musical arrangements produced by Vic Smith and Hubert Thomas Valverde. The fact that it doesn't reveals an unusual dichotomy: it splits Wyngarde's life into two, almost equal, parts. [17] However, during a subsequent visit to Singapore in 1972 he denied having previously been there. Wyngarde was also a guest star, playing himself as a Shakespearean actor in Lucy in London (1968), a prime-time TV special starring Lucille Ball.[61]. It would be very easy for me to cry in my Campari and say the court case was the reason that TV work has not been flooding in but I dont think it is true, Wyngarde reasoned in 1980. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. It was here that he first made the acquaintance of the Oliviers - Lawrence and his wife, Vivien Leigh, the latter of whom he later played opposite in the critically acclaimed Duel of Angels. Peter Wyngarde's mother was Margherita Goldbert, ne Ahin (19081992), known as Madge. He was best known for portraying the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: Department S (196970) and Jason King (197172). He sits before me as one who knew his duty and did it, beyond all praise, alive in the cinema of the mind. Wyngarde died at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London after being unwell for a few months. He was a busy leading man on television in Britain by the mid-50s, and seemed then clearly older than his early 20s. One of his friends there was future author, Flamboyant cravat and luxurious moustache, The OFFICIAL Peter Wyngarde Appreciation Society. Thanks for your help! He was crushed when they rushed forward and spent three days in a hospital after suffering concussion. But he is no longer on stage or television. 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. ). He supported Alec Guinnesss Hamlet at the New theatre in London in 1951, then played the soldier Dunois to Siobhn McKennas Saint Joan at the Arts in 1954. 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. [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]. [45][46] His stepfather appears to have inspired Wyngarde's later claims that his father was a dealer of antique watches, and that he was a maternal nephew of the French actor-director Louis Jouvet.

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