Peter Denyer Explained

Peter Denyer
Birth Name:Peter John Denyer
Birth Date:20 August 1947
Birth Place:Dartford, Kent, England
Death Place:Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1966–2009

Peter John Denyer (20 August 1947 – 18 September 2009) was an English actor who played Dennis Dunstable in London Weekend Television's Please Sir!, and its spin-off series The Fenn Street Gang, taking on the role of a teenager when already into his 20s.[1] He also appeared in the film versions of Please Sir! (1971) and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1973), and the glam rock film Never Too Young to Rock (1976).[2]

Another semi-regular role, again for LWT, was as one half of a gay couple in Agony.

He played the boring, jilted Ralph Dring in Dear John. Noted for his motor-cycle combination and 'mobile discothèque' with one record - Green Door by Shakin' Stevens

He also appeared in Dixon of Dock Green, Moody and Pegg, and the TV soap opera Emmerdale Farm. Later in his career he moved into producing, directing and writing pantomime.[1]

Denyer, who was unmarried, died in September 2009 in Cheltenham, aged 62.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1971Please Sir! Dennis Dunstable
1973Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width Lad
1976Never Too Young to Rock Hero

Discography

1973 - Just Another Minute [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Anthony. Hayward. Peter Denyer: Actor who played the slow but lovable Dennis in 'Please Sir!. 23 April 2011. The Independent. 26 September 2009.
  2. Web site: Peter Denyer . https://web.archive.org/web/20171013175322/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0fcc2f7 . dead . 13 October 2017 . . www.bfi.org.uk . 26 December 2020.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLCZ98VJeEM Youtube