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Peter Hawkins

Peter Hawkins

Actor · 1924–2006 · London, England, UK

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Biography

Peter John Hawkins (3 April 1924 – 8 July 2006) was a British actor whose career spanned from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s. Following his breakthrough in Royal Navy theatre performances subsequent to his survival of the sinking of the HMS Limbourne, he developed into one of the most sought-after voice artists in the United Kingdom. He was best known for his vocal contributions to children's television series; this began with voicing Mr Turnip in the magazine series Whirligig. Hawkins voiced the titular characters in Flower Pot Men, for which he invented their signature "Oddle Poddle" gibberish language, Spotty Dog in The Woodentops, all the characters in Captain Pugwash and The Adventures of Sir Prancelot, the narrator of SuperTed, and many of the characters in The Family-Ness, Jimbo and the Jet-Set and Penny Crayon. He also originated the role of Zippy in Thames Television's Rainbow. Outside of children's programming, he was well known for providing the original voices for the Daleks in Doctor Who, as well as being part of the ensemble cast for the sketch series Dave Allen at Large and voicing characters in commercials, including the Smash Martians and Money in Access's "Your Flexible Friend" campaign.

Acted in 45

2020s

  1. 2023

    Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

    Dalek (archive voice)

2000s

  1. 2006

    Joe and Petunia: Coastguard

    Joe

  2. 2001

    The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit

    Gromit (Voice) (Uncredited)

1990s

  1. 1996

    I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

    Movie

  2. 1991

    The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Daedalus & Icarus

    Vulture

  3. The Storyteller: Greek Myths

    Vulture (voice) · 1 episode

    81

1980s

  1. 1989

    Penny Crayon

    Dennis · 12 episodes

  2. The Frog King

    Voice

  3. 1988

    The Storyteller

    Devil (voice) · 1 episode

    86
  4. 1986

    Jimbo and the Jet Set

    TV

  5. 1984

    The Family-Ness

    TV

  6. C.Q.

    Voices

1970s

  1. 1979

    Quincy's Quest

    Voices

  2. 1976

    Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

    TV

  3. Whose Child Am I?

    Movie

  4. 1975

    Great

    Movie

  5. 1974

    Father Brown

    Gibbs · 1 episode

    70

  6. Captain Pugwash

    Captain Horatio Pugwash / Master Mate · 30 episodes

  7. 1973

    Assassin

    The Passport Officer

  8. Joe and Petunia: Worn Tyres

    Joe (voice)

  9. 1972

    Rainbow

    Zippy · 50 episodes

    69
  10. 1971

    Bless This House

    Radio Announcer (voice) · 1 episode

    71

  11. Joe and Petunia: Country Code

    Joe (voice)

  12. Teenagers Learn To Swim

    Movie

  13. 1970

    Doomwatch

    Computer (voice) · 1 episode

  14. Joe and Petunia: Water Safety (Flags)

    Joe (voice)

1960s

  1. 1969

    Get Off My Cloud

    Daleks (voice)

  2. 1968

    Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

    Cyberman Voice

  3. Joe and Petunia: Coastguard

    Joe (voice)

  4. 1967

    Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen

    Cybermen Voices

  5. Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

    Dalek Voice

  6. Doctor Who: The Moonbase

    Cyberman Voices

  7. 1966

    Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

    Daleks (voice)

  8. Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet

    Cybermen (voice)

  9. Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

    Daleks (voice)

    62
  10. 1965

    Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

    Dalek Voice

  11. Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown

    Dalek (voice)

  12. Out of the Unknown

    The Daleks (voice) · 1 episode

  13. Dr. Who and the Daleks

    Dalek Voices (uncredited)

    54

  14. Doctor Who: The Chase

    Daleks (voice)

  15. Doctor Who: The Space Museum

    Dalek (voice)

  16. 1964

    Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

    Dalek (voice)

  17. Doctor Who: The Daleks

    Dalek (voice)

  18. 1963

    Doctor Who

    Dalek (voice), Cybermen Voices (voice), Cybermen (voice), Daleks (voice) · 30 episodes

    83
Appearances10

2000s

  1. 2003

    Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'

    Self (archive footage)

1980s

  1. 1984

    And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

    Narrator

  2. 1983

    SuperTed

    Narrator · 36 episodes

  3. 1982

    The Hat

    Narrator

  4. 1981

    Moon Man

    Narrator

  5. 1980

    Centenary Express

    Self - Commentator

  6. Rail Report 13: On Track for the Eighties

    Self - Commentator

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Perishers

    narrator · 20 episodes

1960s

  1. 1964

    Bleep and Booster

    Narrator · 4 episodes

  2. No Short Cut

    Narrator