Arnold peters actor biography william shakespeare
Arnold Peters: The voice of Jack Woolley in The Archers.
Arnold peters actor biography william shakespeare
Arnold Peters (actor)
English actor
Arnold Peters | |
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Born | Peter Reginald Gadd ()3 June Hendon, Middlesex, England |
Died | 11 May () (aged87) Northamptonshire, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Knownfor | Jack Wooley in The Archers |
Spouse | Beryl Peters |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Gyles Brandreth (cousin) |
Peter Reginald Gadd (3 June 11 May ), known professionally as Arnold Peters, was an English actor, who played Jack Woolley in The Archers radio soap opera for 31 years.
Biography
Born in Hendon, Middlesex, but brought up in Northamptonshire, he was educated as a day boy at Wellingborough School.[1] He joined the Royal Air Force in , but was found to be unfit for military service,[1] and after the war spent five years at the Northampton Repertory Theatre[2] (now the Royal & Derngate).
While performing in a pantomime during this period he met Beryl, a dancer, who became his wife.[3]
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