Egan, Peter 1946–

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Egan, Peter 1946–

PERSONAL

Born September 28, 1946, in London, England; son of Michael Thomas and Doris (maiden name, Pilk) Egan; married Myra Frances (an actress), February 13, 1976; children: Rebecca. Education: Trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, 1964–66. Religion: Roman Catholic. Avocational Interests: Good wine and food, poker, snooker, swimming, travel.

Addresses: Manager—Ilan Breil, Gold/Miller, Mosaic Media Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Penthouse, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career: Actor and director. Mill Theatre, Sonning, England, artistic director; voice performed for television commercials for Woolwich, Now magazine, Kenco Coffee, Kellogg's, Braun Shaver, Braun Electric Toothbrush, and other products.

Member: British Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, Garrick Club.

Awards, Honors: London Theatre Critic's Award, 1972, for Journey's End; Film Award, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1974, for The Hireling; Best Actor Award, TV Times, 1986, for Paradise Postponed; Best Actor Award, Manchester Evening News, 1991, for Uncle Vanya.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

(Stage debut) Macbeth, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1966.

Dandy, The Italian Straw Hat, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1967.

Title role, Hamlet, Palace Court Theatre, Bournemouth, England, 1967.

Clare, The Maids, Palace Court Theatre, 1967.

Millais, Ordeal By Marriage, Arnaud Theatre, Guild-ford, England, 1967.

Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Open Air Theatre, London, 1968.

Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, England, 1969.

(London debut) Valentine, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1970.

Valentine, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1970.

Richmond and first murderer, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1970.

Osric, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1970.

Jack Absolute, The Rivals, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1971.

Apollodorus, Caesar and Cleopatra, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1971.

Alexander, Cher Antoine, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1971.

Captain Stanhope, Journey's End, Mermaid Theatre, then Cambridge Theatre, both London, 1972.

John Shand, What Every Woman Knows, Albery Theatre, London, 1974.

Cheviot Hill, Engaged, National Theatre, London, 1975.

Sergius, Arms and the Man, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, 1976.

Charles Rolls, Rolls Hyphen Royce, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1977.

Henry Carr, Travesties, Sheffield, England, 1978.

The Crucible, Sheffield, 1978.

Valentine, You Never Can Tell, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1979.

Sergius, Arms and the Man, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1981.

Rene Gallimard, M Butterfly, Shaftesbury Theatre, 1989.

Sergei Nikolayich Tsyganov, Barbarians, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1990.

Astrov, Uncle Vanya, Renaissance Theatre Company, 1991.

Jimmy Porter, Dejavu, Comedy Theatre, England, 1992.

Three Hotels, Tricycle Theatre, London, then West End production, 1993.

Casanova, Camino Real, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1996–97.

Serge, Art, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1999.

Lloyd Dallas, Noises Off, National Theatre, London, 2000, then Picadilly Theatre, London, 2001.

Tom, Secret Rapture, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 2003.

Claudius and ghost, Hamlet, Barbican Theatre, London, 2004.

Major Tours:

Sergius, Arms and the Man, British cities, 1976.

A Perfect Gentleman, British cities, 1977.

Stage Director:

Landmarks, Lyric Studio, London, 1979.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mills College Theatre, Oakland, CA, 1983.

Uncle Vanya, Renaissance Theatre Company, 1991.

Television Appearances; Series:

Hog, Big Breadwinner Hog, ITV, 1968.

Richard Pershore, The Organisation (also known as The Organization), ITV, 1971.

Michael Gethrin, The Inheritors, 1974.

Paul Ryman, a recurring role, Ever Decreasing Circles, BBC, 1984, 1986–87.

David Braithwaite, Joint Account, BBC, 1989.

Michael Cochrane, The Ambassador, BBC, 1999.

Dr. Anthony Hook, Cry Wolf, BBC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Earl of Southampton, Elizabeth R, BBC, 1971, then PBS, 1973.

Millais, The Brotherhood (also known as The Love School: The Brotherhood), BBC, 1974.

Oscar Wilde, "Lillie," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1978.

George, Prince of Wales, The Prince Regent, BBC, 1978.

Fothergill, "Reilly: Ace of Spies," Mystery!, PBS, 1982.

Raoul Lavalliere, The Dark Side of the Sun, BBC, 1983.

Henry Simcox, "Paradise Postponed," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1985.

Adam Fairley, A Woman of Substance, syndicated, 1985.

Magnus Pym, A Perfect Spy (also known as John Le Carre's "A Perfect Spy"), PBS, 1986.

Reverend Henry Archery, A New Lease of Death (also known as Ruth Rendell Mysteries: A New Lease of Death), 1991.

Harry Blunden, Vanity Dies Hard (also known as Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Vanity Dies Hard), 1994.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Seth Starkadder, Cold Comfort Farm, PBS, 1967.

Reinhard Heydrich, To Catch a King, HBO, 1984.

Jack Ruskin, A Day in Summer, YTV, 1989.

Dennis Guant, The Price of the Bride, LWT, 1990.

Frederick, MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday, ABC, 1994.

Peter Villiers, Gobble, BBC, 1996.

Edward Ellison, "The Cater Street Hangman," The Inspector Pitt Mysteries, Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Dr. Trenarrow, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Suitable Vengeance, PBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Reporter, "Who Buys Who?," The Troubleshooters (also known as Mogul), BBC, 1967.

Tony Weston, "The Horns of the Moon," Zodiac, Thames, 1974.

Henry James Prince, "Beloved," Victorian Scandals, Granada, 1976.

"Dream Me a Winner," Leap in the Dark, BBC, 1977.

Keith, "Pattern of Guilt," Tales of the Unexpected (also known as Roald Dahl's "Tales of the Unexpected"), syndicated, 1982.

Paul Ryman, "Moving On," Ever Decreasing Circles, BBC, 1989.

Richard Cramer, "The Man Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts," Chiller, ITV, 1995.

Geoffrey Dutton, "Going Dental," My Family, BBC, 2004.

Philip Pickering, "The Hollow Men," Jericho, ITV, 2005.

Guest, Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2005.

Graham, "Accommodation," Home Again, BBC, 2006.

Graham, "Refuse," Home Again, BBC, 2006.

Graham, "Too Much Inflammation," Home Again, BBC, 2006.

Graham, "Solitary Pleasures," Home Again, BBC, 2006.

Himself, "Ever Decreasing Circles," Comedy Connections, BBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Tito, Mother Love (also known as W. Somerset Maugham: Mother Love), BBC, 1969.

Sir Edward Gwithian, The Peacock Spring, BBC, 1995.

Richard Darrow, A Touch of Frost: Private Lives, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

Voice, Egypt's Golden Empire, PBS, 2002.

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Bill Denton, One Brief Summer, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.

Cantrip, The Hireling, Columbia, 1973.

Toby Meres, Callan (also known as The Neutralizer and This Is Callan), 1974.

Williams, Hollis's assistant, Hennessey, American International Pictures, 1975.

Duke of Sutherland, Chariots of Fire, Warner Bros., 1981.

Lord Walton, Bean (also known as Bean: The Movie and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie), Gramercy, 1997.

Dr. Griffin Pratt, 2001: A Space Travesty (also known as 2001.1: A Space Travesty, 2001: Une parodie de l'espace, and 2002—Durchgeknallt im all), Herald Film, 2000.

Voice of King Cuthbert, The King's Beard, Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment, 2002.

Dr. Truman, The I Inside, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2003.

Victor Ellis, The Wedding Date (also known as Something Borrowed), Universal, 2005.

Gyllenhaal, Man to Man, Wild Bunch, 2005.