Peter Hinwood (born 17 May 1946) is an English antiques dealer and former actor. He is best known for his role as Rocky in ''

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'' in 1975.

Biography

Hinwood worked as both a

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and a professional

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while he was pursuing his acting career. Hinwood is mostly noted for his film appearance as the well-oiled, muscular and mostly mute creation Rocky in the 1975 cult classic, ''

''. Rocky's singing voice was dubbed in post-production by

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n singer Trevor White. Both Hinwood and White were interviewed by Scott Michaels for his 2002 book ''Rocky Horror: From Concept to Cult''. His portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter's "creation" was the most significant role of Hinwood's limited acting career. Hinwood had played the Greek god

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in the '' Adventures of Ulysses'' mini-series on British television in the late 1960s. He performed in one other horror film before ''Rocky Horror'', as "Guy" in

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's macabre ''

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''. After ''Rocky Horror'', he capped his cinematic career with a bit role in Paul Humfress and

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's homoerotic Roman historical drama, ''

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''. Hinwood is now an antiques dealer in London and lives most of the time in

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. He told ''People'' magazine in 2000 that there were three reasons why he chose not to continue to milk his ''Horror'' moment. "One, I can't act. Two, I cringe with embarrassment every time I see myself on film. Three, I relish a quiet, peaceful life." Hinwood revealed that in 1994 he had rediscovered the gold hot pants he wore in the film and sold them through an auction house for nearly US$1,000. They are now part of the Hard Rock memorabilia collection, and were for a time displayed in their

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, restaurant. The shorts can be viewed at the Orlando Hard Rock.

Personal life

His "life and business partner" was

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, antiques dealer and collector, until Gibbs' death in July 2018.

Filmography

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