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Trevor Edward Peacock (19 May 1931 – 8 March 2021) was an English actor, screenwriter and songwriter. He made his name as a theatre actor, later becoming known for his Shakespearean roles. Later in his career, he became best known for playing

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''. His song "

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" was a number one hit for Herman's Hermits in 1965.

Early life

He was born on 19 May 1931 in

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, the son of Alexandria and Victor Peacock. Prior to his acting career, he was a teacher for a few years in North London, including spells at Cuckoo Hall School in Edmonton and Carterhatch Junior School in Enfield.

Film and television career

Peacock's many television roles include Jim Trott in ''

'', Rouault in ''

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'' and Old Bailey in '' Neverwhere''. He appeared in a wide variety of programmes, such as '' EastEnders'' (playing Sid, a war veteran

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met in France), LWT's '' Wish Me Luck'' (in which he played resistance leader Renard), ''

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'', '' Between the Lines'', '' The Riff Raff Element'', '' The Thin Blue Line'', ''

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'', and in a 1990 episode of ''

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''. Peacock had starring roles in several plays in the

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series, including the title role in ''

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'', Feste in ''

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'', Lord Talbot in '' Henry VI, Part 1'' and

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''. He was the Gravedigger in Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 film version of ''Hamlet'', Old Joe in the 1999

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version of '' A Christmas Carol'', and the Innkeeper in the 2000

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''. In 1962, he played Willy, in ''

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''. In 1964, he appeared with

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in the television special ''

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'', playing

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scene (Act V, Scene 1) from

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's '' A Midsummer Night's Dream''. He played the father of Father Christmas in the 2007 film ''

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and Paul Giamatti. In July 2009, he also had a bit part in the TV drama '' Hotel Babylon''. Peacock appeared as "Captain Zero" in the BBC TV series ''

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'' (1990) and as Maurey in '' The Sins'' (2000). In 2012, he played George in '' Quartet'', a British comedy-drama film based on the play of the same title.. Peacock was also a songwriter. He wrote the 1960s pop hit "

", which, recorded by Herman's Hermits, was number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1965, and number one in Canada the month before. Other hit songs to his credit include "Mystery Girl" (recorded by Jess Conrad), "Made You" (

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), " Gossip Calypso" (

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), "Stick Around" (

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), "That's What Love Will Do" and "Nature's Time For Love" (both recorded by Joe Brown). Peacock wrote the lyrics for several hit singles by The Vernons Girls. The songs he wrote for the group include "Be Nice To Him Mama", "You Know What I Mean", "Funny All Over" and "He'll Never Come Back". He contributed the lyrics for the musical show ''

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'' (music by John Barry), and for a musical based on the newspaper cartoon strip, ''

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'' (music by Alan Price). Before his acting career took off, Peacock compered '' Drumbeat'' for the

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, also writing scripts for '' Oh Boy!'' and ''

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''. He starred in the 1991 fantasy

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radio play ''Heart of Hark'un''. In 2002 he filmed an episode of ''

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, playing the mysterious sage Lok in "Night of the Wartosa". In 2010, he appeared in '' The Old Guys'' and a radio adaptation of ''

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''.

Theatre career

Peacock acted in the theatre throughout his career and was particularly associated with the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Murray, Braham (2007). ''The Worst It Can Be Is a Disaster''. London: Methuen Drama; .The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Words & Pictures 1976–1998; In addition to performing in many productions since the theatre opened in 1976, he also wrote a number of shows for the company. These include: * ''Leaping Ginger''. World premiere directed by

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(1977) * ''

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''. World Premiere directed by Anthony Bowles and Michele Hardy with Wendy Morgan and

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(1979) * ''

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(1982) * ''Class K'' with Judy Loe, Colin Prockter and Rosalind Knight (1985) * ''Jack and the Giant'' (world premiere directed by Mervyn Willis with

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, 1986) In the 1970s he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing comic roles such as Silence and Feste, as well as more serious parts. During the 1990s he appeared in several National Theatre productions.

Acting credits

Peacock's acting credits include: * Estragon, '' Waiting for Godot'' by Samuel Beckett for the Century Theatre, Manchester directed by Michael Elliott (1967) * Tony Lumpkin, '' She Stoops to Conquer'' by Oliver Goldsmith for the Century Theatre, Manchester directed by

and then at the

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, London (1969) * ''

'' at the

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'' by Samuel Beckett for the Century Theatre, Manchester directed by

and then at the Shaw Theatre, London (1973) * Sidney Prime, '' Sherlock Holmes'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the

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, London, then (Broadway debut) Broadhurst Theatre (1974) * Friar Mauro Tenda and Diego Lopez Duro, ''The Bewitched'' at the

, London (1975) * Bishop of Ely and Fluellen, '' Henry V'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1975, then at the

, London (1976) * Poins, ''Henry IV, Parts I and II'', for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, 1975, then at the

(1976) * Sir Hugh Evans, '' The Merry Wives of Windsor'', for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, 1975, then at the

(1976) * Acres, ''

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'' by Sheridan at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by

(1976) * Colonel Kottwitz, '' The Prince of Homburg'' by

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at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by

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(1976) * Zachariah Manning, '' Zack'' by Harold Brighouse at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Eric Thompson (1976) * Sergeant Match, '' What the Butler Saw'' by Joe Orton at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by

(1977) * Tom Price, '' A Family'' by Ronald Harwood. World premiere directed by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1978) * Aramis, ''

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. World premiere directed by

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1979) * Estragon, '' Waiting for Godot'' at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by

and then at the

, London (1980) * Elwood P Dowd, '' Harvey'' by Mary Chase at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by Eric Thompson (1981) *

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, ''

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at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by

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(1985) * ''The Bluebird of Unhappiness'', a

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review at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by

(1987) *

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(1994–2007) * Henry Horatio Hobson, '' Hobson's Choice'' by Harold Brighouse at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by

(2003) * Giles Cory, ''

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directed by Dominic Cooke at the

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, Stratford-upon-Avon (2006)

Personal life and death

Peacock was married twice. His first marriage was to Iris Jones in 1957, which ended in divorce. His second wife was actress Tilly Tremayne, whom he married in 1979. Peacock had two sons, actors

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and Harry Peacock, and two daughters, Sally and Maudie. His daughter-in-law is actress Katherine Parkinson, who is married to Harry. Peacock lived in the village of

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and was a supporter of Yeovil Town. Peacock was diagnosed with

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in 2009, and it was reported in 2018 that he was in the advanced stages of the disease, had retired from acting and was living in a nursing home in Yeovil, Somerset. His last role was in the 2015 ''Vicar of Dibley'' Comic Relief Special. He died on 8 March 2021, aged 89.

References

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