Peter Butterworth

AKA: Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth

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1919-02-04

Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK

Biography

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Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {104}

Detective Constable Slobotham

1966-05-20 6.491

Carry On Screaming!

The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores. Fortunately for him, Detective Sergeant Bung is on the ca ...

Genre :Comedy, Horror

Mr. Smith

1967-12-02 6.5

Carry On Doctor

Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind over matter, slips off the platform in the middle of his performance and ends up in hospital under the care ...

Genre :Comedy

Citizen Bidet

1967-03-02 6.6

Don't Lose Your Head

Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French coun ...

Genre :Comedy

Doc

1965-11-26 6.3

Carry On Cowboy

Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a 'sanitary engineer' named Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal. Being the conscientious so ...

Genre :Comedy, Western

Major Carstairs

1976-10-01 4.6

Carry On England

Captain S. Melly takes over as the new Commanding Officer at an experimental mixed sex air defence base. It's 1940 and England is under heavy bombardment, but the crew seem more interested in each oth ...

Genre :Comedy

Brother Belcher

1968-02-12 6.5

Carry On Up the Khyber

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ...

Genre :Adventure, Comedy

Policeman

1949-06-06 6

Murder at the Windmill

A man watching a musical show at the Windmill theatre is shot apparently from the stage. The cast continues the performance so that the detective can solve the murder. ...

Genre :Mystery, Drama, Music

Simpson

1967-08-10 5.8

Follow That Camel

Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign Legion—with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the fort they get posted to is full of eccentric legio ...

Genre :Comedy

Tom

1974-02-01 5.9

Carry On Dick

Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do the ...

Genre :Comedy

Admiral

1973-11-09 5.7

Carry On Girls

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the local women's ...

Genre :Comedy

Chemist

1968-05-23 5.7

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid, the chauffeur, a lover, Prudence's husband Gerald ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

Richmond

1978-10-12 3.9

Carry On Emmannuelle

The beautiful and sex-starved Emmannuelle Prevert just cannot inflame her husband's ardour. In frustration she seduces a string of VIPs, including the Prime Minister and the American Ambassador. A jea ...

Genre :Comedy

Various Characters

1977-11-10 5.7

That's Carry On!

Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film studios to unwrap some rib-tickling moments from th ...

Genre :Comedy

Ronnie Grimble

1962-09-30 0

Afternoon of a Nymph

An agent invites his young starlet to a party, to meet all the right people. A chance to move on from the commercials she has been doing, to bigger roles and maybe stardom. However while she is there, ...

Genre :TV Movie, Drama

Pepe

1972-12-01 6.3

Carry On Abroad

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there ...

Genre :Comedy

Shuffling Patient

1969-12-05 6.1

Carry On Again Doctor

Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he flies back to England to fame and fortune. But others ...

Genre :Comedy

Henry Barnes

1975-06-10 5.5

Carry On Behind

Professors Vrooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo and behold, it's right next to a caravan site where all manner of people are staying. With a randy ...

Genre :Comedy

Mr. Josh Fiddler

1969-05-29 6.6

Carry On Camping

Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to Paradise Camp, they think they're off to a nudist col ...

Genre :Comedy

Kapellmeister

1958-12-04 6.292

Tom Thumb

A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him. ...

Genre :Music, Family, Fantasy, Adventure

George

1951-07-03 0

The Case of the Missing Scene

The Case of The Missing Scene is a children's crime thriller that has been designed in the tradition of classic British children's films. A camera team takes pictures of rare birds from a hide when a ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Family

1st Singing Caveman / Guest / 2nd Dart player / 1st German / 3rd Ballerina / Friar Tuck.

1973-12-24 5.9

Carry on Christmas

Sid James as Father Christmas recounts times of the festive season through the ages, from life in stone age times. A country house party in the 18th Century. Christmas in the trenches during world war ...

Genre :Comedy

Dracula / Street Beggar / Convent Girl / Haggie the Other Ugly Sister

1969-12-24 6.2

Carry On Christmas

Ebenezer Scrooge is a misery on Christmas, not allowing people money or doing anything to share Christmas cheer around his employees or acquaintances. While Scrooge is visited by three ghosts we see h ...

Genre :Fantasy, Comedy

Higgins

1951-09-21 5

Mr. Drake's Duck

Mr. Drake and his wife live a nice, quiet life on their Sussex farm, until one of their ducks lays a radioactive egg made of uranium! When the government finds out about this, the Armed Forces storm o ...

Genre :Comedy, Science Fiction

Wounded Marine

1952-03-20 4.8

Saturday Island

When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during WWII, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe and Marine Michael Dugan find themselves stranded — and soon enough, falling in love — on an idyllic tr ...

Genre :Adventure, War, Romance

The Chamberlain

1978-01-01 0

The Dancing Princesses

A made-for-TV retelling of the story "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," directed by Ben Rea, featuring Jim Dale as the Soldier, Freddie Jones as the destitute King, and Gloria Grahame as the Witch. Sign ...

Genre :Fantasy, Music, Family

Trevor Lewis

1972-09-08 6.3

Bless This House

The legendary Sid James stars as the head of a chaotic household in this movie spin-off from the hit ITV sitcom. Sid Abbott and his best mate Trevor (Peter Butterworth) enjoy home-brewing. Plans to tu ...

Genre :Comedy

Fred

1962-08-31 6.4

Live Now - Pay Later

Albert, a cheeky, womanising, door-to door salesman, with a never-take-no-for-an-answer attitude, lives his life for the moment, and with no thought of his future, or the consequences of his actions o ...

Genre :Drama, Comedy

Patron in Chaps

1976-08-12 6.1

The Ritz

To escape from a mobster, businessman Gaetano Proclo orders a cab driver to take him to a place where he can't be found. Unfortunately for Gaetano, the place turns out to be a gay bathhouse. ...

Genre :Comedy, Crime

1972-12-20 6.8

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)

Two unforeseen problems meant that many fans consider this the weakest Christmas special. Firstly, Talbot Rothwell became ill whilst writing the script, and was unable to finish it. Dave Freeman had t ...

Genre :Comedy

Will the Knifegrinder

1962-03-11 7.3

The Prince and the Pauper

In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange "roles" for a short while. After many adventures, the prince regains his rightful identity and graciously m ...

Genre :Adventure, TV Movie

Dr. Fletcher

1962-03-31 5.2

She'll Have to Go

When Francis and Douglas Oberon learn that their late grandmother has bequeathed the family fortune to distant cousin Toni, they immediately start plotting to get their hands on the money. They dream ...

Genre :Comedy

2nd Sub-Editor (uncredited)

1961-11-01 6.824

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultan ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Drama

Boney

1962-08-19 0

The Fishing Match

Peter drives his uncle and his friends to the countryside to take part in a fishing match. Meeting Kath he tells her stories of his father's travels but discovers a picture of him taken in Skegness an ...

Genre :

Mr Bywaters

1979-02-03 0

Afternoon Off

Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of c ...

Genre :Drama, Romance, TV Movie

Ticket Collector

1961-09-26 7.279

Murder She Said

Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own. ...

Genre :Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ambulance Driver

1963-07-30 6.2

Doctor in Distress

"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lancelot Spratt, Simon Sparrow's old teacher and sometimes nemesis. When the eternal bachelor Sir Lanc ...

Genre :Comedy

Steve

1951-01-01 7

Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure

Old Mother Riley runs into a ghost who turns out to be an old pirate searching for buried treasure. ...

Genre :Comedy

1966-01-01 0

Danny the Dragon

Gavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny and the children encounter many adventures before Danny finally manages to return to his own planet. ...

Genre :Family

Jonathan

1949-11-29 6

Miss Pilgrim's Progress

An exchange factory worker from New Jersey joins a plot to save a village from the Town and Country Planning Act. ...

Genre :Comedy

Mr. Bob Duff

1958-01-01 7

Blow Your Own Trumpet

A young lad wants to play cornet and despite the efforts of a rival, wins a competition and a place in the local band by sheer grit and perseverance. ...

Genre :Family

1954-01-01 0

Black in the Face

Peter Butterworth, an old-fashioned sweep, finds himself vying with Mr. Crossington, the "clean" sweep, in an attempt to clean the chimneys of Mr and Mrs Tompkins' house before the Mayor arrives for t ...

Genre :Family

1954-01-01 0

Five O'Clock Finish

Comedy about a lazy mechanic who has to deliver a motor-cycle to its owner before five o'clock. ...

Genre :Family

1953-01-01 2

A Good Pull-Up

Story of a handyman who gets into trouble at a workman's cafe. ...

Genre :Family

Farmer

1966-01-01 0

Dannicaforilithermidor

Genre :

Mr Maggs

1963-12-12 4.5

The Rescue Squad

A party of children playing on a moor lose their toy aeroplane which flies through the window of a lonely tower. A multitude of objects found in the town to help rescue the aeroplane prove very diffic ...

Genre :Family

1955-01-01 0

That's an Order

Children's comedy about an inefficient grocer's boy and his passion for eating. ...

Genre :Family, Comedy

1953-01-01 3

Watch Out

Escapades of Dickie Duffle, handyman, as he tours a film studio. ...

Genre :Family

Inspector Bruce

1960-12-01 0

Escort for Hire

An unemployed actor hires out as a bodyguard-companion for a woman and finds himself involved in murder. ...

Genre :Crime

Grunt

1965-05-26 5.8

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society. ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance, Crime

Putnam

1978-12-14 6.692

The First Great Train Robbery

In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train. ...

Genre :Thriller, Adventure, Drama, Crime

Roman Sentry

1966-10-16 6.1

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom. ...

Genre :Music, Comedy, Romance

Insp. Lord

1960-11-01 6.2

The Spider's Web

Mystery film based on an Agatha Christie play. An ambassador's wife must hide the corpse of her stepdaughter's unlikeable stepfather from her husband, who is bringing important visitors to their count ...

Genre :Mystery, Comedy

Surgeon

1976-03-11 6.319

Robin and Marian

Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time. ...

Genre :Adventure, Romance

Joe (uncredited)

1950-04-30 6.1

Double Confession

The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He becomes involved with the criminals who make various unsuccessful attempts on his life while the police clear ...

Genre :Thriller, Crime

Ernie (the Diver)

1951-04-17 6.5

Circle of Danger

An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother's death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid. ...

Genre :Mystery, Thriller

The Carpenter

1964-01-01 6

A Home of Your Own

A Home of Your Own is a 1964 British comedy film which is a brick-by-brick account of the building a young couple’s dream house. From the day when the site is first selected, to the day – several year ...

Genre :Comedy

Thug (uncredited)

1950-06-15 7.5

Night and the City

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan. ...

Genre :Drama, Crime

Guest Appearance (segment "Sloth")

1971-11-01 4.976

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent Seven and the seven deadly sins. It comprises a sequ ...

Genre :Comedy

Ronnie

1961-10-12 6

Fate Takes a Hand

When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post Office employee and local reporter decide to deliver the letters to their original intended addressee ...

Genre :Drama

Stage Manager

1953-08-25 5.6

Will Any Gentleman...?

A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without being woken up. Suddenly, he believes he is the world's greatest lover and becomes a terrorizing Cas ...

Genre :Comedy

Julien / Postman / Farmer

1952-03-24 6.4

Penny Princess

A tiny European country which for years has survived financially only through evading its bills and smuggling is finally facing bankruptcy, when a rich American agrees to save the place by buying it. ...

Genre :Comedy, Romance

The Monk

1965-07-24 7.3

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler

In England, 1066, the Doctor confronts a mysterious Monk who is attempting to change history. ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Drama, TV Movie

Another Betting Man

1954-06-01 6.5

The Gay Dog

Jim Gay loves his racing greyhound but, out of town, he finds a dog with a better chance to win. His friends bet on his dog while he bets against. ...

Genre :Comedy

The Monk

1966-01-29 7.8

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery at the highest levels and a weapon capable of destroying the very fabric of time. Only the Doctor and ...

Genre :Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure

Post Office Engineer

1950-05-31 0

Paul Temple's Triumph

A husband-and-wife detective team look into the murder of one of her friends, whose father--a prominent scientist--has been kidnapped. They find themselves up against a sinister crime organization hea ...

Genre :Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Zigon

1964-03-09 6

The Horse Without a Head

Five pampered French children with their wheeled, headless, toy horse accidentally become tangled up in a plot to rob the Dijon- Paris express of 100,000,000. They foil the robbery when a thief stashe ...

Genre :Family, Adventure, Drama

The Potter

1955-12-15 5

Fun at St. Fanny's

Gormless 25 year-old Cardew, wealthy beneficiary of the Robinson Will, should have left St. Fanny's School many years ago. However, seedy headmaster Dr. Jankers (music hall favourite Fred Emney) is in ...

Genre :Comedy

1st Naval Rating

1951-10-08 5.1

Appointment with Venus

At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize cow is on the islands and the Nazis mustn't get hold of her. ...

Genre :Romance

1955-01-01 0

Playground Express

Story of manager of Brighton funfair who leads a crowd of youngsters in their campaign to get even with a killjoy who wants to stop them having fun. ...

Genre :Family, Comedy

Liftman

1953-09-22 5

Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?

An American soldier stationed in England is ready to go on his honeymoon with his new wife when his ex-wife, a gorgeous blonde, shows up and insists that they're still married. His two buddies try to ...

Genre :Comedy

Porter

1965-05-30 0

Never Mention Murder

When a surgeon discovers that his wife has a lover he plans murder. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sinister Client (uncredited)

1970-09-20 5.7

Carry On Loving

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough complications in his own love life, but still produce ...

Genre :Romance, Comedy

Policeman

1953-10-20 6.2

Personal Affair

A schoolgirl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves. ...

Genre :Crime, Drama, Thriller

1973-10-04 0

What a Carry On!

Filmed highlights of the West End stage revue, "Carry On London!", introduced by Shaw Taylor and featuring interviews with the cast. ...

Genre :TV Movie, Comedy

The Monk (archive footage)

2008-03-03 0

The Ties That Bind Us

A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors. ...

Genre :Documentary, Science Fiction

Barman

1962-09-01 5.1

Kill or Cure

A private eye is hired to go undercover at a health farm, but before he can find out why his client is murdered. ...

Genre :Comedy, Mystery

Postman

1948-12-31 0

William Comes to Town

William Brown attempts to secure more pay and shorter hours for schoolboys. ...

Genre :Comedy

Vickary

1964-07-26 0

The Blackmailing of Mr. S

Stockbroker Mr Sparrow finds himself blackmailed by his secretary after fiddling the taxman plus making unwanted sexual advances. ...

Genre :

Police Sergeant

1977-01-01 4.7

What's Up Nurse

When Dr. Robert "Sweeney" Todd arrives to fill his post at a new hospital, he is shocked to see the lengths that the nurses go to in caring for their patients. ...

Genre :Comedy

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

1953-07-01 6

Colonel March Investigates

This is a feature-length compilation of three short episodes taken from a TV series called 'Colonel March of Scotland Yard' (1954-56, 26 episodes) starring Boris Karloff as Colonel March, head of Scot ...

Genre :Crime, Mystery

Charles, Earl of Bristol (uncredited)

1971-06-03 6.1

Carry On Henry

Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and refuses to stop. Deciding to get rid of her in his u ...

Genre :Adventure, Comedy, History, Romance

1969-12-24 5.8

Carry On Christmas Specials

These four made-for-TV Christmas Carry On spectaculars feature favourite stories and timely traditions, including Treasure Island, A Christmas Carol, pantomime and much more, in the only way the Carry ...

Genre :Comedy

Colonel Upshaw

1970-02-15 7.5

Catweazle

A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) Catweazle is transported to the modern age... A British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Q ...

Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy

1959-09-16 3.7

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the ...

Genre :Crime, Drama

1956-06-09 0

Those Kids

Genre :

1977-10-27 3.5

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out is a British comedy television series starring John Inman. The series aired seven episodes on ITV in 1977. It was made by Thames TV and written by Vince Powell. ...

Genre :Comedy

1971-05-21 0

Kindly Leave The Kerb

Genre :

1971-01-14 0

A Class by Himself

A Class by Himself was a British sitcom, which aired from 1971 to 1972. The half-hour series was made by Harlech Television and starred John Le Mesurier of Dad's Army fame as Lord Bleasham. ...

Genre :Comedy

1960-09-22 0

Meet The Champ

A gormless boxer is forced to duck and dive between his girlfriend, who wants him to give up the ring, and his manager. Stars Bernard Bresslaw, Jimmy James, Vilma Ann Leslie and Peter Butterworth. All ...

Genre :

1962-09-19 0

Bulldog Breed

Genre :

Self

1955-01-16 6

The Sooty Show

The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967 and ITV from 1968 to 1992. It follows the adventures and comedic day to day life of puppets Sooty, Sweep a ...

Genre :Comedy, Kids

The Monk

2023-11-01 4.4

Tales of the Tardis

Classic Doctor Who duos are reunited as they board a very special TARDIS on a nostalgic voyage through space and time. ...

Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Groome

1970-02-15 7.5

Catweazle

Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy

Sergeant

1963-10-09 8

Festival

An anthology of single plays offering up adaptations of either of prominent stage plays or novels. ...

Genre :Drama

Albert Harris

1977-05-18 5.5

A Bunch of Fives

A Bunch of Fives is an English children’s television show broadcast in the 1970s on ITV. A precursor of Grange Hill, it starred Lesley Manville and Jamie Foreman as Fifth formers who start a school ne ...

Genre :

Count Yerackers

1975-01-04 5.8

Carry On Laughing

An anthology of half-hour stories, mostly historical romps and satires of pop culture, some feature recurring characters; based on the blockbuster Carry On films, the series was an attempt to address ...

Genre :Comedy

Friar Roger

1975-01-04 5.8

Carry On Laughing

Genre :Comedy

Oliver Cromwell

1975-01-04 5.8

Carry On Laughing

Genre :Comedy

Merlin

1975-01-04 5.8

Carry On Laughing

Genre :Comedy

Admiral Clanger

1975-01-04 5.8

Carry On Laughing

Genre :Comedy

Silas

1975-01-04 5.8

Carry On Laughing

Genre :Comedy

Lost Property Attendant

1975-01-04 5.8

Carry On Laughing

Genre :Comedy

Lord Gropefinger

1975-01-04 5.8

Carry On Laughing

Genre :Comedy

Manny Hirschorn

1966-08-03 0

The Informer

The Informer is a British crime drama series broadcast on ITV from August 1966 to December 1967. Created by John Whitney and Geoffrey Bellman, it stars Ian Hendry as former barrister Alex Lambert, dis ...

Genre :Crime, Drama