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'''Peter Wyngarde''' played [[Timanov]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.
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| image          = Peter Wyngarde.jpg
| birth date    = [[23 August (people)|23 August]] [[1927 (people)|1927]] (debated)
| death date    = [[15 January (people)|15 January]] [[2018 (people)|2018]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| role          = [[Timanov]]
| story          = ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''
| time          = 1984
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'''Peter Wyngarde''' (born as either '''Peter Paul Wyngarde''' or '''Cyril Goldbert'''<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3266755</ref> on [[23 August (people)|23 August]] [[1927 (people)|1927]]<ref>Ballard, J. G., Miracles of Life (2008)</ref>, [[1933 (people)|1933]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20161014013110/https://peterwyngarde.wordpress.com/about/</ref>, [[1937 (people)|1937]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180226090424/https://peterwyngarde.wordpress.com/about/</ref> or [[28 August (people)|28 August]] [[1928 (people)|1928]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190724111651/https://peterwyngarde.wordpress.com/2019/04/19/review-negative-evidence/</ref>, [[1929 (people)|1929]]<ref name=":0">[https://www.ancestry.com/inst/discoveries/PfRecord?emailId=N-de4eb84c-bbaf-406e-8b0e-986c7d788ef0&collectionId=7949&recordId=10519644&ahsht=2017-05-02T01:48:49&language=en-US&ahsh=69544a767597be1e31c193b077f88ac4# <nowiki>Ancestry.com, California U.S. Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959 [database on-line]. (Original data; Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests, National Archives, Washington D.C.)</nowiki>]</ref> or in [[1930 (people)|1930]]<ref name=":1">[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19560913-1.2.107 The Straits Times, 13 Sept 1956, pg. 8]</ref> in Singapore<ref name=":0" /> or Marseilles<ref name=":1" /> , died [[15 January (people)|15 January]] [[2018 (people)|2018]]<ref>[https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/jason-king-star-peter-wyngarde-dies-at-90-36502319.html Belfast Telegraph]</ref><ref>[http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/01/peter-wyngarde-1927-2018.html Doctor Who News]</ref>) played [[Timanov]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]''.


Wyngarde is best known for playing debonair detective Jason King in the early 1970s TV series {{wi|Department S (TV series)|Department S}} and its spinoff, {{wi|Jason King (TV series)|Jason King}}. Wyngarde's performance in those shows — topped off by a huge head of hair — was later cited as one of the inspirations for Mike Myers' Austin Powers character.
He was previously considered for the role of Commander [[Vorshak]] in ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]''. ([[TCH 38]])


The two Jason King series were part of the ITV stable of action-adventure shows of the late 60s-early 70s. At one point or another Wyngarde appeared in virtually all of the major ones, including {{wi|The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers}}, {{wi|The Prisoner}} (as one of the show's Number Twos), ''[[The Saint]]'', {{wi|The Champions}}, and {{wi|The Baron}}. He also guest-starred in an episode of the US spy series {{wi|I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy}}. Wyngarde was considered a major TV star thanks to Jason King, but his career was hurt when he experienced a series of legal and financial issues.
== Career ==
 
Wyngarde is best known for playing debonair novelist/detective Jason King in the early 1970s TV series ''[[Department S (series)|Department S]]'' (1969-1970) and its spinoff, {{wi|Jason King (TV series)|Jason King}} (1971-72). Wyngarde's performance in those shows — topped off by a huge head of hair — was later cited as one of the inspirations for Mike Myers' character [[Austin Powers]].
 
The two ''Jason King'' series were part of the ITV stable of action-adventure shows of the late 60s-early 70s. At one point or another Wyngarde appeared in virtually all of the major ones, including ''[[The Avengers]]'' (1961-69), {{wi|The Prisoner}} (1967-68) as one of the show's Number Twos, ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'' (1962-69), {{wi|The Champions}} (1968-69), and {{wi|The Baron}} (1966-67). He also guest-starred in an episode of the US spy series {{wi|I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy}} (1965-68). His birthdate has been a debated matter and is often given in conflicting accounts. This was further complicated by his own admission in an interview that he could not recollect his own age.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jan/18/peter-wyngarde-interview-andrew-billen-1993</ref>


Wyngarde was primarily a television actor, though he made a rare big-screen appearance in the 1980 version of {{wi|Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon}}.
Wyngarde was primarily a television actor, though he made a rare big-screen appearance in the 1980 version of {{wi|Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon}}.


His most recent dramatic TV credit was a 1994 episode of {{wi|Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series)|The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes}}, although as recently as 2007 he was seen engaging in an intentionally humorous mock interview for a DVD/Blu-Ray featurette for a reissue of ''The Prisoner''. Ironically, given his hirsute image as Jason King, he appeared in the featurette bald-headed.
His last dramatic TV credit was a 1994 episode of {{wi|Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series)|The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes}} (1984-1994), although as recently as 2007 he was seen engaging in an intentionally humorous mock interview for a DVD/Blu-Ray featurette for a reissue of ''The Prisoner''. Ironically, given his hirsute image as Jason King, he appeared in the featurette bald-headed.


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]]
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Peter Wyngarde (born as either Peter Paul Wyngarde or Cyril Goldbert[1] on 23 August 1927[2], 1933[3], 1937[4] or 28 August 1928[5], 1929[6] or in 1930[7] in Singapore[6] or Marseilles[7] , died 15 January 2018[8][9]) played Timanov in the Doctor Who television story Planet of Fire.

He was previously considered for the role of Commander Vorshak in Warriors of the Deep. (TCH 38)

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Wyngarde is best known for playing debonair novelist/detective Jason King in the early 1970s TV series Department S (1969-1970) and its spinoff, Jason King (1971-72). Wyngarde's performance in those shows — topped off by a huge head of hair — was later cited as one of the inspirations for Mike Myers' character Austin Powers.

The two Jason King series were part of the ITV stable of action-adventure shows of the late 60s-early 70s. At one point or another Wyngarde appeared in virtually all of the major ones, including The Avengers (1961-69), The Prisoner (1967-68) as one of the show's Number Twos, The Saint (1962-69), The Champions (1968-69), and The Baron (1966-67). He also guest-starred in an episode of the US spy series I Spy (1965-68). His birthdate has been a debated matter and is often given in conflicting accounts. This was further complicated by his own admission in an interview that he could not recollect his own age.[10]

Wyngarde was primarily a television actor, though he made a rare big-screen appearance in the 1980 version of Flash Gordon.

His last dramatic TV credit was a 1994 episode of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1984-1994), although as recently as 2007 he was seen engaging in an intentionally humorous mock interview for a DVD/Blu-Ray featurette for a reissue of The Prisoner. Ironically, given his hirsute image as Jason King, he appeared in the featurette bald-headed.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3266755
  2. ↑ Ballard, J. G., Miracles of Life (2008)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161014013110/https://peterwyngarde.wordpress.com/about/
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180226090424/https://peterwyngarde.wordpress.com/about/
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190724111651/https://peterwyngarde.wordpress.com/2019/04/19/review-negative-evidence/
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ancestry.com, California U.S. Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959 [database on-line]. (Original data; Selected Passenger and Crew Lists and Manifests, National Archives, Washington D.C.)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Straits Times, 13 Sept 1956, pg. 8
  8. ↑ Belfast Telegraph
  9. ↑ Doctor Who News
  10. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jan/18/peter-wyngarde-interview-andrew-billen-1993
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