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{{Infobox Person | |||
| image = Peter 'Voice Man' Hawkins.jpg | |||
| birth date = [[3 April (people)|3 April]] [[1924 (people)|1924]] | |||
| death date = [[8 July (people)|8 July]] [[2006 (people)|2006]] | |||
| role = [[Dalek]] voices, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] voices | |||
| job title = [[Actor]] | |||
| time = 1963-1968 | |||
| non dwu = ''Captain Pugwash'', ''Bill and Ben'', ''The Family-Ness'', ''Penny Crayon'', ''SuperTed'' | |||
| imdb = 0370199 | |||
| twitter = | |||
}}{{you may|Pete Hawkins|n1=the prosthetics supervisor}} | |||
'''Peter Hawkins''' ([[3 April (people)|3 April]] [[1924 (people)|1924]]-[[8 July (people)|8 July]] [[2006 (people)|2006]]<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1524175/Peter-Hawkins.html The Telegraph]</ref>) provided the voices for the [[Dalek]]s and [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] in many ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories in the 1960s. | |||
== Life and career == | |||
Peter John Hawkins was born in [[Brixton]], [[London]] and served in the Royal Navy during [[World War II]]. He was aboard the ''HMS Limbourne'' when it was sunk together with the {{wi|HMS Charybdis (88)|HMS Charybdis}} by the German 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla on 23 October 1943. | |||
[[ | Hawkins' long association with British children's television began in 1952 when he voiced both Bill and Ben, the {{w|Flower Pot Men}}. He also provided all the voices for the animated series {{wi|Captain Pugwash}} and {{wi|Bleep and Booster}}, the latter of which was a regular feature of the long-running children's magazine series ''[[Blue Peter]]'' in the 1960s and early 1970s. | ||
He was also the original voice of {{w|Zippy (Rainbow)|Zippy}} on {{wi|Rainbow (television)|Rainbow}} during the first year of its run (1972). Ironically, Hawkins' replacement on ''Rainbow'', [[Roy Skelton]], later voiced the Daleks (Hawkins and Skelton also voiced the Cybermen in [[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|their first appearance]]). | |||
A little-known fact is that Hawkins recorded a voice track for Gromit of {{w|Wallace and Gromit}} fame, but this was never used because animating Gromit's mouth would have taken too long. The voice was apparently high-pitched, pretty much repeating everything Wallace said in the pair's first short film {{wi|A Grand Day Out}}, though no-one apart from the duo's creator {{w|Nick Park}} has ever heard it. | |||
Hawkins was the original voice for the character of {{w|Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy#Frankie and Benjy mouse|Frankie Mouse}} in the {{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases#Fit the Fourth|fourth radio episode}} of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', first broadcast in March 1978. | |||
Hawkins was the owner of a fine art collection, including works by {{w|Claude Monet|Monet}}, {{w|Pissarro}}, {{w|Alfred Sisley|Sisley}}, {{w|Sutherland}}, {{w|Epstein}} and {{w|Elisabeth Frink}}. He also owned a collection of Japanese sword guards and was very keen on Japanese delicacy. | |||
== Ill-health and death == | |||
[[File:Peter Hawkins.jpg|left|thumb|Peter Hawkins in 1996]] | |||
Hawkins [[retire]]d from acting in 1992 due to illness [http://www.toonhound.com/sept2005.htm], which also prevented him from contributing to any DVD release of ''Doctor Who'' outside of archive footage. He died in London, aged 82, on 8 July 2006, coincidentally the same day that the 2006 season finale of ''Doctor Who'', ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', featuring Daleks and Cybermen, was transmitted. | |||
== '' | == Legacy == | ||
[[Nicholas Briggs]], the current voice of the Daleks and the Cybermen, paid tribute to him in issue 373 of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', praising him as the best Dalek voice artist, saying "...all of us who've provided Dalek voices over the last 40 years owe him a massive debt. None of us have been as good as Peter, but he supplied our inspiration. He was truly the Emperor of the Daleks." | |||
== Personal life == | |||
He is the father of [[Silas Hawkins]]. | |||
== ''Doctor Who'' appearances == | |||
=== Dalek voices === | |||
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' | |||
* ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' | |||
=== Cyberman voices === | |||
* ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' | |||
* ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' | |||
== ''' | === Uncredited === | ||
* [[Marc Cory]]'s voice - ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' ([[DWM 272]]) | |||
* [[Earth]] Control voice - ''The Wheel in Space'' ([[DWM 254]]) | |||
* | == References == | ||
* Briggs, Nicholas (2006-09-13 cover date). "Peter Hawkins". ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (373): 7 | |||
== ''' | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0370199}} | |||
* [http://www.theregister.com/2006/07/20/dalek_voice_dies/ Voice of the Daleks dies at 82] Lester Haines (The Register) Thursday 20th July 2006 10:35 GMT | |||
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/07/18/db1804.xml ''Daily Telegraph'' obituary] | |||
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2277196,00.html ''Times'' obituary] | |||
* {{w|HMS Charybdis (88)#Operation Tunnel|Sinking of the HMS Limbourne}} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:18, 3 April 2023
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Peter Hawkins (3 April 1924-8 July 2006[1]) provided the voices for the Daleks and Cybermen in many Doctor Who stories in the 1960s.
Life and career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Peter John Hawkins was born in Brixton, London and served in the Royal Navy during World War II. He was aboard the HMS Limbourne when it was sunk together with the HMS Charybdis by the German 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla on 23 October 1943.
Hawkins' long association with British children's television began in 1952 when he voiced both Bill and Ben, the Flower Pot Men. He also provided all the voices for the animated series Captain Pugwash and Bleep and Booster, the latter of which was a regular feature of the long-running children's magazine series Blue Peter in the 1960s and early 1970s.
He was also the original voice of Zippy on Rainbow during the first year of its run (1972). Ironically, Hawkins' replacement on Rainbow, Roy Skelton, later voiced the Daleks (Hawkins and Skelton also voiced the Cybermen in their first appearance).
A little-known fact is that Hawkins recorded a voice track for Gromit of Wallace and Gromit fame, but this was never used because animating Gromit's mouth would have taken too long. The voice was apparently high-pitched, pretty much repeating everything Wallace said in the pair's first short film A Grand Day Out, though no-one apart from the duo's creator Nick Park has ever heard it.
Hawkins was the original voice for the character of Frankie Mouse in the fourth radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast in March 1978.
Hawkins was the owner of a fine art collection, including works by Monet, Pissarro, Sisley, Sutherland, Epstein and Elisabeth Frink. He also owned a collection of Japanese sword guards and was very keen on Japanese delicacy.
Ill-health and death[[edit] | [edit source]]
Hawkins retired from acting in 1992 due to illness [1], which also prevented him from contributing to any DVD release of Doctor Who outside of archive footage. He died in London, aged 82, on 8 July 2006, coincidentally the same day that the 2006 season finale of Doctor Who, Doomsday, featuring Daleks and Cybermen, was transmitted.
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Nicholas Briggs, the current voice of the Daleks and the Cybermen, paid tribute to him in issue 373 of Doctor Who Magazine, praising him as the best Dalek voice artist, saying "...all of us who've provided Dalek voices over the last 40 years owe him a massive debt. None of us have been as good as Peter, but he supplied our inspiration. He was truly the Emperor of the Daleks."
Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]
He is the father of Silas Hawkins.
Doctor Who appearances[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dalek voices[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Daleks
- The Dalek Invasion of Earth
- The Space Museum
- The Chase
- Mission to the Unknown
- The Daleks' Master Plan
- The Power of the Daleks
- The Evil of the Daleks
Cyberman voices[[edit] | [edit source]]
Uncredited[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Marc Cory's voice - The Daleks' Master Plan (DWM 272)
- Earth Control voice - The Wheel in Space (DWM 254)
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Briggs, Nicholas (2006-09-13 cover date). "Peter Hawkins". Doctor Who Magazine (373): 7
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Peter Hawkins at the Internet Movie Database
- Voice of the Daleks dies at 82 Lester Haines (The Register) Thursday 20th July 2006 10:35 GMT
- Daily Telegraph obituary
- Times obituary
- Sinking of the HMS Limbourne