Peter Arne
Born
September 29, 1920
Died
August 1, 1983 (62 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya, to a Swiss-French mother and an American father, Peter Arne was an actor and an antique dealer who was murdered in 1983. In the late 1940s, Arne and his partner Jack Corke befriended acclaimed novelist Mary Renault and her partner, Julie Mullard, on the SS Cairo, a steamer bound from Britain to South Africa and convinced them to go into business building homes for immigrants to the country. Renault financed using her £25,000 MGM award, employing labourers and craftsmen to begin construction of several houses, but Arne and Corke squandered the money, racking up debts before stealing Renault's car and returning to the UK to avoid charges of embezzlement. On 1st August 1983, Arne attended a costume fitting for a role in Doctor Who. On his return home, neighbours reported sounds of an argument to the police who subsequently found Arne's body inside his Knightsbridge flat. He had been bludgeoned to death with a stool and log from his fireplace. The prime suspect in Arne's murder was Giuseppe Perusi, a schoolteacher from Italy who had been living rough in a local park, and for whom Arne had been providing food. Four days later, a body matching Perusi's description was found in the River Thames at Wandsworth, having drowned in an apparent suicide. At the subsequent inquest in October 1983, Police concluded that Perusi had beaten the actor to death then killed himself.
Known For
The Far Pavilions
The General · (1 episode)
1984
Curse of the Pink Panther
General Bufoni
1983
Trail of the Pink Panther
Col. Bufoni
1982
Victor/Victoria
Labisse
1982
Hallelujah, Mary Plum
Art Gallery Manager
1980
Hart to Hart
(1 episode)
1979
The Passage
Guide
1979
Agatha
Hotel Manager
1979
Secret Army
Colonel von Schalk · (2 episodes)
1977
Providence
Nils
1977
The Return of the Pink Panther
Colonel Sharki
1975
The Venturers
(1 episode)
1975
Playhouse
Art Gallery Manager · (1 episode)
1974
The Protectors
Mario Giocvetti · (1 episode)
1972
Pope Joan
Richard
1972
Nobody Ordered Love
Leo Richardstone
1972
Antony and Cleopatra
Menas
1972
Straw Dogs
John Niles
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Colonel Davidoff · (1 episode)
1971
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Aubert
1971
When Eight Bells Toll
Capt. Imrie
1971
Department S
Slovic · (1 episode)
1969
Department S
Segres · (1 episode)
1969
The Main Chance
Ernest Leggatt · (1 episode)
1969
The Oblong Box
Samuel Trench
1969
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Captain of Guard
1968
The Champions
Margoli · (1 episode)
1968
The Expert
Dr. Hamad · (1 episode)
1968
Battle Beneath the Earth
Arnold Kramer
1967
Man in a Suitcase
(1 episode)
1967
Poor Cherry
Philip Rick
1967
The Sandwich Man
Gentleman in Rolls Royce
1966
Khartoum
Major Kitchener
1966
The Spies
Copic · (10 episodes)
1966
The Mask of Janus
Copic · (3 episodes)
1965
The Black Torment
Seymour
1964
Girl in the Headlines
Hammond Barker
1963
The Sentimental Agent
(1 episode)
1963
Crane
Michael Harrington · (1 episode)
1963
The Saint
Pablo Enriquez · (1 episode)
1962
The Pirates of Blood River
Bosu'n Hench
1962
The Treasure of Monte Cristo
Boldini
1961
Drama 61-67
Lieutenant · (1 episode)
1961
The Hellfire Club
Thomas
1961
The Avengers
(2 episodes)
1961
The Avengers
Cosmo Gallion · (1 episode)
1961
A Story of David
Doeg
1960
Danger Man
Major Hassler · (1 episode)
1960
Sands of the Desert
Sheikh El Jabez
1960
Conspiracy of Hearts
Lt. Schmidt
1960
Scent of Mystery
Robert Fleming
1960
No Hiding Place
(1 episode)
1959
Danger Within
Capitano Benucci
1959
The Moonraker
Major Gregg/Edmund Tyler
1958
Intent to Kill
Kral
1958
Ice Cold in Alex
British Officer at Oasis
1958
Strangers' Meeting
Harry Belair
1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
Father Maggiore · (1 episode)
1957
High Tide at Noon
Owen MacKenzie
1957
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
Dick Penrod
1957
The Cockleshell Heroes
Marine Stevens
1955
Timeslip
Dr. Stephen Rayner / Jarvis
1955
The Dam Busters
Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane (uncredited)
1955
Mystery on Bird Island
Henri
1954
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Assailant
1948
For Those in Peril
Junior Officer
1944