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Peter Stephens (3 January 1920 – 17 September 1972〔(Birth and death dates ): IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.〕) was an English stage, film and television supporting actor, notable for his portrayal of the Bunteresque character Cyril in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Celestial Toymaker''. He was also the director of one film during his career. ==Career== Stephens first appeared in films playing Major Lench in the 1956 John Boulting offering, ''Private's Progress'', which starred Richard Attenborough as an innocent young recruit who gets involved with a gang of Army spivs.〔(''Private's Progress (1956 film)'' ), as Major Lench: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.〕 In the same year, he also made his first major television appearance as Hassan Ben Ali in "Albania", an episode of the ITC Entertainment adventure serial ''The Count of Monte Cristo''.〔(''The Count of Monte Cristo (1956 TV serial)'' ), one episode, as Hassan Ben Ali: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.〕 He took a lesser role in the ITV "Television Playhouse" production of ''Skipper Next to God'', portraying a Dutch officer.〔(''Skipper Next to God (1956 TV play)'' ), Television Playhouse: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.〕 In 1957, he switched to the BBC, playing Monte in ''No Shepherds Watched'', the story of a bungling criminal family headed by Warren Mitchell, whose plans for a robbery are foiled by a café owner, played by Mitchell's future ''Till Death Us Do Part'' wife, Dandy Nichols.〔(''No Shepherds Watched (1957 TV film)'' ), as Monte: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.〕 His only film appearance that year was in the Columbia Pictures British black-and-white film, ''Kill Her Gently'', directed by Charles Saunders but with no star names appearing in the main roles of a man, his wife, and his chance encounter with two known prison escapees, who he then tries to employ to murder his spouse.〔(''Kill Her Gently (1957 film)'' ), as the Bank Manager: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.〕 He appeared in two TV series in 1958 – the 6-part "demob" saga from the BBC called ''Fair Game'', and the popular police programme ''Dixon of Dock Green'' (playing Todd in "The Key of the Nick").〔(TV appearances, 1958 ): IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 23 February 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Stephens (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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