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| Born | February 1, 1921 |
| Hometown | Twickenham, England |
| Net worth | $10 million |
| Height | 5'6" (1.68m) |
| Spouse | Elaine Usher (m 1957 - 1965) |
| Children | Crispian Sallis |
| Parents | Dorothy Amea Sallis , Harry Sallis |
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‘Last Of The Summer Wine’ Star Peter Sallis Buried Next To Co-Star Bill Owen In The Town Made Famous By Sitcom
‘Last Of the Summer Wine’ stars Peter Sallis and Bill Owen have been buried next to each other in the town made famous by the show, it has been revealed.
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Wallace and Gromit star Peter Sallis dies, aged 96
He was one of the UK's most familiar voices.
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Peter Sallis Dead: 'Last Of The Summer Wine' Actor Dies Aged 96
Peter appeared as Norman ‘Cleggy’ Clegg ever since the very first episode of ‘Summer Wine’, all the way through to its final episode in 2010, which made him the only actor to appear in every one of the series’ 295 shows. One of his greatest successes came in 1989, the first time he voiced eccentric inventor Wallace in Aardman Animations’ ‘Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out’.
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Wallace and Gromit star Peter Sallis has died, aged 96
The Last of the Summer Wine star was also known as Wallace in Wallace and Gromit.
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Peter Sallis dead: Last of the Summer Wine actor who found fame in latter years as Wallace and Gromit voiceover
Success came late in life for him when in his fifties he won the nation’s hearts as the mildly philosophical, cloth-capped Clegg, one of a trio of retired misfits who seemed to do little else with their lives save roam the picturesque Yorkshire Dales in the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. “The role of Clegg literally changed my life,” he once said. Born on 1st February 1921 in the London suburb of Twickenham, not far from the famous film studios and educated at Minchenden Grammar School in
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Peter Sallis dead: Wallace and Gromit star dies aged 96
Last of the Summer Wine actor Peter Sallis, who was also famous as the voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit, has died aged 96. Sallis was best known for playing Norman Clegg in the comedy Last Of The Summer Wine, Britain’s longest-running sitcom.
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Peter Sallis Dead: 'Last Of The Summer Wine' Actor Dies Aged 96
Peter Sallis was one of the great veterans of British comedy.
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The Future Of Wallace And Gromit In Doubt
Creator Nick Park thinks the end is nigh for his comic creations because of the ill health of Peter Sallis.
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