This page will contain blogs about Peter Firth, as they become available.Peter FirthPeter Firth (born October 27, 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK) is a British actor, well known for a variety of starring roles in film and on television from the 1970s to the 2000s. Firth was a leading child actor by 1970, starring in the Double Deckers series, which was made in the USA but set in London and featured British children in the leading roles. Firth played Scooper, the leader of the gang. In 1973, he appeared on stage in Peter Shaffer's Equus, playing a teenager being treated by a psychiatrist. His first major role as an adult was in the title role in a 1976 BBC Television Play of the Month adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. The adaptation was scripted by John Osborne and also starred Jeremy Brett and John Gielgud, becoming a major success with the critics. The following year, Firth starred in Equus, the film adaptation of the play in which he had starred on Broadway. The film was a success, and earned Firth a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and victory in the same category at the Golden Globe Awards. Further film work quickly followed, most notably Roman Polanski's Tess (1979), an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Subsequent film work has included roles in The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Pearl Harbor (2001). In parallel to his film career, Firth has continued to appear in various television productions, with several notable credits in various high-profile dramas. In 1980 he starred as the eponymous time traveller in the BBC's feelgood science-fiction play The Flipside of Dominick Hide, and two years later starred in a sequel, Another Flip for Dominick. Both of these were made as part of the BBC's famous Play for Today anthology drama strand. More recently, he has starred as senior MI5 officer Harry Pearce in the BBC's popular spy drama series Spooks (2002-present), and played Fred Hoyle in a BBC dramatisation of the early career of Stephen Hawking. This page about Peter Firth includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Peter Firth News stories about Peter Firth External links for Peter Firth Videos for Peter Firth Wikis about Peter Firth Discussion Groups about Peter Firth Blogs about Peter Firth Images of Peter Firth |
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More recently, he has starred as senior MI5 officer Harry Pearce in the BBC's popular spy drama series Spooks (2002-present), and played Fred Hoyle in a BBC dramatisation of the early career of Stephen Hawking. In 2002 he achieved his first number one single with "Mensch" from the album of the same name. Both of these were made as part of the BBC's famous Play for Today anthology drama strand. His eighth album Bochum was the best-selling German language record of the eighties. In 1980 he starred as the eponymous time traveller in the BBC's feelgood science-fiction play The Flipside of Dominick Hide, and two years later starred in a sequel, Another Flip for Dominick. He starred in a major role in Wolfgang Petersen's movie Das Boot, but later concentrated on his musical career. In parallel to his film career, Firth has continued to appear in various television productions, with several notable credits in various high-profile dramas. Herbert Grönemeyer (born April 12, 1956) is a German musician and actor and is very popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Subsequent film work has included roles in The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Pearl Harbor (2001). 2003 Mensch live (Doppel-DVD). Further film work quickly followed, most notably Roman Polanski's Tess (1979), an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles. 2002 Mensch. The film was a success, and earned Firth a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and victory in the same category at the Golden Globe Awards. 2000 Stand der Dinge (Doppel-DVD/CD). The following year, Firth starred in Equus, the film adaptation of the play in which he had starred on Broadway. 1998 Bleibt alles anders. The adaptation was scripted by John Osborne and also starred Jeremy Brett and John Gielgud, becoming a major success with the critics. 1996 Chaos (english). His first major role as an adult was in the title role in a 1976 BBC Television Play of the Month adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. 1995 Live. In 1973, he appeared on stage in Peter Shaffer's Equus, playing a teenager being treated by a psychiatrist. 1995 Unplugged. Firth played Scooper, the leader of the gang. 1994 Cosmic Chaos. Firth was a leading child actor by 1970, starring in the Double Deckers series, which was made in the USA but set in London and featured British children in the leading roles. 1993 Chaos. Peter Firth (born October 27, 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK) is a British actor, well known for a variety of starring roles in film and on television from the 1970s to the 2000s. 1992 So gut. 1991 Luxus (english). 1990 Luxus. 1988 What's all this. 1988 Ö. 1986 Sprünge. 1984 4630 Bochum. 1983 Gemischte Gefühle. 1982 Total egal. 1980 Zwo. 1979 Grönemeyer. 1978 Ocean Orchestra. |