Peter Strauss

The ranch has since been acquired by the National Park Service as the Peter Strauss Ranch. etc. Strauss also runs a successful citrus production business and is on the advisory board of the Los Angeles Arboretum. He donated a ranch property to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. etc. He also starred in the 1970 film Soldier Blue. etc. His other noted television miniseries credits include roles in Rich Man, Poor Man, and Masada. He is a supporter of the charity Cancer Research UK.

He won an Emmy Award for his role on the 1979 made-for-television movie The Jericho Mile. In 2001, West played the older Maurice in Iris, while his actor son, Samuel West, played young Maurice. Peter Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and movie actor, best known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s. In 1997, he played Gloucester in the BBC television production of King Lear. Other major roles have included parts in the films, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978) and Cry Freedom (1987). Having spent years as a familiar face who never quite became a household name, his big chance came with the major television series, Edward the Seventh (1975), in which he played the title role and his real-life sons played the sons of King Edward VII as children.

West's craggy looks ensured a career as a character actor rather than a leading man. They are prominent supporters of the British Labour Party. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, and is married to the actress Prunella Scales. Timothy West (born October 20, 1934) is a British film, stage and television actor.

A Moment Towards the End of the Play, 2001, ISBN 1854596195. Iris (2001) (as the older Maurice). Framed (1993). Cry Freedom (1987).

The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978). Bedtime (series, 2001). King Lear (1997) as Gloucester. Blore, MP (play).

Brass (TV series) (1982) as Bradley Hardacre. Hedda (1975). Edward the Seventh (1975). The External.

King Lear (2003) with English Touring Theatre Company, as Lear.