Peter Wyngarde | |
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![]() Wyngarde in 1976, by Allan Warren | |
Born | Peter Paul Wyngarde 23 August 1927 |
Died | 15 January 2018 (aged 90) London, England |
Occupation(s) | Film, television actor |
Years active | 1953–1994 |
Spouse(s) | Dorinda Stevens (m. 1951; div. 1956) |
Peter Paul Wyngarde (Cyril Goldbert; 23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018) was an English singer, television and movie actor best known for his role as Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two British television series in the late 1960s and early 1970s: Department S (1969 - 1970), and Jason King (1971 - 1972).
Wyngarde was born in Marseille, France to a French mother and English father. Wyngarde was married to Dorinda Stevens from 1951 until 1956 and they had no children. Wyngarde died on 15 January 2018 at a London hospital at the age of 90.[1]
Wyngarde recorded songs for RCA Victor during the 1970s.