1. Trevor Edward Peacock was an English actor and songwriter.
16 Facts About Trevor Peacock
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Trevor Peacock made his name as a theatre actor, including for his roles in Shakespeare.
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Trevor Peacock later became known for playing Jim Trott in the BBC comedy series The Vicar of Dibley.
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Trevor Peacock's song "Mrs Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" was a number one hit for Herman's Hermits in 1965.
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Trevor Peacock appeared in a wide variety of programmes, such as EastEnders, LWT's Wish Me Luck, Jonathan Creek, Between the Lines, The Riff Raff Element, The Thin Blue Line, My Family, and in a 1990 episode of Van der Valk.
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Trevor Peacock had starring roles in several plays in the BBC Television Shakespeare series, including the title role in Titus Andronicus, Feste in Twelfth Night, Lord Talbot in Henry VI, Part 1 and Jack Cade in Henry VI, Part 2.
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Trevor Peacock was the Gravedigger in Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 film version of Hamlet, Old Joe in the 1999 Patrick Stewart version of A Christmas Carol, and the Innkeeper in the 2000 made-for-television film version of Don Quixote.
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Trevor Peacock played the father of Father Christmas in the 2007 film Fred Claus, co-starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti.
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Trevor Peacock appeared as "Captain Zero" in the BBC TV series Last of The Summer Wine and as Maurey in The Sins.
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Trevor Peacock starred in the 1991 fantasy BBC radio play Heart of Hark'un.
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Trevor Peacock wrote the lyrics for several hit singles by The Vernons Girls.
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Trevor Peacock contributed the lyrics for the musical show Passion Flower Hotel, and for a musical based on the newspaper cartoon strip, Andy Capp.
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Trevor Peacock acted in the theatre throughout his career and was particularly associated with the Royal Exchange, Manchester.
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Trevor Peacock's daughter-in-law is actress Katherine Parkinson, who is married to Harry.
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Trevor Peacock lived in the village of East Coker, Somerset and was a supporter of Yeovil Town.
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Trevor Peacock was diagnosed with dementia in 2009, and it was reported in 2018 that he was in the advanced stages of the disease, had retired from acting and was living in a nursing home in Yeovil, Somerset.