Rugd1022 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Just heard that Peter Wyngarde passed away in his sleep last night.... RIP Jason King... An actor of many talents with such a distinctive voice, last of the old school no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Thought you might pick up on this when I heard it, Nidge. Not quite the last, though... Leslie Phillips is still with us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) Yes I'd forgotten about Leslie Phillips, he must be getting on now. Edited January 18, 2018 by Rugd1022 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 The colourful character of Peter Wyngarde, heroically sustained inbetween paid acting gigs, is no more. How many 1970's wannabees did he inspire? There were offices everywhere full of young men who seemingly had forgotten to button their shirts. RIP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2018 OMG, that picture reminds me of my wedding suit!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I've just found out Mr. Wyngarde played General Klytus in the 1980 Flash Gordon movie. He's my favourite thing in it! Difficult to tell of course as he's masked throughout. Gives Brian Blessed and Queen's soundtrack a run for their money. C6T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Pre Department S and the spin off Jason King series he often played swarthy ne’er do wells in films. During the height of his Jason King fame he was voted by female TV Times readers as the man they’d most like to, er,...’bed’. About a week later he came out of the closet. In 1971/2 that was the kiss of death for a male lead and his career nose dived. Pity, he had quite a screen presence in some ways. Always fondly remembered his Jason King character, even kinda modelled him a few years back, half way through this post. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/66145-black-country-blues-arthur-builds-yorkshire-engine-co-de2/?p=9361777 Yeah, rolling your shirt cuffs back over your jacket sleeves, it’s got to make a comeback. . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I feel bad for admitting this but I had assumed that Peter Wyngarde had passed away some time ago. Still I was sorry to hear the news this morning as I enjoyed his performances in Department S, Jason King, The Avengers and Flash Gordon. Reading his Wikipedia biography it seems his real life was just as colourful as any role he played. There will never be another like him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daltonparva Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 My abiding memory is him trying to whip Diana Rigg in her skimpies in the Avengers. Dunno why that's always stuck in my mind. (He lied). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 An enigmatic and interesting gent. Effortlessly cool! At least he went in a good way. RIP. D4. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 My abiding memory is him trying to whip Diana Rigg in her skimpies in the Avengers. Dunno why that's always stuck in my mind. (He lied). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daltonparva Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Any chance you can extend that pic of Emma Peel down a bit whilst I hunt out my old dirty mac? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 I read a while ago that his showbiz chums and closest friends called him 'Petunia Winegum'! I've only recently finished re-watching 'Department S' and 'Jason King' and there's not a single bad Peter Wyngarde moment in either of them. If you watch them often enough (probably too often in my case!) you notice how many costume changes he has in some episodes, always dapper, always immaculate and the way he took a posh cigarette from the box and lit it was pure theatrical genius. He wasn't averse to bagging the odd pound to two from whatever advertising jobs came his way, sensible chap...! Later on I shall be taking a brave pill and having a listen to his 1970 LP, a wonderment of recorded sound like no other... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 In his prime, he would have made a very good 17th century character just by turning up. I mean, look at that hair, look at that moustache, look at that whole King Charles Stuart style.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbishop Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) Thanks Ivan, I've still got the 'tache and (most of) the hair. And I can borrow my sister's whip. Bill Edited January 19, 2018 by bbishop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted January 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2018 In his prime, he would have made a very good 17th century character just by turning up. I mean, look at that hair, look at that moustache, look at that whole King Charles Stuart style.... Nowadays we have to make do with Laurence Llewellyn Bowen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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