Peter Hawkins

Known for ActingBorn 1924-04-03Died 2006-07-08London, England, UK

Peter John Hawkins (3 April 1924 – 8 July 2006) was a British actor whose career spanned from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s. Following his breakthrough in Royal Navy theatre performances subsequent to his survival of the sinking of the HMS Limbourne, he developed into one of the most sought-after voice artists in the United Kingdom. He was best known for his vocal contributions to children's television series; this began with voicing Mr Turnip in the magazine series Whirligig. Hawkins voiced the titular characters in Flower Pot Men, for which he invented their signature "Oddle Poddle" gibberish language, Spotty Dog in The Woodentops, all the characters in Captain Pugwash and The Adventures of Sir Prancelot, the narrator of SuperTed, and many of the characters in The Family-Ness, Jimbo and the Jet-Set and Penny Crayon. He also originated the role of Zippy in Thames Television's Rainbow. Outside of children's programming, he was well known for providing the original voices for the Daleks in Doctor Who, as well as being part of the ensemble cast for the sketch series Dave Allen at Large and voicing characters in commercials, including the Smash Martians and Money in Access's "Your Flexible Friend" campaign.Read more

Movies & web series

Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'

Flower Pot Men

The Storyteller

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

Doctor Who

Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth

Doctor Who: The Daleks

Doctor Who: The Moonbase

Penny Crayon

Out of the Unknown

Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

SuperTed

A Walk in the Sea

Father Brown

Rainbow

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

Black and Blue

The Tomfoolery Show

Doctor Who: The Chase

Doctor Who: The Space Museum

Doomwatch

Captain Pugwash

The Adventures of Sir Prancelot

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Quincy's Quest

The Family-Ness

Assassin

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Great

Rail Report 13: On Track for the Eighties

The Perishers

Jimbo and the Jet Set

Centenary Express

Whose Child Am I?

Joe and Petunia: Coastguard

The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit

Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out

C.Q.

The Hat