Biography
Peter Ewen Solon (7 September 1917 β 7 July 1985) was a New Zealand-born actor, who worked extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia.At the outbreak of World War II, Solon became a member of the First Echelon, 2nd NZEF that saw service in the Middle East. Later appointed as a commissioned officer, he married Frances Gwendolyne Hughes, a New Zealander; also serving in Egypt during the War.
After training as a primary school teacher he travelled overseas to pursue an acting career. Film credits include: Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue, The Dam Busters, Murder Anonymous 1955 (part of the Scotland Yard film series), The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Terror of the Tongs, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Message, Unidentified Flying Oddball and The Wicked Lady.On television, he was a series regular on Maigret; playing Sergeant Lucas, the eponymous commissaire's right-hand man, in 50 of the series' 52 episodes. His other appearances include: The Four Just Men, A Mask for Alexis, Man of the World, Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who (in the serials The Savages and Planet of Evil), The Troubleshooters, Redcap, The Revenue Men, Bellbird, Virgin of the Secret Service, Journey to the Unknown, Matlock Police, Spyforce, Division 4 and Into the Labyrinth.Solon married a second time in 1965, to an English actress, Vicki Woolf.
Filmography
all 56
Movies 44
TV Shows 12
Nutcracker (1982)
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
Into the Labyrinth (1981)
Lion of the Desert (1981)
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (1980)
Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
The Doombolt Chase (1978)
Machinegunner (1976)
Doctor Who: Planet of Evil (1975)
Moving On (1974)
Crown Court (1972)
Journey to the Unknown (1968)
The Revenue Men (1967)
That Swinging City (1966)
Doctor Who: The Savages (1966)
Doctor Who (1963)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
The Terror of the Tongs (1961)
The Sundowners (1960)
Maigret (1960)
Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
No Hiding Place (1959)
The White Trap (1959)
Jack the Ripper (1959)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
The Big Money (1958)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Black Ice (1957)
Account Rendered (1957)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
Robbery Under Arms (1957)
The Buccaneers (1956)
Behind the Headlines (1956)
1984 (1956)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
Lost (1956)
The Secret of the Forest (1956)
Jumping for Joy (1956)
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Dark Avenger (1955)
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1954)
The End of the Road (1954)
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
Crow Hollow (1952)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
Hunted (1952)
Valley of the Eagles (1951)
Mystery Junction (1951)
Assassin for Hire (1951)
The Rossiter Case (1951)
Highly Dangerous (1950)
London Belongs to Me (1948)
Dead Men Running
Dangerous Ice
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-09-07
Deathday1985-07-07 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceAuckland, New Zealand
CitizenshipsNew Zealand
Also Known AsPeter Ewen Solon, Evan Solon, Ewan Solon
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