
Peter Hawkins
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For

Assassin
1973

Rail Report 13: On Track for the Eighties
1980

A Walk in the Sea
1966

No Short Cut
1964

Joe and Petunia: Coastguard
1968

Joe and Petunia: Country Code
1971

Joe and Petunia: Water Safety (Flags)
1970

Joe and Petunia: Worn Tyres
1973

Joe and Petunia: Coastguard
2006

C.Q.
1984

Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
2023

Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown
1965

Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967

Great
1975

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
1966

Whose Child Am I?
1976

I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996

Doctor Who: The Daleks
1964

Doctor Who: The Chase
1965

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
1966

Doctor Who: The Space Museum
1965

Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
1964

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
1968

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
1967

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1966

Doctor Who: The Moonbase
1967

Centenary Express
1980

The Train Makers
1981

Teenagers Learn To Swim
1971

Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
2003

The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
2001

Quincy's Quest
1979

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
1984

The Hat
1982

Moon Man
1981

Get Off My Cloud
1969

Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk
1976

Jimbo and the Jet Set
1986

Penny Crayon
1989

SuperTed
1983

Doctor Who
1963

The Family-Ness
1984

Doomwatch
1970

The Storyteller
1988

Rainbow
1972

Father Brown
1974

Doctor Who
1963

Flower Pot Men
1952

The Tomfoolery Show
1970

Doctor Who
1963

The Adventures of Sir Prancelot
1972

The Perishers
1979

Doctor Who
1963

The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991

The Days of Vengeance
1960

Black and Blue
1973

Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out
1998

Out of the Unknown
1965

Captain Pugwash
1974

Captain Pugwash
1957

Bleep and Booster
1964