Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney, (1916 - 1972), was an American actor in film and TV. Born as Peter King Engle in Long Branch, New Jersey,Whitney's corpulent,heavy build qualified him to play villains in many Hollywood movies in the 1940s and 1950s. From the late 50's,he was more prolific playing character roles in many TV series,including "Gunsmoke", "Wagon Train", "The Rifleman", "Bonanza", "Perry Mason", and "Hawaii Five-0".

His final role was in writer Rod Serling's "Night Gallery", playing a grave robber;he died of a heart attack shortly afterwards aged 55.

elected Filmography

* "Underground" (1941)
* "Mr Skeffington" (1944)
* "Three Strangers" (1946)
* "The Big Heat" (1953)
* "Buchanan Rides Alone" (1958)
* "In the Heat of the Night" (1967)
* "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" (1970)

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