Peter Firth
- Birthday
- Oct 27, 1953
Bio: A child actor on British television from 1968, Peter Firth has been in films since 1973's Brother Sun, Sister Moon. Full theatrical stardom came Firth's way in 1973 with his disturbingly convincing portrayal of horse-mutilating stable boy Arthur Strang in Peter Shaffer's Equus. He repeated this role in the 1977 film version, earning a Golden Globe Award and an… More Bio: A child actor on British television from 1968, Peter Firth has been in films since 1973's Brother Sun, Sister Moon. Full theatrical stardom came Firth's way in 1973 with his disturbingly convincing portrayal of horse-mutilating stable boy Arthur Strang in Peter Shaffer's Equus. He repeated this role in the 1977 film version, earning a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination. He went on to such film characterizations as the title character in Joseph Andrews (1977), Angel Clare in Tess (1977) and Ivan Patten in Hunt for Red October (1990). His credits in the past decade have included Shadowlands (1993), An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), and a voiceover in the Disney animated feature The Rescuers Down Under (1990). Peter Firth returned to British TV in 1994 as star of the weekly Heartbeat. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Peter Firth Pictures
Peter Firth Videos
Shadowlands
Chill Factor
The Greatest Game Ever Played
An Awfully Big Adventure
Prisoner Of Honor
Filmography
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The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
- Lord Northcliffe
- 62%
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Me & Mrs. Jones (2002)
- Benedict
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Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Captain of the West Virginia
- 25%
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Chill Factor (1999)
- Maj. Andrew Brynner
- 7%
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Mighty Joe Young (1998)
- Garth
- 51%
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