Peter Blythe (14 September 1934 â€" 27 June 2004) was an English
character actor, probably best known as Samuel "Soapy Sam" Ballard in
Rumpole of the Bailey.Born in Yorkshire, Blythe studied drama on
scholarship at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after serving in the
Royal Air Force. He began his professional career as a repertory
player with the Living Theatre Company, the Nottingham Playhouse and
the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his West End debut in
1965.Blythe was frequently associated with the director Peter Hall and
the playwright Alan Ayckbourn.Blythe worked in films only rarely and
usually in minor roles; his most substantial part was also in his last
film appearance, The Luzhin Defence (2000). Other film credits include
two films for Hammer Film Productions, A Challenge for Robin Hood
(1967) and Frankenstein Created Woman (also 1967); his most successful
film was Carrington (1995).
character actor, probably best known as Samuel "Soapy Sam" Ballard in
Rumpole of the Bailey.Born in Yorkshire, Blythe studied drama on
scholarship at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after serving in the
Royal Air Force. He began his professional career as a repertory
player with the Living Theatre Company, the Nottingham Playhouse and
the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his West End debut in
1965.Blythe was frequently associated with the director Peter Hall and
the playwright Alan Ayckbourn.Blythe worked in films only rarely and
usually in minor roles; his most substantial part was also in his last
film appearance, The Luzhin Defence (2000). Other film credits include
two films for Hammer Film Productions, A Challenge for Robin Hood
(1967) and Frankenstein Created Woman (also 1967); his most successful
film was Carrington (1995).
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