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Peter Whitney (born Peter King Engle; May 24, 1916 – March 30, 1972) was an American actor in film and television. Tall and heavyset, he played brutish villains in many Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Peter Whitney's over-powering frame, swarthy looks, bushy brows and maniacal look in his eye made him one of the most fearsome character actors to lump around in 1940s-60s film and TV. Born on May 24, 1916 in New Jersey of German ancestry, Peter King Engle was educated at Exeter Academy.
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- Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
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- Santa Barbara, California, USA
Peter Whitney. Actor: The Big Heat. Peter Whitney's over-powering frame, swarthy looks, bushy brows and maniacal look in his eye made him one of the most fearsome character actors to lump around in 1940s-60s film and TV.
- May 24, 1916
- March 30, 1972
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Character actor Peter Whitney played to type, heaving his fleshy frame and glowering through numerous villain roles in films of the '40s and '50s, followed by similar turns in TV series.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit94%Fresh audience score. 81%Cushing (Character)No Score YetRotten audience score. 29%Brother Jordan Cass (Character)No Score YetNo Score YetMatt (Character)96%Fresh audience score. 92%George Courtney (Character)Peter Whitney is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes In the Heat of the Night, The Big Heat, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Buchanan Rides Alone, Man from Del Rio, Action in the North Atlantic, Destination Tokyo, and Murder, He Says.
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Peter Whitney was an American actor in film and television. Whitney was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. Tall and heavyset, he played brutish villains in many Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s.