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2017-06-11 01:29:19 UTC
Peter Sallis, Voice of Wallace in 'Wallace & Gromit' Films, Dies at 96
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English actor Peter Sallis, best known for voicing Wallace in the
"Wallace & Gromit" films, died Friday in a London nursing home. He was
96.
"It is with sadness that we announce that our client Peter Sallis died
peacefully, with his family by his side, at Denville Hall on Friday,
June 2," his agents, Jonathan Altaras Associates, said in a statement
to the Guardian.
Prior to his retirement from acting in 2010, Sallis notably starred in
Britain's longest-running sitcom as Norman Clegg in "Last of the Summer
Wine." Sallis was the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes during
the show's 1973-2010 run.
He also provided the voice of Rat in the "Wind and the Willows" TV
series and appeared on dozens of other TV shows including "Dr. Who."
His vocal work in the Academy Award-winning claymation series helped
him also become known outside of the United Kingdom. He portrayed the
eccentric cheese-loving inventor in a number of shorts and feature
including "The Wrong Trousers," "A Close Shave," and "A Grand Day Out."
Sallis last voiced the character in Nick Park's 2008 "Wallace and
Gromit" short, "A Matter of Loaf and Death." He won an Annie Award for
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production in the
Oscar-winning 2005 film "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the
Were-Rabbit."
It wasn't until 1983, when Sallis was in his 60s, that he joined the
"Wallace and Gromit" project.
"It is pleasing knowing millions are going to see your work and enjoy
it. To still be involved in a project like this at my age is
heartwarming. To have a legacy like this is very comforting. I am very
lucky to have been involved," he was quoted as saying in The Guardian.
<http://variety.com/2017/film/people-news/peter-sallis-dead-dies-wallace-and-gromit-1202454203/>
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English actor Peter Sallis, best known for voicing Wallace in the
"Wallace & Gromit" films, died Friday in a London nursing home. He was
96.
"It is with sadness that we announce that our client Peter Sallis died
peacefully, with his family by his side, at Denville Hall on Friday,
June 2," his agents, Jonathan Altaras Associates, said in a statement
to the Guardian.
Prior to his retirement from acting in 2010, Sallis notably starred in
Britain's longest-running sitcom as Norman Clegg in "Last of the Summer
Wine." Sallis was the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes during
the show's 1973-2010 run.
He also provided the voice of Rat in the "Wind and the Willows" TV
series and appeared on dozens of other TV shows including "Dr. Who."
His vocal work in the Academy Award-winning claymation series helped
him also become known outside of the United Kingdom. He portrayed the
eccentric cheese-loving inventor in a number of shorts and feature
including "The Wrong Trousers," "A Close Shave," and "A Grand Day Out."
Sallis last voiced the character in Nick Park's 2008 "Wallace and
Gromit" short, "A Matter of Loaf and Death." He won an Annie Award for
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production in the
Oscar-winning 2005 film "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the
Were-Rabbit."
It wasn't until 1983, when Sallis was in his 60s, that he joined the
"Wallace and Gromit" project.
"It is pleasing knowing millions are going to see your work and enjoy
it. To still be involved in a project like this at my age is
heartwarming. To have a legacy like this is very comforting. I am very
lucky to have been involved," he was quoted as saying in The Guardian.
<http://variety.com/2017/film/people-news/peter-sallis-dead-dies-wallace-and-gromit-1202454203/>