Peter Hawkins
Peter John Hawkins (3 April 1924 – 8 July 2006) was a British actor whose career spanned from the mid-1940s to the early 1990s. Following his breakthrough in Royal Navy theatre performances subsequent to his survival of the sinking of the HMS Limbourne, he developed into one of the most sought-after voice artists in the United Kingdom. He was best known for his vocal contributions to children's television series; this began with voicing Mr Turnip in the magazine series Whirligig. Hawkins voiced the titular characters in Flower Pot Men, for which he invented their signature "Oddle Poddle" gibberish language, Spotty Dog in The Woodentops, all the characters in Captain Pugwash and The Adventures of Sir Prancelot, the narrator of SuperTed, and many of the characters in The Family-Ness, Jimbo and the Jet-Set and Penny Crayon. He also originated the role of Zippy in Thames Television's Rainbow. Outside of children's programming, he was well known for providing the original voices for the Daleks in Doctor Who, as well as being part of the ensemble cast for the sketch series Dave Allen at Large and voicing characters in commercials, including the Smash Martians and Money in Access's "Your Flexible Friend" campaign.
60 acting credits
Acting · 60
Doctor Who
1963
Rainbow
1972
The Storyteller
1988
Out of the Unknown
1965
Doomwatch
1970
Father Brown
1974
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991
SuperTed
1983
Black and Blue
1973
Flower Pot Men
1952
The Family-Ness
1984
The Tomfoolery Show
1970
Jimbo and the Jet Set
1986
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
Dr. Who and the Daleks
1965
Penny Crayon
1989
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
2023
The Days of Vengeance
1960
The Adventures of Sir Prancelot
1972
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk
1976
Assassin
1973
Quincy's Quest
1979
Captain Pugwash
1957
Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out
1998
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
1966
Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space
1968
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
The Perishers
1979
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
1964
Doctor Who: The Moonbase
1967
Whose Child Am I?
1976
Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967
Doctor Who: The Daleks
1964
Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet
1966
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
1965
Captain Pugwash
1974
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks
1967
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
Get Off My Cloud
1969
Great
1975
Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown
1965
Joe and Petunia: Water Safety (Flags)
1970
Joe and Petunia: Coastguard
2006
C.Q.
1984
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit
2001
Moon Man
1981
Rail Report 13: On Track for the Eighties
1980
Future Memories: Making 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
2003
A Walk in the Sea
1966
The Train Makers
1981
Bleep and Booster
1964
Joe and Petunia: Country Code
1971
And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
1984
Joe and Petunia: Worn Tyres
1973
Joe and Petunia: Coastguard
1968
Teenagers Learn To Swim
1971
No Short Cut
1964
The Hat
1982
Centenary Express
1980