Peter Sallis has died at the age of 96, his agents have announced. The actor was best known for appearing in Last of the Summer Wine and was also famous as the voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit.

He said in a statement: “Alongside Last of the Summer Wine, Peter Sallis featured in many of the BBC's most popular programmes. "He was a marvellous actor - who could forget that remarkable voice?

British actor Peter Sallis has died at the age of 96. Born in Twickenham, Sallis is famous for playing Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in 295 episodes of the TV series Last of the Summer Wine and for ...

Though a familiar face on television and a seasoned performer on the West End stage, Peter Sallis ... presented the Last of the Summer Wine characters in their formative years. Sallis was cast ...

Before he joined ‘Last of the Summer Wine’, he carved out a career as a theatre actor, and moved into TV. ‘Summer Wine And Other Stories: My Autobiography’ was written by Peter Sallis and ...

“Peter wanted to be by the side of his friend even though they were both Londoners. “It is a very nice end and touching tribute to Last of the Summer Wine that they are together again at last ...

THE actor Peter Sallis, who has died aged 96 ... gentle Clegg in the TV comedy sitcom Last of the Summer Wine and the loveable inventor Wallace in Nick Park’s animated films.

Last of The Summer Wine stars Peter Sallis and Bill Owen have been buried next to each other in the picturesque town where the show is filmed. The pair became close friends over the 26 years they ...

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He said in a statement: “Alongside Last of the Summer Wine, Peter Sallis featured in many of the BBC's most popular programmes. "He was a marvellous actor - who could forget that remarkable voice?

Peter Sallis, the actor best-known for voicing Wallace in Aardman Animation’s Wallace & Gromit and starring in long-running BBC sitcom Last Of The Summer Wine, has died at the age of 96.