Bob Peck
Bob Peck as Ronald Craven in Edge of Darkness
Born	August 23, 1945(1945-08-23) Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	April 4, 1999 (aged 53) London, England, United Kingdom
Years active	1972 - 2000
Spouse(s)	Jill Baker (? - 1999)
Awards BAFTA Awards BAFTA TV Award Best Actor 1986 Edge of Darkness

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He was probably best known to British audiences for his role as Ronald Craven in the acclaimed 1985 BBC drama serial Edge of Darkness. The role won him "Best Actor" at that year's BAFTA Awards and helped to launch his television and film career. He later became familiar to American audiences for his film roles, including Jurassic Park (as park game warden Robert Muldoon), and Smilla's Sense of Snow. He also played an escaped android in the post apocalyptic film Slipstream, which also starred Mark Hamill and Bill Paxton. This is a list of television-related events in 1985. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... This article is about the 1985 British television drama Edge of Darkness. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Jurassic Park is a 1993 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. ... The following is a list of characters from Michael Crichtons novels Jurassic Park and The Lost World. ... Smillas Sense of Snow (also published as Miss Smillas Feeling for Snow), is a book by Danish author Peter Høeg. ... Slipstream is a 1989 adventure/science fiction film starring Bob Peck, Mark Hamill, Bill Paxton, and Kitty Aldridge. ... Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. ... William Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director. ...

Peck's other television work included Natural Lies (1991), An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) and The Scold's Bridle (1998). He also played The Soldier in the episode of the television series The Storyteller called "The Soldier and Death". Peck was educated at the Leeds College of Art where he received a diploma in Art & Design. Before breaking into film and tv work he was a regular actor for the Royal Shakespeare Company alongside Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Donald Sinden and Dame Judi Dench. According to McKellen, Peck is the one actor he considers he "learned the most from".^[1] An Ungentlemanly Act is a 1992 BBC television film about the first days of the invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982. ... The Scolds Bridle is a 1994 mystery novel by Minette Walters. ... The Storyteller is a live-action/puppet television series. ... Leeds College of Art and Design is a specialist arts further and higher education institution, based in the city of Leeds in northern England. ... Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a British theatre company. ... Sir Ian McKellen takes a day out at Universal Studios, Hollywood, April 2000. ... Sir Donald Alfred Sinden, CBE (born Plymouth, 9 October 1923) is an English stage and film actor. ... Judi Dench as M in GoldenEye Dame Judi Dench (born December 9, 1934) is a renowned British stage, film and television actress. ...

Peck died of cancer in April 1999 at age 53 after several years of illness. He is survived by his wife Jill and children Hannah, George and Milly.

References

External links

• Bob Peck at the Internet Movie Database