Peter Butterworth
As the Meddling Monk in Doctor Who
Born	February 4, 1919 Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
Died	January 16, 1979
Spouse(s)	Janet Brown
Notable roles	Regular in Carry On films The Meddling Monk in Doctor Who

Peter Butterworth (February 4, 1919 - January 16, 1979) was an English comic actor who appeared in sixteen of the Carry On films. He was married to fellow actor Janet Brown, who presented Picture Book on 1950s BBC Children's Television and later was a celebrated impersonator of Margaret Thatcher. Their son Tyler Butterworth is also an actor. Image File history File links Peter Butterworth This work is copyrighted. ... Peter Butterworth as the Meddling Monk (from The Time Meddler) The Meddling Monk is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, (and a 1996 television movie). ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... Bramhall (a disrict of Stockport in Greater Manchester, North West England) Bramhall is a large village in Stockport, England. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Janet Brown (b. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Peter Butterworth as the Meddling Monk (from The Time Meddler) The Meddling Monk is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, (and a 1996 television movie). ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... Janet Brown (b. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ...

He also appeared in Doctor Who as the first Time Lord villain, the Meddling Monk, in The Time Meddler and later in the 12-part epic The Daleks' Master Plan, both with William Hartnell. Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, (and a 1996 television movie). ... Doctor Who. ... Peter Butterworth as the Meddling Monk (from The Time Meddler) The Meddling Monk is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Time Meddler is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from July 3 to July 24, 1965. ... The Daleks Master Plan is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in twelve weekly parts from November 13, 1965 to January 29, 1966. ... For the Californio, see William Edward Petty Hartnell. ...

Born in Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, Butterworth served during World War II in the Royal Navy as a lieutenant. He was captured in the Netherlands in 1940 and attempted to escape three times. During one attempt that occurred in June, 1940 at Dugaluft near Frankfurt, Butterworth managed to escape through a tunnel and covered 27 miles (43 km) over the next three days before German secret police recaptured him. The other attempts were abortive and never got beyond the camp grounds. Bramhall (a disrict of Stockport in Greater Manchester, North West England) Bramhall is a large village in Stockport, England. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[1] is a... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... An escape tunnel is a form of secret passage used as part of an escape from captivity. ... This article is about secret police as organizations. ...

Ending up at Stalag Luft III, he met Talbot Rothwell, who would go on to co-write many of the Carry On films. Rothwell and Butterworth sang together in a camp show, where the booing and the catcalls were so loud that they covered up the sounds of an escape tunnel being dug by other prisoners. Butterworth also acted as one of the 'vaulters' covering for the digging escapers during the escape immortalised by the book and film The Wooden Horse - Butterworth would later audition for a part in the subsequent film but fail to get one as he 'didn't look convincingly heroic and athletic enough'. Rothwell and Butterworth continued to be close friends after the war, and the latter was inspired by the experience to take up acting. Stalag Luft III mockup. ... Talbot Nelson Conn Rothwell OBE (born November 12, 1916, died February 28, 1981) was born in Bromley, Kent, he had a variety of jobs during his early life; Town clerk, Police officer and Pilot. ... The Carry On films were a long-running series of British low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. ... The Wooden Horse is a 1950 2nd World War film starring Leo Genn, Anthony Steel and David Tomlinson. ...

Butterworth is the only person to appear posthumously on the television programme This Is Your Life, after he died of a heart attack between the filming and broadcast of his show. This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by Ralph Edwards, which originally aired in the United States from 1952 to 1961, and again from 1972 on NBC. It originated as a radio show airing from 1948 to 1952 on NBC Radio. ...

External links

• Peter Butterworth at the Internet Movie Database
• Peter Butterworth's biography at Carryonline.com