Peter Vere-Jones

Peter Vere-Jones
ONZM
Born(1939-10-21)21 October 1939
Bucklow, Cheshire, England
Died26 January 2021(2021-01-26) (aged 81)
Waikanae, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
OccupationActor
Years active1969–2013
SpouseSue Vere-Jones
Children2
RelativesDavid Vere-Jones (brother)[1]

Peter Vere-Jones ONZM (21 October 1939 – 26 January 2021) was an English-born-New Zealand actor. He was known for his collaborations with director Peter Jackson, appearing in four of his films. He was also known for starring in the New Zealand television series Shortland Street.[2]

Personal life

Vere-Jones was born in Cheshire, England, on 21 October 1939,[3] the son of Isabel (née Wyllie) and Noel Vere-Jones, a biochemist and chemical engineer.[4][5][6] The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1949, settling in the Wellington area.[4][5]

Vere-Jones lived with his wife Sue and his two children, Benjamin and Emma. In 1989, he was diagnosed with bowel cancer, which was documented in a television documentary called Crisis: One Man's Fight. He later made a full recovery.[7] He died in Waikanae on 26 January 2021.[8][9]

Honours

In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Vere-Jones was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to writing and acting.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1969 The Alpha Plan Edward Harris Television series
1970 The Crown in New Zealand Narrator Documentary
1971 The Killing of Kane Kimble Bent Television film
1972 Rangi's Catch Mr. Murray
1972 Pukemanu Mark Gold Television series
6 episodes
1974 The Hum Narrator Documentary
1977 The Mackenzie Affair Highlander Television mini-series
1979 Children of Fire Mountain James Gregory Television mini-series
1981 Pictures Walter Burton
1982 Bad Blood Mr. Ogier
1982 Casualties of Peace Bill Television film
1983 Nate and Hayes Gunboat Captain
1984 Mortimer's Patch Lionel Foster Television series
1 episode
1985 Roche Jim Donaldson Television series
1 episode
1986 Dangerous Orphans Handesman
1987 Bad Taste Lord Crumb Voice
1988 Good Taste Made Bad Taste Narrator Documentary
1989 Meet the Feebles Bletch/Arthur/Various Voice
1989 Crisis: One Man's Fight Himself Documentary
1990 The Grasscutter Kepple Television film
1992 Shortland Street Laurence Buchanan Television series
1992 Braindead Undertaker
1992 Secrets Jock Television film
1993 Typhon's People Bank manager Television film
1995 Fallout Gerald Hensley Television mini-series
1996 Xena: Warrior Princess King Silvus Television series
1 episode
1997 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Zeus Television series
1 episode
1997 Duggan Arthur Jamieson Television series
1 episode
1997 The Enid Blyton Secret Series Uncle Henry Television series
1 episode
1998 The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson Captain Blacker Television series
3 episodes
1998 The Legend of William Tell The Master Television series
1 episode
1999 A Twist in the Tale Grandad Television series
1 episode
2000 Dark Knight Abbot Goodwin Television series
1 episode
2002 Revelations – The Initial Journey Buchanan Television series
2002 Der Liebe entgegen Anwalt Alan Smith Television series
1 episode
2005 The Knock Psychiatrist Short film
Uncredited
2010 Legend of the Seeker Carraticus Zorander Television series
1 episode
2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Spider Voice

References

  1. ^ "Professor David Vere-Jones" (PDF). New Zealand Mathematical Society. 1982. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Peter Vere-Jones". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ "UK and Ireland, incoming passenger lists, 1878–1960". Ancestry.com Operations. 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "UK and Ireland, outward passenger lists, 1890–1960". Ancestry.com Operations. 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b Kennedy, Miles (2010). "Early days of chemical engineering in New Zealand" (PDF). IChemE. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ "England & Wales, civil registration birth index, 1916–2007". Ancestry.com Operations. 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Crisis: One Man's Fight". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Actor Peter Vere-Jones dies aged 82". Radio New Zealand. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Peter Vere-Jones death notice". New Zealand Herald. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2020.