Peter Dean

Peter Dean may refer to:

Peter Dean (actor)

Peter Dean (born 2 May 1939) is a British actor, most notable for his role as Pete Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Career

Dean decided on a career in acting after actress Prunella Scales witnessed him rehearsing Shakespeare in Petticoat Lane Market and advised him to take drama classes. At 16, he studied under Joan Littlewood and has been an actor since he was 18.

Dean's breakthrough performance was playing criminal 'Jack Lynn' in Law And Order (1978). He went on to have roles in television shows such as Minder (1979); Up Pompeii! (1971), Doctor Who (1977); Shoestring (1979); Hammer House of Horror (1980) and The Chinese Detective (1981). In 1980, he played Jeff "Fangio" Bateman in Coronation Street and, in 1983, he was cast as Sergeant Jack Wilding in Woodentop (the Pilot of ITV police drama The Bill).

Film credits include: Up Pompeii (1971), Murder by Decree (1979), Sweet William (1980), The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980), P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982), and as a bouncer in The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980).

Peter Dean (footballer)

Peter Dean (born 9 March 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton from 1984 to 1998 as a defender. From South Bendigo, Dean won two premierships with Carlton, in 1987 and 1995. After retiring, Dean was also a runner for the Blues.

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