Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalIMDb Stars to WatchSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
IMDbPro

Peter Corey(1946-2019)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Brenda Blethyn and Peter Corey in Chance in a Million (1984)
Based loosely on H.P. Lovecraft's short story: HAUNTER OF THE DARK. An artist, Robert Pickman, becomes obsessed by visions of unworldly horror, revealed to him through an ancient artifact discovered in an abandoned church.
Play trailer1:42
Pickman's Muse (2010)
1 Video
2 Photos
Peter Corey was born in 1946 in Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Coping with Christmas (1995), Coping with... (1997) and One Foot in the Grave (1990). He died on 10 April 2019 in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England, UK.
Born1946
DiedApril 10, 2019
Born1946
DiedApril 10, 2019
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • Won 3 BAFTA Awards
    • 4 wins total

Photos1

View Poster

Known for

Coping with Christmas
4.8
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1995
Coping with...
TV Series
  • Writer
Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)
One Foot in the Grave
7.9
TV Series
  • Mr. Prout
Cue Gary
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Actor

  • Leave Now (2018)
    Leave Now
    7.1
    • Uncle Felix (voice)
    • 2018
  • Journey to Burger Town (2016)
    Journey to Burger Town
    Short
    • Mikey Stix
    • 2016
  • Pickman's Muse (2010)
    Pickman's Muse
    5.5
    • Delivery Boy
    • 2010
  • Gash
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Various
    • 2003
  • Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship (1998)
    Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • HM Consul Duras
    • 1998
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mr. Banks
    • Mr. Waller
    • Chip Shop Owner ...
    • 1992–1997
  • No Sweat
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Teacher
    • 1997
  • My Good Friend (1995)
    My Good Friend
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Drunk Man
    • 1996
  • Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives (1996)
    Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Andrex
    • 1996
  • Coogan's Run (1995)
    Coogan's Run
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Oliver Hardy
    • 1995
  • The Turnaround (1995)
    The Turnaround
    7.1
    • Mr. Robbins
    • 1995
  • KTV (1994)
    KTV
    TV Series
    • Eric Sponter
    • 1994–1995
  • Frank Skinner in Blue Heaven (1994)
    Blue Heaven
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Ralph
    • 1994
  • Imogen Stubbs in Anna Lee (1994)
    Anna Lee
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Pooley
    • 1994
  • John Gordon Sinclair in Nelson's Column (1994)
    Nelson's Column
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Caesar's Owner
    • 1994

Writer

  • Bob the Builder (1997)
    Bob the Builder
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2001
  • David Peachey in Bernard's Watch (1997)
    Bernard's Watch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1999
  • Liana Bridges, Brenda Longman, and Richard Cadell in Sooty Heights (1999)
    Sooty Heights
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • Coping with...
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1997–1998
  • Coping with Christmas
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • KTV (1994)
    KTV
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1994–1995
  • Coping with Grown Ups
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Ronnie Le Drew, Gillie Robic, Craig Crane, and Richard Robinson in Rainbow (1994)
    Rainbow
    4.2
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1994
  • Palace Hill (1988)
    Palace Hill
    7.2
    TV Series
    • by
    • writer
    • additional material
    • 1988–1991
  • Dramarama (1983)
    Dramarama
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1989
  • The Comedy Crowd
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Your Mother Wouldn't Like It
    5.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986–1988
  • Cue Gary
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1987
  • Fast Forward
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1987
  • The Lad Himself
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1980

Script and Continuity Department

  • Marcus Clarke in Tricky Business (1989)
    Tricky Business
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1989
  • Palace Hill (1988)
    Palace Hill
    7.2
    TV Series
    • script associate
    • 1988
  • Your Mother Wouldn't Like It
    5.9
    TV Series
    • script associate
    • 1987–1988
  • No 73 (1982)
    No 73
    7.0
    TV Series
    • script associate
    • 1985

Videos1

Pickman's Muse
Trailer 1:42
Pickman's Muse

Personal details

Edit
  • Born
    • 1946
    • Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 10, 2019
    • Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England, UK(following a period of ill health)

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.