Peter Duncan (actor)
| Peter Duncan | |
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| Born |
3 May 1954 London, England |
| Years active | 1970 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Francis |
| Website | http://www.heresoneimadeearlier.com/ |
Peter Duncan (born 3 May 1954) is an English actor and television presenter, best known as a former presenter of Blue Peter and for his later family travel documentaries.
Duncan was a student at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, an independent stage school in London.
Duncan's early career was as a stage actor, appearing as Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island followed by two years at Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre. His notable television roles include work on The Tomorrow People, Space 1999, King Cinder, Play for Today, Warship, Oranges & Lemons, and season 2 of Survivors. The guitarist Kevin in Stardust (1974), Kit Nubbles in Mister Quilp (1975), the luckless Richard in The Lifetaker (1976), and a brief role in the film Flash Gordon (1980), with his character dying after a few minutes on screen.
Duncan played leading roles in King Cinder for the BBC as Kerry and as Jimmy Carter, in the 1977-1978 ITV children's television series The Flockton Flyer.
He joined Blue Peter in 1980, and shortly afterwards it was revealed in a tabloid newspaper that Duncan had appeared nude in the film The Lifetaker. In The Times the BBC denied that he was ever a porn star.
He ran in the first London Marathon in 1981 (in 3 hours and 10 minutes) and ran again in the 1991, 2001 and 2012 events. In 1987, Duncan's book Duncan Dares was published, giving details of his daring activities on Blue Peter, from Water Beetle to Hang Glider.
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