Edmund Cyril Colbeck Pegge is a renowned actor of all media, with a career spanning over six decades. He began his training at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney and later honed his craft at Trinity College, London.
Pegge's extensive stage experience includes performances in both classical and contemporary plays in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, dating back to 1957. His stage credits include A Man for All Seasons and As You Like It, which he toured in South East Asia in the mid-1960s. He also appeared in The Taming of the Shrew, playing the role of Lucentio in 1969, and Saint Joan at the London Old Vic, where he portrayed the Duc de la Tremouille from 1977 to 1978. Additionally, he toured South East Asia again in 1998 in Travels With My Aunt, alongside Roger Lloyd Pack.
Pegge has been a familiar face on British television since 1964, making his debut in the original run of the soap Crossroads. He has enjoyed guest spots in classic series such as Paul Temple, Moonbase 3, Doctor Who, Secret Army, and Bird of Prey, often finding himself as the character who meets an untimely demise. He has quipped about this trend, saying, "The other story of my life is that I seem to get killed in everything I do!"
Pegge has demonstrated his versatility by playing a range of characters, from proper British gents like Air Vice-Marshal Lord Burne-Wilke in The Winds of War, to 'dinky-di' Aussie blokes in shows like Matlock Police, Homicide, Cop Shop, Tenko, and Anzacs.
Beyond his television and stage work, Pegge has appeared in commercials, done voice-over work, and read poetry for the BBC 1 television program Five to Eleven in 1986. He has also collaborated with acclaimed actress Judi Dench, who wrote the foreword to his 2017 autobiography, "Forever Horatio - An Actor's Life".
