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Find sources: "Peter Cartwright" actor – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Peter Cartwright Born (1935-08-30)30 August 1935 Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa Died 18 November 2013(2013-11-18) (aged 78) London, England Occupation Actor Years active 1969–2013 Spouse Peggy Naughton (2013-2013; his death) **Peter Cartwright** (30 August 1935 – 18 November 2013)[1] was a [South African](/source/South_African_people) born British actor who made hundreds of appearances in television, film and radio and worked extensively in the theatre, both in the provinces and London's West End. Cartwright was born in [Krugersdorp](/source/Krugersdorp), Gauteng, [South Africa](/source/Union_of_South_Africa), and educated at [St. Andrew's College](/source/St._Andrew's_College_(Grahamstown%2C_South_Africa)) in [Grahamstown](/source/Grahamstown). He arrived in Britain in 1959 and studied at [RADA](/source/Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art). He was best known in South Africa for a series of television commercials in which he portrayed Charles Glass, the legendary founder of [South African Breweries](/source/South_African_Breweries) and the brewmaster who brewed [Castle Lager](/source/Castle_Lager). He died of cancer at his home in London on 18 November 2013, aged 78. ## Selected TV credits He appeared in *[Softly, Softly: Taskforce](/source/Softly%2C_Softly%3A_Taskforce)*, *[Z-Cars](/source/Z-Cars)*, *[Rumpole of the Bailey](/source/Rumpole_of_the_Bailey)*, *[Danger UXB](/source/Danger_UXB)*, *[Yes Prime Minister](/source/Yes_Prime_Minister)*, *[Casualty](/source/Casualty_(TV_series))*, *[Shackleton](/source/Shackleton_(TV_serial))*, *[Longitude](/source/Longitude_(TV_series))*, *[The Vicar of Dibley](/source/The_Vicar_of_Dibley), [Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)* and *[Strangers and Brothers](/source/Strangers_and_Brothers_(TV_series))*.[2] He also appeared in the British soap *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)* playing [George Postlethwaite](/source/George_Postlethwaite), the fictional bishop of Skipdale. ## Selected film credits In *[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix](/source/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix_(film))*, he played the wizard [Elphias Doge](/source/Elphias_Doge), a member of the [Order of the Phoenix](/source/Order_of_the_Phoenix_(fictional_organisation)), escorting Harry to [Grimmauld Place](/source/Grimmauld_Place). Other films include *[Wimbledon](/source/Wimbledon_(film))*, *[Cry Freedom](/source/Cry_Freedom)*, *[Gandhi](/source/Gandhi_(film))* and *[The Fourth Protocol](/source/The_Fourth_Protocol_(film))*. ## Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1978 Let's Get Laid Film Director 1979 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Major Treadwell 1982 Gandhi European Passenger 1987 The Fourth Protocol Jan Marais 1987 Cry Freedom Senior police officer 1996 The Innocent Sleep Gerald Phillips 2004 Wimbledon Elderly Man in Lift 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Elphias Doge ## Stage credits Sleuth ([Fortune Theatre](/source/Fortune_Theatre), West End), Habeas Corpus ([Theatre Royal, Windsor](/source/Theatre_Royal%2C_Windsor)), Don Carlos ([Royal Exchange, Manchester](/source/Royal_Exchange%2C_Manchester)), ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=34&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_f-34&gsfn=peter&gsln=cartwright&msbdy=1935&msbpn__ftp=Krugersdorp%2C+Gauteng%2C+South+Africa&msbpn=1421714&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C1652395%7C0%7C5206%7C0%7C31186%7C0%7C0%7C1421714%7C0%7C&msddy=2013&msdpn__ftp=London%2C+London%2C+England&msdpn=85535&msdpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C0%7C3257%7C3251%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C5274%7C85535%7C0%7C&sbo=0&uidh=000&msbdd=30&msbdm=8&msddd=18&msddm=11](https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=34&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_f-34&gsfn=peter&gsln=cartwright&msbdy=1935&msbpn__ftp=Krugersdorp%2C+Gauteng%2C+South+Africa&msbpn=1421714&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C1652395%7C0%7C5206%7C0%7C31186%7C0%7C0%7C1421714%7C0%7C&msddy=2013&msdpn__ftp=London%2C+London%2C+England&msdpn=85535&msdpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C0%7C3257%7C3251%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C5274%7C85535%7C0%7C&sbo=0&uidh=000&msbdd=30&msbdm=8&msddd=18&msddm=11) Search at Ancestry.co.uk. For full information you need a subscription. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["C. P. Snow's Strangers and Brothers"](https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cc79f0dd6a00495989ee9679d35c19f8). [BBC Genome Project](/source/BBC_Genome_Project). 28 March 1984. Retrieved 15 April 2026. ## External links - [Peter Cartwright](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142197/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States This related to South African actors article is a stub. 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