Peter Hawkins

Peter John Hawkins was an English actor and voice artist. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s Hawkins was one of the most soughtafter voiceovers for television and radio, being a regular face and voice around the Sohobased circuit of commercial production studios, and working regularly with actors including Patrick Allen, Edward Judd, David Tate and David Jason.

A policemans son, Peter John Hawkins was born in Brixton, south London. He made his first stage appearance as a member of the chorus in a musical sketch at school in Clapham. Athe wrote, with three friends, a revue entitled The Five Bs. He ran with the Herne Hill Harriers. Hawkins joined the Royal Navy, and survived, though shrapnel pierced his clothing when HMS Limbourne sank after being torpedoed. While recovering he took part in plays, which resulted with him being taken into Combined Operations Entertainments.

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