Biografi
Edmund Cyril Colbeck Pegge, a versatile actor across all media, trained at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art and Trinity College, London. Beginning his stage career in 1957, he performed in both classical and modern plays in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. In the mid-1960s, he relocated to the UK, spending several seasons with repertory companies, including Nottingham Playhouse under artistic director John Neville. He toured Southeast Asia in productions such as A Man for All Seasons and As You Like It. His English stage roles also included Lucentio in The Taming of the Shrew (1969) and the Duc de la Tremouille in Saint Joan at the London Old Vic (1977-78). Alongside Roger Lloyd Pack, he toured Southeast Asia again in 1998 with Travels With My Aunt.
A familiar figure on British television since 1964, Pegge debuted in the original run of the soap opera Crossroads. He made guest appearances in classic series like Paul Temple (1969), Moonbase 3 (1973), Doctor Who (1963), Secret Army (1977), and Bird of Prey (1982), often portraying characters who met unfortunate ends. Reflecting on this, he once said, "The other story of my life is that I seem to get killed in everything I do!" Born in Windsor, Pegge adeptly portrayed both refined British gentlemen, such as the pipe-smoking Air Vice-Marshal Lord Burne-Wilke in The Winds of War (1983), and authentic Australian characters in series like Matlock Police (1971), Homicide (1964), Cop Shop (1977), Tenko (1981), and Anzacs (1985).
In addition to acting, Pegge has appeared in commercials, performed voice-over work, and recited poetry on the BBC1 program Five to Eleven (1986). His fellow celebrity host on the show was the acclaimed actress Judi Dench, who also wrote the foreword to Pegge's 2017 autobiography, Forever Horatio - An Actor's Life.
