Peter Vere-Jones (21 October 1939 – 26 January 2021) was a New Zealand actor. He was known for his collaborations with director Peter Jackson, appearing in four of his films. He was also known for starring in the New Zealand television series Shortland Street.
Personal life Vere-Jones was born in Cheshire, England, on 21 October 1939, the son of Isabel (née Wyllie) and Noel Vere-Jones, a biochemist and chemical engineer. The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1949, settling in the Wellington area.
Vere-Jones lived with his wife Sue and his two children, Benjamin and Emma. In 1989, he was diagnosed with bowel cancer, which was documented in a television documentary called Crisis: One Man's Fight. He later made a full recovery. He died in Waikanae on 26 January 2021.
Honours In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Vere-Jones was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to writing and acting.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1969The Alpha PlanEdward HarrisTelevision series1970The Crown in New ZealandNarratorDocumentary1971The Killing of KaneKimble BentTelevision film1972Rangi's CatchMr. Murray1972PukemanuMark GoldTelevision series6 episodes1974The HumNarratorDocumentary1977The Mackenzie AffairHighlanderTelevision mini-series1979Children of Fire MountainJames GregoryTelevision mini-series1981PicturesWalter Burton1982Bad BloodMr. Ogier1982Casualties of PeaceBillTelevision film1983Nate and HayesGunboat Captain1984Mortimer's PatchLionel FosterTelevision series1 episode1985RocheJim DonaldsonTelevision series1 episode1986 Dangerous OrphansHandesman1987Bad TasteLord CrumbVoice1988Good Taste Made Bad TasteNarratorDocumentary1989Meet the FeeblesBletch/Arthur/VariousVoice 1989Crisis: One Man's FightHimselfDocumentary1990The GrasscutterKeppleTelevision film1992Shortland StreetLaurence BuchananTelevision series1992BraindeadUndertaker1992SecretsJockTelevision film1993Typhon's PeopleBank managerTelevision film1995FalloutGerald HensleyTelevision mini-series1996Xena: Warrior PrincessKing SilvusTelevision series1 episode1997Hercules: The Legendary JourneysZeusTelevision series1 episode1997DugganArthur JamiesonTelevision series1 episode1997The Enid Blyton Secret SeriesUncle HenryTelevision series1 episode1998The Adventures of Swiss Family RobinsonCaptain BlackerTelevision series3 episodes1998The Legend of William TellThe MasterTelevision series1 episode 1999A Twist in the TaleGrandadTelevision series1 episode2000Dark KnightAbbot GoodwinTelevision series1 episode2002Revelations – The Initial JourneyBuchananTelevision series2002Der Liebe entgegenAnwalt Alan SmithTelevision series1 episode2005The KnockPsychiatrist Short filmUncredited2010Legend of the SeekerCarraticus ZoranderTelevision series1 episode2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugSpiderVoice
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