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Peter Rowley is a Actor born on 1 january 1941

Peter Rowley

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Birth 1 january 1941 (84 years)

Peter Rowley (born 1941) (sometimes credited as Harrison Rowley during his early career) is an Australian-born New Zealand comic actor and writer. He is best known for his television roles, where he has played in numerous popular television series as comic foil and straight man to comedians such as Billy T. James, David McPhail, and Jon Gadsby.

Rowley started his comedy career in Australia in the 1960s before moving to New Zealand. He made his New Zealand television debut as an actor and writer in satirical sketch show A Week of It, following which he continued to work with that show's stars David McPhail and Jon Gadsby in McPhail & Gadsby and later with McPhail alone in Letter to Blanchy. He also worked with Billy T. James in The Billy T James Show, for which he also wrote material. He received title billing in the 1994 series Pete and Pio alongside fellow comedian Pio Terei. In 2010, Rowley wrote and presented a tribute to the late Billy T. James, entitled Billy T. and Me.

Rowley has also worked in feature films, most notably as the voice actor for the titular Dog in Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale. His voice acting credentials also include work on television series Power Rangers Ninja Storm, voicing the character Zurgane.

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Geoff Murphy
Geoff Murphy
(1 films)
John Clarke
John Clarke
(3 films)
Michael Mann
Michael Mann
(1 films)
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Filmography of Peter Rowley (14 films)

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Mortal Engines, 2h8
Directed by Christian Rivers
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Steampunk films
Actors Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Hera Hilmar, Stephen Lang, Patrick Malahide, Colin Salmon
Roles Mr. Wreyland
Rating61% 3.0517753.0517753.0517753.0517753.051775
Dans un monde post-apocalyptique ravagé après un holocauste nucléaire, de gigantesques villes mobiles errent et tentent de prendre le pouvoir sur d'autres villes mobiles plus petites ou moins armées. Le récit suit ainsi le trajet de la ville de Londres, hégémonique et sans pitié.
Blackhat
Blackhat (2015)
, 2h13
Directed by Michael Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Transport films, Sécurité informatique, Road movies, Cyberpunk films, Chase films
Actors Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Holt McCallany, Tang Wei, Manny Montana, William Mapother
Roles Commodities Broker
Rating55% 2.750162.750162.750162.750162.75016
At a nuclear plant in Chai Wan, Hong Kong, a hacker causes the coolant pumps to overheat and explode. Not long after in Chicago, the Mercantile Trade Exchange gets hacked, causing soy futures to rise. The Chinese government and the FBI determine that the hack was caused by a Remote Access Tool (RAT). A military officer in China's cyber warfare unit, Captain Chen Dawai (Leehom Wang), is tasked to find the people responsible for the attacks, and enlists the aid of his sister Chen Lien (Tang Wei), a networking engineer. He meets with FBI Agent Carol Barrett (Viola Davis) in Los Angeles and reveals the code in the RAT was written by himself and Nicholas Hathaway (Chris Hemsworth), his college roommate, in their school days years before Hathaway was sent to prison for an unrelated hack. Dawai asks that the FBI arrange for Hathaway to be released from prison, where he is serving a sentence for computer crimes. Hathaway is offered temporary release in exchange for his services.
Russian Snark, 1h18
Directed by Stephen Sinclair
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Stephanie Tauevihi, Rene Naufahu, Peter Rowley, Stephen Sinclair
Roles Neville
Rating64% 3.212843.212843.212843.212843.21284
Misha (Stephen Papps), a once celebrated filmmaker who has fallen on hard times, resolves to leave his homeland in search of a film-friendly country where he can pursue his career. With his wife Nadia Elena Stejko) in tow he sets sail from Russia in a tiny lifeboat, drifting cross the Pacific to finally arrive in New Zealand.
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off, 1h25
Directed by Paul Hoen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Baseball films, Children's films
Actors Mark L. Taylor, Taylor Ball, Nancy Lenehan, Rose McIver, Orlando Brown, Reiley McClendon
Roles Snack Shack Guy
Rating60% 3.000193.000193.000193.000193.00019
Eddie Ogden is a 14-year-old at Cedar Valley High School, playing baseball for the Groundhogs, coached by his father. His father wants Eddie to win a scholarship for his baseball skills. Eddie likes baseball, but in his spare time, he watches The Food Network (specifically Bobby Flay). Eddie enjoys cooking for him and his friends.
Lucy
Lucy (2003)
, 2h8
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Rachel York, Danny Pino, Ann Dowd, Madeline Zima, LaChanze, Olivia Tennet
Roles Mark Daniels
Rating63% 3.1999753.1999753.1999753.1999753.199975
Lucy opens in 1960, at the filming of the final Lucille Ball – Desi Arnaz Show (The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour). It is evident that all is not well between television's most famous couple, who send scathing messages to each other through a nervous pageboy. Co-stars Vivian Vance and William Frawley (Rebecca Hobbs and Russell Newman) comment on the tense situation backstage. However, all performers put on their best front as Desi introduces the cast for the last time, with Lucille (Rachel York) gratefully accepting the studio audience's welcome.
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus, 1h20
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, Michael Hurst, Renée O'Connor, Kevin Smith, Alexandra Tydings
Roles Zeus
Rating56% 2.8082052.8082052.8082052.8082052.808205
Long after Zeus stole the Cronus Stone from the monsters called the Titans, he and Alcmene gave birth to a son named Hercules, who defeated two serpents (presumably sent by a jealous Hera) at a young age and became a hero. After Hercules battles a sea serpent, the villagers thank him, and Iolaus climbs out of a restchair and joins him. Hercules and Iolaus head to Thebes to see Alcmene but Iolaus is a little upset because Hercules takes the credit. Meanwhile, Xena and Gabrielle reclaim the gold stolen by satyrs from a group of travelers in Corinth. Ares tells Xena to stop Hercules from going to Thebes because there is a trap set for him there, but Xena doesn't believe him and leaves with Gabrielle.
Never Say Die, 1h30
Directed by Geoff Murphy
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Temuera Morrison, Lisa Eilbacher, Tony Barry, George Wendt, John Clarke, Geoff Murphy
Roles Armed Police Leader
Rating52% 2.621322.621322.621322.621322.62132
Both Alf and his wife Melissa have returned home to New Zealand after being homesick. After a delay in customs that irritates Alf, the two return to their old home which has just had the utilities switched back on. As they arrive the house is destroyed in a gas explosion. Paranoid Alf goes to report his suspicions that the explosion was deliberate to his nemesis on the New Zealand Police, Inspector Evans. Evans thinks Alf is upset and imagining things. Alf later survives a car crash where his brakes were cut, however an examination of Alf's car lead Evans to believe that shrapnel from the house explosion cut the brake line.
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale, 1h11
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors John Clarke, Rawiri Paratene, Peter Rowley, Billy T James, Marshall Napier
Roles Dog (voice)
Rating69% 3.490593.490593.490593.490593.49059
Wal Footrot (John Clarke) and Cooch Windgrass (Peter Hayden) are shearing sheep on Wal's farm. Cheeky Hobson (Fiona Samuel), Wal's girlfriend, is driving on the highway when she is driven off the road by the Murphy brothers, Spit (Brian Sergent) and Hunk (Marshall Napier), flying in a helicopter. The Murphys then terrorise Wal's property, leaving Dog (Peter Rowley) to drown in a sheep pit. As he is in the water, he has a flashback of when he was a little pup: how he was united with Wal for the first time, a gift from Aunt Dolly (Dorothy McKegg), and how he met Jess, who was nearly drowned by Spit and Hunk. Soon, Wal wakes Dog and Cooch and the dogs manage to foil the Murphys, who were in the process of capturing Cooch's deer.
Pallet on the Floor, 1h28
Genres Drama, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Comedy horror films
Actors Marshall Napier, Peter McCauley, John Bach, Bruce Spence, Bruno Lawrence, Terence Cooper
Roles Henderson
Rating52% 2.6350252.6350252.6350252.6350252.635025
Life was hard enough for Sam Jamieson without Jack Voot’s lechery and Miriam Breen’s jealousy. Then life at Kurikino erupted into a sensation of murder and blackmail, turning his life into a nightmare from which the efforts of Tinny Entwistle, Gigglejuice Saunders and the Remittance Man could not save him. But Spud McGhee had an idea .... . Sam never gets round to working on his cottage, he goes to the Brian Boru the only hotel in Kurikino, run by Amos Blennerhasset. Wife Sue is pregnant. Sam works at 'the big slaughter-house across the bridge at the foot of the hill' known as 'the Works'.
Nate and Hayes, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe, Jenny Seagrove, Max Phipps, Grant Tilly, Bruce Allpress
Roles Louis Beck
Rating61% 3.0504153.0504153.0504153.0504153.050415
The film tells the story of missionary Nathaniel "Nate" Williamsen (O'Keefe), taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie (Seagrove). Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes (Jones), who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease (Max Phipps), "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her. The plot is essentially a set-up for a rousing series of Indiana Jones style action set pieces, including a sequence on a suspension bridge which greatly resembles the climax of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, though Nate and Hayes was released a year earlier.
Fatty Finn
Fatty Finn (1980)
, 1h31
Directed by Maurice Murphy
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Ben Oxenbould, Rebecca Rigg, Martin Lewis, Bert Newton, Robert Hughes, Noni Hazlehurst
Roles Chauffeur
Rating65% 3.2867253.2867253.2867253.2867253.286725
Set in inner-city Woolloomooloo in Sydney, New South Wales in 1930, the neighbourhood nice guys are led by Fatty (real name Hubert Finn), an ambitious 10-year-old with an eye for making a quid. From shady frog jumping contests to a fixed goat race, Fatty uses his enterprise to raise enough money to buy a crystal set (radio without a separate power supply) that's worth seventeen shillings & sixpence (17/6), more than his Dad earns in a year. Bruiser Murphy the bully and his gang try to stop him. Fatty uses his brains against his enemies' brawn to eventually triumph.