He could make the simplest incident sound hilarious – just by the way he said it. He had naturally funny bones and was a great storyteller and raconteur off stage too and would keep us amused for hours. “Working with Peter was always a delight and I will miss his wry, unpredictable humour and silliness – that started the moment he greeted you at the door, and didn’t stop when the mic was switched off. Peter Sallis and Nick Park (image posted on ) He brought his unique gift and humour to all that he did, and encapsulated the very British art of the droll and understated. I knew him of course from the very popular long running BBC series Last of the Summer Wine. He was always my first and only choice for Wallace. “I’m so sad, but feel so grateful and privileged to have known and worked with Peter over so many years. Park has now posted the following beautiful tribute to him on the Aardman website. Sallis agreed to do so for a donation of £50 to his favourite charity. While a student in 1983, animator Nick Park wrote to Sallis asking him if he would voice the character Wallace. However, to most of us, he will be best remembered, and most loved for his portrayal of Wallace, a cheese-loving eccentric inventor, with his best friend – and constant saviour – Gromit at his side. A toast was raised by Last of the Summer Wine and Wallace and Gromit fans everywhere to the memory of Peter Sallis after it was announced by his agent that he had died at the grand old age of 96.Īlthough he was born and raised in Middlesex, the two roles he was best known for – as the ‘unobtrusive lover of a quiet life’ Norman Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine and Wallace in Wallace and Gromit – saw him adopt a northern accent, and he was the only member of the Last of the Summer Wine cast to appear in every episode from 1973 to 2010.
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