Gerald Peters was a British film actor

Actor

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 living in Marina Del Rey and working in the Hollywood film industry.

He was the owner of London Towne Livery Service Ltd. (a limousine

Limousine

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 service) in Beverly Hills. His silent partner and most important client was Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

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. Gerald was the only one who Elvis permitted to drive him. Elvis kept a 1955 white Rolls Royce

Rolls-Royce (car)

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 and a Mercedes Benz 6 door stretch limo, and a custom made 1950s era Cadillac

Cadillac

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 Station wagon at London Towne and permitted Gerald to use them in the business, provided Elvis had first call. The Mercedes had a refrigerator, wet bar and B & W TV in the back. When Elvis gave those Cadillacs away, Gerald's drivers delivered them. Some of Gerald's clients included NBC

NBC

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 for the Tom Snyder

Tom Snyder

Thomas James "Tom" Snyder was an American television personality, news anchor and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows The Tomorrow Show, on the NBC television network in the 1970s and 1980s, and The Late Late Show, on the CBS Television Network in the 1990s...

 "Tomorrow" show, Jennifer Jones, Norton Simon, Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas is an American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include Out of the Past , Champion , Ace in the Hole , The Bad and the Beautiful , Lust for Life , Paths of Glory , Gunfight at the O.K...

, Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward is an American actress, television and theatrical producer, and widow of Paul Newman...

, and Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast...

. One of Gerald's drivers was Ronald Gardner who was Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley

Anthony George Newley was an English actor, singer and songwriter. He enjoyed success as a performer in such diverse fields as rock and roll and stage and screen acting.-Early life:...

's stepfather.

Filmography

• That Girl .... (1 episode, 1968), "The Beard" (1968) TV Episode .... Headwaiter
• Bewitched .... (1 episode, 1971), "How Not to Lose Your Head to Henry VIII: Part 1" (1971) TV Episode .... Player
• Night Gallery .... (1 episode, 1972) ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA), "A Feast of Blood" (as Gerald S. Peter) .... Chauffeur
• Hickey & Boggs (1972) .... Jack
• The Mechanic (1972) .... Butler aka Killer of Killers
• Columbo: Dagger of the Mind (1972) (TV) (as Gerald S. Peters) .... Inspector Smythe
• Ironside .... Supt. Davis (1 episode, 1972)... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title), "Shadow Soldiers" (as Gerald S. Peters)
• The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973) (TV) .... Tractor Loader
• The Questor Tapes (1974) (TV) .... Randolph
• Banacek .... Davis (1 episode, 1974) .... "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" (as Gerald S. Peters)
• Kojak.... Chauffeur (1 episode, 1974)...."Wall Street Gunslinger"
• Ellery Queen .... Gilbert (1 episode, 1975) ... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen "The Adventure of the Pharoah's Curse"
• The Rockford Files Edward Barrows (1 episode, 1976) ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title) Edward Barrows "The Italian Bird Fiasco" (as Gerald S. Peters)
• W.C. Fields and Me (1976) (uncredited) .... The Butler
• MacArthur (1977) (as Gerald S. Peters) .... Gen. Sir Thomas A. Blamey (Commander, Allied Land Forces Southwest Pacific Area) ... aka MacArthur, the Rebel General
• Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) (as Gerald Saunderson Peters) .... Customs Official

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