Peter Sallis

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Peter Sallis OBE born 1 February 1921 died 2 June 2017 was an English actor and entertainer wellknown for his work on British television Although he was born and brought up in London his two most notable roles required him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner Sallis was best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the longrunning British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine set in a Yorkshire town He was the longest serving cast member appearing in all 295 episodes and by the end of the shows run was the only one surviving from the programmes first episode in 1973 He also appeared in all 13 of the episodes of the prequel series First of the Summer Wine as Norman Cleggs father He was also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films again using a northern accent Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sallis licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia