Where to watch Peter Capell in the UK
Find every Peter Capell film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 2 August 2026.
Peter Capell (3 September 1912 - 3 March 1985) was a German actor who was active on screen from 1945 until 1985. His first role was in Winterset, shortly after the end of the Second World War. His final role came a year before his death, when he appeared in Mamas Geburtstag. Both of these were television productions. He also appeared in many films, including Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), in which he played a "tinker" who spoke to Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) at the gates of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Capell died, aged 72, in March 1985. Description above from the Wikipe…
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- The Old Fox (1977) Cast
- Derrick (1974) as Häftling
- Suspense (1949) Cast
- Studio One (1948) Cast
- Tales of Tomorrow (1951) Cast
- Playhouse 90 (1956) as Geuter
- Lights Out (1949) Cast
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) as The Tinker
- Paths of Glory (1957) as Narrator of Opening Sequence
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Dr. Leppje
- Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967) as Major Gorski
- Sorcerer (1977) as Lartigue
- Holocaust (1978) Cast
- The Vikings (1958) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- One, Two, Three (1961) as Mishkin
- Smuggler (1981) as Captain König
- Schwester Bonaventura (1958) as Dr. Jeffreys
- Okay S.I.R. (1973) as Professor
- Fedora (1978) as Second Director
- The Charterhouse of Parma (1982) as Abbé Blanes
- Pater Brown (1966) as Sir Aren
- The Century of Surgeons (1972) as Sir Thomas Barlow
- The Little Drummer Girl (1984) as Schwindli
- Ein Sarg für Mr. Holloway (1968) as Spider
- Du gehörst mir (1959) Cast
- The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) as Unger (uncredited)
- Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi (1973) as Hulam
- Maria Stuart (1963) as Aubespine
- Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten (1964) Cast
- Hardness 10 (1974) Cast
- The American Success Company (1980) as Lichtenstein
- Montserrat (1957) as Izquierdo
- The Trapp Family (1956) Cast
- Charlotte (1981) as Grandfather
- Der Auswanderer (1967) as Der Auswanderer
- The Burglar (1957) as Baylock
- The Smugglers (1971) Cast
- Hauser's Memory (1970) as Dr. Shepilov
- The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (1971) as Priest (uncredited)
- Sex Clinic '74 (1973) as Direktor
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What are Peter Capell's most popular films?
Most-watched Peter Capell films currently: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), Paths of Glory (1957), Sorcerer (1977), The Vikings (1958), One, Two, Three (1961).
What TV shows has Peter Capell appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Old Fox (1977), Derrick (1974), Suspense (1949), Studio One (1948), Tales of Tomorrow (1951).
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