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 3 May 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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- Derrick (1974) as Häftling
- The Old Fox (1977) Cast
- Studio One (1948) Cast
- Suspense (1949) Cast
- Lights Out (1949) Cast
- Playhouse 90 (1956) as Geuter
- Das Kriminalmuseum (1963) as Dr. Leppje
- Holocaust (1978) Cast
- Tales of Tomorrow (1951) Cast
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) as The Tinker
- Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967) as Major Gorski
- Paths of Glory (1957) as Narrator of Opening Sequence
- Doctor Snuggles (1981) as Krick-Krack
- Pater Brown (1966) as Sir Aren
- Sorcerer (1977) as Lartigue
- The Vikings (1958) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Okay S.I.R. (1973) as Professor
- The Century of Surgeons (1972) as Sir Thomas Barlow
- The Charterhouse of Parma (1982) as Abbé Blanes
- One, Two, Three (1961) as Mishkin
- The Little Drummer Girl (1984) as Schwindli
- Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi (1973) as Hulam
- Smuggler (1981) as Captain König
- Fedora (1978) as Second Director
- Hardness 10 (1974) Cast
- Sex Clinic '74 (1973) as Direktor
- The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) as Unger (uncredited)
- Assignment K (1968) Cast
- The Spy Who Never Was (1976) as Mahmoud
- Son of Hitler (1979) as Fritz Buchmann
- The Trapp Family (1956) Cast
- Krimi-Quiz - Amateure als Kriminalisten (1964) Cast
- The Big Show (1961) as Pietro Vizzini
- The American Success Company (1980) as Lichtenstein
- I Deal in Danger (1966) as Eckhardt
- Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter (1956) Cast
- Charlotte (1981) as Grandfather
- For the First Time (1959) as Intendant Huebner
- The Night of the Storm (1957) as Dr. Baumgarten
- Wet Asphalt (1958) as Jimmy Donnagan
- Ein Sarg für Mr. Holloway (1968) as Spider
- The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried (1971) as Priest (uncredited)
- Walk East on Beacon (1952) as Chris Zalenko / Gino
- The Burglar (1957) as Baylock
- Hauser's Memory (1970) as Dr. Shepilov
- Wachtmeister Rahn (1974) Cast
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1959) as Geuter
- Dial Love for Murder (1970) as Vanetti
- Escape to the Sun (1972) as Prof. Abramowiz
- Glorious Times in the Spessart (1967) as Mayor
- Wer ist der nächste? (1970) as Kettle
- Der Vorgang (1973) Cast
- Du gehörst mir (1959) Cast
- Immobilien (1973) as Dr. Ringer
- The Smugglers (1971) Cast
- A Gift for Heidi (1958) as Doc
- Ehrlich währt am längsten (1978) as Sir George Chudleigh
- Maria Stuart (1963) as Aubespine
- Der Auswanderer (1967) as Der Auswanderer
- Der Prozeß Carl von O. (1964) as Dritter Mitarbeiter der 'Weltbühne'
- Hausfrauen-Report 3 (1972) as Rechtsanwalt
- Schwester Bonaventura (1958) as Dr. Jeffreys
- Ich fahre Patschold (1964) as Doctor Trautbein
- Der Spielverderber - Das kurze, verstörte Leben des Kaspar Hauser (1965) as Gelehrter
- Satan Tempts with Love (1960) as Geck
- Bei Tag und Nacht (1964) as Marchese Ricardo
- Most Girls Will (1971) as Arzt
- So oder so ist das Leben (1976) Cast
- Das große Messer (1959) as Smiley Coy
- Das Missverständliche im Leben des Herrn Knöbel (1968) as Salmeier
- Die Teilnahme (1964) as Ezra Shaber
- Ein treuer Diener seines Herrn (1967) as Graf Simon
- So ist es - ist es so? (1960) as Lamberto Laudisi
- Die Abiturientin (1958) as Professor Dr. Edmund Spindler
- Der Mann am Strick (1970) as Levi
- Napoleon greift ein (1964) as Landru
- Auf einem Bahnhof bei Dijon (1965) as Eric Borunesco
- Die goldene Pille (1968) as Priester
- Der Fall Sacco und Vanzetti (1963) as Musmano
- Der arme Bitos... oder Das Diner der Köpfe (1963) as Philippe / Jesuitenpater
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Where can I watch Peter Capell films in the UK?
Peter Capell's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
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: Derrick (1974), The Old Fox (1977), Studio One (1948), Suspense (1949), Lights Out (1949).
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