Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (nee Aylen, September 7, 1923 - December 24, 1984) was an English actor and socialite best known for for being a member of the Rat Pack in the early 1960s ... until he fell out with Frank Sinatra.
He was married to Patricia Kennedy (younger sister of John F. Kennedy — which was why Sinatra's nickname for him was "Brother-in-Lawford"), Mary Rowan, Deborah Gould, and Patricia Seaton. He had four children with Kennedy, including Christopher Lawford. His parents were Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford and Mary Sommerville Bunny.
His best-known film roles are The Picture of Dorian Grey (1945), Good News (1947), Ocean's 11 (1960) and The Longest Day (1962). After his acting roles dried up, he was better known for being Famous for Being Famous.
Lawford died in 1984 at the age of 61 from liver and kidney disease.
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 1931: Poor Old Bill as Horace
- 1931: A Gentleman Of Paris as Child (Uncredited Role)
- 1938: Lord Jeff as Benny Potter
- 1942: Mrs. Miniver as Pilot (uncredited)
- 1942: Eagle Squadron as Pilot
- 1942: A Yank At Eton as Ronnie Kenvil
- 1942: Thunder Birds Soldiers Of The Air as English Cadet (uncredited)
- 1942: Junior Army as Cadet Wilbur
- 1942: Random Harvest as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1943: Immortal Sergeant as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1943: London Blackout Murders as Percy (uncredited)
- 1943: Assignment In Brittany as Navigator (uncredited)
- 1943: The Purple V as Roger
- 1943: Above Suspicion as Student (uncredited)
- 1943: Pilot 5 as British Soldier (uncredited)
- 1943: The Skys The Limit as Naval Commander (uncredited)
- 1943: The Man From Down Under as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
- 1943: Someone To Remember as Joe Downes
- 1943: The West Side Kid as Jerry Winston
- 1943: Sahara as British Soldier (uncredited)
- 1943: Sherlock Holmes Faces Death as Young Sailor at Bar (uncredited)
- 1943: Corvette K 225 as Naval Officer (uncredited)
- 1943: Paris After Dark as Frenchman (uncredited)
- 1943: Flesh And Fantasy as Pierrot (uncredited)
- 1943: Girl Crazy as Student (uncredited)
- 1944: The Adventures Of Mark Twain as Young Oxford Student (uncredited)
- 1944: The White Cliffs Of Dover as John Ashwood II
- 1944: The Canterville Ghost as Anthony de Canterville
- 1944: Mrs Parkington as Lord Thornly
- 1945: The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) as David Stone
- 1945: Son Of Lassie as Joe Carraclough
- 1945: Ziegfeld Follies as Porky (uncredited, voice)
- 1945: Vacation from Marriage as Introduction (uncredited)
- 1946: Two Sisters From Boston as Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Jr.
- 1946: Cluny Brown as Andrew Carmel
- 1947: My Brother Talks To Horses as John S. Penrose
- 1947: The Beginning Or The End as Member of Military Personnel (uncredited)
- 1947: It Happened In Brooklyn as Jamie Shellgrove
- 1947: Good News as Tommy Marlowe
- 1948: On An Island With You as Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee
- 1948: Easter Parade as Jonathan Harrow III
- 1948: Julia Misbehaves as Ritchie Lorgan
- 1949: Little Women 1949 as Laurie
- 1949: The Red Danube as Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister
- 1950: Please Believe Me as Jeremy Taylor
- 1951: Royal Wedding as Lord John Brindale
- 1952: Just This Once as Mark MacLene IV
- 1952: Kangaroo as Richard Connor
- 1952: You For Me as Tony Brown
- 1952: The Hour Of 13 as Nicholas Revel
- 1953: Rogues March as Capt. Dion Lenbridge/Pvt. Harry Simms
- 1954: It Should Happen to You as Evan Adams III
- 1959: Never So Few as Capt. Grey Travis
- 1960: Ocean's 11 as Jimmy Foster
- 1960: Exodus as Maj. Caldwell
- 1960: Pepe as Peter Lawford
- 1962: The Farmers Daughter as Glen Morley
- 1962: Sergeants 3 as Sgt. Larry Barrett
- 1962: Advise & Consent as Sen. Lafe Smith
- 1962: The Longest Day as Lord Lovat
- 1964: Dead Ringer as Tony Collins
- 1965: Sylvia as Frederic Summers
- 1965: Harlow as Paul Bern
- 1966: The Oscar as Steve Marks
- 1966: A Man Called Adam as Manny
- 1967: How I Spent My Summer Vacation as Ned Pine
- 1967: Dead Run as Stephen Daine
- 1968: Salt And Pepper as Christopher Pepper (also producer)
- 1968: Skidoo as The Senator
- 1968: Buona Sera Mrs Campbell as Justin Young
- 1969: Hook Line And Sinker as Dr. Scott Carter
- 1969: The April Fools as Ted Gunther
- 1969: The Fourth Wall as Papa Baroni
- 1970: One More Time as Christopher Pepper/Lord Sydney Pepper (also producer)
- 1970: Togetherness as Prince Solomon Justiani
- 1971: A Step Out Of Line as Art Stoyer
- 1971: Clay Pigeon as Government Agent
- 1971: The Deadly Hunt as Mason
- 1971: Ellery Queen Dont Look Behind You as Ellery Queen
- 1972: They Only Kill Their Masters as Lee Campbell
- 1974: The Phantom Of Hollywood as Roger Cross
- 1975: Rosebud as Lord Carter
- 1976: Won Ton Ton The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Slapstick Star
- 1979: Angels Revenge as Burke
- 1979: Mysterious Island Of Beautiful Women as Gordon Duvall
- 1981: Body And Soul 1981 as Big Man
- 1984: Where Is Parsifal as Montague Chippendale
Television Roles
- 1953: General Electric Theater as John
- 1953-1954: The Ford Television Theatre as Jerry Mason/Randy Evans/Everett Gatledge (3 episodes)
- 1954-1955: Dear Phoebe as Bill Hastings/Phoebe Goodheart
- 1955: Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre as Stephen
- 1955: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Charles 'Charlie' Ffolliot Raymond
- 1955: Screen Directors Playhouse as Tom Macy
- 1956: Playhouse 90 as Willis Wayde
- 1956-1957: Studio 57 as Stephen/Bert (2 episodes)
- 1957: Producers Showcase as Lord Brinstead
- 1957: Climax as Tom Welles
- 1957-1959: The Thin Man as Nick Charles
- 1959: Goodyear Theatre as Maj. John Marshall
- 1961: The Jack Benny Program as Lord Milbeck
- 1962: Theatre 62 as Glenn Morley
- 1965: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Ernie Mullett
- 1965: Profiles In Courage as Gen. Alexander Doniphan
- 1965: The Patty Duke Show as Peter Lawford
- 1965: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Lt. Philip Cannon
- 1966: Run For Your Life as Larry Carter
- 1966: The Wild Wild West as Carl Jackson
- 1967: I Spy as Hackaby
- 1968-1971: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In as Various (10 episodes)
- 1971: The Virginian as Ben Hunter
- 1971-1973: The Doris Day Show as Dr. Peter Lawrence (8 episodes)
- 1972: Bewitched as Harrison Woolcott
- 1974: Born Free as John Forbes
- 1977-1982: Fantasy Island as Sherlock Holmes/Jesse Mason/Harvey Winslow/Grant Baines (4 episodes)
- 1978: Hawaii Five-O as Kenneth Kirk
- 1979: The Love Boat as Teddy Smith
- 1979: Highcliffe Manor as Narrator
- 1979: Supertrain as Quentin Fuller
- 1981: The Jeffersons as Museum Guide
Producer
- 1963: Johnny Cool
- 1965: Billie
Director
- 1972: The Doris Day Show
