Deceased

How Did Peter Whitney Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 55

Also known asPeter King Engle, Pete WhitneyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn24/05/1916Born inLong Branch, New Jersey, USADied30/03/1972Died inSanta BarbaraCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ7177697 ↗Buried atValley Oaks Memorial ParkTMDb#89527 ↗

Peter King Engle, known professionally as Peter Whitney, was an American actor in film and television. Tall and heavyset, he played brutish villains in many Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Filmography87 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1970	Night GallerySeries	—	54
1970	The Ballad of Cable HogueMovie	Cushing	54
1969	The Great Bank RobberyMovie	Brother Jordan Cass - Tunneling	53
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Bedford	52
1967	The Guns of Will SonnettSeries	—	51
1967	MannixSeries	—	51
1967	In the Heat of the NightMovie	Deputy Courtney	51
1967	The Mothers-in-LawSeries	Terrence Archibald	51
1966	The MonkeesSeries	El Diablo	50
1966	TarzanSeries	—	50
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Sheriff Dan Kincaide	49
1965	Green AcresSeries	—	49
1965	The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries	Quantrill	49
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Caleb Calhoun	48
1964	The Big Parade of ComedyMovie	Jake in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) (uncredited)	48
1964	Profiles in CourageSeries	Gronna	48
1963	Petticoat JunctionSeries	—	47
1962	The VirginianSeries	Ansel Miller	46
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries	Bib Hadley	46
1962	Combat!Series	Massine	46
1962	The Beverly HillbilliesSeries	Lafayette "Lafe" Crick	46
1962	The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmMovie	The Giant	46
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Dr. Nat Franklin	45
1961	The New BreedSeries	Matson	45
1961	StraightawaySeries	—	45
1960	The IslandersSeries	Carruthers	44
1960	TateSeries	—	44
1959	BonanzaSeries	Emmett Hudson	43
1959	RawhideSeries	Jake Tenney	43
1959	Mr. LuckySeries	—	43
1959	Johnny RingoSeries	Arnold Riker	43
1959	LaramieSeries	—	43
1959	Law of the PlainsmanSeries	Knappe	43
1959	The DetectivesSeries	—	43
1959	Adventures in ParadiseSeries	Wilbur Paddock	43
1959	The RebelSeries	Hobie Kincaid	43
1959	The AlaskansSeries	—	43
1958	Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries	Nameless	42
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	42
1958	Peter GunnSeries	—	42
1958	The TexanSeries	—	42
1958	LawmanSeries	Alteeka McClintoch	42
1958	Behind Closed DoorsSeries	Edwin Getty	42
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Sgt. Pat Galloway	41
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Roger Gates	41
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	41
1957	MaverickSeries	—	41
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Capt. Otto Varnum	41
1957	Tombstone TerritorySeries	Karl Rank	41
1957	The Walter Winchell FileSeries	—	41
1957	Official DetectiveSeries	—	41
1957	Domino KidMovie	Lafe Prentiss	41
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Chub	40
1956	The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries	—	40
1956	Great Day in the MorningMovie	Phil the Cannibal (uncredited)	40
1956	Fremont: The TrailblazerMovie	Cass Jerome	40
1956	The Cruel TowerMovie	'Joss' Jossman	40
1955	Navy LogSeries	—	39
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Big Dan Daggitt	39
1955	CheyenneSeries	—	39
1955	The Last FrontierMovie	Sergeant Major Decker	39
1955	The Sea ChaseMovie	Bachman	39
1954	Climax!Series	Peter Chubo	38
1954	Superman's PerilMovie	Capt. McBain	38
1953	City DetectiveSeries	—	37
1953	The Big HeatMovie	Tierney	37
1952	The Ford Television TheatreSeries	Marshal Billy Lang	36
1952	Four Star PlayhouseSeries	Gus	36
1952	Adventures of SupermanSeries	Capt. McBain	36
1951	The Living ChristSeries	Herod Antipas	35
1948	The Iron CurtainMovie	—	32
1947	The GangsterMovie	Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)	31
1947	Northwest OutpostMovie	Volkoff Overseer	31
1946	The Notorious Lone WolfMovie	Harvey Beaumont	30
1946	The Brute ManMovie	Police Lieutenant Gates	30
1945	Bring on the GirlsMovie	Swede	29
1945	Murder, He SaysMovie	Mert Fleagle / Bert Fleagle	29
1945	Hotel BerlinMovie	Heinrichs	29
1944	Mr. SkeffingtonMovie	Chester Forbish	28
1943	Destination TokyoMovie	Dakota	27
1943	Action in the North AtlanticMovie	Whitey Lara	27
1942	Reunion in FranceMovie	Soldier	26
1942	Valley of the SunMovie	Willie	26
1942	Rio RitaMovie	Jake	26
1942	Whistling in DixieMovie	Frank V. Bailie	26
1941	Blues in the NightMovie	Pete Bossett	25
1941	Nine Lives Are Not EnoughMovie	Roy Slocum	25