Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

1923-09-07 London, England, UK 99 Credits

Biography

Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (né Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of US president John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he was a well-known celebrity and starred in a number of highly acclaimed films. In later years, he was noted more for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting; it was said that he was "famous for being f...

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The Kennedy Dynasty

The Kennedy Dynasty

2023

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

The story of a powerful political and economic dynasty, fundamental to understanding the turbulent destiny of the United States of America throughout ...

Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

9.0
Acting

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bish...

Sid & Judy

Sid & Judy

2019

as Self (archive photos)

7.4
Acting

Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, n...

Paul Williams Still Alive

Paul Williams Still Alive

2011

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

Filmmaker and longtime fan Stephen Kessler's portrait of the award-winning 1970s singer-songwriter-actor, who disappeared for much of the 1980s and '9...

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

2005

as Self (Archive Footage)

Acting

This documentary tells the story of the making of Irving Berlin's Easter Parade.

Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection

Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection

2003

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Collection of songs performed at the "Frank Sinatra Spectacular," a 1965 benefit by the various members of the Rat Pack.

Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence

Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence

2002

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Sharon Tate is a rising young star before her life ends in a shocking murder.

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.7
Acting

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such me...

Where Is Parsifal?

Where Is Parsifal?

1984

as Montague Chippendale

3.5
Acting

Tucked away in his castle, a hypochondriac inventor plays generous host to a revolving cast of wacky guests. But to pay off his mounting debts, he mus...

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1981

as Big Man

3.9
Acting

A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reali...

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women

1979

as Gordon Duvall

2.9
Acting

The all-male crew of an oil company makes an emergency landing on an island and finds itself at the mercy of a tribe of hostile women programmed to ki...

Angels' Brigade

Angels' Brigade

1979

as Burke

2.8
Acting

Six sexy women, and a teenage girl, devastate a right-wing militia before doing battle with ruthless drug pushers.

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

1977

as Grant Baines

6.8
Acting

Mr. Roarke and his assistant Tattoo greet a former reporter in World War II who wants to relive a brief romance that took place in London 30 years ago...

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

as Slapstick Star

4.1
Acting

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.

Rosebud

Rosebud

1975

as Lord Carter

4.9
Acting

In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film c...

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975

as Host - Self

4.0
Acting

Vintage 1975 documentary about the life of movie queen Elizabeth Taylor hosted by Peter Lawford, and featuring appearances by actors Roddy McDowall an...

Gable: The King Remembered

1975

as Himself - Host / Narrator

6.0
Acting

Friends and co-workers recall the life of Hollywood screen star Clark Gable.

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as Self - Host / Narrator

7.3
Acting

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

The Phantom of Hollywood

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974

as Roger Cross

5.1
Acting

The internationally famous Worldwide Studios has hit hard times and is forced to sell its Hollywood backlot to property developers. The trouble is som...

James Dean Remembered

James Dean Remembered

1974

as Self - Host

Acting

Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean.

They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972

as Lee Campbell

5.3
Acting

An enigmatic young woman has been murdered in a small California coast town. The investigation by the local sheriff uncovers a complex web of relation...

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You

1971

as Ellery Queen

8.0
Acting

Detective Ellery Queen has to solve a series of murders where the victims were killed in numerically descending ages, the male victims were strangled ...

The Deadly Hunt

The Deadly Hunt

1971

as Mason

Acting

A young couple on a forest holiday become unwitting targets for paid killers, and a forest fire helps them escape.

Clay Pigeon

Clay Pigeon

1971

as Government Agent

3.4
Acting

An ex-soldier is recruited by the FBI to go undercover in L.A. and find other ex-soldiers who are part of a drug-dealing gang.

A Step Out of Line

A Step Out of Line

1971

as Art Stoyer

7.0
Acting

Three financially down-and-out buddies plot to pull a bank robbery to cure their financial woes.

Togetherness

Togetherness

1970

as Prince Solomon

3.0
Acting

Nina, a gorgeous blonde communist, attracts the attention of two wealthy bon vivants. Prince Solomon and Jack attempt to impress the young woman and w...

One More Time

One More Time

1970

as Christopher Pepper / Lord Sydney Pepper

4.3
Acting

London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.

One More Time

One More Time

1970

Executive Producer

4.3
Producing

London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.

The Two Kennedys

The Two Kennedys

1969

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
Acting

Life, career and death of the two protagonists of American life sixties, John and Robert Kennedy, from the days of their ascent to the White House, th...

Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

1969

as Dr. Scott Carter

4.1
Acting

Told he is terminally ill, an insurance executive goes on a credit-card spending spree--and then learns his medical diagnosis was a mistake.

The April Fools

The April Fools

1969

as Ted Gunther

6.0
Acting

Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is hersel...

The Fourth Wall

The Fourth Wall

1969

as Papá Baroni

7.0
Acting

Marco Baroni spent four years in an English school. When he returns to Rome, the behavior of his family members finds him unprepared: his father, moth...

Skidoo

Skidoo

1968

as The Senator

4.8
Acting

Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, Go...

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968

as Justin Young

6.0
Acting

After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of h...

Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper

1968

as Christopher Pepper

5.1
Acting

After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partak...

Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper

1968

Executive Producer

5.1
Producing

After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partak...

Dead Run

Dead Run

1967

as Stephen Daine

5.2
Acting

A thief gets hold of some top secret papers and is chased around Europe by the sinister Organisation.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

1967

as Ned Pine

3.5
Acting

A man who completes compiling a dossier on a mysterious billionaire begins to get the feeling that he is becoming the victim of a conspiracy.

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

1966

as Manny

6.0
Acting

A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

The Oscar

The Oscar

1966

as Steve Marks

5.1
Acting

An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the...

Harlow

Harlow

1965

as Paul Bern

5.4
Acting

Jean Harlow arrives in Los Angeles as a teenager, pushed into showbiz by her mother and stepfather. Kindhearted agent Arthur Landau becomes Jean's men...

Sylvia

Sylvia

1965

as Frederic Summers

6.2
Acting

Sylvia West (Carroll Baker) may not be who she says she is. Her fiancé, the very well-to-do Frederick Summers (Peter Lawford), hires an investigator n...

Faces of November

Faces of November

1964

as Self (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Robert Drew shows the sights and sounds from the funeral of President John F. Kennedy in November, 1963. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 200...

Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer

1964

as Tony Collins

6.9
Acting

The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. But impers...

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963

Executive Producer

5.3
Producing

A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

as Lord Lovat

7.6
Acting

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the d...

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

1962

as Senator Lafe Smith

7.2
Acting

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired b...

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

President Kennedy's Birthday Salute

1962

as Self - Host

7.3
Acting

President Kennedy's birthday celebration was held at the third Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962, and more than 15,000 people attended, including ...

Sergeants 3

Sergeants 3

1962

as Larry Barrett

5.4
Acting

Mike, Chip, and Larry are three lusty, brawling U. S. Cavalry sergeants stationed in Indian Territory in 1870.

The Farmer's Daughter

1962

as Glen Morley

Acting

Young Swedish-American Katrin "Katie" Holstrom leaves her family farm in Minnesota, headed for nursing school. After her tuition money runs out, she i...

Pepe

Pepe

1960

as Peter Lawford

6.2
Acting

Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. ...

Exodus

Exodus

1960

as Maj. Caldwell

6.7
Acting

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyp...

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

1960

as Jimmy Foster

6.4
Acting

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra

1959

as Self - Singer

Acting

At the beginning of the program, Peter Lawford explains that Frank Sinatra's plans to film his TV special outdoors in sunny Palm Springs have foundere...

Never So Few

Never So Few

1959

as Capt. Grey Travis

5.4
Acting

A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.

Tom and Jerry

1955

as Tom Macy

Acting

A priest tries to save a marriage that appears to be headed for the rocks in time for Christmas.

It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

1954

as Evan Adams III

6.9
Acting

Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at firs...

Rogue's March

Rogue's March

1953

as Capt. Dion Lenbridge

5.8
Acting

After being unjustly accused of spying, a British officer tries to redeem himself in India.

The Hour of 13

The Hour of 13

1952

as Nicholas Revel

5.7
Acting

1890, London, and a serial killer known as The Terror is murdering policemen. When gentleman thief Nicholas Revel unwittingly becomes the chief suspec...

You for Me

You for Me

1952

as Tony Brown

4.5
Acting

A good-hearted nurse gets mixed up with a millionaire who could help her hospital.

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

1952

as Richard Connor

5.2
Acting

In turn-of-the-century Australia, two criminals ingratiate themselves with a rancher in order to swindle him. However, the two partners become rivals ...

Just This Once

Just This Once

1952

as Mark MacLene IV

3.8
Acting

An heir of a vast fortune is deeply in debt because he spends faster than his very generous trust fund allows. There is a battle of wills between his ...

Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding

1951

as Lord John Brindale

6.5
Acting

Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess Elizabeth's wedding. As brother and sister, each develops a Brit...

Please Believe Me

Please Believe Me

1950

as Jeremy Taylor

5.0
Acting

A woman in London unexpectedly inherits a Texas ranching fortune, and takes a transatlantic voyage to collect her fortune, not suspecting two men aboa...

The Red Danube

The Red Danube

1949

as Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister

6.3
Acting

A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.

Little Women

Little Women

1949

as Theodore "Laurie" Laurence

7.4
Acting

Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord Mass in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the civil ...

Julia Misbehaves

Julia Misbehaves

1948

as Ritchie Lorgan

6.5
Acting

Julia and William were married and soon separated by his snobbish family. They meet again many years later, when their daughter he has raised invites ...

Easter Parade

Easter Parade

1948

as Jonathan Harrow III

7.0
Acting

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract ...

On an Island with You

On an Island with You

1948

as Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee

5.6
Acting

A young navy lieutenant is brought in as technical adviser on a song-dance-and-swim film being made by screen star Rosalind Reynolds. Having once done...

Good News

Good News

1947

as Tommy Marlowe

6.2
Acting

At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has...

It Happened in Brooklyn

It Happened in Brooklyn

1947

as Jamie Shellgrove

6.0
Acting

Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Bro...

My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947

as John S. Penrose

6.0
Acting

Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horses--and also pick the winners of upcoming races. Wh...

Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Jr.

6.0
Acting

Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house ...

Cluny Brown

Cluny Brown

1946

as Andrew Carmel

7.1
Acting

Amateur plumber Cluny Brown gets sent off by her uncle to work as a servant at an English country estate.

Son of Lassie

Son of Lassie

1945

as Joe Carraclough

6.0
Acting

Laddie (Son of Lassie) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage?

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945

as David Stone

7.1
Acting

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

Mrs. Parkington

Mrs. Parkington

1944

as Lord Thornley

6.1
Acting

In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by m...

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1944

as Anthony de Canterville

6.7
Acting

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

as John Ashwood II as a Young Man

6.7
Acting

American Susan travels with her father to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood and marries him after a whir...

Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

as Pierrot (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The second involves a psychic who predicts...

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Naval Officer

6.1
Acting

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

Sahara

Sahara

1943

as British Soldier (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

In Libya, an American tank commander, along with a handful of Allied soldiers, tries to defend an isolated well with a limited supply of water from a ...

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943

as Young Sailor at Bar

6.8
Acting

During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master dete...

The West Side Kid

The West Side Kid

1943

as Jerry Winston

Acting

Millionaire Sam Winston is an unhappy man. His wife Constance lives a gay life, devoting all her time to parties; his daughter Gloria is in one scanda...

Someone to Remember

Someone to Remember

1943

as Joe Downes

7.0
Acting

An elderly woman whose son disappeared years before refuses to move when her apartment building is turned into a college dormitory for male students, ...

The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under

1943

as Mr. Jones

6.5
Acting

An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII.

The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

1943

as Naval Commander (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly fall...

Pilot #5

Pilot #5

1943

as British Soldier

5.8
Acting

A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five p...

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943

as Student (Uncredited)

6.5
Acting

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

Immortal Sergeant

Immortal Sergeant

1943

as Soldier

5.6
Acting

During WWII, a corporal in the desert reminisces about the love he left behind and faces uncertainty about his strength as a leader.

The Purple V

1943

as Roger

Acting

German expatriate Fritz Kortner plays the largest role, as an anti-Nazi schoolmaster who helps a downed American flyer (John Archer) reached Allied li...

London Blackout Murders

London Blackout Murders

1943

as Percy - Soldier on Train (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

A young girl, Mary Tillet, is forced to find a new place to live due to her London home being bombed during World War II. Her tobacconist landlord, Ja...

Junior Army

Junior Army

1942

as Cadet Wilbur

5.7
Acting

An English refugee and a street thug go to military school together.

Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

1942

as English Cadet (uncredited)

5.4
Acting

On a secluded base in Arizona, veteran World War I pilot Steve Britt trains flyers to fight in World War II. One of his trainees, Englishman Peter Sta...

A Yank at Eton

A Yank at Eton

1942

as Ronnie Kenvil

6.2
Acting

An American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

as Pilot (uncredited)

7.1
Acting

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charm...

Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

1942

as Pilot

Acting

An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.

Lord Jeff

Lord Jeff

1938

as Benny Potter

7.1
Acting

Spoiled child Geoffrey Bramer teams up with a pair of small time crooks to pose as an aristocrat and steal jewelry from exclusive shops. During a a ca...

Poor Old Bill

Poor Old Bill

1931

as Horace

5.0
Acting

A man sponges off an old comrade from the First World War who believes he has saved his life during the war, although this ultimately proves not to be...