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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Kennedy Dynasty
2023
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The story of a powerful political and economic dynasty, fundamental to understanding the turbulent destiny of the United States of America throughout ...

Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
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
2019
as Self (archive photos)
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
2011
as Self (archive footage)
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)
This documentary tells the story of the making of Irving Berlin's Easter Parade.

Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Collection of songs performed at the "Frank Sinatra Spectacular," a 1965 benefit by the various members of the Rat Pack.

Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sharon Tate is a rising young star before her life ends in a shocking murder.

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as actor 'Advise and 'Consent' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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?
1984
as Montague Chippendale
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
1981
as Big Man
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
1979
as Gordon Duvall
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
1979
as Burke
Six sexy women, and a teenage girl, devastate a right-wing militia before doing battle with ruthless drug pushers.

Fantasy Island
1977
as Grant Baines
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
1976
as Slapstick Star
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
1975
as Lord Carter
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
1975
as Host - Self
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
Friends and co-workers recall the life of Hollywood screen star Clark Gable.

That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
as Roger Cross
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
1974
as Self - Host
Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean.

They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as Lee Campbell
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
1971
as Ellery Queen
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
1971
as Mason
A young couple on a forest holiday become unwitting targets for paid killers, and a forest fire helps them escape.

Clay Pigeon
1971
as Government Agent
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
1971
as Art Stoyer
Three financially down-and-out buddies plot to pull a bank robbery to cure their financial woes.

Togetherness
1970
as Prince Solomon
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
1970
as Christopher Pepper / Lord Sydney Pepper
London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.

One More Time
1970
Executive Producer
London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.

The Two Kennedys
1969
as Self (archive footage)
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
1969
as Dr. Scott Carter
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
1969
as Ted Gunther
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
1969
as Papá Baroni
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
1968
as The Senator
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
1968
as Justin Young
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
1968
as Christopher Pepper
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
1968
Executive Producer
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
1967
as Stephen Daine
A thief gets hold of some top secret papers and is chased around Europe by the sinister Organisation.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1967
as Ned Pine
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
1966
as Manny
A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

The Oscar
1966
as Steve Marks
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
1965
as Paul Bern
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
1965
as Frederic Summers
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
1964
as Self (uncredited)
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
1964
as Tony Collins
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
1963
Executive Producer
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.

The Longest Day
1962
as Lord Lovat
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
1962
as Senator Lafe Smith
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
1962
as Self - Host
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
1962
as Larry Barrett
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
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
1960
as Peter Lawford
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
1960
as Maj. Caldwell
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
1960
as Jimmy Foster
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
1959
as Self - Singer
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
1959
as Capt. Grey Travis
A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.
Tom and Jerry
1955
as Tom Macy
A priest tries to save a marriage that appears to be headed for the rocks in time for Christmas.

It Should Happen to You
1954
as Evan Adams III
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
1953
as Capt. Dion Lenbridge
After being unjustly accused of spying, a British officer tries to redeem himself in India.

The Hour of 13
1952
as Nicholas Revel
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
1952
as Tony Brown
A good-hearted nurse gets mixed up with a millionaire who could help her hospital.

Kangaroo
1952
as Richard Connor
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
1952
as Mark MacLene IV
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
1951
as Lord John Brindale
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
1950
as Jeremy Taylor
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
1949
as Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister
A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.

Little Women
1949
as Theodore "Laurie" Laurence
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
1948
as Ritchie Lorgan
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
1948
as Jonathan Harrow III
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
1948
as Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee
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
1947
as Tommy Marlowe
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
1947
as Jamie Shellgrove
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
1947
as John S. Penrose
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
1946
as Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Jr.
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
1946
as Andrew Carmel
Amateur plumber Cluny Brown gets sent off by her uncle to work as a servant at an English country estate.

Son of Lassie
1945
as Joe Carraclough
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
1945
as David Stone
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

Mrs. Parkington
1944
as Lord Thornley
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
1944
as Anthony de Canterville
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as John Ashwood II as a Young Man
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
1943
as Pierrot (uncredited)
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
1943
as Naval Officer
The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

Sahara
1943
as British Soldier (uncredited)
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
1943
as Young Sailor at Bar
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
1943
as Jerry Winston
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
1943
as Joe Downes
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
1943
as Mr. Jones
An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII.

The Sky's the Limit
1943
as Naval Commander (uncredited)
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
1943
as British Soldier
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
1943
as Student (Uncredited)
Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

Immortal Sergeant
1943
as Soldier
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
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
1943
as Percy - Soldier on Train (uncredited)
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
1942
as Cadet Wilbur
An English refugee and a street thug go to military school together.

Thunder Birds
1942
as English Cadet (uncredited)
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
1942
as Ronnie Kenvil
An American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.

Mrs. Miniver
1942
as Pilot (uncredited)
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
1942
as Pilot
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
1938
as Benny Potter
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
1931
as Horace
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...