# Peter Sallis, voice of Wallace from Wallace & Gromit, has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223 "2017-06-05T23:34:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/1 "2017-06-05T23:34:14Z")
Age 96 - he will be missed: [http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/news/tribute-peter-sallis-voice-wallace-dies-age-96](http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/news/tribute-peter-sallis-voice-wallace-dies-age-96) > **[Peter Sallis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sallis)** > > Peter John Sallis OBE (1 February 1921 – 2 June 2017) was a British actor, mainly known for his work in television. > He was the voice of Wallace in the Academy Award-winning Wallace and Gromit films and portrayed Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine from its 1973 inception until the final episode in 2010, making him the only actor to appear in all 295 episodes. Additionally, he portrayed Norman Clegg's father in the prequel series First of the Summer Wine. Although Sallis was born ... ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/2 "2017-06-05T23:37:09Z")
Awwwww. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/3 "2017-06-06T00:40:49Z")
Thank you, Peter. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/4 "2017-06-06T00:43:01Z")
> [@Sefton](#): > > Thank you, Peter. RIP. +1 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/5 "2017-06-06T01:20:57Z")
I believe he was also the only actor to be in _Last of the Summer Wine_ from beginning to conclusion, over thirty five years. It was a gentle comedy about three old men kicking about a village having adventures basically as if they were still boys. The cast changed many times throughout the run, but Sallis soldiered through it all. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/6 "2017-06-06T01:46:46Z")
It’s the wrong trousers, Grommit, and they’ve gone wrong! RIP ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/7 "2017-06-06T02:57:39Z")
The bounce has gone out of his bungee. I remember the first time I saw Wallace and Gromit, in a shitty punk club with a wall of old TVs for showing bootleg Black Flag and Sucking Chest Wound videos. When somebody put on a tape of Grand Day Out, the whole club stopped and everyone clustered around the screens in delight, because it turned out that a little plasticene guy going to the moon with his dog to look for cheese was as punk as fuck. Rest in peace, Peter. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/8 "2017-06-06T03:46:49Z")
I’m a huge W&G fan, and I’m saddened to hear about Peter’s passing. Since I know this thread will attract a lot of fans: anyone who hasn’t seen [A Grand Night In](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5304980/) should watch it on Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/9 "2017-06-06T04:08:06Z")
… And don’t forget the crackers! RIP, Peter. ☹ (I \*\*\*do \*\*\*like a bit of Gorgonzola!) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/10 "2017-06-06T04:26:42Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I believe he was also the only actor to be in _Last of the Summer Wine_ from beginning to conclusion, over thirty five years. It was a gentle comedy about three old men kicking about a village having adventures basically as if they were still boys. The cast changed many times throughout the run, but Sallis soldiered through it all. Clegg! I should have recognized the voice. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/11 "2017-06-06T04:41:21Z")
You’ll be hunted down like… well, a dog. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/12 "2017-06-06T07:45:25Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > The bounce has gone out of his bungee. I remember the first time I saw Wallace and Gromit, in a shitty punk club with a wall of old TVs for showing bootleg Black Flag and Sucking Chest Wound videos. When somebody put on a tape of Grand Day Out, the whole club stopped and everyone clustered around the screens in delight, because it turned out that a little plasticene guy going to the moon with his dog to look for cheese was as punk as fuck. Rest in peace, Peter. I love this story. Goes to show there was something utterly charming about Wallis and Gromit that appealed to all but the flintiest of hearts, and Sallis’s voice was a large part of that. RIP, Peter. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/13 "2017-06-06T13:05:41Z")
Ex-NASA. Perfect for walkies! ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/14 "2017-06-06T14:54:12Z")
Hopefully, he’s gone where there’s cheese. RIP Peter. You brought more than your share of joy to us. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/15 "2017-06-06T15:01:10Z")
I must admit, perhaps to my shame, that I’m not very familiar with _Wallace & Gromit_. I knew Peter Sallis almost exclusively from _Last of the Summer Wine_, which used to be shown in heavy rotation on my local PBS station in the evenings. I would usually watch an episode right before going to bed. It wasn’t the most cutting edge of sitcoms, and was rarely laugh-out-loud funny, but it was usually good for at least a smile or two. It was a nice, gentle trip to a beautiful little Yorkshire village and its cast of bizarre characters. A good way to relax at the end of the day. Sallis was the only actor to appear in every episode, over all thirty-seven years. Other cast members came and went (several passed away during the show’s run), but Cleggy was always there. Even if, in the last couple of seasons, he couldn’t do much beyond say a few lines in one token scene, nevertheless Cleggy was always there. PBS stopped playing the show several years ago, but I still miss it, and I will miss Peter Sallis. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/16 "2017-06-06T21:24:06Z")
Damn, I loved W & G. RIP Peter, and keep a close eye on the penguins… ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/17 "2017-06-07T02:26:07Z")
RIP, Peter Sallis. I had never heard of Last Of The Summer Wine, so I looked up a clip on youtube. [Here it is](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thH8qU696LY) - just a few minutes long. I watched it just to hear his voice again. He even talks about cheese! That looks like it was a funny show. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/18 "2017-06-07T05:08:10Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > He even talks about cheese! Wensleydale, no less! ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/19 "2017-06-07T18:49:13Z")
That’s cracking good toast, Grommit! ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223/20 "2017-06-07T19:03:47Z")
Well, damn. At least 96 is a lotta years. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-sallis-voice-of-wallace-from-wallace-gromit-has-died/788223.md?page=2)