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Peter Dean Biography

Birth Place:
Hoxton, East London, England
Profession
tco/actor

Fast Facts

  • Worked on a fruit and veg stall at the Chapel Market as a boy
  • Made his professional breakthrough in 1978 miniseries Law and Order
  • Is perhaps best known for playing Pete Beale on EastEnders between 1985 and 1998
  • Appeared in pantomime in 2015, playing Abanazar in Aladdin
  • In 2018, joined the cast of The Real Marigold Hotel for the third season