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{{Short description|English actor (1939–1989)}}
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'''Peter Childs''' (31 August 1939 - 1 November 1989) was an English character actor who shot to fame playing Cockney Detective Sergeant Ronnie Rycott, nemesis of [[Arthur Daley]] in the top rated [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] series, ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]''.▼
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|08|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Eastbourne]]
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1965–1989
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▲'''Peter Childs''' (31 August 1939
==Biography==
Childs was born at [[Eastbourne]], East Sussex, on 31 August 1939, and was educated at the local grammar school before training to be an actor. He trained at the [[Birmingham Theatre School]], toiling 10 years doing repertory work before breaking into television, playing a small role in the [[Anton Rodgers]] crime series
A regular performer at the [[Theatre Royal,
On television, Childs' familiar features were seen in ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' and ''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]''. ''[[ Blakes 7 (episode 3 series 1)]]. He had also appeared in a host of other dramas, including the first series of spin-off series to BBC children's series ''[[Grange Hill]]'', ''[[Tucker's Luck]]''. Also Childs featured in two separate appearances in [[Granada TV]]'s popular [[soap opera]], ''[[Coronation Street]]''. Childs had made his name on television a number of years earlier, as Detective Ron Gash in the final series of ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'', transmitted in 1975. The following year he was cast as Det. Sgt Donald Grant in the final series of the long
In his personal life Childs was a fervent fan of racecourses and [[greyhound]] stadiums.
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0157581|name=Peter Childs}}
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