Born in London, England and son of a British World War I hero, Lawford had spent most of his childhood in Paris, France and began his acting career at a very young age. His parents were not married when their son was born. As a result of the scandal, The Lawfords fled to America. As a young child, the young Peter injured his arm by in his own words, "attempt to run through a glass door." Lawford's arm was badly injured however, the doctors could save it. The injury was so bad, it was slightly deformed and bothered him throughout life. But such was his luck, the injury kept him off the draft for World War II, which became the biggest boon of his acting career. When Lawford was signed to MGM, his mother approached studio head, Louis B. Mayer, to pay her a salary as her son's personal assistant. However, Mayer declined. She then claimed that her son was "homosexual" and needed to be "supervised". This damaged the relationship between her and her son. Lawford starred in his first major movie called A Yank at Eton (1942) , co-starring Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter and Freddie Bartholomew. His performance was widely praised. During this time, Lawford started to get more leads when major MGM star Clark Gable was drafted into the war. Later, it was Good News (1947), co-starring June Allyson that became Lawford's greatest claim to fame. Probably Lawford's most controversial affair, amongst many, was with African-American actress Dorothy Dandridge. It was rumored that both Lawford and Dandridge were planning to get married but canceled fearing it would jeopardize their careers. Besides his successful career and being a socialite, Lawford was also part of the Rat Pack, with Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop and Sammy Davis Jr. .

1984Where Is Parsifal?

Montague Chippendale

 1977-1982Fantasy Island (TV Series)

Sherlock Holmes / Jesse Mason / Harvey Winslow / ...

- The Case Against Mr. Roarke/Save Sherlock Holmes (1982) ... Sherlock Holmes

- Crescendo/Three Feathers (1980) ... Jesse Mason

- Cowboy/Substitute Wife (1979) ... Harvey Winslow

- Pilot (1977) ... Grant Baines

 1981The Jeffersons (TV Series)

Museum Guide

- The House That George Built (1981) ... Museum Guide (voice)

 1981/IBody and Soul

Big Man

 1980The Comedy Shop (TV Series)

- Rip Taylor (1980)

 1979Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women (TV Movie)

Gordon Duvall

 1979Supertrain (TV Series)

Quentin Fuller

- A Very Formal Heist (1979) ... Quentin Fuller

 1979Highcliffe Manor (TV Series)

Narrator

 1979The Love Boat (TV Series)

Teddy Smith

- Murder on the High Seas/Sounds of Silence/Cyrano de Bricker (1979) ... Teddy Smith

 1979Angels' Brigade

Burke

 1978Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

Kenneth Kirk

- Frozen Assets (1978) ... Kenneth Kirk

 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Slapstick Star

 1975Rosebud

Lord Carter

 1974Born Free (TV Series)

John Forbes

- Pilot (1974) ... John Forbes

 1974The Phantom of Hollywood (TV Movie)

Roger Cross

 1971-1973The Doris Day Show (TV Series)

Dr. Peter Lawrence

- Hospital Benefit (1973) ... Dr. Peter Lawrence

- Anniversary Gift (1972) ... Dr. Peter Lawrence

- Jimmy the Gent (1972) ... Dr. Peter Lawrence

- Forgive and Forget (1972) ... Dr. Peter Lawrence

- Just a Miss Understanding (1972) ... Dr. Peter Lawrence

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 1972They Only Kill Their Masters

Lee Campbell

 1972Bewitched (TV Series)

Harrison Woolcott

- Serena's Richcraft (1972) ... Harrison Woolcott

 1971Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (TV Movie)

Ellery Queen

 1971The Deadly Hunt (TV Movie)

Mason

 1968-1971Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series)

Guest Performer

- Laughing (1971) ... Guest Performer (uncredited)

- Episode #4.23 (1971) ... Guest Performer

- Episode #4.21 (1971) ... Guest Performer (uncredited)

- Episode #4.17 (1971) ... Guest Performer (uncredited)

- Episode #4.12 (1970) ... Guest Performer

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 1971Clay Pigeon

Government Agent

 1971The Virginian (TV Series)

Ben Hunter

- The Town Killer (1971) ... Ben Hunter

 1971A Step Out of Line (TV Movie)

Art Stoyer

 1970Togetherness

Prince Solomon Justiani

 1970One More Time

Christopher Pepper / Lord Sydney Pepper

 1969The Fourth Wall

Papá Baroni

 1969The April Fools

Ted Gunther

 1969Hook, Line and Sinker

Dr. Scott Carter

 1968Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

Justin Young

 1968Skidoo

The Senator

 1968Salt and Pepper

Christopher Pepper

 1967Dead Run

Stephen Daine

 1967I Spy (TV Series)

Hackaby

- Get Thee to a Nunnery (1967) ... Hackaby

 1967How I Spent My Summer Vacation (TV Movie)

Ned Pine

 1966The Wild Wild West (TV Series)

Carl Jackson

- The Night of the Returning Dead (1966) ... Carl Jackson

 1966A Man Called Adam

Manny

 1966The Oscar

Steve Marks

 1966Run for Your Life (TV Series)

Larry Carter

- Carnival Ends at Midnight (1966) ... Larry Carter

 1965Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)

Lt. Philip Cannon

- March from Camp Tyler (1965) ... Lt. Philip Cannon

 1965/IHarlow

Paul Bern

 1965The Patty Duke Show (TV Series)

Peter Lawford

- Will the Real Sammy Davis Please Hang Up? (1965) ... Peter Lawford

 1965Sylvia

Frederic Summers

 1965Profiles in Courage (TV Series)

Gen. Alexander Doniphan

- General Alexander William Doniphan (1965) ... Gen. Alexander Doniphan

 1965The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series)

Ernie Mullett

- Crimson Witness (1965) ... Ernie Mullett

 1964Dead Ringer

Tony Collins

 1962The Longest Day

Lord Lovat

 1962Advise & Consent

Senator Lafe Smith

 1962Sergeants 3

Sgt. Larry Barrett

 1962Theatre '62 (TV Series)

- The Farmer's Daughter (1962)

 1962The Farmer's Daughter (TV Movie)

Glen Morley

 1961The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)

Lord Milbeck

- English Sketch (1961) ... Lord Milbeck

 1960Pepe

Peter Lawford

 1960Exodus

Maj. Caldwell

 1960Ocean's 11

Jimmy Foster

 1959Never So Few

Capt. Grey Travis

 1959Goodyear Theatre (TV Series)

Maj. John Marshall

- Point of Impact (1959) ... Maj. John Marshall

 1957-1959The Thin Man (TV Series)

Nick Charles

- Paradise Discovered (1959) ... Nick Charles

- Cherchez la Sexpot (1959) ... Nick Charles

- Bat McKidderick (1959) ... Nick Charles

- Cold Cargo (1959) ... Nick Charles

- Dear Dead Days (1959) ... Nick Charles

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 1957Climax! (TV Series)

Tom Welles

- Bait for the Tiger (1957) ... Tom Welles

 1956-1957Studio 57 (TV Series)

Stephen / Bert

- Stephen and Publius Syrus (1957) ... Stephen

- My Friends, the Birds (1956) ... Bert

 1957Producers' Showcase (TV Series)

Lord Brinstead

- Ruggles of Red Gap (1957) ... Lord Brinstead

 1956Playhouse 90 (TV Series)

Willis Wayde

- Sincerely, Willis Wade (1956) ... Willis Wayde

 1954-1956Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)

- Once Upon a Crime (1956)

- Decision at Sea (1954) ... (unconfirmed)

- At the Natchez Inn (1954)

 1955Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)

Tom Macy

- Tom and Jerry (1955) ... Tom Macy

 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)

Charlie Raymond

- The Long Shot (1955) ... Charlie Raymond

 1955Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (TV Series)

Stephen

- Stephen and Publius Cyrus (1955) ... Stephen

 1954-1955Dear Phoebe (TV Series)

Bill Hastings / Phoebe Goodheart

- Episode #1.32 (1955) ... Bill Hastings

- How's Your Horoscope? (1955) ... Bill Hastings

- Fire the Boss (1955) ... Bill Hastings

- Legal and Tender (1955) ... Bill Hastings

- A Face for Phoebe (1955) ... Bill Hastings

Show all 32 episodes

 1953-1954The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)

Jerry Mason / Randy Evans

- The Mason-Dixon Line (1954) ... Jerry Mason

- For Value Received (1954) ... Randy Evans

- The Son-in-Law (1953)

 1954It Should Happen to You

Evan Adams III

 1953General Electric Theater (TV Series)

John

- Woman's World (1953) ... John

 1953Rogue's March

Capt. Dion Lenbridge / Pvt. Harry Simms

 1952The Hour of 13

Nicholas Revel

 1952You for Me

Tony Brown

 1952Kangaroo

Richard Connor

 1952Just This Once

Mark MacLene IV

 1951Royal Wedding

Lord John Brindale

 1950Please Believe Me

Jeremy Taylor

 1949The Red Danube

Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister

 1949Little Women

Laurie

 1948Julia Misbehaves

Ritchie Lorgan

 1948Easter Parade

Jonathan Harrow III

 1948On an Island with You

Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee

 1947Good News

Tommy Marlowe

 1947It Happened in Brooklyn

Jamie Shellgrove

 1947The Beginning or the End

Member of Military Personnel (uncredited)

 1947My Brother Talks to Horses

John S. Penrose

 1946Cluny Brown

Andrew Carmel

 1946Two Sisters from Boston

Lawrence Tyburt Patterson Jr.

 1945Vacation from Marriage

Introduction - USA Version (uncredited)

 1945Ziegfeld Follies

Porky ('Number Please') (voice, uncredited)

 1945Son of Lassie

Joe Carraclough

 1945The Picture of Dorian Gray

David Stone

 1944Mrs. Parkington

Lord Thornley

 1944The Canterville Ghost

Anthony de Canterville

 1944The White Cliffs of Dover

John Ashwood II - As a Young Man

 1944The Adventures of Mark Twain

Young Oxford Celebrant (uncredited)

 1943Girl Crazy

Student (uncredited)

 1943Flesh and Fantasy

Pierrot (uncredited)

 1943Paris After Dark

Frenchman (uncredited)

 1943Corvette K-225

Naval Officer (uncredited)

 1943Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Young Sailor at Bar (uncredited)

 1943/ISahara

British Soldier (uncredited)

 1943The West Side Kid

Jerry Winston

 1943Someone to Remember

Joe Downes

 1943The Man from Down Under

Mr. Jones (uncredited)

 1943/IThe Sky's the Limit

Naval Commander (uncredited)

 1943Pilot #5

British Soldier (uncredited)

 1943Above Suspicion

Student (uncredited)

 1943The Purple V

Roger

 1943Assignment in Brittany

Navigator (uncredited)

 1943London Blackout Murders

Percy - Soldier on Train (uncredited)

 1943Immortal Sergeant

Soldier (uncredited)

 1942Random Harvest

Soldier (uncredited)

 1942Junior Army

Cadet Wilbur

 1942Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air

English Cadet (uncredited)

 1942A Yank at Eton

Ronnie Kenvil

 1942Eagle Squadron

Pilot

 1942Mrs. Miniver

Pilot (uncredited)

 1938Lord Jeff

Benny Potter

 1931A Gentleman of Paris

Child (uncredited)

 1931Poor Old Bill

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