Peter Cartwright (30 August 1935 – 18 November 2013)[1] was a South African born British actor who made hundreds of appearances in television, film and on radio and worked extensively in the theatre, both in the provinces and London's West End.
Cartwright was born in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa, and educated at St. Andrew's College in Grahamstown.
He was best known in South Africa for a series of television commercials in which he was the face of Charles Glass, the legendary founder of South African Breweries and the brewmaster who brewed Castle Lager.
He appeared in the British soap Emmerdale playing George Postlethwaite the fictional bishop of Skipdale.
Other films include Wimbledon, Cry Freedom, Gandhi and The Fourth Protocol.