Peter Cotes (19 March 1912 – 10 November 1998) was an English director, producer, actor, writer and production manager.
[3] His brothers John and Roy Boulting became noted film makers.
[4] He was the original director of the world's longest-running production The Mousetrap, still playing at the St Martins Theatre, London.
[5] He wrote several books, including an acclaimed biography of Charlie Chaplin in 1951.
[6] He was twice married: Myfanwy Jones (marriage annulled) and Joan Miller (widowed 1988).