Peter Madden Movies
Breaking into show business at 16 as the assistant to a "drunken magician" British character actor
Peter Madden held down jobs ranging from race-car driver to stand-up comedian before settling into acting. He was frequently cast as slightly tattered politicians, as witness
Nothing but the Best (1964) and
Dr. Zhivago (1965). His deadpan portrayal of a Tibetan lama was one of the highlights of the otherwise patchy Hope-
Crosby vehicle
Road to Hong Kong (1962). Espionage fans will remember Peter Madden as Hobbs, John Drake's (
Patrick McGoohan) immediate superior, on the mid-1960s TVer Secret Agent. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
