Peter Straker (born 7 November 1943) is a Jamaican-born singer and
actor, best known for appearances in Doctor Who (in the 1979 serial
Destiny of the Daleks) and the 1985 ITV series Connie. He also had a
long-standing professional and personal relationship with Freddie
Mercury.He first shot to fame in 1968 when he starred as Hud in the
original London production of Hair. Straker has starred in countless
West End productions since, including Pete Townshend's Tommy, Ken
Hill's The Original Phantom of the Opera, Hot Stuff, Blues in the
Night, The Rocky Horror Show, The Rat Pack, One Love and Holding On;
both with Ruby Turner. His classical roles include Cassius in Julius
Caesar at Bristol Old Vic, and Lucio in Measure for Measure at the
National Theatre.
actor, best known for appearances in Doctor Who (in the 1979 serial
Destiny of the Daleks) and the 1985 ITV series Connie. He also had a
long-standing professional and personal relationship with Freddie
Mercury.He first shot to fame in 1968 when he starred as Hud in the
original London production of Hair. Straker has starred in countless
West End productions since, including Pete Townshend's Tommy, Ken
Hill's The Original Phantom of the Opera, Hot Stuff, Blues in the
Night, The Rocky Horror Show, The Rat Pack, One Love and Holding On;
both with Ruby Turner. His classical roles include Cassius in Julius
Caesar at Bristol Old Vic, and Lucio in Measure for Measure at the
National Theatre.
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