Peter Hawkins

Peter John Hawkins 3 April 1924 8 July 2006 was a British actor whose career spanned from the mid1940s to the early 1990s Following his breakthrough in Royal Navy theatre performances subsequent to his survival of the sinking of the HMS Limbourne he developed into one of the most soughtafter voice artists in the United Kingdom He was best known for his vocal contributions to childrens television series this began with voicing Mr Turnip in the magazine series Whirligig Hawkins voiced the titular characters in Flower Pot Men for which he invented their signature Oddle Poddle gibberish language Spotty Dog in The Woodentops all the characters in Captain Pugwash and The Adventures of Sir Prancelot the narrator of SuperTed and many of the characters in The FamilyNess Jimbo and the JetSet and Penny Crayon He also originated the role of Zippy in Thames Televisions Rainbow Outside of childrens programming he was well known for providing the original voices for the Daleks in Doctor Who as well as being part of the ensemble cast for the sketch series Dave Allen at Large and voicing characters in commercials including the Smash Martians and Money in Accesss Your Flexible Friend campaign