Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde (23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018) was a British actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: "Department S" (1969–70) and "Jason King" (1971–72). His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to popular success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s; Mike Myers credited Wyngarde with inspiring the character Austin Powers. Peter Wyngarde's date and place of birth, his birth name, and his parents' nationalities and occupations are all disputed. According to his own account, he
Harvey Jason Harvey Jason Harvey Albert Jason (born 29 February 1940) is an English actor and the co-owner of Mystery Pier Books, an independent book store that sells first editions. A character actor in films including "The Gumball Rally" and" ", he also played in dozens of TV roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including Pinky in "Rich Man, Poor Man" and Harry Zief in "Captains and the Kings", both made in 1976. Jason was born in London, the son of Marie Goldblatt and actor Alec Jason. He is married to actress Pamela Franklin, whom he met in 1970 while making the