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
Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday early 1970s, and was a fan of "Doctor Who". In 2008 Big Finish Productions released "The Seven Keys to Doomsday" as an audio drama, directed by John Ainsworth. Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday was a stage play based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". The play ran at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England for four weeks, beginning on 16 December 1974. Originally, the part of the Doctor was to be played by Jon Pertwee, but the role went