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- Birth namePeter Godenho
- Peter Gordeno was born on June 20, 1939 in Rangoon, Burma. He was an actor, known for UFO... annientare S.H.A.D.O. stop. Uccidete Straker... (1974), UFO (1970) and Carry on Columbus (1992). He died on October 18, 2008 in London, England, UK.
- Best known to TV audiences as Captain Peter Carlin from the TV series 'UFO'.
- Worked extensively on recordings with John Barry in the early sixties.
- Noted choreographer, dancer and singer. Started as a child performer dancing in cabarets in Calcutta. Successful audition for a part in 'West Side Story' at Her Majesty's in London. Subsequently active on the West End stage during the 1960's. Recording contract with EMI, followed by several performances on TV. Performed live cabaret aboard the QE 2, at the Sporting Club in Monaco and at the Riviera in Las Vegas. Toured the Soviet Union in the 1980's. Compered disco dancing competitions, appeared on BBC specials and worked as a choreographer until just prior to his death from cancer in October 2008.
- Father of songwriter and producer Peter Gordeno.
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