Peter Fernandez(1927-2010)
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
From ages 7 to 11 was popular model for John Robert Powers Agency.
Radio and Broadway actor until army draft. Radio shows included: "Mr.
District Attorney", "Let's Pretend", "Gangbusters", "My Best Girls, "
"Superman", "Suspense", many soap operas, and as George Bigelow on "The
Aldrich Family" and as Jerry on "The Sea Hound." Discharged from US
Army in 1946 as Tech. Sargeant. As well as actor became writer of
published adventure pulp fiction. Wrote scripts for radio and TV
including "Suspense" (radio) "When a Girl Marries"(radio) "Rendezvous"
(TV) and was on writing staff of "The Verdict Is Yours. Adapted and
directed for records most of Newberry and Caldecot Award winning books.
Wrote published children's book "Bedtime Stories From the
Bible."Original Christmas story "The Night the Animals Talked" was
adapted for an anual TV special with music by Cahn & Stein. Adapted,
directed and voiced English tracks for hundreds of foreign films from
all over world including: "Fistful of Dollars", "The Nest", "Mothra,
"That Man From Rio", "Cinema Paradiso", some of the Godzilla films,
"Flight of the Eagle" and "La Famiglia". Wrote, directed and voiced
many TV series including "Speed Racer", "Marine Boy, " "Ultraman" and
"The Space Monsters". Wrote the lyrics for the Speed Racer theme.
Adapted many scripts for "Astroboy" also "Gigantor" series. Dialog
director for "Galaxy Rangers" series and "Princess Gwenevere and the
Jewel Riders". Adaptor and director of Canadian mini-series "Jalna".
Has been the voice on hundreds of TV and radio commercials.
