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Peter Sallis, OBE (born 1 February 1921) is an English actor and entertainer, well-known for his work on British television. Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles require him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a northerner. Sallis is best known for his role as the main character Norman Clegg in the long-running British TV comedy Last of the Summer Wine, set in a Yorkshire town. He is the longest serving cast member, and the only one surviving from the programme's first episode in 1973. He is also famous for providing the voice of Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films, utilising another northern accent. Sallis was born on 1 February 1921 in Twickenham (then Middlesex now Greater London), England. After attending Minchenden Grammar School in North London, Sallis went to work in a bank. After the outbreak of World War II he joined the RAF. He failed to get into aircrew because he had a serum albumin disorder and he was told he might black out at...