As a boy during World War II, he was interned by the Japanese in the Lunghua Civil Assembly Centre in China. One of his friends there was future author 'J.G Ballard', author of Empire of the Sun (1987) among others.
Between 1976 and 1979, DC Thompson - publishers of the Beano comic - ran a story called 'Fireball' in its comic, Bullet. The hero bore more than a passing resemblance to none other than ... Peter Wyngarde.
His Shakespearean stage credits on stage include "The Merchant of Venice", "Othello", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", and "The Taming of the Shrew".
In his youth, he toyed with the idea of calling himself Lawrence Templeton.
Known on television as the suave womanizer Jason King of the same-titled early 1970s TV series.
Nephew of Louis Jouvet.
On another comic book note, he was the inspiration for John Byrne's comic book character Jason Wyngarde, who figures prominently in the Uncanny X-Men's "Dark Phoenix" saga.
Son of an English father and French mother. Born in Marseilles, France, his father worked for the British Diplomatic Service. Spent his childhood in a number of different countries.
The character of Mr. Six in Grant Morrison's The Invisibles is heavily based on Peter Wyngarde's portrayal of Jason King.
To cash in on his fame and appeal, RCA allowed him to record an album of songs entitled "When Sex Leers Its Inquisitive Head". He did not deliver a list of easy listening standards but a most unusual collection of spoken word/musical arrangements.