Peter Paul Wyngarde (born Cyril Goldbert, 23 August 1927[disputed – discuss] – 15 January 2018) was a British television, stage and film actor from the late 1940s to the mid 1990s. He was best known for portraying 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 success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s.
Peter Wyngarde's birth name was Cyril Goldbert. His full name may have been Cyril Louis Goldbert.
According to his own account, he was born on 23 August 1933 to a French mother and a British father at an aunt's home in Marseille, France.

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