Biographies: Pete Walker - Actor

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A British director, producer, writer, and actor, born in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. His father was comedian and musician Syd Walker, and his mother was a showgirl. Among Pete Walker's most important works are House of the Long Shadows (1983), House of Mortal Sin (1976), Man of Violence (1970), and School for Sex (1969). He began his professional career in a strip club in Soho, then played some small roles in films as an actor, then formed his own production company, where he wrote, directed, and produced his works, and excelled in sexploitation and horror films. In the mid-1960s, Pete Walker made several television commercials. After 1983, he retired from filmmaking, worked in the field of real estate development, and became interested in building theaters.