Bob Peck was a highly versatile actor in the British tradition. He played many major classical roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company, including Macbeth, Lear and Iago, as well as taking leading parts in new plays, including Pinter's The Birthday Party. At the same time, he was active in films and was seen extensively on television, winning the 1985 BAFTA award for Best Actor and the BAMF Comedy Award in 1998. He died in 1999. Naxos Educational's recording of The Life and Works of Beethoven, in which he reads the composer, was one of his last performances.
