Just before Christmas In 1968, he did a solo spot on the David Frost programme in which he sang a ballad as well as danced, Then followed a 13-week engagement on the TV show "The Saturday Crowd" as singer and dancer, duetting with Anita Harris, and attracting sufficient attention to catch the eye of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, who tested him for "U.F.O." Meanwhile, Peter had married an English girl, Angela. He went into the Max Bygraves show, "Do Re Mi", later into "Man of La Mancha", and became more and more in demand as dancer and choreographer on television. His demo disc led to his first record of "You're Following Me" and "I've Got Eyes". And Maxim, who had heard a demonstration record Peter had made, gave him the chance to sing. Towards the end of the three years, he was asked by TV producer Ernest Maxim to appear in Kathy Kirby snow. He went along for an audition, was engaged for the chorus, later took the role of Pepe, and stayed with the show for three years.
In London he worked in various odd Jobs and then heard that "West Side Story" was opening.
Peter did well in India until he felt that the time had come for him to try his luck in England.
He went to school in the Himalayas and, starting at the age of 17, worked in clubs in Calcutta and throughout India, gradually improving as a dancer. The dark-halred, brown-eyed, 5 11° Peter was born in Rangoon, Burma, of an Italian-American father and hallScot-half-Burmese mother, on June 20, 1939. As a dancer, he has been seen in numerous London stage shows and also on television, and the Peter Gordono Dancers were those featured in the successful "Showtime" TV series. A nice Christmas present to myself last year from the fabulous Gerry Anderson Online Store.Peter Gordeno, besides being an actor, is well known as a dancer, choreographer and singer.
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