Peter Wyngarde obituary

Actor famous as the suave television sleuth Jason KingIn 1970, the actor Peter Wyngarde, who has died at what is believed to be the age of 90, was declared Britain’s best-dressed male personality. This was due to his fame as the Zapata-moustached, womanising author and sleuth Jason King in the ITV series Department S (1969-70) and the spin-off series Jason King (1971-72).Wyngarde played King in the manner of a cat walking on tiptoe, with an air of self-satisfaction. By 1971 it was reported