Peter Hinwood

Hinwood worked as both a photographer and a professional model while he was pursuing his acting career. Hinwood is mostly noted for his film appearance as the well-oiled, muscular and mostly mute creation Rocky in the 1975 cult movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show.{{cite web| url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b483615| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527044059/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b483615| url-status=dead| archive-date=27 May 2016|title=The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)| publisher=British Film Institute| access-date=24 November 2021}} Rocky's singing voice was dubbed in post-production by Australian singer Trevor White. Both Hinwood and White were interviewed by Scott Michaels for his 2002 book Rocky Horror: From Concept to Cult.{{cite book| url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/39113333| title=Rocky Horror: from concept to cult| first1=Scott|last1=Michaels| first2=David| last2=Evans| date=5 August 2002| location=London| publisher=Sanctuary| isbn=978-1-8607-4383-2| via=Trove}}

His portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter's "creation" was the most significant role of Hinwood's acting career.{{cite web| url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1661451| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013060031/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1661451| url-status=dead| archive-date=13 October 2017| title=Peter Hinwood| publisher=British Film Institute}} Hinwood had played the Greek god Hermes in the Adventures of Ulysses mini-series on British television in the late 1960s.{{cite web| url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f088940| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507223137/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f088940| url-status=dead| archive-date=7 May 2017| title=Le AVVENTURE DI ULISSE (1968)| publisher=British Film Institute}} Before Rocky Horror, he performed as Guy in Roddy McDowall's macabre Tam Lin.{{cite web| url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/tam-lin-v89426/cast-crew| title=Tam Lin (1971) – Roddy McDowall | Cast and Crew| publisher=AllMovie}} After Rocky Horror, he also had a bit role in Paul Humfress and Derek Jarman's homoerotic Roman historical drama Sebastiane.{{cite web| url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b54e3bf| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524182232/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b54e3bf| url-status=dead| archive-date=24 May 2016| title=Sebastiane (1976)| publisher=British Film Institute}}

Hinwood is now an antiques dealer in London and lives most of the time in Tangier.Lovatt-Smith, Lisa(1997). London Living, p. 100. Whitney Library of Design, an imprint of Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. {{ISBN|978-0-8230-2836-8}}. He told People magazine in 2000 that there were three reasons why he chose not to continue to milk his Horror moment. "One, I can't act. Two, I cringe with embarrassment every time I see myself on film. Three, I relish a quiet, peaceful life." Hinwood revealed that in 1994 he had rediscovered the gold hot pants he wore in the film and sold them through an auction house for nearly US$1,000. They are now part of the Hard Rock memorabilia collection and were for a time displayed in its restaurant in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States.{{cite journal| url=https://people.com/archive/lets-do-the-time-warp-again-vol-54-no-15/| title=Let's Do the Time Warp Again| last=Jewel| first=Dan| accessdate=24 November 2021| date=9 October 2000| journal=People| volume=54| issue=15}} The shorts can be viewed at the Orlando Hard Rock in Florida.{{cite web| url=http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/?item=008633| title=Item 008633 Peter Hinwood – The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Rocky's gold shorts| accessdate=28 January 2013| archive-date=18 August 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818160536/http://memorabilia.hardrock.com/?item=008633| url-status=dead}}

His "life and business partner" was Christopher Gibbs, antiques dealer and collector, until Gibbs' death in July 2018.{{cite journal| url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/christopher-gibbs-death-tangier| title=Remembering Christopher Gibbs| journal=Architectural Digest| first=Mitchell| last=Owens| date=31 July 2018| accessdate=2 August 2018}}

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