Welcome to the world of Wallace Gromit, the home of everything to do with the eccentric inventor and his trusted canine friend. Revisit classic film moments and get. The third film to feature the claymation adventures of Wallace and Gromit, A Close Shave finds the inventor and his dog with a new business, new friends, and a new. Directed by Nick Park. With Peter Sallis, Sally Lindsay, Melissa Collier, Sarah Laborde. Wallace and his dog, Gromit, open a bakery and get tied up with a murder mystery. Peter Sallis at the Wallace Gromit The Curse of the WereRabbit premiere in 2005. Peter Sallis Dead Voice of Wallace in Wallace Gromit Films Was 9. Peter Sallis, a much loved face on British TV and known internationally as the voice of Wallace in the Wallace Gromit animated films, has died. He was 9. 6.  The actors agent announced the news Monday, saying Sallis had died peacefully with his family by his side on June 2. In the U. K., Sallis was known for decades as the flat capped and mild mannered Norman Clegg from the long running comedy series Last of the Summer Wine. He starred on the show from its very first episode in 1. But it was his vocal work as Wallace in Nick Parks award winning animated films that gave him a global legacy. Sallis voiced the cheery, eccentric and cheese loving inventor in 1. BAFTA winning A Grand Day Out, followed up by the Oscar winning films The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and The Curse of the Were Rabbit, for which he also won an Annie Award for best voice acting in an animated feature production. His final Wallace Gromit film was 2. A Matter of Loaf and Death. The actor often spoke about his pleasure at his work as Wallace, saying that it raised his standing a few notches in the public eye, and that to be still be involved in a project like this at my age is heartwarming. In a statement, Park said it was an absolute honor to have known Sallis and that he felt so grateful and privileged to have known and worked with the actor. He was always my first and only choice for Wallace, the director added. Peters unique, charming quality, together with oversized vowels and endearing performance, helped me fashion Wallace from the beginning the way he first said, Weve forgotten the Crackers Gromit and Cracking toast, Gromit or just Cheeeese soon lead to Wallaces enormous coat hanger mouth. Watch Wallace Gromit The Curse Of The Wererabbit DvdDirected by Steve Box, Nick Park. With Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay. Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the. I plan on writing a more newsbased post soon, but right now I wanted to pause to give a quick tour of some of the latest products made available by the Gromit. Check out our lists of the best and worst movies of the century so far, ranked by Metascore overall and in a variety of genres. Fans have honoured Peter Sallis by posting poignant memes of Gromit in tears as a tribute to the actor who voiced Wallace in the animated films. Beasts Of Burden Movie Dvd Watch more.