William Petrie Net Worth
William Petrie Net Worth is
$200,000
William Petrie Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
William Petrie was an Officer of the East India Company in Chennai (formerly Madras) during the 1780s. He set up a private observatory in his residence located in Egmore, Chennai, India. The main aim of the observatory was "to provide navigational assistance to the company ships and help determine the longitudes by observing the eclipses of Moon and satellites of Jupiter". He gave the observatory to the East India Company and the first modern astronomical observatory outside Europe was born. It was named as the Madras Observatory and was located in Nungambakkam . Michael Topping (1747–96) was appointed as the astronomer of this observatory by the Company. The Madras Observatory later evolved into Indian Institute of Astrophysics.Petrie was a Member of Council in Madras in the 1790s, and acted for three months as Governor of Madras in 1807. He was appointed Governor of Prince of Wales Island (Penang Island) in 1809, and died there.He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in November 1795. | Date Of Birth | 1784-01-01 |
| Died | 1816-01-01 |
| Profession | Actor |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI-5 | 2007 | TV Series | Angus |
| EastEnders | 2006 | TV Series | Doctor |
| The Bill | 1999-2004 | TV Series | Paramedic / Terry / The Guard: Lennox's Story |
| Casualty | 2000-2004 | TV Series | Robert Brooks / Duncan Edwards |
| Doctors | 2003 | TV Series | Graham McCrane |
| Family Affairs | 2002 | TV Series | Brian Collins |
| The Cry | 2002 | TV Movie | Hospital Security Guard (as Bill Petrie) |
| Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes | 2001 | TV Series | Cross Bros. Assistant |
| The Dark | 2001 | Video short | Ghost / Werewolf (voice, as Bill Petrie) |
| Extremely Dangerous | 1999 | TV Mini-Series | D.I. Manion |
| Maisie Raine | 1999 | TV Series | Paramedic |
| Dangerfield | 1998 | TV Series | 2nd Paramedic / Paramedic |
| Wycliffe | 1998 | TV Series | Amos |
| 2point4 Children | 1998 | TV Series | the Waiter |
| The Boss | 1997 | TV Series | Waiter |
| Thief Takers | 1996 | TV Series | Newsreader |
| Breakfast Serials | 1990 | TV Series | Various (as Bill Petrie) |
| Inspector Lewis | 2009 | TV Series | Webster |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britain's Closest Encounter | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator (voice, as Bill Petrie) |
Known for movies
The Dark (2001)
as Ghost / Werewolf
The Cry (2002)
as Hospital Security Guard
The Bill (1999-2004)
as Paramedic / Terry / The Guard: Lennox's Story
Breakfast Serials (1990)
as Various