he had to sell his sword guard collection for unknown reasons, and a book was made about it. Health issues In 1992, Hawkins developed a brain tumour which, although successfully treated, left him with short-term memory problems and led to his retirement from the profession. Due to this he was unable to contribute to any DVD release of Doctor Who outside of archive footage. Death Hawkins died in London, aged 82, on 8 July 2006, coincidentally the same day that the 2006 season finale of Doctor Who, "Doomsday", the first to feature Daleks and Cybermen confronting each other, was transmitted. His son Silas is also an actor and voice artist, and even appeared in the Doctor Who Big Finish Productions story Rise of the New Humans. Nicholas Briggs, who has voiced the Daleks on television since the revival of Doctor Who in 2005, paid tribute to him in Doctor Who Magazine, praising him as the best Dalek voice artist, saying "...all of us who've provided Dalek voices over the last 40 years owe him a massive debt. None of us have been as good as Peter, but he supplied our inspiration. He was truly the Emperor of the Daleks." In 2013, the BBC produced a docudrama depicting the creation and early days of Doctor Who, called An Adventure in Space and Time, screened as part of the programme's fiftieth anniversary celebrations. Hawkins was a small role, played by Nicholas Briggs. Filmography Film Television References External links Voice of the Daleks dies at 82 Lester Haines (The Register) Thursday 20 July 2006 10:35 GMT Daily Telegraph obituary Times obituary 1924 births 2006 deaths 20th-century English male actors English male radio actors English male television actors English male voice actors Male actors from London People from Brixton Royal Navy personnel of World War II