I am very lucky to have been involved.“ Mr Park, whose Wallace and Gromit films The Wrong Trousers (1993) and A Close Shave (1995) were both Oscar winners, paid tribute to Mr Sallis, who died in the Denville Hall retirement home for actors in Northwood, north west London. He said: “I’m so sad, but feel so grateful and privileged to have known and worked with Peter over so many years.
Last of the Summer Wine actor Peter Sallis, who was also famous as the voice of Wallace in Wallace and Gromit, has died aged 96.
The Wallace And Gromit films scooped two Oscars, a success Sallis said he was delighted to have so late in life.
Mr Sallis was best known for playing Norman Clegg in the comedy Last Of The Summer Wine, Britain’s longest-running sitcom.