Theatre Cellier started his career at the
Leatherhead Theatre in 1953. His theatre work has included seasons at
Stratford-on-Avon,
The Old Vic and the
Chichester Festival Theatre, and he was a founder-member of the
National Theatre. Shakespeare plays in which Cellier has appeared include
Hamlet,
The Merchant of Venice,
Othello, ''
Love's Labour's Lost, Measure for Measure, As You Like It, King John, Julius Caesar, Cymbeline and Henry V'', as the Dauphin. Other roles include Pinchard in
Georges Feydeau's
An Absolute Turkey, Tommy Devon in
Aunt Edwina, The Dean of Archeo in
Body and Soul, Eric Shelding in
The Case in Question, Danforth in
The Crucible, Duke Francis in
The Dark Horse, Dr Finache in
Jacques Charon's National Theatre production of Feydeau's
A Flea in her Ear, Charles Blutham in
Juno and the Paycock, Dr Herdal in
The Master Builder, Sir John Tremaine in
Me And My Girl, The Chaplain in
Mother Courage, Christopher in
A Private Matter, Captain Brazen in
The Recruiting Officer (replacing
Laurence Olivier), Polonius in
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Higgins in
Ross, Miguel Estete in
The Royal Hunt of the Sun and Desmond in
The Winslow Boy.
Television On television, Cellier has appeared in a wide range of programmes since 1955, including detective series such as
Softly, Softly and
Bergerac, adventure series such as
Doctor Who, historical dramas such as
The Six Wives of Henry VIII,
Upstairs, Downstairs and
The Duchess of Duke Street. He made appearances on the
John Mortimer written series
Rumpole of the Bailey (two guest roles, the second as a defence department official in "Rumpole and the Official Secret") and
Paradise Postponed (three episodes as solicitor Mr Rattling). He also appeared in the sitcoms ''
It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Yes Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister (1981–87) and Keeping Up Appearances'', as Major Wilton-Smythe (1990–91), ==Personal life==