"Officer Beaples" is a supporting character in The Wiggles' franchise. They are a police officer and they communicate through hand gestures and whistle blows. They have appeared in various Wiggles videos, TV shows and concerts throughout the years.
They first debuted in 1996 in Wiggledance!, not under the name Officer Beaples, but under the "Policeperson" seen in the "Dorothy the Dinosaur" song.
Apart from their appearances in The Wiggles Movie and Wiggle Town!, they never talk. They speak by gestures and whistles, making them nonverbal.
They were more of a main character around 1998-2000.
Every so often, they have been seen with a moustache.
They were officially given their name "Officer Beaples" in Series 1.
Sometimes, their name is spelt like "Officer Beeples".
Most of the time they communicate using gestures. The first time they spoke was in The Wiggles Movie.
They are the only character to be visually shown to have a different person portray them even though Anthony did play Captain Feathersword in earlier videos.
There is no one who is currently playing them.
Officer Beaples' movements were based on the late silent film actor, Charlie Chaplin.