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Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

ActingBorn April 4, 1923Died December 6, 2016 (age 93)Wem, Shropshire, England, UK

Biography

Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm) was an English character actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on the stage. He is perhaps best known for his role as Grouty in the sitcom Porridge and its 1979 film adaptation. Other parts included a recurring role alongside Robert Lindsay in the sitcom Citizen Smith, Tom Hedden in Straw Dogs, Winston the Ogre in Time Bandits, Tom Franklin in Chancer and Mr. Stevens, Sr. in The Remains of the Day. His final role was as Maester Aemon in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011–2015).

Filmography

2015Movie
2011
Albatross

as Grandpa

Movie
2011
Game of Thrones

as Maester Aemon

TV
2011
Silk

as Michael Dodd

TV
2009Movie
2009
The Antiques Rogue Show

as George Greenhalgh

Movie
2007Movie
2007
Death at a Funeral

as Uncle Alfie

Movie
2007
Mobile

as Grandad Stoan

TV
2006
Care

as Archie

Movie
2005
Malice Aforethought

as Widdicombe

TV
2004Movie
2004Movie
2004
Beauty

as Mr. Robbins

Movie
2003
The Mother

as Toots

Movie
2003
Margery and Gladys

as Troy Gladwell

Movie
2003
Thursday the 12th

as Edgar Bannister

Movie
2002
The Jury

as Michael Colchester

TV
2001Movie
2001
Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

Movie
2001
In Deep

as Clayton Waddington

TV
2001Movie
2000
Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

TV
2000
Hotel Splendide

as Morton Blanche

Movie
2000
Making Love

as Barone Blau

Movie
2000
Longitude

as George Graham

Movie
2000
Longitude

as George Graham

TV
1999Movie
1999Movie
1998
The Legend of 1900

as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper

Movie
1998
Hornblower

as Admiral Hood

TV
1998Movie
1998
Our Mutual Friend

as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin

TV
1997
Face

as Sonny

Movie
1996
The Moonstone

as Gabriel Betteredge

Movie
1996
The Crucible

as Giles Corey

Movie
1996
The Secret Agent

as The Driver

Movie
1996
Our Friends in the North

as Felix Hutchinson

TV
1995TV
1995
The Choir

as Frank Ashworth

TV
1994
Fatherland

as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe

Movie
1994
Dandelion Dead

as Dr. Hinks

TV
1994
The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1994
Hildegard

as Abbot

Movie
1993
The Spot FX Man

as Harold Listings

Movie
1993
The Remains of the Day

as William Stevens

Movie
1993
Circles of Deceit

as Liam McAuley

Movie
1993Movie
1992
Heartbeat

as Arthur Wainwright

TV
1992
Heartbeat

as Mr. Andrews

TV
1991TV
1991
Prisoner of Honor

as Gen. Mercier

Movie
1990Movie
1990
Chancer

as Tom Franklyn

TV
1990
Nightingales

as The Inspector

TV
1990
Mountains of the Moon

as Lord Houghton

Movie
1990
Chillers

as Winston Greeves

TV
1989TV
1989
Countdown to War

as Hermann Goering

Movie
1988
War and Remembrance

as Kurt Zeitzler

TV
1988
Game, Set, and Match

as David Kimber-Hutchinson

TV
1988
The Bourne Identity

as Fritz Koenig

TV
1988
Codename: Kyril

as Marshal Stanov

Movie
1988TV
1987
When We Are Married

as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

Movie
1987
Harry's Kingdom

as Sid Harris

Movie
1987
Coast to Coast

as The Chiropodist

Movie
1986Movie
1986
Monte Carlo

as Pabst

TV
1986
Casualty

as Henry Lambert

TV
1986
Haunted Honeymoon

as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.

Movie
1985
Bleak House

as Tulkinghorn

TV
1985
Brazil

as Mr. Helpmann

Movie
1984
Forbidden

as Major Stauffel

Movie
1984
Czech Mate

as Bullneck

Movie
1984
The Razor's Edge

as Mackenzie

Movie
1984
Sherlock Holmes

as John Turner

TV
1984
Under the Hammer

as Les Stone

Movie
1983
Jamaica Inn

as Squire Bassatt

Movie
1983
Jamaica Inn

as Squire Bassatt

TV
1982Movie
1981Movie
1981
Time Bandits

as Winston the Ogre

Movie
1981Movie
1980
Fox

as Billy Fox

Movie
1980
Fox

as Billy Fox

TV
1980
The Crucible

as Judge Hathorne

Movie
1979
Porridge

as Grouty

Movie
1979
The Danedyke Mystery

as Detective Inspector Burroughs

Movie
1979
Zulu Dawn

as QSM Bloomfield

Movie
1979
Henry VIII

as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

Movie
1978Movie
1978Movie
1977
Valentino

as Rory O'Neil

Movie
1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean

as Philby's Control

Movie
1977TV
1975
Porridge: No Way Out

as Harry Grout

Movie
1975
Against the Crowd

as Don Macintyre

TV
1975
The Snowdropper

as Sergeant

Movie
1975
The Sweeney

as Tony Kirby

TV
1974
Hardness 10

as Mackintosh

TV
1974Movie
1974
Porridge

as Harry Grout

TV
1974
Symptoms

as Brady

Movie
1974
Fall of Eagles

as Izvolsky

TV
1974
Playhouse

as Hugh Peter

TV
1974
Zodiac

as Richard Meade

TV
1974
The Pallisers

as Mr Chaffanbrass

TV
1973
The Return

as Stephen Royds

Movie
1973
Massacre in Rome

as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

Movie
1973
Malachi's Cove

as Mr. Gunliffe

Movie
1973
Black and Blue

as Miles Miles

TV
1973
The MacKintosh Man

as Brunskill

Movie
1973
The Eyes Have It

as Anderson

Movie
1973
Thriller

as Anderson

TV
1973Movie
1973Movie
1972Movie
1972Movie
1972
A Man without Friends

as Det. Insp. Crouch

Movie
1972
The Adventurer

as Roberts

TV
1972TV
1972
No Exit

as Calder

TV
1972
Savage Messiah

as Museum Attendant

Movie
1971TV
1971
Straw Dogs

as Tom Hedden

Movie
1971
The Persuaders!

as Lance Schubert

TV
1970
Big Brother

as John Cliveden

TV
1970
Eyewitness

as Paul Grazzini

Movie
1970
Emma's Time

as Sladeck

Movie
1969
Taste of Excitement

as Inspector Malling

Movie
1969Movie
1969
The Gold Robbers

as DCS Cradock

TV
1969TV
1968
Treasure Island

as Long John Silver

TV
1968Movie
1968
Hammerhead

as Hammerhead

Movie
1968
The Expert

as Richard Toller

TV
1968
The Bofors Gun

as Sergeant Walker

Movie
1967
ITV Playhouse

as Harold Praed

TV
1967
The Man Outside

as Nikolai Volkov

Movie
1967
The Naked Runner

as Martin Slattery

Movie
1967TV
1966
The Informer

as David Janner

TV
1965
Rotten to the Core

as Sir Henry Capell

Movie
1965
Fanatic

as Harry

Movie
1964TV
1964TV
1964TV
1964
The Blackmailing of Mr. S

as Sgt. George Burtonshaw

Movie
1964
Theatre 625

as Ernst Torgler

TV
1964
The Horse Without a Head

as Police Sergeant

Movie
1964
Smokescreen

as Roper

Movie
1963
The Victors

as Policeman

Movie
1963
Festival

as Gonnern

TV
1963
Festival

as Schmitz

TV
1963
Espionage

as Waring

TV
1963
The Punch and Judy Man

as Committee Man

Movie
1963
Crane

as Max Goddard

TV
1962
The Saint

as Walter Devan

TV
1962
I Thank a Fool

as Police Inspector (uncredited)

Movie
1962
The Devil's Agent

as Chief of Hungarian Police

Movie
1962TV
1962
Oliver Twist

as Bill Sikes

TV
1961TV
1961
Two Living, One Dead

as John Kester

Movie
1961
The Avengers

as Jaeger

TV
1960
Make Mine Mink

as Policeman in Car

Movie
1960Movie
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre

as Sgt. George Burtenshaw

TV
1959
Sapphire

as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)

Movie
1959
No Hiding Place

as Alfred Fitch

TV
1959
Interpol Calling

as Inspector

TV
1959
The 39 Steps

as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Third Journalist

TV
1956TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Sir Robert Byass

TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Elmo Frankfurter

TV
1955
ITV Play of the Week

as Anthony Sellman

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 4, 1923
Day of DeathDecember 6, 2016
Place of BirthWem, Shropshire, England, UK
Popularity1.2