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Peter Vaughan

Acting

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).

Born: April 4, 1923

Place of Birth: Wem, Shropshire, England, UK

Filmography

2011
Albatross

as Grandpa

2011
Game of Thrones

as Maester Aemon

2011
2007
Death at a Funeral

as Uncle Alfie

2007
Mobile

as Grandad Stoan

2005
Malice Aforethought

as Widdicombe

2004
2003
The Mother

as Toots

2003
Margery and Gladys

as Troy Gladwell

2003
Thursday the 12th

as Edgar Bannister

2002
The Jury

as Michael Colchester

2001
2001
Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

2001
In Deep

as Clayton Waddington

2000
Lorna Doone

as Sir Ensor Doone

2000
Hotel Splendide

as Morton Blanche

2000
Making Love

as Barone Blau

2000
Longitude

as George Graham

2000
Longitude

as George Graham

1999
1998
The Legend of 1900

as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper

1998
Hornblower

as Admiral Hood

1998
1998
Our Mutual Friend

as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin

1997
Face

as Sonny

1996
The Moonstone

as Gabriel Betteredge

1996
The Crucible

as Giles Corey

1996
The Secret Agent

as The Driver

1996
Our Friends in the North

as Felix Hutchinson

1995
1995
The Choir

as Frank Ashworth

1994
Fatherland

as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe

1994
Dandelion Dead

as Dr. Hinks

1994
The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

1994
Hildegard

as Abbot

1993
The Spot FX Man

as Harold Listings

1993
The Remains of the Day

as William Stevens

1993
1992
Heartbeat

as Arthur Wainwright

1992
Heartbeat

as Mr. Andrews

1992
Chillers

as Winston Greeves

1991
1991
Prisoner of Honor

as Gen. Mercier

1990
1990
Chancer

as Tom Franklyn

1990
Nightingales

as The Inspector

1990
Mountains of the Moon

as Lord Houghton

1989
1989
Countdown to War

as Hermann Goering

1988
Game, Set, and Match

as David Kimber-Hutchinson

1988
The Bourne Identity

as Fritz Koenig

1988
1988
Codename: Kyril

as Marshal Stanov

1987
When We Are Married

as Alderman Joseph Helliwell

1987
Harry's Kingdom

as Sid Harris

1987
Coast to Coast

as The Chiropodist

1986
1986
Monte Carlo

as Pabst

1986
Casualty

as Henry Lambert

1986
Haunted Honeymoon

as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.

1985
Bleak House

as Tulkinghorn

1985
Brazil

as Mr. Helpmann

1984
Forbidden

as Major Stauffel

1984
Czech Mate

as Bullneck

1984
The Razor's Edge

as Mackenzie

1984
Sherlock Holmes

as John Turner

1984
Under the Hammer

as Les Stone

1983
Jamaica Inn

as Squire Bassatt

1981
Time Bandits

as Winston the Ogre

1980
Fox

as Billy Fox

1979
Porridge

as Grouty

1979
The Danedyke Mystery

as Detective Inspector Burroughs

1979
Zulu Dawn

as QSM Bloomfield

1979
Henry VIII

as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

1978
1977
Valentino

as Rory O'Neil

1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean

as Philby's Control

1977
1975
Porridge: No Way Out

as Harry Grout

1975
The Sweeney

as Tony Kirby

1974
Hardness 10

as Mackintosh

1974
1974
Porridge

as Harry Grout

1974
Symptoms

as Brady

1974
Fall of Eagles

as Izvolsky

1974
Playhouse

as Hugh Peter

1974
Zodiac

as Richard Meade

1973
The MacKintosh Man

as Brunskill

1973
The Return

as Stephen Royds

1973
Massacre in Rome

as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring

1973
Malachi's Cove

as Mr. Gunliffe

1973
The Eyes Have It

as Anderson

1973
Thriller

as Anderson

1973
1973
1972
1972
1972
1972
The Adventurer

as Roberts

1972
Savage Messiah

as Museum Attendant

1971
Straw Dogs

as Tom Hedden

1971
The Persuaders!

as Lance Schubert

1970
Eyewitness

as Paul Grazzini

1970
Emma's Time

as Sladeck

1969
Taste of Excitement

as Inspector Malling

1969
1969
The Gold Robbers

as DCS Cradock

1968
1968
Hammerhead

as Hammerhead

1968
The Expert

as Richard Toller

1968
The Bofors Gun

as Sergeant Walker

1967
The Man Outside

as Nikolai Volkov

1967
The Naked Runner

as Martin Slattery

1967
1966
The Informer

as David Janner

1965
Rotten to the Core

as Sir Henry Capell

1965
Fanatic

as Harry

1964
Theatre 625

as Ernst Torgler

1964
The Horse Without a Head

as Police Sergeant

1964
Smokescreen

as Roper

1963
The Victors

as Policeman

1963
The Punch and Judy Man

as Committee Man

1962
The Saint

as Walter Devan

1962
I Thank a Fool

as Police Inspector (uncredited)

1962
The Devil's Agent

as Chief of Hungarian Police

1962
Oliver Twist

as Bill Sikes

1961
The Avengers

as Jaeger

1960
Make Mine Mink

as Policeman in Car

1960
1959
Sapphire

as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)

1959
Interpol Calling

as Inspector

1959
The 39 Steps

as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)

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