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Peter Vaughan

Actor

Peter Vaughan

Born April 4, 1923 in Wem, Shropshire, England, UKDied December 6, 2016105 films

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.

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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).

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The Legend of 1900 posterFirst watchThe Legend of 190019988.2as 'Pops', the ShopkeeperMusician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Brazil poster7.7Brazil1985The Remains of the Day poster7.4The Remains of the Day1993Death at a Funeral poster6.9Death at a Funeral2007Straw Dogs poster7.2Straw Dogs1971Les Misérables poster7.2Les Misérables1998Time Bandits poster6.6Time Bandits1981Village of the Damned poster7.2Village of the Damned1960The Crucible poster6.6The Crucible1996

Filmography

105 films as actor
  1. 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceAemon Targaryen
  2. 2011AlbatrossGrandpa
  3. 2009Is Anybody There?Bob
  4. 2007Christmas at the RivieraGlen
  5. 2007Death at a FuneralUncle Alfie
  6. 2006CareArchie
  7. 2004The Queen of Sheba's PearlsEdward Pretty
  8. 2004The Life and Death of Peter SellersBill Sellers
  9. 2004BeautyMr. Robbins
  10. 2003Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley FletcherHarry Grout
  11. 2003The MotherToots
  12. 2003Margery and GladysTroy Gladwell
  13. 2003Thursday the 12thEdgar Bannister
  14. 2001Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)Daddy Zoo
  15. 2001Lorna DooneSir Ensor Doone
  16. 2001Second Sight: Kingdom of the BlindHarold King
  17. 2000Hotel SplendideMorton Blanche
  18. 2000Making LoveBarone Blau
  19. 2000LongitudeGeorge Graham
  20. 1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersAdmiral Lord Hood
  21. 1999An Ideal HusbandPhipps
  22. 1998The Legend of 1900'Pops', the Shopkeeper
  23. 1998Les MisérablesBishop
  24. 1997FaceSonny
  25. 1996The MoonstoneGabriel Betteredge
  26. 1996The CrucibleGiles Corey
  27. 1996The Secret AgentThe Driver
  28. 1994FatherlandSS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
  29. 1994Heart of DarknessDirector
  30. 1993The Spot FX ManHarold Listings
  31. 1993The Remains of the DayWilliam Stevens
  32. 1993Circles of DeceitLiam McAuley
  33. 1991Prisoner of HonorGen. Mercier
  34. 1990King of the WindCaptain
  35. 1990Mountains of the MoonLord Houghton
  36. 1989Countdown to WarHermann Goering
  37. 1988StrifeJohn Anthony
  38. 1987When We Are MarriedAlderman Joseph Helliwell
  39. 1987Harry's KingdomSid Harris
  40. 1987Coast to CoastThe Chiropodist
  41. 1986Season's GreetingsHarvey
  42. 1986Haunted HoneymoonUncle Francis Abbot Sr.
  43. 1985BrazilMr. Helpmann
  44. 1984ForbiddenMajor Stauffel
  45. 1984Czech MateBullneck
  46. 1984The Razor's EdgeMackenzie
  47. 1984Under the HammerLes Stone
  48. 1983Jamaica InnSquire Bassatt
  49. 1982Coming Out of the IceBelov
  50. 1981The French Lieutenant's WomanMr. Freeman
  51. 1981Time BanditsWinston the Ogre
  52. 1981The CrucibleJudge Hathorne
  53. 1981A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh PeterMr. Hugh Peter
  54. 1980FoxBilly Fox
  55. 1979PorridgeGrouty
  56. 1979The Danedyke MysteryDetective Inspector Burroughs
  57. 1979Zulu DawnQSM Bloomfield
  58. 1979Henry VIIIGardiner, Bishop of Winchester
  59. 1978Freedom of the DigEmerson
  60. 1978Two Days That Shook the BranchHarold Praed
  61. 1977ValentinoRory O'Neil
  62. 1977Philby, Burgess and MacleanPhilby's Control
  63. 1975Porridge: No Way OutHarry Grout
  64. 1975The SnowdropperSergeant
  65. 1974Intimate Reflections
  66. 197411 HarrowhouseCoglin
  67. 1974SymptomsBrady
  68. 1973The ReturnStephen Royds
  69. 1973Massacre in RomeField Marshal Albert Kesselring
  70. 1973Malachi's CoveMr. Gunliffe
  71. 1973The MacKintosh ManInspector Brunskill
  72. 1973The Eyes Have ItAnderson
  73. 1973You and Me and HimCoster
  74. 1973The BlockhouseAufret
  75. 1972The Pied PiperBishop
  76. 1972A Warning to the CuriousMr Paxton
  77. 1972A Man without FriendsDet. Insp. Crouch
  78. 1972Savage MessiahMuseum Attendant
  79. 1971Straw DogsTom Hedden
  80. 1970EyewitnessPaul Grazzini
  81. 1970Emma's TimeSladeck
  82. 1970The Cellar and the Almond Tree
  83. 1969Taste of ExcitementInspector Malling
  84. 1969Alfred the GreatBurrud
  85. 1968A Twist of SandJohann
  86. 1968HammerheadHammerhead
  87. 1968The Bofors GunSergeant Walker
  88. 1968The Drummer and the BlokeRon
  89. 1967The Man OutsideNikolai Volkov
  90. 1967The Naked RunnerMartin Slattery
  91. 1965Rotten to the CoreSir Henry Capell
  92. 1965FanaticHarry
  93. 1964The Blackmailing of Mr. SSgt. George Burtonshaw
  94. 1964The Horse Without a HeadPolice Sergeant
  95. 1964SmokescreenRoper
  96. 1963The VictorsPoliceman
  97. 1963The Punch and Judy ManCommittee Man
  98. 1962I Thank a FoolPolice Inspector (uncredited)
  99. 1962The Devil's AgentChief of Hungarian Police
  100. 1961The Court Martial of Major KellerPurvey
  101. 1961Two Living, One DeadJohn Kester
  102. 1960Make Mine MinkPoliceman in Car
  103. 1960Village of the DamnedP.C. Gobby
  104. 1959SapphireDetective Whitehead (uncredited)
  105. 1959The 39 Steps2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)