Acting

Peter Vaughan

Born 1923-04-04 · Wem, Shropshire, England, UK

Died 2016-12-06

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).

Credits

Newest first

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Aemon Targaryen
2015
Albatross
as Grandpa
2011
Game of Thrones
as Maester Aemon
2011
Silk
as Michael Dodd
2011
Is Anybody There?
as Bob
2009
The Antiques Rogue Show
as George Greenhalgh
2009
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Christmas at the Riviera
as Glen
2007
Death at a Funeral
as Uncle Alfie
2007
Mobile
as Grandad Stoan
2007
Care
as Archie
2006
Malice Aforethought
as Widdicombe
2005
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
as Edward Pretty
2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Bill Sellers
2004
Beauty
as Mr. Robbins
2004
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
as Harry Grout
2003
The Mother
as Toots
2003
Margery and Gladys
as Troy Gladwell
2003
Thursday the 12th
as Edgar Bannister
2003
The Jury
as Michael Colchester
2002
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
as Daddy Zoo
2001
Lorna Doone
as Sir Ensor Doone
2001
In Deep
as Clayton Waddington
2001
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
as Harold King
2001
Lorna Doone
as Sir Ensor Doone
2000
Hotel Splendide
as Morton Blanche
2000
The Thing about Vince
as Ray
2000
The 10th Kingdom
as Wilfred Peep
2000
Making Love
as Barone Blau
2000
Longitude
as George Graham
2000
Longitude
as George Graham
2000
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Admiral Lord Hood
1999
An Ideal Husband
as Phipps
1999
The Legend of 1900
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
1998
Hornblower
as Admiral Hood
1998
Les Misérables
as Bishop
1998
Our Mutual Friend
as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
1998
Face
as Sonny
1997
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
1996
Oliver's Travels
1995
Oliver's Travels
as Delaney
1995
The Choir
as Frank Ashworth
1995
Fatherland
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
1994
Dandelion Dead
as Dr. Hinks
1994
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Heart of Darkness
as Director
1994
Hildegard
as Abbot
1994
The Spot FX Man
as Harold Listings
1993
The Remains of the Day
as William Stevens
1993
Circles of Deceit
as Liam McAuley
1993
Heartbeat
as Arthur Wainwright
1992
Heartbeat
as Mr. Andrews
1992
Murder Most Horrid
as Doverson
1991
Prisoner of Honor
as Gen. Mercier
1991
King of the Wind
as Captain
1990
Chancer
as Tom Franklyn
1990
Nightingales
as The Inspector
1990
Mountains of the Moon
as Lord Houghton
1990
Chillers
as Winston Greeves
1990
Birds of a Feather
as Monty
1989
Countdown to War
as Hermann Goering
1989
War and Remembrance
as Kurt Zeitzler
1988
Game, Set, and Match
as David Kimber-Hutchinson
1988
Strife
as John Anthony
1988
The Bourne Identity
as Fritz Koenig
1988
Codename: Kyril
as Stanov
1988
When We Are Married
as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
1987
Harry's Kingdom
as Sid Harris
1987
Coast to Coast
as The Chiropodist
1987
Season's Greetings
as Harvey
1986
Monte Carlo
as Pabst
1986
Casualty
as Henry Lambert
1986
Haunted Honeymoon
as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
1986
Bleak House
as Tulkinghorn
1985
Brazil
as Mr. Helpmann
1985
Forbidden
as Major Stauffel
1984
Czech Mate
as Bullneck
1984