- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1923
- Place of Birth
- Wem, Shropshire, England, UK
- Died
- December 6, 2016
Peter Vaughan
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
movieGame of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015 · Aemon Targaryen
movieAlbatross
2011 · Grandpa
tvGame of Thrones
2011 · Maester Aemon
tvSilk
2011 · Michael Dodd
movieIs Anybody There?
2009 · Bob
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009 · George Greenhalgh
tvLark Rise to Candleford
2008
movieChristmas at the Riviera
2007 · Glen
movieDeath at a Funeral
2007 · Uncle Alfie
tvMobile
2007 · Grandad Stoan
Care
2006 · Archie
tvMalice Aforethought
2005 · Widdicombe
movieThe Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004 · Edward Pretty
movieThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · Bill Sellers
Beauty
2004 · Mr. Robbins
movieLife Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003 · Harry Grout
movieThe Mother
2003 · Toots
movieMargery and Gladys
2003 · Troy Gladwell
movieThursday the 12th
2003 · Edgar Bannister
tvThe Jury
2002 · Michael Colchester
movieKiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001 · Daddy Zoo
movieLorna Doone
2001 · Sir Ensor Doone
tvIn Deep
2001 · Clayton Waddington
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
2001 · Harold King
tvLorna Doone
2000 · Sir Ensor Doone
movieHotel Splendide
2000 · Morton Blanche
movieMaking Love
2000 · Barone Blau
movieLongitude
2000 · George Graham
tvLongitude
2000 · George Graham
movieHornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999 · Admiral Lord Hood
movieAn Ideal Husband
1999 · Phipps
movieThe Legend of 1900
1998 · 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
tvHornblower
1998 · Admiral Hood
movieLes Misérables
1998 · Bishop
tvOur Mutual Friend
1998 · Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
movieFace
1997 · Sonny
movieThe Moonstone
1996 · Gabriel Betteredge
movieThe Crucible
1996 · Giles Corey
movieThe Secret Agent
1996 · The Driver
tvOur Friends in the North
1996 · Felix Hutchinson
tvOliver's Travels
1995 · , Delaney
tvThe Choir
1995 · Frank Ashworth
movieFatherland
1994 · SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
tvDandelion Dead
1994 · Dr. Hinks
tvThe World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieHildegard
1994 · Abbot
movieThe Spot FX Man
1993 · Harold Listings
movieThe Remains of the Day
1993 · William Stevens
Circles of Deceit
1993 · Liam McAuley
movieHeart of Darkness
1993 · Director
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Arthur Wainwright, Mr. Andrews
tvMurder Most Horrid
1991 · Doverson
moviePrisoner of Honor
1991 · Gen. Mercier
movieKing of the Wind
1990 · Captain
tvChancer
1990 · Tom Franklyn
tvNightingales
1990 · The Inspector
movieMountains of the Moon
1990 · Lord Houghton
tvChillers
1990 · Winston Greeves
tvBirds of a Feather
1989 · Monty
movieCountdown to War
1989 · Hermann Goering
tvWar and Remembrance
1988 · Kurt Zeitzler
tvGame, Set, and Match
1988 · David Kimber-Hutchinson
tvThe Bourne Identity
1988 · Fritz Koenig
movieCodename: Kyril
1988 · Marshal Stanov
tvCodename: Kyril
1988 · Stanov
movieWhen We Are Married
1987 · Alderman Joseph Helliwell
movieHarry's Kingdom
1987 · Sid Harris
movieCoast to Coast
1987 · The Chiropodist
movieSeason's Greetings
1986 · Harvey
tvMonte Carlo
1986 · Pabst
tvCasualty
1986 · Henry Lambert
movieHaunted Honeymoon
1986 · Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
tvBleak House
1985 · Tulkinghorn
movieBrazil
1985 · Mr. Helpmann
movieForbidden
1984 · Major Stauffel
movieCzech Mate
1984 · Bullneck
movieThe Razor's Edge
1984 · Mackenzie
tvHammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Bullneck
tvSherlock Holmes
1984 · John Turner
movieUnder the Hammer
1984 · Les Stone
movieJamaica Inn
1983 · Squire Bassatt
tvJamaica Inn
1983 · Squire Bassatt
movieComing Out of the Ice
1982 · Belov
tvWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
movieThe French Lieutenant's Woman
1981 · Mr. Freeman
movieTime Bandits
1981 · Winston the Ogre
movieA Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981 · Mr. Hugh Peter
Fox
1980 · Billy Fox
tvFox
1980 · Billy Fox
The Crucible
1980 · Judge Hathorne
moviePorridge
1979 · Grouty
movieThe Danedyke Mystery
1979 · Detective Inspector Burroughs
movieZulu Dawn
1979 · QSM Bloomfield
movieHenry VIII
1979 · Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
movieFreedom of the Dig
1978 · Emerson
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978 · Harold Praed
tvThe Doombolt Chase
1978
Premiere
1977 · Emerson
movieValentino
1977 · Rory O'Neil
moviePhilby, Burgess and Maclean
1977 · Philby's Control
tvCitizen Smith
1977 · Dad
moviePorridge: No Way Out
1975 · Harry Grout
Against the Crowd
1975 · Don Macintyre
The Snowdropper
1975 · Sergeant
tvThe Sweeney
1975 · Tony Kirby
tvHardness 10
1974 · Mackintosh
Intimate Reflections
1974
movie11 Harrowhouse
1974 · Coglin
tvPorridge
1974 · Harry Grout
movieSymptoms
1974 · Brady
tvFall of Eagles
1974 · Izvolsky
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Hugh Peter
tvZodiac
1974 · Richard Meade
tvThe Pallisers
1974 · Mr Chaffanbrass
movieThe Return
1973 · Stephen Royds
movieMassacre in Rome
1973 · Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
movieMalachi's Cove
1973 · Mr. Gunliffe
Black and Blue
1973 · Miles Miles
movieThe MacKintosh Man
1973 · Brunskill
movieThe Eyes Have It
1973 · Anderson
tvThriller
1973 · Anderson
movieYou and Me and Him
1973 · Coster
movieThe Blockhouse
1973 · Aufret
movieThe Pied Piper
1972 · Bishop
movieA Warning to the Curious
1972 · Mr Paxton
A Man without Friends
1972 · Det. Insp. Crouch
tvThe Adventurer
1972 · Roberts
tvThe Protectors
1972 · Quin
No Exit
1972 · Calder
movieSavage Messiah
1972 · Museum Attendant
Late Night Theatre
1972 · The Interrogator
tvA Ghost Story for Christmas
1971 · Mr. Paxton
movieStraw Dogs
1971 · Tom Hedden
tvThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Dorrington
tvThe Persuaders!
1971 · Lance Schubert
Big Brother
1970 · John Cliveden
movieEyewitness
1970 · Paul Grazzini
movieEmma's Time
1970 · Sladeck
movieThe Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
movieTaste of Excitement
1969 · Inspector Malling
movieAlfred the Great
1969 · Burrud
tvThe Gold Robbers
1969 · DCS Cradock
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Albert, Frank Rogers
Treasure Island
1968 · Long John Silver
movieA Twist of Sand
1968 · Johann
movieHammerhead
1968 · Hammerhead
tvThe Expert
1968 · Richard Toller
movieThe Bofors Gun
1968 · Sergeant Walker
movieThe Drummer and the Bloke
1968 · Ron
tvMan in a Suitcase
1967
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Harold Praed
movieThe Man Outside
1967 · Nikolai Volkov
movieThe Naked Runner
1967 · Martin Slattery
This Way for Murder
1967 · Insp. Frant
tvGreat Expectations
1967 · Jaggers
tvThe Informer
1966 · David Janner
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Coster
movieRotten to the Core
1965 · Sir Henry Capell
movieFanatic
1965 · Harry
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Ron, Volubin, Sladek
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964 · Sgt. George Burtonshaw
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Ernst Torgler
movieThe Horse Without a Head
1964 · Police Sergeant
movieSmokescreen
1964 · Roper
movieThe Victors
1963 · Policeman
Festival
1963 · Gonnern, Schmitz
tvEspionage
1963 · Waring
tvOur Man At St Mark's
1963
movieThe Punch and Judy Man
1963 · Committee Man
Crane
1963 · Max Goddard
tvThe Saint
1962 · Walter Devan
movieI Thank a Fool
1962 · Police Inspector (uncredited)
movieThe Devil's Agent
1962 · Chief of Hungarian Police
tvRichard the Lionheart
1962 · Caspar
tvOliver Twist
1962 · , Bill Sikes
movieThe Court Martial of Major Keller
1961 · Purvey
A Chance of Thunder
1961 · Yardley
Two Living, One Dead
1961 · John Kester
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Jaeger
movieMake Mine Mink
1960 · Policeman in Car
movieVillage of the Damned
1960 · P.C. Gobby
Deadline Midnight
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Sgt. George Burtenshaw
movieSapphire
1959 · Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
tvNo Hiding Place
1959 · , Alfred Fitch
tvInterpol Calling
1959 · Inspector
movieThe 39 Steps
1959 · 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Third Journalist, Ralph, Sir Robert Byass, Elmo Frankfurter
tvITV Play of the Week
1955 · Anthony Sellman