Peter Vaughan
Acting1923Wem, 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).
Known For
Acting History
2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Aemon Targaryen
2011
2009
Is Anybody There?
as Bob
2007
Death at a Funeral
as Uncle Alfie
Christmas at the Riviera
as Glen
2006
Care
as Archie
2005
Heartbeat
TVas Mr. Andrews• 1 eps
2004
Beauty
as Mr. Robbins
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Bill Sellers
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
as Edward Pretty
2003
The Mother
as Toots
Margery and Gladys
as Troy Gladwell
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
as Harry Grout
2001
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
as Harold King
Lorna Doone
as Sir Ensor Doone
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
as Daddy Zoo
In Deep
TVas Clayton Waddington
2000
1999
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
as Admiral Lord Hood
An Ideal Husband
as Phipps
Hornblower
TVas Admiral Hood• 1 eps
1998
The Legend of 1900
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
Les Misérables
as Bishop
1997
Face
as Sonny
1996
The Moonstone
as Gabriel Betteredge
The Secret Agent
as The Driver
The Crucible
as Giles Corey
Our Friends in the North
TVas Felix Hutchinson
1994
Fatherland
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
Birds of a Feather
TVas Monty• 1 eps
Dandelion Dead
TVas Dr. Hinks
Murder Most Horrid
TVas Doverson• 1 eps
The World of Hammer
TVas Self (archive footage)
1993
Heart of Darkness
as Director
The Remains of the Day
as William Stevens
1991
Prisoner of Honor
as Gen. Mercier
Sherlock Holmes
TVas John Turner• 1 eps
1990
1989
Countdown to War
as Hermann Goering
1988
Codename: Kyril
as Marshal Stanov
The Bourne Identity
TVas Fritz Koenig• 2 eps
Game, Set, and Match
TVas David Kimber-Hutchinson
1987
Coast to Coast
as The Chiropodist
1986
Haunted Honeymoon
as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
Season's Greetings
as Harvey
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
TVas Bullneck• 1 eps
Monte Carlo
TVas Pabst
Casualty
TVas Henry Lambert
1985
Brazil
as Mr. Helpmann
1984
The Razor's Edge
as Mackenzie
Forbidden
as Major Stauffel
1983
Jamaica Inn
as Squire Bassatt
1982
Coming Out of the Ice
as Belov
1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mr. Freeman
Time Bandits
as Winston the Ogre
Playhouse
TVas Hugh Peter• 1 eps
1980
1979
1978
Two Days That Shook the Branch
as Harold Praed
1977
1975
The Sweeney
TVas Tony Kirby• 1 eps
1974
11 Harrowhouse
as Coglin
Symptoms
as Brady
Porridge
TVas Harry Grout
The Pallisers
TVas Mr Chaffanbrass
Fall of Eagles
TVas Izvolsky
1973
Massacre in Rome
as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
The MacKintosh Man
as Brunskill
Malachi's Cove
as Mr. Gunliffe
The Blockhouse
as Aufret
The Eyes Have It
as Anderson
The Return
as Stephen Royds
Thriller
TVas Anderson• 1 eps
The Protectors
TVas Quin• 1 eps
The Adventurer
TVas Roberts• 1 eps
1972
1971
Straw Dogs
as Tom Hedden
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TVas Dorrington• 2 eps
The Persuaders!
TVas Lance Schubert• 1 eps
A Ghost Story for Christmas
TVas Mr. Paxton
1970
1969
Why Would Anyone Want to Kill a Nice Girl Like You?
as Inspector Malling
King Alfred the Great
as Burrud
The Avengers
TVas Jaeger• 1 eps
1968
The Bofors Gun
as Sergeant Walker
Hammerhead
as Hammerhead
A Twist of Sand
as Johann
The Expert
TVas Richard Toller• 1 eps
1967
The Naked Runner
as Martin Slattery
The Man Outside
as Nikolai Volkov
Theatre 625
TVas Ernst Torgler• 1 eps
1965
Fanatic
as Harry
Rotten to the Core
as Sir Henry Capell
1964
Smokescreen
as Roper
The Saint
TVas Walter Devan• 1 eps
1963
The Victors
as Policeman
The Punch and Judy Man
as Committee Man
Crane
TVas Max Goddard
Festival
TVas Schmitz / Gonnern• 1 eps
1962
I Thank a Fool
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
The Devil's Agent
as Chief of Hungarian Police
Richard the Lionheart
TVas Caspar
1961
The Court Martial of Major Keller
as Purvey
Two Living, One Dead
as John Kester
1960
1959
The Thirty-Nine Steps
as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
Sapphire
as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Interpol Calling
TVas Inspector