Peter Vaughan
Acting
- Born:
- 1923-04-04
- Died:
- 2016-12-06
- Place of birth:
- Wem, 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
Filmography
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Albatross
Game of Thrones
Silk
Is Anybody There?
The Antiques Rogue Show
Lark Rise to Candleford
Christmas at the Riviera
Death at a Funeral
Mobile
Care
Malice Aforethought
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Beauty
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
The Mother
Margery and Gladys
Thursday the 12th
The Jury
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
Lorna Doone
In Deep
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
Lorna Doone
Hotel Splendide
The Thing about Vince
The 10th Kingdom
Making Love
Longitude
Longitude
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
An Ideal Husband
The Legend of 1900
Hornblower
Les Misérables
Our Mutual Friend
Face
The Moonstone
The Crucible
The Secret Agent
Our Friends in the North
Oliver's Travels
The Choir
Fatherland
Dandelion Dead
The World of Hammer
Heart of Darkness
Hildegard
The Spot FX Man
The Remains of the Day
Circles of Deceit
Heartbeat
Murder Most Horrid
Prisoner of Honor
King of the Wind
Chancer
Nightingales
Mountains of the Moon
Chillers
Birds of a Feather
Countdown to War
War and Remembrance
Game, Set, and Match
Strife
The Bourne Identity
Codename: Kyril
When We Are Married
Harry's Kingdom
Coast to Coast
Season's Greetings
Monte Carlo
Casualty
Haunted Honeymoon
Bleak House
Brazil
Forbidden
Czech Mate
The Razor's Edge
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Sherlock Holmes
Under the Hammer
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
Coming Out of the Ice
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Time Bandits
The Crucible
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
Fox
Fox
Porridge
The Danedyke Mystery
Zulu Dawn
Henry VIII
Freedom of the Dig
Two Days That Shook the Branch
The Doombolt Chase
Premiere
Valentino
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Citizen Smith
Porridge: No Way Out
Against the Crowd
The Snowdropper
The Sweeney
Hardness 10
Intimate Reflections
11 Harrowhouse
Porridge
Symptoms
Fall of Eagles
Playhouse
Zodiac
The Pallisers
The Return
Massacre in Rome
Malachi's Cove
Black and Blue
The MacKintosh Man
The Eyes Have It
Thriller
You and Me and Him
The Blockhouse
The Pied Piper
A Warning to the Curious
A Man without Friends
The Adventurer
The Protectors
No Exit
Savage Messiah
Late Night Theatre
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Straw Dogs
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Persuaders!
Big Brother
Eyewitness
Emma's Time
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
Taste of Excitement
Alfred the Great
The Gold Robbers
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Treasure Island
A Twist of Sand
Hammerhead
The Expert
The Bofors Gun
The Drummer and the Bloke
Man in a Suitcase
ITV Playhouse
The Man Outside
The Naked Runner
This Way for Murder
Great Expectations
The Informer
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Knock on Any Door
Rotten to the Core
Fanatic
The Wednesday Play
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
Theatre 625
The Horse Without a Head
Smokescreen
The Victors
Festival
Espionage
Our Man At St Mark's
The Punch and Judy Man
Crane
The Saint
I Thank a Fool
The Devil's Agent
Richard the Lionheart
Oliver Twist
The Court Martial of Major Keller
A Chance of Thunder
Two Living, One Dead
The Avengers
Make Mine Mink
Village of the Damned
Deadline Midnight
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Sapphire
No Hiding Place
Interpol Calling
The 39 Steps
Armchair Theatre
ITV Play of the Week