Peter Vaughan
ActingAlso Known As
Peter Ewart Ohm
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).
Movies
(108 total)
Brazil
as Mr. Helpmann
The Legend of 1900
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
Death at a Funeral
as Uncle Alfie
The Remains of the Day
as William Stevens
Time Bandits
as Winston the Ogre
Straw Dogs
as Tom Hedden
Les Misérables
as Bishop
The Crucible
as Giles Corey
Village of the Damned
as P.C. Gobby
The French Lieutenant's Woman
as Mr. Freeman
An Ideal Husband
as Phipps
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Bill Sellers
Haunted Honeymoon
as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
Fatherland
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
Albatross
as Grandpa
Zulu Dawn
as QSM Bloomfield
The MacKintosh Man
as Brunskill
The Razor's Edge
as Mackenzie
Mountains of the Moon
as Lord Houghton
Face
as Sonny
TV Shows
(69 total)
Game of Thrones
as Maester Aemon
Sherlock Holmes
as John Turner
The Avengers
as Jaeger
The Persuaders!
as Lance Schubert
The Saint
as Walter Devan
The Bourne Identity
as Fritz Koenig
Casualty
as Henry Lambert
Porridge
as Harry Grout
Silk
as Michael Dodd
Hornblower
as Admiral Hood
Heartbeat
as Arthur Wainwright
Heartbeat
as Mr. Andrews
The Sweeney
as Tony Kirby
Our Friends in the North
as Felix Hutchinson
Birds of a Feather
as Monty
Our Mutual Friend
as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
Murder Most Horrid
as Doverson
Citizen Smith
as Dad
The Protectors
as Quin