Person
Peter Vaughan
Acting · 1923–2016 · 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
Game of Thrones
Maester Aemon
The Avengers
Jaeger
Casualty
Henry Lambert
The Saint
Walter Devan
Sherlock Holmes
John Turner
Heartbeat
Arthur Wainwright
Theatre 625
Ernst Torgler
ITV Playhouse
Harold Praed
The Persuaders!
Lance Schubert
Silk
Michael Dodd
Filmography
- 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceAemon Targaryen
- 2011AlbatrossGrandpa
- 2011Game of ThronesMaester Aemon
- 2011SilkMichael Dodd
- 2009Is Anybody There?Bob
- 2009The Antiques Rogue ShowGeorge Greenhalgh
- 2008Lark Rise to Candleford
- 2007Christmas at the RivieraGlen
- 2007Death at a FuneralUncle Alfie
- 2007MobileGrandad Stoan
- 2006CareArchie
- 2005Malice AforethoughtWiddicombe
- 2004The Queen of Sheba's PearlsEdward Pretty
- 2004The Life and Death of Peter SellersBill Sellers
- 2004BeautyMr. Robbins
- 2003Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley FletcherHarry Grout
- 2003The MotherToots
- 2003Margery and GladysTroy Gladwell
- 2003Thursday the 12thEdgar Bannister
- 2002The JuryMichael Colchester
- 2001Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)Daddy Zoo
- 2001Lorna DooneSir Ensor Doone
- 2001In DeepClayton Waddington
- 2001Second Sight: Kingdom of the BlindHarold King
- 2000Lorna DooneSir Ensor Doone
- 2000Hotel SplendideMorton Blanche
- 2000Making LoveBarone Blau
- 2000LongitudeGeorge Graham
- 2000LongitudeGeorge Graham
- 1999Hornblower: The Frogs and the LobstersAdmiral Lord Hood
- 1999An Ideal HusbandPhipps
- 1998The Legend of 1900'Pops', the Shopkeeper
- 1998HornblowerAdmiral Hood
- 1998Les MisérablesBishop
- 1998Our Mutual FriendNicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
- 1997FaceSonny
- 1996The MoonstoneGabriel Betteredge
- 1996The CrucibleGiles Corey
- 1996The Secret AgentThe Driver
- 1996Our Friends in the NorthFelix Hutchinson
- 1995Oliver's Travels
- 1995The ChoirFrank Ashworth
- 1994FatherlandSS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
- 1994Dandelion DeadDr. Hinks
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
- 1994HildegardAbbot
- 1993The Spot FX ManHarold Listings
- 1993The Remains of the DayWilliam Stevens
- 1993Circles of DeceitLiam McAuley
- 1993Heart of DarknessDirector
- 1992HeartbeatArthur Wainwright
- 1991Murder Most HorridDoverson
- 1991Prisoner of HonorGen. Mercier
- 1990King of the WindCaptain
- 1990ChancerTom Franklyn
- 1990NightingalesThe Inspector
- 1990Mountains of the MoonLord Houghton
- 1990ChillersWinston Greeves
- 1989Birds of a FeatherMonty
- 1989Countdown to WarHermann Goering
- 1988War and RemembranceKurt Zeitzler
- 1988Game, Set, and MatchDavid Kimber-Hutchinson
- 1988The Bourne IdentityFritz Koenig
- 1988Codename: KyrilMarshal Stanov
- 1988Codename: KyrilStanov
- 1987When We Are MarriedAlderman Joseph Helliwell
- 1987Harry's KingdomSid Harris
- 1987Coast to CoastThe Chiropodist
- 1986Season's GreetingsHarvey
- 1986Monte CarloPabst
- 1986CasualtyHenry Lambert
- 1986Haunted HoneymoonUncle Francis Abbot Sr.
- 1985Bleak HouseTulkinghorn
- 1985BrazilMr. Helpmann
- 1984ForbiddenMajor Stauffel
- 1984Czech MateBullneck
- 1984The Razor's EdgeMackenzie
- 1984Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseBullneck
- 1984Sherlock HolmesJohn Turner
- 1984Under the HammerLes Stone
- 1983Jamaica InnSquire Bassatt
- 1983Jamaica InnSquire Bassatt
- 1982Coming Out of the IceBelov
- 1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
- 1981The French Lieutenant's WomanMr. Freeman
- 1981Time BanditsWinston the Ogre
- 1981A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh PeterMr. Hugh Peter
- 1980FoxBilly Fox
- 1980FoxBilly Fox
- 1980The CrucibleJudge Hathorne
- 1979PorridgeGrouty
- 1979The Danedyke MysteryDetective Inspector Burroughs
- 1979Zulu DawnQSM Bloomfield
- 1979Henry VIIIGardiner, Bishop of Winchester
- 1978Freedom of the DigEmerson
- 1978Two Days That Shook the BranchHarold Praed
- 1978The Doombolt Chase
- 1977PremiereEmerson
- 1977ValentinoRory O'Neil
- 1977Philby, Burgess and MacleanPhilby's Control
- 1977Citizen SmithDad
- 1975Porridge: No Way OutHarry Grout
- 1975Against the CrowdDon Macintyre
- 1975The SnowdropperSergeant
- 1975The SweeneyTony Kirby
- 1974Hardness 10Mackintosh
- 1974Intimate Reflections
- 197411 HarrowhouseCoglin
- 1974PorridgeHarry Grout
- 1974SymptomsBrady
- 1974Fall of EaglesIzvolsky
- 1974PlayhouseHugh Peter
- 1974ZodiacRichard Meade
- 1974The PallisersMr Chaffanbrass
- 1973The ReturnStephen Royds
- 1973Massacre in RomeField Marshal Albert Kesselring
- 1973Malachi's CoveMr. Gunliffe
- 1973Black and BlueMiles Miles
- 1973The MacKintosh ManBrunskill
- 1973The Eyes Have ItAnderson
- 1973ThrillerAnderson
- 1973You and Me and HimCoster
- 1973The BlockhouseAufret
- 1972The Pied PiperBishop
- 1972A Warning to the CuriousMr Paxton
- 1972A Man without FriendsDet. Insp. Crouch
- 1972The AdventurerRoberts
- 1972The ProtectorsQuin
- 1972No ExitCalder
- 1972Savage MessiahMuseum Attendant
- 1972Late Night TheatreThe Interrogator
- 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasMr. Paxton
- 1971Straw DogsTom Hedden
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesDorrington
- 1971The Persuaders!Lance Schubert
- 1970Big BrotherJohn Cliveden
- 1970EyewitnessPaul Grazzini
- 1970Emma's TimeSladeck
- 1970The Cellar and the Almond Tree
- 1969Taste of ExcitementInspector Malling
- 1969Alfred the GreatBurrud
- 1969The Gold RobbersDCS Cradock
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreAlbert
- 1968Treasure IslandLong John Silver
- 1968A Twist of SandJohann
- 1968HammerheadHammerhead
- 1968The ExpertRichard Toller
- 1968The Bofors GunSergeant Walker
- 1968The Drummer and the BlokeRon
- 1967Man in a Suitcase
- 1967ITV PlayhouseHarold Praed
- 1967The Man OutsideNikolai Volkov
- 1967The Naked RunnerMartin Slattery
- 1967This Way for MurderInsp. Frant
- 1967Great ExpectationsJaggers
- 1966The InformerDavid Janner
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreCoster
- 1965Rotten to the CoreSir Henry Capell
- 1965FanaticHarry
- 1964The Wednesday PlayRon
- 1964The Blackmailing of Mr. SSgt. George Burtonshaw
- 1964Theatre 625Ernst Torgler
- 1964The Horse Without a HeadPolice Sergeant
- 1964SmokescreenRoper
- 1963The VictorsPoliceman
- 1963FestivalGonnern
- 1963EspionageWaring
- 1963Our Man At St Mark's
- 1963The Punch and Judy ManCommittee Man
- 1963CraneMax Goddard
- 1962The SaintWalter Devan
- 1962I Thank a FoolPolice Inspector (uncredited)
- 1962The Devil's AgentChief of Hungarian Police
- 1962Richard the LionheartCaspar
- 1962Oliver Twist
- 1961The Court Martial of Major KellerPurvey
- 1961A Chance of ThunderYardley
- 1961Two Living, One DeadJohn Kester
- 1961The AvengersJaeger
- 1960Make Mine MinkPoliceman in Car
- 1960Village of the DamnedP.C. Gobby
- 1960Deadline Midnight
- 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreSgt. George Burtenshaw
- 1959SapphireDetective Whitehead (uncredited)
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1959Interpol CallingInspector
- 1959The 39 Steps2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
- 1956Armchair TheatreThird Journalist
- 1955ITV Play of the WeekAnthony Sellman
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