Peter Vaughan
Known for Acting · 189 credits
- Born
- 1923-04-04
- Died
- 2016-12-06
- Place of birth
- Wem, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also 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).
Known For
TV Shows (82)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Maester Aemon
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as John Turner
Casualty
1986
as Henry Lambert
The Avengers
1961
as Jaeger
Heartbeat
1992
as Arthur Wainwright / Mr. Andrews
The Saint
1962
as Walter Devan
Playhouse
1974
as Hugh Peter
Theatre 625
1964
as Ernst Torgler
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Ron / Volubin / Sladek
Silk
2011
as Michael Dodd
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Harold Praed
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Coster
No Hiding Place
1959
as Alfred Fitch
The Sweeney
1975
as Tony Kirby
The Persuaders!
1971
as Lance Schubert
The Pallisers
1974
as Mr Chaffanbrass
Birds of a Feather
1989
as Monty
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Thriller
1973
as Anderson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Albert / Frank Rogers
The Protectors
1972
as Quin
ITV Play of the Week
1955
as Anthony Sellman
The Expert
1968
as Richard Toller
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Crane
1963
as Max Goddard
Hornblower
1998
as Admiral Hood
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Dorrington
Interpol Calling
1959
as Inspector
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Doverson
Festival
1963
as Gonnern / Schmitz
Premiere
1977
as Emerson
War and Remembrance
1988
as Kurt Zeitzler
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Bullneck
Espionage
1963
as Waring
The Adventurer
1972
as Roberts
Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Caspar
Chillers
1990
as Winston Greeves
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Mr. Paxton
Porridge
1974
as Harry Grout
The Bourne Identity
1988
as Fritz Koenig
Citizen Smith
1977
as Dad
Our Friends in the North
1996
as Felix Hutchinson
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Izvolsky
Great Expectations
1967
as Jaggers
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Sgt. George Burtenshaw
Treasure Island
1968
as Long John Silver
The Jury
2002
as Michael Colchester
In Deep
2001
as Clayton Waddington
Nightingales
1990
as The Inspector
Chancer
1990
as Tom Franklyn
Longitude
2000
as George Graham
The Informer
1966
as David Janner
Black and Blue
1973
as Miles Miles
Late Night Theatre
1972
as The Interrogator
Our Mutual Friend
1998
as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
Lorna Doone
2000
as Sir Ensor Doone
Bleak House
1985
as Tulkinghorn
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Third Journalist / Ralph / Sir Robert Byass / Elmo Frankfurter
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Stanov
Movies (107)
Sapphire
1959
as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
The Mother
2003
as Toots
The Legend of 1900
1998
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
Brazil
1985
as Mr. Helpmann
The Remains of the Day
1993
as William Stevens
Death at a Funeral
2007
as Uncle Alfie
Czech Mate
1984
as Bullneck
Les Misérables
1998
as Bishop
Circles of Deceit
1993
as Liam McAuley
The Pied Piper
1972
as Bishop
Eyewitness
1970
as Paul Grazzini
Time Bandits
1981
as Winston the Ogre
Fatherland
1994
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
Fox
1980
as Billy Fox
The Crucible
1996
as Giles Corey
Beauty
2004
as Mr. Robbins
Village of the Damned
1960
as P.C. Gobby
Christmas at the Riviera
2007
as Glen
Valentino
1977
as Rory O'Neil
Straw Dogs
1971
as Tom Hedden
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001
as Daddy Zoo
Forbidden
1984
as Major Stauffel
Fanatic
1965
as Harry
Alfred the Great
1969
as Burrud
An Ideal Husband
1999
as Phipps
The MacKintosh Man
1973
as Brunskill
Margery and Gladys
2003
as Troy Gladwell
Albatross
2011
as Grandpa
Lorna Doone
2001
as Sir Ensor Doone
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Lord Houghton
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Mr. Freeman
Savage Messiah
1972
as Museum Attendant
Longitude
2000
as George Graham
Zulu Dawn
1979
as QSM Bloomfield
The Danedyke Mystery
1979
as Detective Inspector Burroughs
The Blockhouse
1973
as Aufret
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as Committee Man
The Razor's Edge
1984
as Mackenzie
King of the Wind
1990
as Captain
When We Are Married
1987
as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
Henry VIII
1979
as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Malachi's Cove
1973
as Mr. Gunliffe
Massacre in Rome
1973
as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
Symptoms
1974
as Brady
Freedom of the Dig
1978
as Emerson
The Moonstone
1996
as Gabriel Betteredge
Coming Out of the Ice
1982
as Belov
Hotel Splendide
2000
as Morton Blanche
Two Living, One Dead
1961
as John Kester
Prisoner of Honor
1991
as Gen. Mercier
The Naked Runner
1967
as Martin Slattery
The Secret Agent
1996
as The Driver
Coast to Coast
1987
as The Chiropodist
Taste of Excitement
1969
as Inspector Malling
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004
as Edward Pretty
Hildegard
1994
as Abbot
Countdown to War
1989
as Hermann Goering
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
as Bill Sellers
A Man without Friends
1972
as Det. Insp. Crouch
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
as George Greenhalgh
Rotten to the Core
1965
as Sir Henry Capell
The 39 Steps
1959
as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Marshal Stanov
Heart of Darkness
1993
as Director
Is Anybody There?
2009
as Bob
Hammerhead
1968
as Hammerhead
The Victors
1963
as Policeman
The Snowdropper
1975
as Sergeant
Intimate Reflections
1974
The Man Outside
1967
as Nikolai Volkov
Porridge
1979
as Grouty
Thursday the 12th
2003
as Edgar Bannister
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Aemon Targaryen
The Bofors Gun
1968
as Sergeant Walker
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
A Twist of Sand
1968
as Johann
Making Love
2000
as Barone Blau
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
as Harry Grout
11 Harrowhouse
1974
as Coglin
A Warning to the Curious
1972
as Mr Paxton
Harry's Kingdom
1987
as Sid Harris
The Devil's Agent
1962
as Chief of Hungarian Police
Season's Greetings
1986
as Harvey
You and Me and Him
1973
as Coster
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Admiral Lord Hood
Face
1997
as Sonny
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
2001
as Harold King
The Crucible
1980
as Judge Hathorne
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
as Philby's Control
Jamaica Inn
1983
as Squire Bassatt
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978
as Harold Praed
Make Mine Mink
1960
as Policeman in Car
The Return
1973
as Stephen Royds
The Horse Without a Head
1964
as Police Sergeant
The Eyes Have It
1973
as Anderson
Smokescreen
1964
as Roper
Under the Hammer
1984
as Les Stone
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964
as Sgt. George Burtonshaw
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
as Harry Grout
Emma's Time
1970
as Sladeck
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
The Court Martial of Major Keller
1961
as Purvey
The Drummer and the Bloke
1968
as Ron
The Spot FX Man
1993
as Harold Listings
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981
as Mr. Hugh Peter
Care
2006
as Archie
About 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 H… With 189 credits spanning from 1955 to 2015, Peter Vaughan has appeared in 107 films and 82 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Vaughan Movies
- Sapphire (1959) — as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
- The Mother (2003) — as Toots
- The Legend of 1900 (1998) — as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
- Brazil (1985) — as Mr. Helpmann
- The Remains of the Day (1993) — as William Stevens
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