Peter Vaughan
Known for Acting · 179 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 (71)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Maester Aemon
The Avengers
1961
as Jaeger
Casualty
1986
as Henry Lambert
The Saint
1962
as Walter Devan
Heartbeat
1992
as Arthur Wainwright / Mr. Andrews
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as John Turner
Playhouse
1974
as Hugh Peter
The Sweeney
1975
as Tony Kirby
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Harold Praed
Theatre 625
1964
as Ernst Torgler
Birds of a Feather
1989
as Monty
No Hiding Place
1959
as Alfred Fitch
The Persuaders!
1971
as Lance Schubert
Silk
2011
as Michael Dodd
Thriller
1973
as Anderson
The Protectors
1972
as Quin
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Albert / Frank Rogers
The Expert
1968
as Richard Toller
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Dorrington
Festival
1963
as Gonnern / Schmitz
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Doverson
Hornblower
1998
as Admiral Hood
Espionage
1963
as Waring
Interpol Calling
1959
as Inspector
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Bullneck
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
War and Remembrance
1988
as Kurt Zeitzler
The Adventurer
1972
as Roberts
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Mr. Paxton
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Izvolsky
The Pallisers
1974
as Mr Chaffanbrass
Porridge
1974
as Harry Grout
Our Friends in the North
1996
as Felix Hutchinson
The Jury
2002
as Michael Colchester
Citizen Smith
1977
as Dad
Chillers
1990
as Winston Greeves
The Bourne Identity
1988
as Fritz Koenig
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Sgt. George Burtenshaw
Longitude
2000
as George Graham
Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Caspar
In Deep
2001
as Clayton Waddington
Crane
1963
as Max Goddard
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
Lorna Doone
2000
as Sir Ensor Doone
Our Mutual Friend
1998
as Nicodemus 'Noddy' Boffin
The Informer
1966
as David Janner
Bleak House
1985
as Tulkinghorn
Our Man At St Mark's
1963
Black and Blue
1973
as Miles Miles
Fox
1980
as Billy Fox
Game, Set, and Match
1988
as David Kimber-Hutchinson
Chancer
1990
as Tom Franklyn
The Gold Robbers
1969
as DCS Cradock
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Third Journalist / Ralph / Sir Robert Byass / Elmo Frankfurter
The Choir
1995
as Frank Ashworth
Oliver Twist
1962
as Bill Sikes
Great Expectations
1967
as Jaggers
Zodiac
1974
as Richard Meade
Movies (108)
The Legend of 1900
1998
as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
The Mother
2003
as Toots
Brazil
1985
as Mr. Helpmann
The Remains of the Day
1993
as William Stevens
Les Misérables
1998
as Bishop
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Aemon Targaryen
The Crucible
1996
as Giles Corey
Death at a Funeral
2007
as Uncle Alfie
Straw Dogs
1971
as Tom Hedden
Time Bandits
1981
as Winston the Ogre
Zulu Dawn
1979
as QSM Bloomfield
Valentino
1977
as Rory O'Neil
Fatherland
1994
as SS-Oberstgruppenführer Artur Nebe
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
as Bill Sellers
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981
as Mr. Freeman
Village of the Damned
1960
as P.C. Gobby
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Lord Houghton
The Razor's Edge
1984
as Mackenzie
The Secret Agent
1996
as The Driver
The Pied Piper
1972
as Bishop
An Ideal Husband
1999
as Phipps
The MacKintosh Man
1973
as Brunskill
Haunted Honeymoon
1986
as Uncle Francis Abbot Sr.
The Victors
1963
as Policeman
Savage Messiah
1972
as Museum Attendant
Longitude
2000
as George Graham
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
as Harry Grout
Massacre in Rome
1973
as Field Marshal Albert Kesselring
Hotel Splendide
2000
as Morton Blanche
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)
2001
as Daddy Zoo
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Marshal Stanov
Albatross
2011
as Grandpa
Lorna Doone
2001
as Sir Ensor Doone
The 39 Steps
1959
as 2nd Police Constable on Train (uncredited)
Eyewitness
1970
as Paul Grazzini
Sapphire
1959
as Detective Whitehead (uncredited)
Heart of Darkness
1993
as Director
Making Love
2000
as Barone Blau
Is Anybody There?
2009
as Bob
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
as Maester Aemon
The Devil's Agent
1962
as Chief of Hungarian Police
Face
1997
as Sonny
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977
as Philby's Control
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Police Inspector (uncredited)
Fox
1980
as Billy Fox
Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
2001
as Harold King
Thursday the 12th
2003
as Edgar Bannister
Porridge
1979
as Grouty
King of the Wind
1990
as Captain
11 Harrowhouse
1974
as Coglin
Fanatic
1965
as Harry
The Naked Runner
1967
as Martin Slattery
Circles of Deceit
1993
as Liam McAuley
Countdown to War
1989
as Hermann Goering
The Man Outside
1967
as Nikolai Volkov
Christmas at the Riviera
2007
as Glen
Margery and Gladys
2003
as Troy Gladwell
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999
as Admiral Lord Hood
Coast to Coast
1987
as The Chiropodist
Make Mine Mink
1960
as Policeman in Car
The Horse Without a Head
1964
as Police Sergeant
Prisoner of Honor
1991
as Gen. Mercier
Coming Out of the Ice
1982
as Belov
When We Are Married
1987
as Alderman Joseph Helliwell
Alfred the Great
1969
as Burrud
Henry VIII
1979
as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Jamaica Inn
1983
as Squire Bassatt
Season's Greetings
1986
as Harvey
The Moonstone
1996
as Gabriel Betteredge
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004
as Edward Pretty
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978
as Harold Praed
A Twist of Sand
1968
as Johann
The Blockhouse
1973
as Aufret
Malachi's Cove
1973
as Mr. Gunliffe
The Bofors Gun
1968
as Sergeant Walker
The Drummer and the Bloke
1968
as Ron
Forbidden
1984
as Major Stauffel
Smokescreen
1964
as Roper
Hammerhead
1968
as Hammerhead
Beauty
2004
as Mr. Robbins
The Return
1973
as Stephen Royds
The Eyes Have It
1973
as Anderson
Czech Mate
1984
as Bullneck
A Warning to the Curious
1972
as Mr Paxton
Hildegard
1994
as Abbot
Symptoms
1974
as Brady
The Court Martial of Major Keller
1961
as Purvey
Care
2006
as Archie
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981
as Mr. Hugh Peter
Harry's Kingdom
1987
as Sid Harris
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as Committee Man
The Danedyke Mystery
1979
as Detective Inspector Burroughs
Two Living, One Dead
1961
as John Kester
Freedom of the Dig
1978
as Emerson
The Crucible
1980
as Judge Hathorne
Under the Hammer
1984
as Les Stone
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
The Antiques Rogue Show
2009
as George Greenhalgh
The Blackmailing of Mr. S
1964
as Sgt. George Burtonshaw
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
as Harry Grout
Rotten to the Core
1965
as Sir Henry Capell
Intimate Reflections
1974
Emma's Time
1970
as Sladeck
A Man without Friends
1972
as Det. Insp. Crouch
Taste of Excitement
1969
as Inspector Malling
The Snowdropper
1975
as Sergeant
The Spot FX Man
1993
as Harold Listings
You and Me and Him
1973
as Coster
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 179 credits spanning from 1956 to 2025, Peter Vaughan has appeared in 108 films and 71 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Vaughan Movies
- The Legend of 1900 (1998) — as 'Pops', the Shopkeeper
- The Mother (2003) — as Toots
- Brazil (1985) — as Mr. Helpmann
- The Remains of the Day (1993) — as William Stevens
- Les Misérables (1998) — as Bishop
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